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Gift of William E. Latture, 1996
Rupert Latture was a student, faculty member, and Assistant to the President at Washington and Lee University.
Rupert Latture's address recalls highlights of the Class of 1915 at Washington and Lee University. It makes an extended analogy to Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, 'The Great Stone Face.' It also includes humorous references to Washington and Lee President George Hutcheson Denny.