The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-05
Virginian Is Theme of Clark
Address at University
Summer School
HONORED BY STUDENTS
WITH GREAT PAGEANT
Soldiers, Boy Scouts and Citi-
zens Also Take Part---Pyro-
technic Display Ends
Celebration

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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. July 4.
Speaker Champ Clark was the prin-
cipal orator OF the day at the Fourth
OF July celebration at the University
of Virginia summer normal school
here today.
Speaker Clark arrived at the uni
versity at noon. At 2 O'Clock lunch
con was rendered in his honor to
which we're invited twenty guests in
Guiding the governor of Virginia, SEN
ators and congressman.
As Mr. Clark had to return to
Washington early In the evening. a
special pageant was conceived In his
honor. The students gathered at the
Brooks museum and grouped by
States marched past the reviewing
stand on the rotunda steps occupied
by Clark and the distinguished guests.
The Charlottesville chamber OF COM
merce and the visiting boy scouts
also formed part of the line OF march
Twenty States were represented by
large delegations The District Of
Columbia contingent was headed by
Rabbi Abram Simon. head of the
Washington Hebrew congregation.
while the Maryland delegation was
under the leadership of Miss Isabel
Davidson. supervisor q OF primary
grades of Baltimore county As the
NdllpdS utiFkdtloIS tdSHSu NHt re-
viewing stand. they sang the State
songs.
Lambeth Field Pageant.
Local interest conferred, however. In
the pageant given on Lambeth field
In the evening The athletic field
had been especially wired for this
purpose. A large platform had been
constructed upon which the produc-
ton was stages in Its separate stages.
In executing the conception Of
America Victorious the pageant was
divided into three divisions. The first
section symhoiized the military his
tortous IN strife. The spirit of Amer
lea. Columbia. came first and re-
ceived symbolic representations OF
the twelve cardinal virtues OF our
nation. The American explorer fol-
lowed, tvpihed in Columbus; the land
ing at Plymouth and the Pacific colo
nists appeared in turn. The settle
ment OF the West was symboliyed In
the pioneer. Daniel Boone. Then
came the revolution with it's call to
arms and the surrender. The spirit
Of expansion found its expression in
the Mexican war. The climax OF the
military history was reached In the
Spanish American war, Figures rep
resenting the North. South. East and
West issued the call to arms and rail-
lied their sons under the stars and
stripes Columbia. with the four fig
ures representing the sections Of the
country reviewed a parade OF SOL
diers, marines. etc.
Americas triumphs In diplomacy
was symbolized In the second division,
The division traced the diplomatic
history Of the country from the sign
Ing of the first charter by King James
al
arhiter in the Portsmouth treaty. pre-
senting symbolically the Treaty Of
Paris. the Louisiana Purchase. the
Monroe doctrine. the open door to
China. and the Geneva Conference.
But the object lesson was found In
the third division with its presenta-
ton of the fruits Of peace. The three
sections svmholized the economic
wealth Of the nation. the government
service and the municipal service.
After the pageant a costly pyrotech-
mic display brought the days program
to a patriotic close.
Speaker Clark said in part.
II there were saints In the political
calendar ne there are In the religious
calendar. and were particular DAYS
assigned to particular saints. the
! Fourth OF July would be universally
denominated Saint Jeffersons Day.
MOTe IMAM any OtncI InAIl SHAt CNCT
lived he made this day immortal. He
ploughed his ideas deeper into the
minds of men than any other, OF the
teeming sons OF Adam. His magic
pen drew the Magma Charta OF our
liberties. His declaration leavened
the whole lump OF humanity.
When ne wrote his own epitaph he
enumerated the three OF his acts
which he deemed OF most Importance
NJ sf
y title to he love and gratitude OF his
eountrymen 7, = in these words:
Here was buried Thomas Jeffer-
ION. author 81 the Declaration OF
American Independence. Of the stat
ute OF Virginia for religious freedom
and father OF the University OF vir-
ginia"
deeds, for which we are all his
debtors. hut by the strangest omission
--i1r- history -fftrraturr, he feft out
the most important Of all his deeds
ssrhe Making of the Louisiana Pur-
chase"--the most colossal transaction
In real estate suggested on this earth
since the devil took the Saviour UP
On the top Of high mountain and
offered him the dominion Of the world
toa fan down and worship him. II
Jefferson had never been born, some
hody would have written a declara-
ton az independence. That was in
evitable, growing out OF the very ma
ture Of the case. It would not have
mad the majestic sweep OF Jefferson's.
\ No other State paper ever did In all
4 the history of our race. but It would
have sufficed.
HIS Greatest Work.
Jefferson's keen. far-seeing eyes
Y had never looked forth on this glori-
n oIls world somebody would have writ
\ ten Virginia statute. and somebody
would have founded university In
Virginia: hut-if he had not been elect
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