Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
TWELVE HAVE SEALED
DEVOTION WITH LIVES
President Edwin 4. Alderman Reads
Names OF Univcrsity'S Sons
Who Have Died in War.
AMERICAN UNITY UNSURPASSED
Nation Following Chosen Leader
Wholeheartedly Into Enterprise
Demanding Every Sacrifice-Wili
I'm Time look Back Proudly.


President Alderman's address to the
graduating class of the University OF
Virginia Tuesday was a gem. He said
in part:
There came to me the other day. as
president of tho university. a beautiful
marble tablet, bearing this inscription:
The University of Paris
To Sergeant Aviator
James Mcconnell
Born 18th of March. 1887
An Alumnus of the University OF
Virginia
y Volunteer in the Army OF France
Decorated With the Cross OF War
Died in Battle March 10. 1917.
I'VE shall cherish this tablet here
as new bond. forged by devotion and
valor. binding together forever he
land OF Lafayette and the home OF
Jefferson. Our imperfect files show
to-day over $500 sons OF this univer-
sity in the military service OF the
republic, at the end of the first year
OF war. -Four hundred and sixty OF
these are students who have left their
studies here - join the colors. |
salute their young courage. and regret
that our service flag, comm emorating
their devotion to duty. cannot be un-
furled here to-day.
TWELVE HAVE SEALED
THEIR DEVOTION WITH LIVES
Twelve OF these young men have
sealed their devotion with their lives.
call off their names. and acclaim
each one is among those 'unafraid
for the friend OF his heart or the cause
OF his country TO die
Andrew Courtney Campbell G914 c..
Leroy H. Clapp G9lo c..
John Hayes Collette Gs17 ny.
Mortimer Crane U917 E).
John Dun. ". G?lS 6.
lob
Lieutenant W. \. Fleet C904 b. A.
NJ. Al.
Alexander T. Hurphrey Jr. ueo7
H. L..
James r Mcconnell us1o IL.
"Hawley Is. Olmstead G9l6 c..
Corporal Elmer H. Van Fleet
Gal4 c..
Lieutenant Eugene II. wheatlcy
uel7 and Cl.
We have here in academic work.
In one teaching rank or another, lo4
men. Fortr-seven of them are serving
Inc nation in some form of war work.
and when the history OF the great con-
met comes TO be written, they, too.
should find place beside the students
ana alumni OF the institution. The
university, therefore. has done. and
snail continue to do. its duty In send
Inc lts sons t. war. BY maintaining
It's academic integrity and it's
academic stan. it shall endure on 10
train Tor war or peace the youth whom
war should spare until they are made
ready and those who can best be used
in the pursuits OF science For the
yer! reason that we are threatened by
relentless. immoral. but severely
trained power. should highly re-
solve TO keep burning the pure flame
OF learning which must eventually save
the world.
MOOD OF NATION FOR
ACTION RATHER THAN SPEED
AND now. young men of 1915,
come to the benediction which il is
always mine to pronounce. The mood
me hation is now mood of action.
iather IMAM or speech. and | shall be
orief You have acted manly parts
mere. and your alma mater respects
ana loves and chcrishes you. You ;.re
UNIQUE IN our annals in this respect
iouF whole college life has been
pvuunoea ana encompassed by war.
.''ihohS OIL the best youth of the world
nave spent these years In the univer
SHY OF battles and suffering. | mink
acc IN your character some OF the
hner dlsciplines OF the harshest OF
nulhan tests You step from this plat
'o-oaF 10 offer your lives. il need
oe' 20 your country and 10 the defens,
OF all the best things men have been
SHNlns lor FOR one thousand wears
ou snail hght perchance, for the hills
ana meadows and cities and monu-
"hehls ana homes and hearthstones OF
."uI nattve land: for your laws and
customs and manners and ali vonr
moral heritages; for the genius of
Sour country which first pointed the
way 10 sell government on great
scale TO freedom loving neonles
OUT country so recently a harins
s!'nooi or peace and prosperity. stands
AT last by the logic of des,inv 49,
must win 1t gioriously. and mus, 90,
we pace IN realigning human ;ns,;,rl
''o'a ahc reconsti;uting the huma,
Sp'F't on basis Of justice and mercy
"AR-ToRN EUROPE
A''EHS IN BATTLES GRIP
Europe. torn by war and suHeri,,
SHsgers In the grip Of battle. Asia
aharchy' all the world near
me ana exhaustion. America
ie' IN us untouched strength iy
"ettIng about a gigantic ,.sl 80, :"
Oh .plrit purpose q, ,b,;,,
SCH -uchiai. an alertness of NINA
Sc!eht'hc precision. a soul Ia wi,,
~ ned. believe. in the hlsiorv
rs.h dt'H communities. Not sine,
anon mas any one nation been con.
sutnted SO precisely the r.sor, In
a.,'.'|ation IN decisive concic,
"oubt' indeed. II there has evsr
s"e "o!!ds history an instance -,
s,IC unity surprising the n,,
"a "hIcn the American peonIe 10 -,
lowed the idea!isn OF cbmss,
into an enterprise d,msnd,,'
" tneHl every sacrifice Of 49,, VI
."atS and vested rights for ~ CIV
.In eio' and the roar of pirata gmn
".ohs our coasts only servcs - un'
s thls unity and 10 energi, ~
Said ''0 m AS our President has tu ns
"!n' w. arc in tho very nal, Jus
Is!s OF this struggle. and 10 ia -. an'
M. , "a Ihe skies are dark, but :, !,
~. possible 10 believe thu, ~. u y
Ia.!oh OF the modern world ~ an
Gown before Conspiracy Of r 1ma,' q
.ishtened force, however fo,nia an
H'u me SIZES. know. viii cIe.r o.e
80 'heiF clearing the men a, "a am
"os!u De given their chance nc new
possible the victory Of thn.a ~, 10 mag
iohs and SO braveiy pro,Ac,na my q,
frontiers of freedom p'''ec'ed tn
oni WILL HiRk hack
"A great dignity surrounds vnn. ~
france into lie. Centurjes yuF On
n'eh "'ii say that YOU heIo,rna' nov
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