Contents of Series 2, Volume 1, Number 1

February
1884

The Gray Jacket

PUBLISHED MONTHLY
BY THE
LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE VIRGINIA
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.

BLACKSBTTRG NEWS PRINT,
BLACKSBURG, VA.

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CHEMIST AND ASSAYER.

FLOYD DAVIS, C. E., M. E.

Prof Mech. and Metallurgy,
Va. Ag. and Mech. College.

WILL ANALYZE ORES, COALS, WATERS,…

It becomes our sad duty to chronicle the death of one of the most highly esteemed Cadets of our Institution. Mr. J. B. McCulloch. This exemplary young man had endeared himself to the entire school by his quiet and unobtrusive manner, and in his death…

The following critique on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" was composed by a well-known Cadet, but, unfortunately, we will have to suppress his name, from the fact that we accidentally stumbled upon the production, which was not handed in for…

SUGGESTIVE.

Out of 2,700 voters in the county (and a Democratic majority of 100,) only 44 could he induced to sign a paper petitioning the Legislature to remove the Faculty of this College, notwithstanding the fact that it was circulated…

[unintelligable] college, would result most disastrously, as any one not blinded by partisan hate can readily perceive. Then why, we again ask, should this College, fast becoming the foremost technical school in the South, be continually tampered…

"ROOSTER CROWING."
"We live in a wonderful age." No doubt many of us have tried to imitate the acts of great and worthy heroes of the past, but there seems to be a tendency among some of the boys (or kids, they should be called,) in barracks to try,…

This is a habit probably more prevalent among students than any other class of people. That it is an injurious one, very few will deny. It is an acknowledged fact that scarcely one student out of five leaves this College without being a confirmed…

THE LEE SOCIETY

is making an attempt to raise funds with which to secure a life-size oil painting of General Lee, the illustrious hero after whom the society was named. Part of the amount has already been raised, and the Society takes this mode of…

MEDALS.

The race for "Improvement Medals" has commenced in both Societies. The number of contestants is unusually large, and the "Rats," especiall[sic], are taking great interest in this department of the society work. Each one, we have no doubt,…

Delivered by W. L. Payne at Conintencenteia of '83.

The great treasure house of our God has various apartments, extending into the immensity of space as wide as the scroll of heaven rolls and as far as the beams of morning fly, each of which is…

[We publish with this issue a brief notice of each of the graduating class of last session, and are glad to note that so many of them are still with us. Hereafter this column will be devoted to news of old students; both alumni and undergraduates,…

Literature is the only enduring marble that will perpetuate the triumphs of human greatness. The ancients sought to perpetuate their glory in magnificent structures of stone and brass—but while some few of these remain, the very names of their…

We may justly be proud of our new library. The room is probably one of the neatest in the State, and between 1500 and 2,000 choice volumes are upon its shelves. Of course the variety and number is very small when compared to the leading libraries of…

Our esteemed President promised all the Cadets a trip to the country. The preps., juniors and ints., for the greater part, prefered a visit to New river, as 'twas then the fishing, swimming and boating season of the year; but the "seniors," who were…

Mud, mud, mud!

Monthly examinations over. Whoo–rah!

Look 'er yonder, Denham! ha, ha, ha! Did yer ever see anything like 'at 'fore?

Who rode Fisher's horse? Don't all speak at once. Let "Beck" rise and explain.

Inter. R. wanted to know…

I read of a king who sat on his throne,
And ruled a nation in regal state;
As great a king as the world has known,
Yet at last he had but a beggar's fate;
For he died, as each and all of us must,
And his royal frame is a pinch of dust.

I read…