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INSPECTOR, (ez officio,)

‘ Tuomas Waker Gitmer, Governor of Virginia.

BOARD OF VISITORS.

General Bernarp Puyton, Adjutant General of Virginia, (ex officio.)
Colonel C. Crozer, Chief Engineer of Virginia.

General Wiuu1aM Ligon, Powhatan. ;

General Peter C. Jounston, Washington.

General Tuomas H. Borts, Fredericksburg.

General Cuartes P. Dorman, Lexington.

Doctor Aurrep Leysurn, Lexington.

James M’Dowe tt, Esq., Lexington.

Huex Barciay, Esy., Lexington.

Joun H. Lez, Esq., Harrison.

ACADEMIC STAFF.

Francis H. Smirn, A. M., Principal, and Professor of Mathematics.
Joun T. L. Preston, A. M. Professor of Modern Languages.

MILITARY STAFF.
Harry M. Estitt, M. D., Surgeon.
Jacosp M. Rurr, Treasurer.
Cadet W. D. Fair, Adjutant.
Cadet V. J. B. Cramer, Quarter Master.
STEWARD.

Ropertr S. CAMPBELL.

CADETS
ORDER OF MERIT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLASSES,
GENERAL EXAMINATION

JUNE 1840.

MERIT ROLL

OF THE

CADETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,

AS DETERMINED AT THE GENERAL EXAMINATION IN JUNE 1840.

FIRST CLASS.

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*] | William D. Fair, Amherst, Nov.11,; 17 | 1} 1) 1) Adjutant.
*2| Wm. H. Henderson, | Loudoun, Do. 16} 4} 1] 4]! Corporal.
3| Ed. Pendleton, Botetourt, Do. 16 | 3{ 4]13) Corporal.
4| James H. Jameson, | Culpeper, Do. 19 | 1) 12/11] Sergeant.
5| John B. Strange, Fluvanna, Do. 16 | 5}|15} 6| Corporal.
6| Tho. J. B. Cramer, | Frederick, Do. 22 | 6|10|] 1/| Qr. Master.
7| James H. Lawrence, | Caroline, Do. 17 | 7| 5|14| Sergeant.
8| Hamilton L. Shields, | Norfolk, Do. 18 }14| 1] 7| Sergeant.
9| W.M. Elliott, Buckingham, Do. 16 | 9}16)15

10| C.P. Deyerle, Montgomery, Do. 19 |}13)12)| 4

11| V. C. Saunders, Loudoun, Do. 18 |11} 6{19] Corporal.
12| J.T. Smith, Norfolk, Do. 16 | 14) 79

13 | O. M. Knight, Nottoway, Do. 16 | 10} 21)}12

14| P. J. Winn, Fluvanna, Do. 19 | 14|18] 6| Corporal.
15|J. 8S. L. Logan, Rockbridge, Do. 16 |18|19| 3) Sergeant.
16 | J. Marshall, Warren, Do. 16 | 8/10) 24

17| H. B. Sumpter, Campbell, Do. 17 |19} 9/18) Ist Sergeant.
18| Benj. Sharp, Lee, Do. 20 | 14}. 8/19

19| L. A. Garnett, King & Queen,| Do. 17 | 21 | 22) 10 | Sergeant.
20 | W. Forbes, Richmond city,| Do. 16 | 12|17| 24

21|J.S. Swann, Powhatan, Do. 17 | 20} 24) 16)

22| J. W. Bell, Augusta, Do. 20 | 22) 19} 23

123 | S. B. Pryor, Brunswick, Do. |! 19 |26}13)17

124| James Kenney, Rockingham, Do. 17 | 24} 21 | 26

125] B. B. Tibbs, Monongalia, Do. 18 | 23) 26 | 24

126| C. A. Crump, Powhatan, Do. 17 | 25} 25 | 27

127| W.S. Beale, Shenandoah, Do. 16 | 23} 26; 29

128] J. W. Jones, Shenandoah, Do. 16 | 30} 29} 20

129) C. E. Carter, Albemarle, Do. 18 | 28} 29/29

30| R. B. Washington, | Fairfax, Ap’1’40 | 17] - | - | - | Not examined.

Notrre.—Names marked thus ~*, are specially reported to the executive, conformably
to a regulation for the government of the institute, requiring the names of the most
distinguished cadets, not exceeding two in each class, to be reported for this purpose at
each annual examination.

_. Names marked thus +, were found deficient and turned back to recommence the
_ studies of their respective classes.

SECOND CLASS, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED.

James L. Bacon,
H. T. Barton,
W. Bowen,
James L. Bryan,
N. H. Campbell,
J. B. Dorman,
Benjamin Estill,
J. W. Echols,
B. D. Fry,

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of Mecklenburg.
of Spottsylvania.
of Fauquier.

of Dinwiddie.

of Bedford.

of Rockbridge.
of Augusta.

of Rockbridge.
of Kanawha.

of Westmoreland.
of Rockbridge.
of Albemarle.

of Nottoway.

of Montgomery.
of Augusta.

of Rockbridge.
of Rockbridge.
of Augusta.

of Washington.
of Bedford.

of Campbell.

of Albemarle.

of Richmond County.
of Pittsylvania.
of Greenesville.
of Accomack.

of Westmoreland.
of Roanoke.

of Isle of Wight.

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AMENDMENTS

TO THE

REGULATIONS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.

ArticLe 9. Applications are required to be made on or before the
first day of July in each year. The board of visitors meets annually on
the first day of July, or the day following when the first happens on
Sunday.

Arr. 32. The uniform of the officers of the institute corresponds to
that of similar grades in the United States corps of engineers.

Arr. 51. The annual examination commences on the first Monday
in July.

Arr. 66. There is added to the second class of punishments that of
suspension, until such times as a board of at least three members can be
assembled to investigate the case.

Art. 145. Repealed, so far as requires the cadets to wash their rooms.

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