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[Miscellanea]
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Miscellanea of The Gray Jacket pertaining to various subjects consisting of varying opinion.
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[Unknown]
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http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1775388~S1
Publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date
August 1876
Contributor
Andrew Kulak, Andrew Wimbish
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Permission to publish images from The Gray Jacket must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
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Language
English
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Miscellanea
Identifier
LD5655.V8 L4, ser.1, v.2, no.1 (August 1876)
Coverage
Blacksburg, Va.
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Col. Withers, of our corps, is rusticating in Washington county. We think we may safely promise our readers something good from his pen for our next number. [p. 2]
During the storm that prevailed on Friday, 11th, the college building No. 2, whose walls have just been completed, was struck by lightning and much damaged. The lightning first struck the top of the wall at the southeast corner, knocking out about a wagonload of brick and leaving an opening, resembling at a distance an embrasure. It then seemed to follow the centre of the end wall, bulging it as it went, until it reached the end of one of the girders sup- porting the upper ceiling joist. It then followed this girder, which is about five by nine inches, tearing and bursting it in splinters, until it reached the iron column on which the girder rests. As the column proved an ample conductor, the lightning passed harmlessly down until it came to a brick pillar, built from the basement floor to the first floor joist to support the column ; this not being a good con- ductor was nearly demolished. Fortunately, how- ever, enough of the center of this pillar remained to sustain the columns until proped, or three sets of girders and joist would have been thrown into the basement, and, as two of these girdies were very heavy, the walls might have been badly sprung and the damage greatly increased.
This is the second telling visit paid us by light- ning within the last two months. It will be re- membered by many of our readers that on the 10th of July it struck a plank fence on the cross street leading from the Presbyterian church to Mr. Wm. Thomas', splitting five or six posts and shocking several persons very severely. [p. 4-5]
Many of the older citizens then thought that the telegraph wire brought the dangerous visitor into town, in fact it is said that one gentleman saw it pass his door on the wire coming in.
Its last visit demonstrates clearly that the tele- graph is in no manner responsible for its dangerous freaks. [p. 5]
Blacksburg still improves. Brick pavements are becoming quite fashionable on Main street, to the comfort of walkers and the saving of shoe leather. We hope soon to see at least one side of this street paved with brick throughout its entire length, for, of all the disagreeable sensations experienced, that of a two inch plank rising as from the earth and carrying Away in its ascent one side of your waxed moustache and the better half of your nose, is among the worst ; nor does city stock rise in your estimation when some friend, with whom you are walking, treads on the far end of one of these planks just in time for you to get your large No. .7 under it, and then very politely snatches his foot up before you get yours out, causing said plank to act after the manner of shears right across your instep.
The buildings mentioned in previous numbers as being in the course of construction are "progressing," while some others have been begun.
Mr. Wm. Thomas is having built near the site of his present dwelling, on what might be called Stony Run street, a brick residence which promises to be quite handsome when completed. Mr. Luster's spring-house on the same street, in spite of flood and storm still progresses.
THE Rev. Mr. Flippo, while with us, delivered two of his popular lectures for the benefit of the Christian A ssociation. The first, "Ice in the Pul- pit," was delivered Saturday evening, August 5th, to a good audience. This is decidedly one of the best lectures we ever listened to. It is full of humor and anecdote and amusing to a high degree, while at the same time it strikes right home to t he hearts and conscience of his hearers, doing more good than many long sermons.
Mr. Flippo, having established by his first lecture his reputation as the best of lecturer-, was rewarded by a full house on Monday evening, August 9th, to listen to his lecture on anger "I am mad, Sir." In this lecture the speaker fully sustained the reputa- tion won in the first. All went away highly grati- fied, and many, we trust and believe, determined to be more agreeable at home and abroad.
We hope we may yet have an opportunity of listening to his lecture on old Foggyism, which is said to surpass in humor, if possible, either of those delivered in Blacksburg. We speak the sentiments of our whole Christian Association when we wish our kind friend the richest success. May his bright face never be clouded, his smile never decrease or his shadow grow less ; and may he ever remember how to sing in all of its richness, beauty, and harmony that grand old chant about Aaron and his skirts and his head and his beard. Ran down ! ran down ! [p. 5]
The Alumni of the V. A. & M. C., held their annual meeting on Wednesday morning, August 9th, in the Lee Society hall. After some very interest- ing remarks by the President, Mr. J. Lawrence Rad- ford, of Montgomery, the association proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Mr. P. Meriwether Fry, of Botetourt, was elected Presi- dent and Messrs. R. N. Howard, of York, and Wm. F. Page, of Lynchburg, Vice-Presidents, and Mr. Wm. A. Caldwell, of Craig, Secretary. Mr. Robt. Snavely, of Wythe, was elected to deliver the annual address before the Association at next Com- mencement, August, 1877. After attending to the usual routine of business, the Association adjourned to meet again, August, 1877. [p. 5]
Messrs. Price and Franklin, late operators in the College telegraph office, have gone home with their "sheep skins" under their arms. We see their po- sitions are filled by our young friends, Geo. A. Bow- man, a post graduate and E. M. Darden, a stately senior. We feel confident that our young operators will fill- the positions assigned them with credit to themselves and to the satisfaction of all concerned. [p. 5]
A considerable sensation was produced among the boys about the close of the Commencement, by the destruction by fire of several states, empires, conti- nents, etc., iii front of the College. [p. 5]
The graduating class having carried away nearly all of the commissioned officers, great anxiety is felt among the students as to who shall fill their places, not that any of them desire an office, but they are anxious that Gen. Lane shall have a good corps of officers to assist him in his arduous work. It is reported that one of our privates, not a high private either, has purchased an officers braided cap, Upton's Revised Tactics and is thinking of ordering a coat. [p. 6]
CADET OFFICERS-2d- Half-Session, 1375-76.
STAFF
Adjt., Fry. Color Corp'l, DARDEN
Serge. Major, Santos. " " Perrow
Color Sergt., Christ. " " Lindsay
CO. A . C.O. B.
Capt., Watkins. Capt., Snavely.
1st. Lieut., Howard. 1st. Lieu., Hunt.
2nd Lieut., Nelson. 2nd Lieut., Dabney.
Jr. 2d. Lieut., Haw. Jr. 2nd Lieut., Lawrence.
1st Sergt., Ker. 1st Sergt., Floyd.
2d " Davis, A.B. 2d " Caldwell, W.
3d " Price, 3d " Hope.
4th " Edwards. 4th " Black.
5th " Handy. 5th " Hale.
6th " Gravatt. 6th " Roberts.
7th " Ainslie. 7th " Niemey. [p. 7]
"We find that he came to his death from calling Bill Jackson a liar" was the verdict of it coroner's jury in Missouri.
"Madam," said a gentleman to his wife, "let me tell you facts are very stubborn things." "What a fact you must be," she said.
Potatoes are going up in price. Sons of Erin, remember, when you go to vote, that the Republican party has formed an alliance with the potato bug and the heathen Chinese to put up the price. [p.7]
During the storm that prevailed on Friday, 11th, the college building No. 2, whose walls have just been completed, was struck by lightning and much damaged. The lightning first struck the top of the wall at the southeast corner, knocking out about a wagonload of brick and leaving an opening, resembling at a distance an embrasure. It then seemed to follow the centre of the end wall, bulging it as it went, until it reached the end of one of the girders sup- porting the upper ceiling joist. It then followed this girder, which is about five by nine inches, tearing and bursting it in splinters, until it reached the iron column on which the girder rests. As the column proved an ample conductor, the lightning passed harmlessly down until it came to a brick pillar, built from the basement floor to the first floor joist to support the column ; this not being a good con- ductor was nearly demolished. Fortunately, how- ever, enough of the center of this pillar remained to sustain the columns until proped, or three sets of girders and joist would have been thrown into the basement, and, as two of these girdies were very heavy, the walls might have been badly sprung and the damage greatly increased.
This is the second telling visit paid us by light- ning within the last two months. It will be re- membered by many of our readers that on the 10th of July it struck a plank fence on the cross street leading from the Presbyterian church to Mr. Wm. Thomas', splitting five or six posts and shocking several persons very severely. [p. 4-5]
Many of the older citizens then thought that the telegraph wire brought the dangerous visitor into town, in fact it is said that one gentleman saw it pass his door on the wire coming in.
Its last visit demonstrates clearly that the tele- graph is in no manner responsible for its dangerous freaks. [p. 5]
Blacksburg still improves. Brick pavements are becoming quite fashionable on Main street, to the comfort of walkers and the saving of shoe leather. We hope soon to see at least one side of this street paved with brick throughout its entire length, for, of all the disagreeable sensations experienced, that of a two inch plank rising as from the earth and carrying Away in its ascent one side of your waxed moustache and the better half of your nose, is among the worst ; nor does city stock rise in your estimation when some friend, with whom you are walking, treads on the far end of one of these planks just in time for you to get your large No. .7 under it, and then very politely snatches his foot up before you get yours out, causing said plank to act after the manner of shears right across your instep.
The buildings mentioned in previous numbers as being in the course of construction are "progressing," while some others have been begun.
Mr. Wm. Thomas is having built near the site of his present dwelling, on what might be called Stony Run street, a brick residence which promises to be quite handsome when completed. Mr. Luster's spring-house on the same street, in spite of flood and storm still progresses.
THE Rev. Mr. Flippo, while with us, delivered two of his popular lectures for the benefit of the Christian A ssociation. The first, "Ice in the Pul- pit," was delivered Saturday evening, August 5th, to a good audience. This is decidedly one of the best lectures we ever listened to. It is full of humor and anecdote and amusing to a high degree, while at the same time it strikes right home to t he hearts and conscience of his hearers, doing more good than many long sermons.
Mr. Flippo, having established by his first lecture his reputation as the best of lecturer-, was rewarded by a full house on Monday evening, August 9th, to listen to his lecture on anger "I am mad, Sir." In this lecture the speaker fully sustained the reputa- tion won in the first. All went away highly grati- fied, and many, we trust and believe, determined to be more agreeable at home and abroad.
We hope we may yet have an opportunity of listening to his lecture on old Foggyism, which is said to surpass in humor, if possible, either of those delivered in Blacksburg. We speak the sentiments of our whole Christian Association when we wish our kind friend the richest success. May his bright face never be clouded, his smile never decrease or his shadow grow less ; and may he ever remember how to sing in all of its richness, beauty, and harmony that grand old chant about Aaron and his skirts and his head and his beard. Ran down ! ran down ! [p. 5]
The Alumni of the V. A. & M. C., held their annual meeting on Wednesday morning, August 9th, in the Lee Society hall. After some very interest- ing remarks by the President, Mr. J. Lawrence Rad- ford, of Montgomery, the association proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Mr. P. Meriwether Fry, of Botetourt, was elected Presi- dent and Messrs. R. N. Howard, of York, and Wm. F. Page, of Lynchburg, Vice-Presidents, and Mr. Wm. A. Caldwell, of Craig, Secretary. Mr. Robt. Snavely, of Wythe, was elected to deliver the annual address before the Association at next Com- mencement, August, 1877. After attending to the usual routine of business, the Association adjourned to meet again, August, 1877. [p. 5]
Messrs. Price and Franklin, late operators in the College telegraph office, have gone home with their "sheep skins" under their arms. We see their po- sitions are filled by our young friends, Geo. A. Bow- man, a post graduate and E. M. Darden, a stately senior. We feel confident that our young operators will fill- the positions assigned them with credit to themselves and to the satisfaction of all concerned. [p. 5]
A considerable sensation was produced among the boys about the close of the Commencement, by the destruction by fire of several states, empires, conti- nents, etc., iii front of the College. [p. 5]
The graduating class having carried away nearly all of the commissioned officers, great anxiety is felt among the students as to who shall fill their places, not that any of them desire an office, but they are anxious that Gen. Lane shall have a good corps of officers to assist him in his arduous work. It is reported that one of our privates, not a high private either, has purchased an officers braided cap, Upton's Revised Tactics and is thinking of ordering a coat. [p. 6]
CADET OFFICERS-2d- Half-Session, 1375-76.
STAFF
Adjt., Fry. Color Corp'l, DARDEN
Serge. Major, Santos. " " Perrow
Color Sergt., Christ. " " Lindsay
CO. A . C.O. B.
Capt., Watkins. Capt., Snavely.
1st. Lieut., Howard. 1st. Lieu., Hunt.
2nd Lieut., Nelson. 2nd Lieut., Dabney.
Jr. 2d. Lieut., Haw. Jr. 2nd Lieut., Lawrence.
1st Sergt., Ker. 1st Sergt., Floyd.
2d " Davis, A.B. 2d " Caldwell, W.
3d " Price, 3d " Hope.
4th " Edwards. 4th " Black.
5th " Handy. 5th " Hale.
6th " Gravatt. 6th " Roberts.
7th " Ainslie. 7th " Niemey. [p. 7]
"We find that he came to his death from calling Bill Jackson a liar" was the verdict of it coroner's jury in Missouri.
"Madam," said a gentleman to his wife, "let me tell you facts are very stubborn things." "What a fact you must be," she said.
Potatoes are going up in price. Sons of Erin, remember, when you go to vote, that the Republican party has formed an alliance with the potato bug and the heathen Chinese to put up the price. [p.7]