Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-31
ALUMNI AT V.P.I.
GIVE S72.742F FOR
MEMORIAL HALL
Sum Is Subscribed in II
Minutes at Golden
Jubilee.
SEEK 100000 FUND
TO ERECT BUILDING
President Burruss Reviews
Past and Outlines Policies
for Future.
HOMER FERGUSON SPEAKS
Ad'i"cs Graduates to Pfrit Out Farm
Ing Engineering M
S0cHti0n.
SEEK 100000 FUND
TO ERECT BUILDING
10 MER FERGUSON
SPEAKS
Ad'i"cs Graduates to Pict Out FARM
Ing Engineering as
S0cHti0n.
tBy STAFF Corrcspondent.) )

BLACKS BURG. VA. MAY 10
twelve hundred and thirty.two ON,
OF the 1,6i7 enrolled alumni Of Vir-
gihia Polytechnic institute. werr
present and participated in the
alumni day program o: tho golden
jubilee celebration today. Headed
by Dr Lawrence Priddy. Of New York,
president of the General Alumni Az
sociation. the alumni from 1872 to
l32l In seventeen minutes subscrircc
S'2,I42 towards n 100000 lunL for
IN" erection Of war memorial
hail. which will ne designed to
house tho various organizations and
societies of the institution. providing
dancing halls. reception rooms "A ID
more than forty rooms for rental
purposes To those taking post-gradu-
ate courses.
Honor Soldier Dead.
Tho first event OF alumni day was
IN recognition Of tech" men whu
ftll in the world war AT . o'cl, .k
students and visitors assembled at
the monument erected TO the memory
OF the fallen heroes and decorated
the shaft with a beautiful tioraI
wreath. The usual military features
were carried out. DR.. Julian A. Bur-
russ. president of the institute. ad :
dressing the alumni. said /: MAS a
day OF JOY for the old mother To
welcome her sons: that their su =
ccsses are hers. and .hr -ejoiccs in
these successes. He emphasized tina:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute would
be as grent as the alumni ni4ce -.
DIR. Burruss briefly reviewed tnc
past and outlined the policies for the
future. many OF which, lie said were
In nff faat s,,I
would find many cnangcs for the
better, he hoped that those changes
which did not meet ,nnroval on first
sight would he given time suficient
{" prove their worth for the future
upbuilding of the institution.
Luther Johns, of rne class OF 81.
an attorney of Chicago. spoke on
Creative Work"
Call Glasses.
Calling of the classes and responses
by representatives were then made as
follows: 'o5, y. Mannoni. Christians
burg: 20. Samue! Watkins. Farmville:
-. Judge T. II. Wilcox. Norfolk: rs.
Rev. W. II. Cartwright: 10. j. j.
owen: so, J. W. keister, Pulaski; 81,
j. \. Clarke, Bedford: SO, II. l.. Wat
Gon, Richmond; SO. w. l.. Pierce.
Christiansburg: 81. DIR. II. Z. Jones.
Roanoke: So, W. II. Beale. Washing
ton. u. c.: SO. Guy Elliot, Christians
burg: 81. r. II. Wingo. Detroit; IS. r.
II. Price. Longs Shop; so. S. Hamil-
ton Graves. Roanoke; 80. Harvey Hall,
Roanoke:' 81. Tom Spencer. New York
'9e. Ashby a. Murrill. BlacksburS; 's3.
John w. Stull. Ignite; '94, Allen
Eskridge. Pulaski; '95. +. w. Simp-
son. Smithfield, Ky; 90. O. c. Thomp-
son. Chicago: '97. D. l.. Phillips. Lin
den: 'aS. w. Brownie Rosenfeld, Ririn-
insham. Ala: 's9, a. Il. Hubbard,
Philadelphia; 1900. ]. L. Hardesty, Ro-
anoke: '01. w. Stuart Moffett, Staun-
ton: 'O2, S. r. Bragg. Norfolk: 'o3,
Howard II. Keister. Richmond; 'O4. ]
Amber Johnston. Richmond: 'o5. C.
Is. Hilderhrand, Lynchburg; '06. J. w
Grandy. Norfolk; '07, T. ]. Wright.
Churchland: 'os. r. S. Hoffman. Alex
andria. and Rev. j. NJ. Smith: 90. Paul
huhord. Niagara Falls. n. y: 10. F..
X. H"dgson. Staunton: II, A. E. wal
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