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General Dwight D. Eisenhower, present Army Chief of Staff, extended his best wishes and declared that he was sure that V. M. I. ' s future role of producing leaders thoroughly trained in complete citizen- ship will be no less vital to the nation than in her glorious past. Among the many prominent officials on hand for the ceremony were Major General Manton S. Eddy, Commanding General of the Third Service Command; Brigadier General S. Gardner Waller, Adjutant General of Virginia, members of the General xA.ssembly, and others prominent in state affairs. Representa- tives of a number of other colleges also were present.
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The Pre-Inaugural Program in Jackson Memorial Hall on the morning of June 11th included addresses by Governor Tuck, Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, distinguished Richmond editor and historian, and Captain Lawrence W. H. Peyton, President of the Board of Visitors. The indoor ceremonies opened with the invocation by the Reverend James J. Murray, of the Lexington Presbyterian Church. Governor Tuck, who introduced Dr. Freeman and Captain Peyton, joined in the tribute to the old and new superintendents. He remarked that All Virginia takes pride in the occasion marking the close of a great chapter in General Kilbourne ' s service to Virginia, the nation, and the Institute.
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General INIarshall paid tribute to his predecessor and spoke of V. M. I. ' s outstanding contribution to the national effort in World War II. He said that civilians whose prior education and training at V. M. I. enabled them to step into command and staff positions in the armed forces had proven a contribution of almost incalculable value. Dr. Freeman, entitling his address, The Rightness of V. M. I., said that the Institute was eminently right in name, leadership and morale. Calling for the continuation of V. M. I. as essentially a Virginia institution, and also fundamentally military, Dr. Freeman declared: I do not believe there has been mistaken leadership in all the 107 years of V. M. I. history. We are very fortunate in the man we ' ve had
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