The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1865-10-19
COLLEGE RECORD.

Washington CoNegc-The impression is
said to prevail in some parts Of the country
that this institution is filed to its utmost ca
nacitv. Such Is not vet the case. Although
the session has opened with an unusually large
number of students, and others are daily
coming in, yet extraordinary preparation,
have been made for their accommodation IL
private families. as well as in the College; and
consequently from 100 to $50 can still Zinc
comfortable boarding and lodging. Our eX
changes may accommodate many OF then
readers by copying this statement.-Ler
Gazette.
The South Carolina College at Columbia
will resume its exercises on the first of Janua
nv next. The College library, as well as tho
private libraries of the officers, escaped de
struction. These were rare exceptions; nearly
all such collections in the city were either pll
LACED or destroyed.
Honors to Tirgjaiaas We learn that Ed
ward Cunningham, ,Jr, Of Powhatan, dis
tingushed graduate Of the Virginia Military
Institute, and late member OF Gen. f.. Kirby
Smiths staff has been recently elected Pro
fessor of Natural Sciences in the Louisiana
State Seminary at Alexandria, with salary OF
$4,000. This Is the institution Of which Maj.
Gen. W. T. Sherman, |. 5. a., was President
previous To the war.
Rev. DIR. Lipscomb continues in the preSi-
deucy of the Georgia University, which insti-
tuition Is reyiying.
The New Orleans Pcay,me, of the 18th ult.,
gives the following in reference to the Univer-
sity of Miss;
The University Of Mississippi Univer,
sitv of Mississippi, once under the charge OF
President Longstreet. and afterward that OF
Professor Bernard, now of Columbia College,
New York. has resumed its session with full
faculty. at the head of which is the Rev. John
n Waddcll, ID. D., who was one Of its protes-
sors at It's origin. We notice among the others
Professor ClaudiuS W. Sears, formerly of our
own University, who holds the chair Of Mathe-
MATES.
We are glad to learn that the extensive APP
paratus cabinets, library, and the line build
ings in which these and the instructions Of the
University are held, escaped the rayages OF
the war.
We would remind our readers that this is
not a new academy, or place of elementary in
structon; but that it is one Of the best en-
bowed universities of the nation, and is intc-
rlor to none of them in the ability and charac-
ter of its professors The fees owing to its
endowmentS. are very low. There will be,
soon, railroad communication through to Ok
ford the seat Of the University
The U,ireYt,y Of Ta.-Therc have matricu-
lated at the University about one hundred and
seventy students.
Forty-hye students, an unusually large pro-
portion. have matriculated in the school of
law; twenty-five in the school of medicine.
The Faculty remains as before the war, with
the following exceptions :; Professor {. 5. We
nahle. rice Professor BledSOe. school Of mathe-
MATES; b. L. Gildersleeve (also Professor of
Greek. rice Professor Coleman, chair Of Latin.
The old Jefferson Society has been re-Organ-
lied and meeting of the Washington Society
has been called for the purpose Of organizing.
Lane Seminary Ohjo-Professor Day has
returned from Europe with a fine library pur-
chased with the noble donation Of the Rev.
Mr. Van Bleck He bought largely Of the
best English Theological publications in order
that the library NAV be As valuable as possible
to students, and invested in works IN other Ian
guages only when he could not get what was
needed in English.
d. Waylaads Last LaJors.-The Provi-
dcnce Journal says -" During the summer
Dr. Wayland has been in his usual health, has
revised his Moral Philosophy, written two OF
three new chapters for it, and corrected the
proofs of the new edition, which will appear
il aost simul, ancOus with his death
Andover Theological Seminary has received
a larger accession OF students this fall than for
some years past During the first week 10
had arrived.
Rochester URirerSjty institution has
received an additional endowment of one hun
dred Thousand dollars.