The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.
v, y,cstcr from the University.

.,.,,,.n.c oc She Richmond Dispatch
University or NIRGINIA.}
June SC, 1871.
7,n.r, are few items which we have not
,,,,,I room Tor. but which we deem
worth gathering up.
w. bayr spoken Of tho good order and
,n,i siraiIuSncSs which have character
DO Students Of the University during
,,a.i session. This Is in no small degree
MARK ;hr decided religious interest which
go. ,,r,yaj)rd among them. The Young
w., Christian Association had one hun
49,, AMI thirty members. who have sus-
,'t,,1 three mission sunday schools, and
i ,,, Their mission Work At destitute points
~, ,i,c observation-disclosures OF them walk
H., zen miles every sunday TO accomplish
tH,l- WORK. ,.,
In. association sustained ten weekly
...,,.r.,,,.,,t;ncS. which were attended tu-
l,,.,rr part Of the session by thirty
,,.. ,,.,ni ii the whole number OF stu
4',f. attending the University.
he morning prayers were well attended
.4.',,'..,,,,nt the >cSSion--rrcn up TO yester-
G., morning..
nrr.u., The session there has been 4 very
.s.,.i.jri spirit ot revival. during which
.\,rut> 10 thirty students united with the
.,NYr.} churches. and several others en-
messed their purpose Of doing so when
they returned home.
w, heard from both faculty and students
u... hirhr,t COMMUNICATION of the ability.
.,.l devotion. and tact. with which Rev.
,,,,. L. raylrr has discharged his duties rs
n.,.l3ln. and that The fine religious status
She. University i due in no small mea-
>.,-,. 10 his efficiency. The University Will
.f.. nr very fortunate in lis chaplain for
49,. rrX, session. Rev. Dir. T. ID. Wither.
.nnon i>a graduate OF the University of Nir.
.,v,4. and of the lrc>hy terrain Theological
S,mtuaiv 1T Columbia. ;. L. During the
,,.r n,. was The Jealous ana efficient chap
lig rt The FortN-Sccond Mississippi regl-
,4,ar.. after having served some time III
~" ranks. He has been since the war Il
....,.,,r pastor in Memphis. He is quite
.I,n-. a In preacher. and an energetic
,,..rL,r. and has Il power of winning the
i,.agr~ al yonr- men Sticn rs we nave rarels
,.., eu,,llfrt.. In 4 word. an intimate ne
.,,.,i.l,iu,, enables your correspondent to
,.,,- HAT the University has been very Tor.
-7'r1fr in securing the >clNiccS at Dr. WITH
,r.poon on losing those Of Mr.. Taylor.
Vi. lind omitted in some way from the
L.. Of graduates in Latin the name OF Ed
vert. ". saunders, OF Campbell county,
Va.
/, va> Pheasant to sec in his place the Yctc-
i,ur,rk ot HE Faculty, Mr.. Nm. Written
batter. who for iorty-two years has been
connected wiki the University, and htlcd
ai- :ilrr 80 WurthiIy.
Anon. he improvements OF the year we
uo:irtd Il new apparatus room Tor the dls'
,,..Ui>ncd Professor al Natural science,
gn.Ia Number OF additions 10 his splendid
apparatus.
Wr heard the highest commentator o.
tlr new chairman of the Faculty. Colone
t.>. Ncuah!e: hut il did not seem natura
10 IL 10 miss from the place DIS. Maupiu,
who filed it so long and with such sigma
ability. ana who has done rs much or more
i,r the interests ot the University than any
other living maG.
For ."lrral years nr. Maupin. in add.
tiun t. his services a chairman. nilcu Gra'
iuiiutt>N the offices of proctor: clerk. and
Superintendent ut grounds ANA buildings,
.tf,i IL the close Of the war. when the Unl-
,il-ijy had 40 credit. he raised several
Thousand dollars on his own private credit
L. reopen the institution.
These long and faithful services, his high
character. and his devotion TO the Interests
nl' the University, should have shielded
Iir. NIupin from the attack which the re-
porter % one OF the papers thought proper
10 make upon him, and your correspondent
heard very general Indignation expressed
that The reporter should have made the at
tack upon mere flying lumors.
Eut Wc must clr>c-not, however, before
EXPRESSING our thanks Tor the uniform
courtesy and kindness with which we were
treated hy cveryhOu! at the University.
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