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Title
Locals
Subject
Local Updates
Creator
[Unknown]
Source
http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1775388~S1
Publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date
May 1876
Contributor
Jennifer Schrauth, Britt Hoskins
Rights
Permission to publish images from The Gray Jacket must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Miscellanea
Identifier
LD5655.V8 L4, ser.1, v.1, no.7 (May 1876), p.4-5
Coverage
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Viirginia
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Dr. Huff delivered an excellent sermon before the Black Badge Fraternity, on Saturday, the 22d ult.
A Beautiful New Hack, the property of Mr. C. A. Deyerle, has recently been put on the line between Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
The College Workshop, under the management of Gen. Boggs, is in fine order. The mechanical details are kept busily employed, and those who wish to learn trades have an opportunity now of doing so.
Mrs. Mateer has discontinued the business of keeping a boarding-house.
The doors of the Lee Society hall were thrown open on Friday evening, the 21st ult., for the reception of invited Maurians and the citizens of the community. Quite a large and attentive audience was in attendance, and to say that the exercises were very highly appreciated would be simply recapitulating a fact which was manifested by the visitors in their loud cheers and applause. As first in the programme, Mr. W. L. Gravatt, the President, delivered an appropriate salutatory address. Next came our brother editor, Mr. F. P. Price, who read "Bingen on the Rhine" very elegantly. Then Mr. H. M. Smith declaimed "The Conquered Banner," as well as Demosthenes could have done. Mr. H. A. Maurice followed next in a grand oration, subject—Death. Debate being next in order, the question "Is man responsible for his actions when influenced by woman?" was debated on the affirmative by Messrs. Floyd, Fry and Edwards, and on the negative by Messrs. McLaughlin, White and Thomas. Both sides were ably defended, and the question was afterwards decided in favor of the affirmative by a small majority. A few extemporaneous debaters came forward and exhausted the remaining argument. Some of the citizens, and members of the Maury Society, being called upon, responded in speeches which may be termed "short and sweet." Our first Lieutenant of Co. A. when called upon, excused himself by saying "he had been sick seventeen years." Many compliments were paid to the fair visitors, who manifested their approval by their smiling countenances.
The Christian Association connected with this College is in a more flourishing condition than we have ever seen it. An addition of thirty nicely bound religious volumes has been lately made to the library, and the interest that the members take in the order speaks well for the morals of our Institution.
An addition of seventy-two volumes has also been recently made to the joint library of the Maury and Lee Societies, consisting of the popular works of J. F. Cooper, Coleridge, J. G. Holland, Disraeli, several historical works, &c., &c.
Personals are generally read with a great deal of pleasure, not only by students attending College, but the Alumni feel an interest in their old College friends, and of course wish to know of their whereabouts; therefore we request all students who have left College to let us hear from them occasionally, and if they will furnish us with the location of any of their old colleagues, the Gray Jacket will be very much indebted to them.
The Old Virginia Negro Minstrel Troupe gave entertainments on the nights of the 28th and 29th of April. They had a large and appreciative audience both nights. Messrs. Floyd, Ker, Nelson, Price, Handy, Shepherd, Jeffress, Costin, Caskie and Ainslie, exhibited considerable theatrical talent. We hope they will amuse us again.
Not long since, one of our "Preps" was gazing intently at a portrait of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, which was hanging up in the room of another student, when suddenly he exclaimed, "I wonder if he was in the American Revolutionary war?" At another time, hearing some boys speaking of the Centennial, he asked where it was to be held. Some one answered, at Burkeville. He says he will surely attend, as it is close to his home.
Gen. James H. Williams, of Winchester, will deliver an address at the next Commencement by invitation of the Faculty. The General was a member of the House of Delegates for two sessions, and was ranked among the ablest debaters in that body.
There was a game of base-ball played last month between the "Dutch Alley " and the College nines, both from this College, which resulted in favor of the College. The score stood 14 to 30.The players were of the—
Dutch Alley
Kilby, c.
Hope, p.
H.M. Smith, s.s.
Taylor, G., 1st b.
Allen, 2d b.
Handy, 3 b.
Perrow, l. f.
Madison, c.f.
Bunting, r.f.
College Nine
Fry, c.
Bowman, p.
Ker, s.s.
Lindsay, 1st b.
Nance, 2d b.
M.S. Floyd, 3d b.
Taylor, D., l.f.
Lawson, c.f.
Goodwin, r.f.
Umpire— W.C. Franlin. Scorers—Jackson and Dent. The Game was nine innings.
Umpire—W.C. Franklin
A Beautiful New Hack, the property of Mr. C. A. Deyerle, has recently been put on the line between Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
The College Workshop, under the management of Gen. Boggs, is in fine order. The mechanical details are kept busily employed, and those who wish to learn trades have an opportunity now of doing so.
Mrs. Mateer has discontinued the business of keeping a boarding-house.
The doors of the Lee Society hall were thrown open on Friday evening, the 21st ult., for the reception of invited Maurians and the citizens of the community. Quite a large and attentive audience was in attendance, and to say that the exercises were very highly appreciated would be simply recapitulating a fact which was manifested by the visitors in their loud cheers and applause. As first in the programme, Mr. W. L. Gravatt, the President, delivered an appropriate salutatory address. Next came our brother editor, Mr. F. P. Price, who read "Bingen on the Rhine" very elegantly. Then Mr. H. M. Smith declaimed "The Conquered Banner," as well as Demosthenes could have done. Mr. H. A. Maurice followed next in a grand oration, subject—Death. Debate being next in order, the question "Is man responsible for his actions when influenced by woman?" was debated on the affirmative by Messrs. Floyd, Fry and Edwards, and on the negative by Messrs. McLaughlin, White and Thomas. Both sides were ably defended, and the question was afterwards decided in favor of the affirmative by a small majority. A few extemporaneous debaters came forward and exhausted the remaining argument. Some of the citizens, and members of the Maury Society, being called upon, responded in speeches which may be termed "short and sweet." Our first Lieutenant of Co. A. when called upon, excused himself by saying "he had been sick seventeen years." Many compliments were paid to the fair visitors, who manifested their approval by their smiling countenances.
The Christian Association connected with this College is in a more flourishing condition than we have ever seen it. An addition of thirty nicely bound religious volumes has been lately made to the library, and the interest that the members take in the order speaks well for the morals of our Institution.
An addition of seventy-two volumes has also been recently made to the joint library of the Maury and Lee Societies, consisting of the popular works of J. F. Cooper, Coleridge, J. G. Holland, Disraeli, several historical works, &c., &c.
Personals are generally read with a great deal of pleasure, not only by students attending College, but the Alumni feel an interest in their old College friends, and of course wish to know of their whereabouts; therefore we request all students who have left College to let us hear from them occasionally, and if they will furnish us with the location of any of their old colleagues, the Gray Jacket will be very much indebted to them.
The Old Virginia Negro Minstrel Troupe gave entertainments on the nights of the 28th and 29th of April. They had a large and appreciative audience both nights. Messrs. Floyd, Ker, Nelson, Price, Handy, Shepherd, Jeffress, Costin, Caskie and Ainslie, exhibited considerable theatrical talent. We hope they will amuse us again.
Not long since, one of our "Preps" was gazing intently at a portrait of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, which was hanging up in the room of another student, when suddenly he exclaimed, "I wonder if he was in the American Revolutionary war?" At another time, hearing some boys speaking of the Centennial, he asked where it was to be held. Some one answered, at Burkeville. He says he will surely attend, as it is close to his home.
Gen. James H. Williams, of Winchester, will deliver an address at the next Commencement by invitation of the Faculty. The General was a member of the House of Delegates for two sessions, and was ranked among the ablest debaters in that body.
There was a game of base-ball played last month between the "Dutch Alley " and the College nines, both from this College, which resulted in favor of the College. The score stood 14 to 30.The players were of the—
Dutch Alley
Kilby, c.
Hope, p.
H.M. Smith, s.s.
Taylor, G., 1st b.
Allen, 2d b.
Handy, 3 b.
Perrow, l. f.
Madison, c.f.
Bunting, r.f.
College Nine
Fry, c.
Bowman, p.
Ker, s.s.
Lindsay, 1st b.
Nance, 2d b.
M.S. Floyd, 3d b.
Taylor, D., l.f.
Lawson, c.f.
Goodwin, r.f.
Umpire— W.C. Franlin. Scorers—Jackson and Dent. The Game was nine innings.
Umpire—W.C. Franklin