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l.es Of religious tone than others, he would
bc surprised to find how completely orthodox
tho whole character Of tho institution is.
While there II no provision made for the sup
port Of nuy particular faith. a largo number OF
the students arc commupicants, and nearly
all arc attendants upon worship. Religion
has tecn moro powerful than indiTidnalism.
4 Christian Association within the institution
conducts pray e1-mectinEs aud fuInishcsfeAch-
crs 10 mission schools in the mountains round
is supported by voluntary contributions from
the students and profcesors. There Is Bible
Society and Sunday School. For some years
after the Foundation Of the University, it Was
forced into ) defensive position By the attacks
Of sectarians and bigots upon it, seeking 70
erivc away TIE State support. ln the early
years Of the school. good deal Of dissipation
aud udcA,rayagsnce prevailed here, and one Of the
l1ofcxrorp, Davis, was murdered By STUDENT
about thirty yeazs ago, The avcrage income
OF The professors il not much above S1..N0
scar at the bcst, mud the assured
sum Of Sl,Go0 apiece, formerly given by
thr State. las been Withdrawn on account OF
were six hundred and fits students st Char
lo'tesyille. and the indications arc that within
Two or three yca1r there will bc thousand
pupils here About three hundred and fifty
;aH he accommodated III the university, there
he'ng thrce hotels within the enclosure, feed
-N& AAAAANlEu fClFUl4S EhEl&+ Wil1lG NlUEG uk
uese a1e hall dozen boarding houses The
EsiEe e' good hoard is from twenty to tlirty
uo.af~ month, and crerv student eau 1.-Two
| a1io earn well III Charlottesville for five hun
a!.u uonAts yeaT. I was particularly struck
VIII WIN tns LEE S.ats. ~ 1erreetful, and almost rev
eEena look o. many OF the young men, who, il
iheE lack the brightness Of coantcnsnce nj
tho boya OF Harvard md Yale, are never guilty
OF the Sroes 'nVudence aud di.,cr,n3
Of the Hgnts Of older people. vhics i
havc Eecn manifested Al both instita-
tons The bost 1ace At Worcester, held ye.rIy
between these two last colleges, ia i rccni,;
seturnnlid, pertness and ruftiani+ra beinr c1,
hibitcd i'll hL,out equal PROPORTIONS. Dp, a,
Charlottesville there is seldom or never M,
collision. The commencement waa dlstin
guithed for good humor, Eood feeling. AMI
and then somebody is expelled or suspended
il is managed 20 quietly That the other boy
know nothing about it.
Two little Incidents may cite on tho othc
hand to show how peculiarly Southern Som
things get remain here
| soGAL sTnAws.
1went to Photographic gallery in the tow
oeee II could buy some views Of Monticello
and the photographer, being communicativ
and ohlging man, showed me a number Q
photographs OF professors and others. Anon
the reet, there was picture OF very spy lii
tie baby.
| lak, ealo ncy rs nal1'p1ecA-
"lIo~ do you mean7 I"
"Half student" " SKID he, "and half dArkeE.
Tie other caec is that Of 3 squabhle in th
true Southern way, between 4 student and
Professor. 1t happened but few days ago.
Some Of tho boys in this Professors rool
were a Little uncivil, md tho Professor said:
NOV, this must stop: am genilomaz
and take 1t for granted that you IRE gcntl.
men; An1 shall hold any Of you petsonan
responsible for any insult you may of1ot me- '
: After the recitation uaa over, one Of Il
: boys stepped up to tho Professor and aakc
hun What lie meant by holding anybody pc
; eonuiy rerponeib1e. At this tho profeta<
! elenshed his fat and explained by knoctin
!! II Is delshtfully absurd, because % t1u
frovtrc.Al, to observe tho inscres. which !