The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-03

MEETING OF THE RICHMOND CLUE or THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI.-A meet
Ing of the Richmond Club Of the Alumni Of
| the University of Virginia was held in the
Senate chamber on Saturday evening. Colo
mel John B. Young, president Of the club,
explained that the object Of the meeting was
| to bring prominently before the public the
scheme Of endowing the University of Vir-
ginia. He briefly but eloquently explained
the scheme, and urged the Alumni to rally
around aud sustain their alma Mater.
In the absence OF the secretary MIR. p. B.
HaxalD Dir. I. r. Joynes was made secre-
| tary pro tenn. In response to calls Hon. B.
y. Barbour made an earnest address, in which
he urged that we should rouse the Unirer-
sity feeling-that we should insist upon
help-and that we should give her emphatic
assurance that we will stand by her in every
emergency.
He urged that the club at the metropolis
of the State should set IN example to others,
and that the plan should be practical, and,
above all, such an one rs can be carried into
effect. We should see to it that, while seek
ing to endow, we do not permit the idea to
grow that we no longer need the aid Of the
State.
Further remarks in the same spirit were
made by Judge Meredith and Colonel Thomas
Preston; after which, on motion Of Major
Robert Stiles, the following committee on
resolutions was appointed Major Robert
Stiles, ,JosephBryan, james N. Dunlop, Judge
John A. Meredith, and Major James Mellow
ell Carrington.
The committee reported the following re-
solutions; which were adopted:
"Whereas the General Assembly of this
State has incorporated Il Society of the Alumni
Of the University of Virginia which has for
its object the organization of the University
for the more eilccLual pcrpetuation of their
relations with their Alma Mater and her ell
dowment with a fund sufficient to enable
her to fulfil her high mission:
81. Resolved, That the University Club
of Richmond greet with especial pleasure
movement so long needed, and will give
il their hearty support.
| "2. ReSotyed, That we will raise the
sum of 81 ,0G0 for the endowment of scholar
ship to be called the Richmond Club Scholar.
ship. the said amount 10 be invested under
the direction Of the Executive Committee OF
the Society of the Alumni, and the income
from which shall bc applied as the club
may direct"
| The resolutions elected an interesting dis.
cussloD, which was participated in by MeSsrs
Maupin, Barbour, Darlington, Davidson
Stiles, Bryan, Brock, Preston, Cabell, and
Smith.
The point of discussion was whether one
or two scholarships should be established
with the $1,000.
1t was urged on the one hand that il
would be better to send tco students thar
one, and on the other that it was best tc
give each student elected to the scholarship
atuU support.
A suggestion was made that if at any fl
ture time the club should decide to divide
it, it could be done.
The resolutions as amended were unani
mously adopted.
A committee of five was appointed to co
operate with Mr.. Chapman Maupin, the gen
cral agent of the Society, in raising the sun
designated.
The Rev. J. William Jones suggcstct
that 81 the way to do thing WIS to do it,
and headed the subscription list with Sl0C
Other subscriptions Immediately followed
and the sum Of l,2G0 was raised Oh til
spot.
The meeting was gotten up on short no
tice, aud the attendance was small, but til
enthusiasm showed that the scheme ,0iU gc