The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-06
'K eIiDEl COMMENCEMENT
s1mLETARY ACADEMY GRADUATES
CLASS OF 1917.
xhksson Already IN Service-some I'm
= 1faz&ne. Corps. Others In OAacers'
Tfelning Camps at Fort Oglethorpe.

AsxNOy IA S0rSbC0-S0Iuc III
= 1far&nes Corps, Others In Omcers'
1sshing Camps ~ Fort Oglethorpc,
'chariestons May 31.-ln the pres
'sncs Of . largo audience In the Hiber-
'hian halas the annual commencement
szsrcisss Of the Citadel were held this
merning. the annual orator being DR..
I =. G. dsFouihac Hamilton of the Uni
versAx of North Carolina. Diplomas
vste prsssntsd to the graduating class
~ Orlando snsppard of Edsefield.
.Qtairnan OF the board Of visitors.
Qer. Richard I. Manning was one Of
49, 4tstmsuished visitors. The schol-
Af1 fsddrsss Of DR.. Hamilton was
G&oh enjoyed and was particularly
appeopriass. Capt. c. A. arassar of
t Citaksl lAculty presided and made
aooounssmsnts. Col Bond being af-
1lsted with severe cold. Practically
m sf the members OF the board Of
ytl1tSrs attended the sxercisesssNS
Amer dslivsring the msrksmanship
AcDS1ssc Cadet J. A. I9brand. Lieut.
ti<4haH, Carey. u. 8. A.. commandant
1fGke Citadsl. made . short farewell
a16It6 % the members Of the grad
1aSlIB elAss and to the students Of
t9s inSeisstien,
Dr. Harnilton dsplorsd the waste IN
fsedst~ks and other products In the
4nitsd ssatss and urged q more care
fat Reconsideration Of this problem. He
~ spoke Of the social relation and
1900 shat new spirit OF patriotism
.gese ~ ks(illsd into the school chill
~ - ~ eountry. - S,''.II.
= 1Saessa nsabsfs OF the gradual
- slAss were absent ON account Of
DA1ioAry Auty. . number being In the
RAs1ns cerps and several In attend
Qnce> upsh the ofacsrs' training camp
ak rSst Osisthorpe. Those who are
6nesss in the marine corps are: Julius
g Csjswsll Arthur T. fillmore. Davis
~ lfolladay. Edward b. Hope. Lewis
6 Merritt. James y. Moriarity. Ed
Asa1 p. Norwood. Harry G. Savage.
". Thoss st Fort Ogiethorpe are:
Jensss n Clarkson. Jr.. william A.
Aeers. walter q. wallace. George b.
XAisenhunt, Jr.. Eidridss N. Gal
f Ths schoiar~hip medal to the nrst
1oaer graduate. which .wss awarded
esvCAAst Lasut J. q. MeRas. was pre-
ae11ed by Hon. J. q. -Padsett.
v Ths star of the West medal to
me 'bsSt dsi,lsd cadet In corps. won by
Csdstasrgt- H. L. Cunningham OF the
janipr sciass. was presented by Mat
Qsn,. Isnoard Wood. n =.
The w. c. White medal. awarded
te.ths captain Of the best drilled COM
pHay. e. Cadet Capt. w. q. Jeffords,
Jr.., Company c. was also presented
ny Nat. Gen. Leonard Wood.
4 llarksman medal. won by Cadet j.
G, I0brsnd., third class. presented by
kAsut. Enoch 3. Gary. commandant
q the citadel. =
Athletic medal. 70 Cadet Capt. :. L.
wssks. wss presented by ,. H. Ham,
nnoud. member OF the board Of visi-
tor. ft. ~
Tie John o. Wilson ring. to Cadet
Y. A. Nichols. was presented by Major
fristram r. Hyde.
The music at the exercises this
morning was particularly beautiful
and was furnished by the Citadel
band. "A number Of prominent men
% the city and state occupied seats
On the stage.
The list Of graduates follows:
,.osorge LAWS Chumbley. James
Adams Clarkson. Jr.. Julius Chesnie
ccssweii. william Kenneth Dickson.
samuel Young Dinkins. Arthur Thom-
sop Elmore. Tsibert Bass Fowler. Ed
riose hcSwAin Galphin. Kirby Green.
Davis Ayrss Holiday. Edward Buist
Hope. Richard Grandson Howard.
William Q. Jecords. Jr.. Hubert
Hsreld Jeter. Edgar william King,
James Walter Lea. John Grady Nc
Roe, Jean Paul Mahaney. Lewis Grif-
nth Merritt. Otis Corcoran Moore,
William Andrew Moore. James Fred
srick Moriarty. William w. Mucken-
fuss. Jr.. Joseph Andreai Nichols. Ed
mund Park Norwood. Edwin Huger
Poulnot. Jr. Frederick 8. Pouinot.
Harry Clifton Savage. Jr.. Henry Car
rol Switssr. Walter Gregg Wallace.
John Lyonel Weeks. George III. whis-