The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
ALUMNI AWAKENED
TO NEW INTEREST
Coming Commencement Will Be
Reunion of Real Old
Fashioned Sort.
SESSION is NEARING END
Social Program Will Be Initiated
With Smoker at Common
wealth Club.
Especial to Tho rimes-Dispatch.l

Charlottesville. Va, May 1S.-One
month from to-day the eighty eighth
session at the University OF Virginia
/ VIII have closed. Between now and
then the students Will be busy with
examinations and other things that
mark the winding up of session, and
hundreds of alumni will be buster in
university matters than they have ever
been before. The reason for the ac-
tiHity Of the latter Is the awakened
alumni interest, begun by the class of
1908. In the proposal to make of finals
ii used to be.
a special issue Of College Topics
yesterday carried two items that tend
to point the new spirit that has been
aroused since the plan for definite class
! organization was launched. One of
these items is the following message
from President Alderman, who. though
1ar on the road to complete recovery.
VIII not return In time for finals:
he men of 1905 are pioneers In a
great undertaking for alma mater. 1t
is my hope and belief that their reunion
VIII inaugurate new era of alumni
helpfulness and responsibility. The
university needs sorely the purposeful
ana steadfast support of her sons Her
sons. widely dispersed through all
lands Will attain a higher stature of
citizenship by reason Of a more SYM
pathetic. intelligent thought and GER
vice for their ancient mother May
the example OF 1908 stand as a guide
and an inspiration to the nine thou
sand unorganized but loyal sons OF the
University OF Virginia"
The other item of special interest
from the point of view Of the returning
sons of Old Virginia is the following
note from Dean j. NJ Page. who will
preside at the big state functions in
June:
The official life OF the university
unites With the General Alumni Asso-
citation. the individual classes and the
student body In welcoming hack to
alma mater the students of bygone
days. Every provision has been made
for your comfort and entertainment and
an ehJoyaoie occasion is promised all
returning alumni"
The social program will have its
actual beginning at the Commonwealth
CLUB. in Richmond. on the evening of
June Ia. The Richmond alumni Will
give a smoker at the club, and next
Richmond for Charlottesville. arriving
here about $3.50 o'clock In the after
noon. The alumni specials from the
North and South will reach Union Sta :
ton few hours later Sunday evening
The New England alumni will Join
forces with the New FORK contingent
and Will pick up others at Philadelphia
and Baltimore Ell route to Washington.
where large number of alumni! from
The capital and others from the West
viii jump aboard.
The baccalaurente sermon will be de-
lvered in the University Chanel on
sunday morning. June 10, by Rev. John
7. Genung. d. D. of Amherst College.
Colonel George Harvey. the distinguish
ed editor OF Harpers Weekly and of
The North American Review. will de-
liver the Grafton before the literary
societies in Cabell Hall on the evening
of June 10 Tuesday. June II. viii he
alumni day proper. and the closing ex
trcises Will be held next day. DR..
Stockton Arson. of Princeton Univer-
sity, will give TIE Phi Beta Kappa ad-
dress Wednesday evening.
The fun Will be rich and rare between
the formal events There will be cos
tune parades and impromptu vaude-
Vile, concerts and dances, and a big
tent OF great promise.
A very serious side OF the reunion
viii be the work OF organizing every
class as far back as possible A tro
ply cup. provided by the CoIonnade
Club. Will be awarded the class return
ing the largest number OF members
A class officers association will be
started upon It's task of making the
alumni a greater force in the life OF
the university than. as a body, they
have been in the past, and an endow
ment fund will be founded which. In
years to come. will bring annually into
| the treasury of the university n con
/ siderable sum of money
| The latest acquisition to the art
| treasure of the university-the replica