Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-19
v. P. |. CADETS TO ATTEND
WILSON INAUGURATION
viii Take Fart In Parade as Escort 4"
Governor Stunrt-Othcr
College News.
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Special to The Times Dispatch
BI.AckSBURG. VA. February is
The corps OF cadets of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute will attend the
inauguration of President Wilson and
take part IN tho parade as escort to
Governor stuart The Governor took
this matter up with President EEGlos-
ton very recently anu is now working
out plans for tho trip. Tho students
Will 20 to Washington on u special
train, the exact route to be decided
upon after further conference with the
railway Vtli Gals, aud will lec"c Blacks
burg some time during the day Of Sat q.
urday. March s. The start back TO
college from WashingtoIi viii be made
Monday night and IL Is expected that
the special train viii arrive here about
noon TUESDAY
w. 6. WysVr. class Of 1917. V. L. L.
ana Tor tho past two years county
demonstration agent for Russell has
lust accepted tho position of general
manager for the Georgia Land and
stock Company. owners Of the. largest
farm east of tho Mississippi River.
This farm "f i.S.0o0 acres 120O square
niles. j. located in Eastern Georgia.
ana represents an Investment OF moro
days Nh WySor held nearly every i'm
portant Office within tho Sift OF his
fellow students. and has Made good
in every sens" Of the word as a.
county demonstration agent.
Graham Il Fright. associate profess
sor Of civil engineering, was one of n
committee OF two TO represent the State
Highway Commission at a conference
OF state highway chemists and testing
engineers IN Washington during the
week.
Frank Buchanan. Of Petersburg.
class 81 1916. and an assistant i'm the
college of agriculture during this ses-
sion, left this week 10 take Il position
as superintendent OF the dairy depart
ment OF the Gayoso plantation at Horn
Lake Mississippi Harvey CrabilI. for
merly OF the horticultural department.
- general manager FOR these farms.
which are owned by the Cayoso Hotel
Company OF Memphis.
DIR. Alfred Chandler. Of tho colIore
department. OF the Single Tax Service
League, delivered an address on "Sin-
gle TAX AMI Its Relation to Industrial
Welfare at the german hall Tuesday
night.
Joint meeting OF the Planters
Club and the clubs bows who arc hcr.
for the winter short course in arri-
culture. was held on Friday night Dr.
rector Jones. Of the extension division.
tha"c Il hrief address, and several men,
pers OF the corn. pig and potato clubs
toid OF then experiences In the grow
ing of these crops, how the pigs were
raised and fed. and the profits real
lied
At recent meeting Of tho senior
class c. J.. Miles. of Roanoke. was
elected valedictorian for the class OK
erciSes ON commencement day. Juno II.
ana II. l.. DodSun. of Norfolk. was
chosen Naledictorian. Officers for tho
senior promenade during finals are: G.
II. hrinkard, OF Bristol. president; j. RI
East OF Augusta. treasurer. ana G.. f.
Johnson. Of Roanoke, leader. q. f.
Cahec. OF Norfolk; w. II. Rohrback. OF
Hampton. and =. S. Smiihson. of Crcwe.
arc III charge OF the junior-Scnior dance
at commenccmcnt
me senior class in domestic science
OF IN" ktdi'ih Normal spout Thursday
AT IN" college, and attended the meet
ing 81 the county agents in home
demonstration work
Among me visitors of noto at tho
college during the week were Dr. Brad
iord Knapp. chief OF extension work
in the South; Miss Susie V. Powell.
state agent for womcn's work I'm Mis-
sissippi: Miss Madgc Reese. of the
United states Department of Agricul-
turc. ;Snd Miss Wright, OF tho state
Board OF Education.