Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-06-13
6. P. N. S. COMMENCEMENT,

ciety contst, with Cadet Wither-
spoon presiding, with Cadet Bar
rick, g., DIS. secretary. The Prcsl-
dents address of welcome to the iu-
dience was excellent in sentiment
and spirit and was we'll received
by the large crowd before him,
There were four declaimers-Cadet
Painter, H., subject, "The New
South;" Cadet Watts, subject, pres
ident Wilson's War Address,"
Cadet Stuart, Execution of
Sidney Carton, and Cadet Poage,
THE Gladiatofs Appeal" Each
OF the young orators got liberal APP
pause but so prolonged and loud
was the applause given Cadet Poage
ii was evident he had made big
hit with the audience and, without
meaning to be ihvidious, we deem
it but fair TO say that from the
standpoint of delivery and proper
conception of the sentiment and
spirit OF his selection, he, tho among
The younger students, delivered the
best defamation we have heard
from that rostrum.
The debate came next, the Score
tary announcing the question
Resolved. That the United States
Should Build and Maintain a Navy
Second to None," and the speakers
representing the two Literary So
cieties-Cadets Painter, S., and
Fans, for the Phi'omathean to MAIN
tain the affirmative and Cadets
Chenault and Tucker, for the Lacy,
| 10 MAINTAIN the negative.
1t was an excellent and highly
meritiouS discussion, each side
maintaining its position with ability
and spirit.
The committee-Mcssrs. S. n.
Pace, S. NJ. Austin and Samuel
Price, after retiring to consider of
their decision, returned and,
through Mr.. Price, announced that
radet Poage had won the prize for
| the best defamation, that the affir-
native had won the debate, but that
Cadet Tucker, taking into consider
alton the merit of his argument and
It's delivery, had Won the prize for
The best debater.
The audience was indebted TO
Miss Mary Carr (piano and Cadets
Stuart and Poage (drums) for many
lively and pleasing musical selec-
tons rendered during the evening,
Sunday morning large crowd
assembled in Carnegie Hall IL !:1ar
the bacculeareate sermon delivered
TO both schools. Rev. Mr.. Hill, of
I.Roanoke, Va, who had been en-
gagged to deliver this sermon found,
at the last, that he could not come
and secured Rev. Leroy Gresham,
ID. d., OF Salem, as substitute, who
performed the duty most accepta-
Die delivering strong discourse to
which all listened with close atten-
ton and were highly edited.
During the week-on Tuesday
and Observation-Disclosures met
Clifton Forge in two spirited and
well-played ball games, winning
both-the first by a score of 5 to 4
and the second by 0 to 5.
In the competitive company
drills, usual at the end of the SEES
sion, Company A-Capt. Clarence
c. Turley-won and will have the
honor of carrying the colors the
coming session. Cadet Corporal,
Joseph won in the individual drill
as the best drilled cadet and so won
the military medal,
The Seniors, Wednesday even
ing, presented, to a packed house,
q comedy in four acts "-';.'~t' "a
Woman's Honor" 1t was a good
play and the audience was highly
entertained tho the play seemed
more of tragedy than comdy. As
the Auditorium was packed to the
doors the class must have realized
a sum largely in excess of 800
from the sale of tickets. Between
acts Miss De Barr at the piano,
Misses Gladys Ford and Florence
Jasper with the violin and Cadets
Stuart and Poagc drums, RECALLED the
crowd with lively selections. ORA
mats Personae: Cadets Turley, c.,
Beauvelt, Faison, Fuller, Callison,
Stuart, Barrick, g., Dixon, Chenault
and Hamill.
Thursday morning The usual large
crowd assembled in the Auditorium
to witness the interesting exercises
Of the closing day, Col. Moore pre-
siding with Rev. w. Fl. Du Bose, the
members of the faculty and the
graduates occupying the stage, Mr..
Du Bose offered prayer The audi
ence listened to two well prepared
and well delivered orations, the
first by Cadet Lieut.. Willard Dixon
imedalist). subject, "The Thinning
of the Nations Blood" the second
by Cadet Sergeant w. B. Carman,
Glass orator, subject, "The Element
Of Cruelty in Mankind"
J. Scott McWhorter, by request,
and after one of his happy short
speeches then delivered the medals
as follows: