The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-04
Ox CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CARS,


| The commencement" of 1870 is over,
| and most Of the students left this morning
or are leaving on the = O'Clock trains. A
few still lingcr, held by the charms of Alma
Mater or Of Alma Matters fair daughters.
The visiting bellies, too, are disappearing like
sora after the first frost. and do not remain
TO enjoy the quiet to which to dwellcrs at
the University must be very sweet after the
hustle of the session and the commence
| mcnt.
have no doubt written fully rs much
| about the University as your printers care
to print. but there are one or Two other
items which | wish briefly to mention.
The Board of Visitors passed, in reference
to gifts to the University during the year,
the following resolutions
'tResoirfd, That the hearty thanks OF the Board
of Visitors of the University OF Virginia are
hereby rendered to Herr +. krupp, Essex, rrus-
si- for valuable specimens illustrating his cele-
hrated manufacture of steel; to Baboon kanny
Lall Dey, assistant chemical examiner To Govern
mcnt Medical College, Calcutta. British india,
for the skin he has exhibited and the trouble he
has taken In making for this University valu-
able collection OF gums, resins Oils, dye stniiS
the preafsS OF In bfsn ta 70 Of india
for collections In same connection with those Just
stated and to Dr. 5 Dana ayes Its1G a sSc
ton of specimens illustrating American copper
ores and copper smelling.
Gucstcd 10 assure the following gentlemen of the
sincere gratitude with which the Board OF VISITORS
Of this University has received their valuable ana
interesting contributions 10 the cause of science
viz: Count Won Bismarck Chancellor OF the
North German Confederation, for valuable collec-
ton from the Royal Politcchutc Institution OF
Berlin of drawings, plans, &C.; to Messrs.J j. A.
I Griswold & Co., of BcSscmcr steel Works. Troy,
" for specimens OF bsss"mfr Ssi stetl TO
ar album containing representations OF tools ma
chimes, and samples. SHOWING the working of these
I i,l,n Il
son Boiler Works, Philadelphia, for one four ball
! boiler: to. Mr.. If. ;; iIowiSG, superintendent
| samples of Hcssemcr steel rails, &C.; to McSsrs.
| john \. hacinS's Sons Trenton, \. j., for col
| lection Of wire ropes; To MeSSrS Pool Hunt,
engineers and founders. BALTIMORE, Md. for IA
highIy -iinish.d aud admirable model Of turbine
wh"cl.'
The sincere thanks of the Board of WISH
| tors were also rendered to Thomas Gordon,
| Esd. Of New York, for donation Of 5000
! 10 The library OF the University, and to Lc-
amdcr j. Mccormick, OF Chicago, ILL.,, for Il
prize mower and reaper.
| We notice that F. 50 telegraphs to the
Eiiyyi7er that the Board Of Visitors have
:. CIT d0,rn the salaries of the Faculty to
5000" This is mistake. Most Of the
! Faculty have been receiving less than that
amount, and only several have had their Sd
| lareS run up above that sum by the fees oil
| the numbers who have taken their classes.
| The action OF the Board (aS we learn from
, il member of their finance colnmittcc) has
simply been to cq"0ijzc the salaries of the
member, of the Faculty by fixing the man
innum salary Of each 1T $4,000 and q houSe
or It's cqaUcutcnt.
lnnoticing the Magazine scholarships the
other day we inadvertently spoke as ii there
was only one conferred.
The report OF the committee, which you
published in full, shows that, besides the
one awarded Mr.. Kent, one was conferred
on Mr.. Harry G.. White, of Baltimore, who
on the part of the Jefferson Society, WA:
ro-editor with Mr.. Kent. He took thi.
wear the degree of - Bachelor of Science"
and graduated us civil Engineer. He
too. would be Il IN )st valuable accession to
the editorial fraternity.
"lIol",cc Mordaunt.% whose poetica
contributions 70 the Ndgdztnc We're pro
lnounced by the committee TO be Of - sigma
excellence" is understood to he the nom
de- tlunn. Of talented young writer o
Richmond, who has been student OF tho
| University.
We were Obliged TO close for the mail this
morning very hastily, and had to omit The
following letter, which will be fresh amt
interesting even 10 the readers of the ell
tcrpri>in- DiSpatcA:
! NEW OKK CITY. June -, 1870.
..T,the Pre&iisnt orMe Spcietg IF iIHnni IF IL
University Of Tirginj0:
"Sir- an lnstru.rc.; nv The New York Il lum
nj 4. .ori.tian OF III" University OF Virginia To
communicate officially To the parent society iii,
Icl Of Its organization, and To regret lIat the AS
,Dciuti III cannot be represented by one OF its mum
be rs 1t the anMGll dinner 10 be given al the Uni
Ncr>ity al! the 30tll instant an informal but cor
dial inYi ton to which has been recctTcdlf0 th
| Proctor and superintendent of the University.
Article |. 81 the Constitution OF the Ncwl Of
| Association reads as follows:
.''rur chic Il II this organization Is dt Glazed
| lot. :ie promotion OF friendly cooperation a. / !
icrcullrS;. among the Alumni of the University 4"
Virginia ,iicu. in the city OF New ork ANA lts
Vicinity and. as far may DC practicablc, Inc ;'
| yau.cmcut of The interests of That Institution
''With HE confident assuracc that you VIII iea1
| W tn satisfaction that the love OF Anna -Uutt
| grows not cold in the breasts Of her children
wherever their lots may TIC cast, ana With the pes
wishes that your annual fcStiyity may spark!
with wit and glow with good feeling, htyei liz
honor to Ice, sir,
| Very truly and faithfully yours.
''JUIIS j. THOMPSON,
| "Stcretary Of the New York
| Alumni Association"
! Your correspondent cannot close without
| expressing his obligations to members q
the Board of Trustees, and the Faculty
marShalS, and committeeman and last, bll
not least, the good natron of the "ln
Urinary" for kind and polite courtcsic
shown him. ALUMNUs.