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The centennial of the University of Virginia, 1819-1921

the proceedings of the Centenary celebration, May 31 to June 3, 1921
  
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THE CENTENNIAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  
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COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF THE CELEBRATION
  
JOHN LLOYD NEWCOMB, GENERAL CHAIRMAN
  
THE ALUMNI
  
DEPARTMENTAL ALUMNI MEETINGS
  
FOREWORD
  
CONTENTS
  
ILLUSTRATIONS

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Centennial of the University of Virginia
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THE FIRST DAY
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ADDRESSES ON THE FIRST DAY
  
RELIGION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  
A PROPHECY OF AMERICA
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THE SECOND DAY
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The Order of the Procession, Wednesday Morning
  
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II
  
III
  
The Order of Exercises: Cabell Hall
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ADDRESSES ON THE SECOND DAY
  
ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY
  
RESPONSE BY PRESIDENT CHANDLER OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
  
RESPONSE BY PRESIDENT LOWELL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
  
RESPONSE ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES BY HIS EXCELLENCY JULES JUSSERAND, FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES
  
A FEW REPRESENTATIVE GREETINGS
  
L'UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS À L'UNIVERSITÉ DE VIRGINIE
  
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[The University of Liège]
  
UNIVERSITATIS LEODIENSIS
  
RECTOR ET SENATUS UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINÆ PRAGENSIS ALMÆ ET ANTIQUISSIMÆ UNIVERSITATI VIRGINIENSI
  
BROWN UNIVERSITY
  
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
  
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
  
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THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
  
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  
GREETINGS:
  
A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FROM THE RICE INSTITUTE
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LIST OF DELEGATES
  
Delegates from Institutions in Foreign Countries
  
Delegates from Institutions in the United States
  
THE UNVEILING OF THE MEMORIAL TABLET TO WORLD WAR HEROES
  
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER, LIEUTENANT COLONEL CUTCHINS
  
ADDRESS OF CAPTAIN A. D. BARKSDALE, PRESENTING THE MEMORIAL TABLET
  
ADDRESS BY JOHN STEWART BRYAN, RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY, ACCEPTING THE TABLET
  
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER, COL. CUTCHINS, INTRODUCING THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
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THE CENTENNIAL PAGEANT
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THE SHADOW OF THE BUILDER
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Foreword
  
The Cast
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THE SHADOW OF THE BUILDER
  
Prelude
  
Interlude
  
INTERLUDE
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THE THIRD DAY
  
Woodrow Wilson
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The Order of the Procession, Thursday Morning
  
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II
  
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The Order of Exercises: The Amphitheatre
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ADDRESSES ON THE THIRD DAY
  
ADDRESS BY THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR
  
IMMORTAL YOUTH
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ADDRESSES AT MONTICELLO
  
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
  
JEFFERSON AND THE PROBLEMS OF TO-DAY
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SPEECHES AT THE DINNER TO DELEGATES
  
RESPONSE BY JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN, PH.D., LL.D., FORMER PRESIDENT OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
  
RESPONSE OF REVEREND ANSON PHELPS STOKES, D.D., OF YALE UNIVERSITY
  
RESPONSE OF PRESIDENT HARRY WOODBURN CHASE, PH.D., OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
  
RESPONSE BY THE HONORABLE THOMAS WATT GREGORY, FORMER ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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THE FOURTH DAY
  
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THE RESPONSE OF PRESIDENT ALDERMAN
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The Order of the Procession, Friday Morning
  
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II
  
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VI
  
VII
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The Order of Exercises: The Amphitheatre
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I. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE GROUP
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II. MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE GROUP
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III. EDUCATIONAL GROUP
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ADDRESSES ON THE FOURTH DAY
  
INVOCATION BY THE REVEREND GEORGE LAURENS PETRIE, D.D., OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
  
A CENTENNIAL ADDRESS
  
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
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ADDRESSES AT DEPARTMENTAL ALUMNI CONFERENCES
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I. The Clerical Alumni
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RELIGIOUS MINISTRATIONS IN STATE UNIVERSITIES BY DENOMINATIONAL AGENCIES
  
Abstract of an Address by Rev. Samuel Chiles Mitchell, Ph.D., LL.D., of the University of Richmond
  
HOW MAY RELIGIOUS CULTURE BE GIVEN TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY?
  
RELIGIOUS CULTURE IN STATE UNIVERSITIES
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II. The Law Alumni
  
THE LAW SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
  
THE PLAN AND HISTORY OF THE VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW
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III. The Medical Alumni
  
MOVEMENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
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IV. The Engineering Alumni
  
OPENING DISCUSSION OF THE TOPIC, "ORGANIZATION OF AN ENGINEERING ALUMNI COUNCIL"
  
THE CIVIL ENGINEER'S POINT OF VIEW
  
THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER'S POINT OF VIEW
  
THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER'S POINT OF VIEW
  
THE CHEMICAL ENGINEER'S POINT OF VIEW
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V. The Collegiate Alumni
  
THE ACADEMIC SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
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I. The Language and Literature Group
  
THE PRESENT CRISIS IN MODERN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
  
THE DEMAND FOR TEACHERS OF FRENCH AND SPANISH
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ENGLISH INSTRUCTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY
  
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II. The Mathematical and National Science Group
  
PROBLEMS IN SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION
  
A PLEA FOR THE PERFECT
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III. The Educational Group
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE STATE
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1. THE POTENCY OF IDEALS
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2. THE WORK OF LEGISLATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
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3. THE SERVICE OF ALUMNI AS TEACHERS
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4. THE UNIVERSITY APPRECIATING ITS TASK
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5. ALUMNI AS ADMINISTRATIVE EDUCATORS AND AS TEACHERS IN STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
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6. INFLUENCE THROUGH PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
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7. THE UNIVERSITY A SOURCE OF BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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The Cast

     
Jefferson  Mr. William Mentzel Forrest 
Cornelia, his granddaughter  Miss Gladys Gunter 
Lafayette  Mr. William Hall Goodwin 
     
Cabell  Visitors of
the
University 		 Mr. George Oscar Ferguson, Jr. 
Madison, ex-President of
the United States 		 Mr. Robert Henning Webb 
Monroe, President of the
United States 		 Mr. George Bordman Eager, Jr. 
                         
Raggi, an Italian stone-carver  Mr. Francis Harris Abbot 
Brockenbrough, the proctor  Mr. Bruce Williams 
Gorman, a workman  Mr. Henning Cunningham Nelms 
A Voter  Mr. John Jennings Luck 
Workmen  Ladies and gentlemen of the community 
People of Virginia 
Local Dignitaries 
Staff of Lafayette 
Phædrus, a youth  Mr. Staige Davis Blackford 
Lysis, his comrade  Mr. Dorsey Bland 
Socrates  Mr. Richard Heath Dabney 
An Athenian Girl  Miss Nina Weeden Oliver 
A Priestess  Mrs. Sylvia Faulkner 
             
Dancers  Miss Augusta Alexander  Miss Emily Massengale 
Miss Daphne Baggett  Miss Katharine McGrath 
Miss Frances Bahin  Miss Hettie Newell 
Miss Belle Bond  Miss Rebecca Pegues 
Miss Marguerite Briscoe  Miss Edith Reid 
Miss Josephine Campbell  Miss Eola Williams 
Miss Eugenia Howell  Miss Frances Woodward 
         
Maidens  Young ladies of the community 
Temple Attendants 
Flute Players  Students of the University 
Men of Athens 
A Host of Youths 
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