The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-16
MANNING IS ORATOR
At ALUMNI MEETING
Governor of south Carolina Delivers
Splendid Address 90 Old Grads
OF Virginia.

Charlottesville, June t5.--Today was
Alumni Day In the commencement cal
endar at the University of Virginia. The
business meeting of the General Alum
nj Association. held this morning, was
presided over by Senator John Sharp
williams, who, at the annual luncheon
at 2 o'clock. welcomed the Glass of 1915
into the association. The reply. on
behalf OF the graduating class, was
made BY A Dickinson Barksdale, of
Houston. son of Judge William r.
BarlSsdale, member of the reunion
class OF 1870.
The alumni address was delivered by
Richard l. Manning, Governor of South
Carolina, and at it's conclusion the au-
dience repaired 10 the north front OF
the rotunda TO witness the class day
exercises of the graduates. The class
poet was Leigh G. Newell of Orlando.
Fla William Preston Lane, Jr,, OF
Hagerstown Md. the president Of the
1915 class. delivered farewell to the
university, to which President Alder
man responded James n. Howard, Jr.,
of New Berne y. G., gave the pledge
of loyalty and devotion to alma mater,
after which the loving cup was passed
and the class song of 1915 rendered
Governor Manning modestly styled
his address suggestions" II was. in
fact one OF the best addresses on an
alumni reunion occasion ever heard
/ at the university. He had not been
back to the university in thirty six
years He gave charming account
Of the university and the professors
of his student days. and then took UP
n discussion of some OF the big prob
lens confronting southern people to-
day. One of the most important OF
these problems, he said. was concerned
with adapting education TO the changed
conditions, so that all the people may
make more out of their labor,
stern days like these show in ways
not guessed before the need of highly
practical common sense AT the public
helm. Of deep thought and high Ideals
and the practical application of these
things to the ponderous problems ot
/ the day. In this high sense, there IL
nothing the country needs more thar
II practical politicians. Just as In a prac-
! tical sense there is nothing the people
need more than the training, the ideal
ism of the colleges to make rich and
true the hundrum business of the
world
"If you think of the leadership now
in washington guiding our country
through new waters YOU will see wha
| mean when ] speak in praise of th'
practical politician. And there is spe
ciai point in the illustration hecaus'
the leader. with his increasing firm
ness of leadership, is college man. HI
was long a student and university pres
ident. president of a great Institution
4 whose sister is the University of Nir
Il ginia. OF which also he Is a proud
aiumnus He Is the greatest Amer
team living. Certainly he does no
doubt that he is still a student, though
In a higher curriculum, and when W.
read his examination papers $50 nov
studied by an anxious world-we can
not doubt that he studies we'll"
i President and Mrs. Alderman gave
n brilliant reception this afternoon, thu
German Club gave dance tonight
and the alumni were entertained be
fore the dance at an 'Old Virginia Sup
, per"
The formal graduation exercises
will be held tomorrow. Diplomas will
be presented 10 las graduates.