Locals
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Title
Locals
Subject
Local news
Creator
[Unknown]
Source
http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1775388~S1
Publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date
May, 1883
Contributor
Dan Whitley, Maegan Stebbins
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Announcement
Identifier
LD5655.V8 L4, ser.1, v.2, no.5 (May 1883), p.3
Coverage
Virginia Tech campus
Town of Blacksburg
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LOCALS.
The final exaninations [sic] are rapidly aproaching [sic] and the midnight lamp burns low.
Mr S wants to know if there is an Aluminum (Alumni) Society connected with this institution.
One of our students Mr. MaHaffey fell a few days ago from a tree and is pronounced badly hurt. He has our sympathy and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Regardless of the exceediugly [sic] dry weather all vegetables on our college farm are dressed in healthy and green foliage ; which evidently shows that all possible care and pains have been taken.
We learn that Rat — came from a distance of about fifteen feet very suddenly in contact with mother earth not long since. We mourn his fall and consider Sunday a very fine day for catching squirrels.
We also thank the Calleopean Literary Society of Emory & Henry College, and the Adelphian Literary Society of Suffolk Military Academy for invitations to attend their Annual Celebration.
The Commencement of our sister, Montgomery Female College will take place June 7th. The Progromme [sic] represents unusually attractive exercises, and we are looking forward with pleasant anticipations to that occasion.
We congratulate the Senior Class upon securing the services of such an eloquent Divine as Dr. J. Wiley Bledsoe. We have no doubt but that his superb eloquence and sound logic, will ably sustain his already widespead [sic] reputation.
Dr. Elliot Coues of Smithsonian Institute having completed his course of lectures on Ornithology left a few days ago for his home in Washington. We miss the highly esteemed gentleman and splendid lecturer very much, but truly hope that we may have the opportunity and pleasure of hearing him again.
We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the Final Celebration of the Euzelian and Euepian Literary Societies of Hollins Institute Va., for which we tender the young ladies our thanks.Ñ The Senior Class of Roanoke College Va., have issued a very artistic and attractive invitation and programme of their Commencement exercises, which comprise the 11th, 12th and 13th.
A Rat returning from a lecture on Chemistry seemed to be very much enthused and stated that he knew strychnine would kill cats and dogs, but he didn't know it would hurt folks.
One of our editors in a previous issue commented considerably upon moonlight strolls in connection with what he then considered very unfavorable weather. We suppose the temperature is now quite charming, as we observe the gentleman extensively engaged in such romantic pleasures himself.
We hope to see the Alumni largely represented at our coming Commencement and such a spirit gotten up as will arouse it from its lethargy. Doubtless the work of this organization has been greatly neglected, when it should have been playing an important part in the interest of its designed object. A Banquet will be given on Monday July 2nd 1883; for the first time in the history of the institution.
The contest for the Improvement medal in Declamation in the Maury Society was held a few nights ago. — The class numbered twelve and the space is said to have been close between two or three members. On decision Mr. A. Lee Byrne of Winchester, Va., was declared the successful contestant.
The Roberson Boat Club is flourishing. On Friday evening last the Great Western was launched on the college lake, Capt. Roberson made a very enthusiastic speech during which time great excitement prevailed in the multitude — but later in the evening the excitement seemed to pass off, and the crowd dispersed in order.
The final exaninations [sic] are rapidly aproaching [sic] and the midnight lamp burns low.
Mr S wants to know if there is an Aluminum (Alumni) Society connected with this institution.
One of our students Mr. MaHaffey fell a few days ago from a tree and is pronounced badly hurt. He has our sympathy and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Regardless of the exceediugly [sic] dry weather all vegetables on our college farm are dressed in healthy and green foliage ; which evidently shows that all possible care and pains have been taken.
We learn that Rat — came from a distance of about fifteen feet very suddenly in contact with mother earth not long since. We mourn his fall and consider Sunday a very fine day for catching squirrels.
We also thank the Calleopean Literary Society of Emory & Henry College, and the Adelphian Literary Society of Suffolk Military Academy for invitations to attend their Annual Celebration.
The Commencement of our sister, Montgomery Female College will take place June 7th. The Progromme [sic] represents unusually attractive exercises, and we are looking forward with pleasant anticipations to that occasion.
We congratulate the Senior Class upon securing the services of such an eloquent Divine as Dr. J. Wiley Bledsoe. We have no doubt but that his superb eloquence and sound logic, will ably sustain his already widespead [sic] reputation.
Dr. Elliot Coues of Smithsonian Institute having completed his course of lectures on Ornithology left a few days ago for his home in Washington. We miss the highly esteemed gentleman and splendid lecturer very much, but truly hope that we may have the opportunity and pleasure of hearing him again.
We are in receipt of an invitation to attend the Final Celebration of the Euzelian and Euepian Literary Societies of Hollins Institute Va., for which we tender the young ladies our thanks.Ñ The Senior Class of Roanoke College Va., have issued a very artistic and attractive invitation and programme of their Commencement exercises, which comprise the 11th, 12th and 13th.
A Rat returning from a lecture on Chemistry seemed to be very much enthused and stated that he knew strychnine would kill cats and dogs, but he didn't know it would hurt folks.
One of our editors in a previous issue commented considerably upon moonlight strolls in connection with what he then considered very unfavorable weather. We suppose the temperature is now quite charming, as we observe the gentleman extensively engaged in such romantic pleasures himself.
We hope to see the Alumni largely represented at our coming Commencement and such a spirit gotten up as will arouse it from its lethargy. Doubtless the work of this organization has been greatly neglected, when it should have been playing an important part in the interest of its designed object. A Banquet will be given on Monday July 2nd 1883; for the first time in the history of the institution.
The contest for the Improvement medal in Declamation in the Maury Society was held a few nights ago. — The class numbered twelve and the space is said to have been close between two or three members. On decision Mr. A. Lee Byrne of Winchester, Va., was declared the successful contestant.
The Roberson Boat Club is flourishing. On Friday evening last the Great Western was launched on the college lake, Capt. Roberson made a very enthusiastic speech during which time great excitement prevailed in the multitude — but later in the evening the excitement seemed to pass off, and the crowd dispersed in order.
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