South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-08
To LAY CORNER
STONE At CULVER
Ceremony Will Mark Com
mencement Exercises at
Military Academy.
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Special 20 The News Times:
CULVER, Ind. June s. = Gen.
Harry c. Hale. L. s. A. former com
mander Of the s4th division. viii be
the chief guest OF honor at the
commencement exercises Of Culver
Military academy and will ofiiciate
at the laying Of the corner stone OF
the Culver Legion Memorial library
at Il O'Clock Tuesday. June 10.
This memorial building is 10 be
erected by the trustees 20 conmem-
crate the deeds OF the 1885 Culver
men who served in the great war
and 70 preserve for future genera
tions Of Culver men OF the 57th
who gave their lives. This new
structure will be an immense Tudor
Gothic building with huge round
towers fanking the stately entrance
arch. the plan OF which has been
adopted from an English castle o.
the 18th century.
The great central hall will con
tain memorial tablets TO the dead
Culver men whose deeds in France
and Flanders will thus be kept alive
The main floor will be given over to
the library function OF the build
ing. containing periodical and read
ing rooms and stack room for $4,000
volumes.
To Have Alumni Quarters.
The building will also contain
quarters for members OF the alumni
including sleeping accommodations.
lounge. offices and grill, and the
trustees will also have a meeting
place in the new structure. Above
the reading room will be the great
trophy room in which will be ex-
hibited hundreds OF war trophies
sent back from the front by the
Culver men I'm action Gen. Hale
was selected as the fittest man TO
lay the cornerstone OF this memorial
building because a larger number of
the Culver men were trained under
him in the saith division than in any
other one organization.
or the 1856 men in the service
approximately 700 held commissions
ranging from ensign to lieutenant
commander OF the navy or from sec
ond lieutenant to colonel in the ar
my. Not all have returned from
overseas, Col. /. r. Gignillat, the
superintendent himself still being in
France attached to the general
headquarters on staff duty. He for
merry served as G.. 2 or intelligence
officer Of the 37th division. Hun
dreds OF others, however. have re-
turned from service abroad and have
ficers expect that the number Of
men who wear the service cheveron
will run into the hundreds at the
big reunion on Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Old men returning will be
the guests of the academy and will
occupy the tents of the summer
schools.
Invite Gold Star Parents.
Parents Of the gold star men have
been invited and many of them will
he present at the ceremony. At
least three OF the men whose names
will be enshrined in this memorial
building fell in the first fierce fight
ing OF the marine corps at Belleau
woods in June 1918. one OF the
earliest Culver men 20 fan was
Lieut.. VIM. A Fleet. 90. a son of
Col. a. +. Fleet. the former super
intendent OF Culver. and himself n
Rhodes scholar and who left his
position as aide to the superintend-
ent in Culver TO return TO England
as an officer in the grenadier guards
Officers Of the Culver legion will
be prominent in the cornerstone
ceremonies assisting the trustees
and officers Of the academy Mr. r.
r. Culver of the trustees will pre-
sent the building in their behalf
and Pres't u. c. Braden of the CuI-
YER legion will accept for the alumni.
The graduating class Of the pres
ent year who will pass through the
gate on Wednesday morning and be
received into the Culver legion num-
hers 119. Award OF medals and an
rouncement OF honors will De made
on Tuesday afternoon by Wilbur D.
Neshltt Of Chicago The sermon TO
the class viii be given on Sunday by
Or J. G. K. Mcclure. president Of
Mccormick Theological seminary.