Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-24
JACKsON-HOPE MEDALS
AWARDED BY DU POINT
Ceremony Is Ono Of Features of
commencement Day at Virginia
Military Institute.
CADET sPEssARD vALEDICToR1
General Edward w. Nichols Presidcs
over Closing Exercises-Flood md
watson Make Addrcsses-DipIo-
mas Are Awarded.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatcb 7

thclr diplomas Of full gradu-
","s' The exercises were held in the
Hton"wal Jackson Memorial Hail,
which was filled by an eager audience
IMPOSED Of friends and patrons Of tho
'."'"I General Edward West Nichols.
IN" superintendent. presided
ne valcdictory address was dcliv-
'Fth NY Cadet II. II. Spcssard Of New
'Sue' Va H. -. Flood. member Of
ongress from this district awarded
IN" Cincinnati medal. United states
senator Henry y. IDu Pont from Della
War. awarded the two Jackson-fiope
.u""''S. w y. watson. member of Con-
EFeSs from Virginia. delivered the adj
"fess TO the graduating class
otter the exercises In the hall. tho
ha'talion OF cadets formed on the
parade ground for the final orders
winch were announcement Of promo
Mons and appointments in the battalion
OF cadets for next year. Az the conclu-
SION OF AUD Lang Sync" by the band
'he order TO break ranks WAS cnthusi-
asucally obcycd and the session OF
itlf-lo was brought to Il finish
me Jackson-fiopc medals were
awarded ns follows: first. TO Cadet B.
towering. OF Fredericksburg. Va; sec
"nd TO Cadet Il. II. Spcssard. of New
Castle, Va
cade, Il II White, Of Lccsburg. Va,
was awarded the French medal for
highest proficiency in pure nathcmat-
ties. member of the third class.
Cadet G. Il Camncr, of NJ. Williams.
Va. WAS awarded the Cincinnati medal
for excellence OF character and cft-
cheney Of service. member Of the first
class.
The following post graduatc degrees
"er" conferred: y. VI. Schoen. OF tho
class OF 1889, electrical engineer; :. y.
Marshall. Of the class Of 1884 master
81 science; r. w. Willis. OF the class OF
1895. civil engineer: II. g. Shirley. OF
tho class of 1896, civil engineer: John y.
billiard. Of the class Of 1896. civil cngi-
n-er: ral'afcrro Milton. Of tho class OF
1884 electrical engineer: VI. VI. Milton.
OF the class Of 1903. master OF science.
Following is the list OF graduates, in
the order OF standing:
3. BowerlnE, fredericksburg; r. n.
Spessard. New Castle. Va. =. VI. Al
mond. Orange. Va. ". II. Humphreys.
Williams, Va. Is. J.. Hit, CuIpeper.
Va }. =. licpncr. Strasburg. Va; r
!. Marshall. Portsmouth Va. ". J..
Nodcr. New Castle, Va. ". =. Par.
sons. Independence. Va. ". II Kidd.
Livingston. Va T. Bell. Jr. Dublin.
Va. y. /. Wexford. Richmond, Va:
C. \ Etheridze. Norfolk. Va. G. u.
Jones. Jr., Austin, TEX: r. < 3oykiu.
Suffolk. Va. K. Coupland, Norfolk.
Va L. ". Ellyson. Richmond. Va;
] r. Wise. Cheriton. Va. W. Craig.
Columbia, Ten W. (. iiagan. R!ch-
rnond !. f. Davis. Richmond: :. o.
Lewis Houston, Tea. l.. J.. McCor
mick, BerrySviile. Va: ". D. Lewis.
New York. y. y. r. :. Arms. Cleve-
land, o.. X. Parsons, Independence.
va, O r Brooks, Fairmont. w Va:
r. 7. Merry, Cleveland. O. ". =.
Baucham. Washington. y c.; II. Griffin,
fredericksburg, Va; II l. smith,
Petersburg. Va; J. y. Eor!'ect. Jr..
SUFFOLK. Va; J.. u. petross. Spring
dale Ark: V. parks Jr.. Norfolk. Va.
HOFFMAN. Luray. Va; J. y. Allison,
Draper, Va: y. Rembert. Hcmbert. :.
G.. ". r. Lowcry. FrcdcricEsburg; H.
=. Watson, Chincoteaguc, Va. c. II
Carson. Abingdon Va; r. Echols, Glas-
gov, Va: a q. Campbell. Richmond:
G. 3. Conway, Moss Neck, Va. l.. y
wallace. Norfolk, Va: T. c. Williams,
Driver. Va. J. D. Mclean. Alexandria.
Va. .. II Beasley, Sterling, Va: J. NJ
Balm Norfolk. Va: Il. r. Caring, Len
fngton. Va; r. 2. Munday. Kansas Ci,y.
, Mo. ". l. Davis. Whites Depot. Va
The distinguished graduates are %
u. Bowerng. 90 r. II. Spessard. go
F. " Almond. 90 w. H. Hum hrcys,
,5) c, r. Cammer, CO.. w. l.. HIT.
Cadet Captain C. L. Crammer was
DESIGNATED honor graduate. eligible for
appointment 10 the United States
Army; alternate, Cadet Captain Il. H.
Spessard
The following cadet officers were APP
pointed for next session:
To he captains-G II. r Holmes.
u, Newrort News; 90 w. NJ. Wi.ittle,
Mhrtinsvil: go S. NJ. Hetln, IEcsbure:
80 J. c. Sansberry, Anderson. H.: go
]. NJ. Mcclellan. Richmond. as V. X.
Gillespie Tazeweli.
To be first lieutenant and adiutant-
w. r. Lewis, il. Durham. y. g
To be FIRST iieutenants-D II. y.
DeEutts. Delaplanc, Va; Co w. Lob
Charlie
Pitts, Sco;tsvillc, Va. (4) w. Is. Brad
ford New York. y. y; (D g II. Xix.
Jr. Norfolk; 90 II. VI. Read. Dallas
Tex.
TO be second lieutenant and quarter
master--O L. Mccormick. Raphine, Va
To be second lieutcnants-G) ].
PITS. Scottsville; (2) NJ. y. r. 10th,
Ithaca. y. Y: CD n. e. Ayrcs, Accon,ac.
Va. 'D c. r. Thomas Baltimore; ta)
J. J. Burks, Compton Bridge, Va; co..
T. G. Geyer, Jr,, Ancon. Canal Zone.
To be first sergcants-U O. T.
Butcher. Richmond; (2) J. T.. Cole. Nor
folk: 80 w. II. LegRctt. plaintield. \.
j.. 90 J. T. 1iamlin. New York. " Y:
80 !. a NeIms. Newport News: ts)
r W. Clarke. Savannah.
To he sergeants-U) II. L. Mason.
blackstone; 90 c. p. Nash, Anderson,
w. Va. 90 NJ. NJ Munce. Richmond:
CD c. NJ Fctterolf, Montclair, ~ j.:
go II. IL Beasley. Sterling, Va: CO.
j. McAnerney. New York. n. Y; ca
A. ID. Barnes, Arlington Tex: (S) L. c.
Porter. Norfolk: t9) j. II. Hughes,
Lynchhurg; 1O J. w. billiard. Cha
than, Va; ID f. S. Robinson. Nor
folk; O2) H. r. Chittun, Timber
Ridge, Va; G3) c. ]. Saunders. Rich
mond; UD A. l.. Thornton. Frcdericks-
burg: U5) T. s. Whiting. Hampton:
u6) $. Y McGinert Duluth. Mimi:
u) w. r. Goodwin. Louisa: GS) NJ.
w steele. Morgan City, Miss; G9)
NJ II. Stevenson, Williamson, w. Va;
COO J. II. Fender, Tarboro, y. c.
To he corporals-P. j. Marshall. II.
J.. Gray, S. II. Cole, r. H. Harwood.
4. H. Campbell. r. l.. Davis. II. l..
Robcrdeau, r G. Lewis. =. w. Root,
S r. Witt, L. w. Foy b. w. r.. Semmes,
C. Hook, q. II. Moore, j. Il. Tomlinson,
L. l.. cakes, w. G. Speed, Jr., S. Cutler.
]. NJ Mctterheimer, j. IL. Ware, ID. II.
RIPLEY, d. c Curtis. j. NJ. Taylor. r. l..
Dunn, j. NJ. Rothert, p. Il. Butler. T..
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