The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-05
.,...er r.on, tho university ory,rs.sen.

THURSDAY. ....,s. ...affsAlh % ION
u,esscr from tho University orTirEiaess.
a PROSPEROUS SESSION = EFFECTS OF THE
auSIvEesrTr RsIL "--acsSuM BulLe'Nu-
aH- coRcoRAN,s ADDITION TO THE LIsSARY-'
aNgssISs--aoRAIE OF lsss OS1vERsssT--RE-
IIG,ots sSrkSgsT~-Tsss CHAPLAIN AND HIS
peEpEcEsS0RS Tim NEwLY-AFRefSTED
csApI.atN--I,ArsE rssePoRTsoS OF CHRIS
TIANs IN TRE FaCohTY--TuE KEW PROBES
soR oP eHEES~aaANK fAILCREs--I1rRoVE-
nsNr OF THE CSirERslTY-GRselNps
t(sorresrondenee OF the R;chmtNd Dispateh.i
UNIVERSITY Of VIRGINIA.,
AIesl LIST.
A sasoara or several days at the Unsser>
xity, and an opportnninf OF observing tsS
regular workings and contrasting thss seat
SON Of saset labor with the hustle OF "conf
mencemeat week." has proved very p,eas-
ant, and makes one regret that tae anss
cannot be prolonged asto weeks. CcsSalntS
there Is no more beauti ful spot aud 40 more
conSenial society anywhere than at cur no
BILE University. a.,
The humber OF students THIS session -
son1ew hat larger (asout twenty saefe, T-
lieye, than last session. The soNS OF s1e'
opponents OF the "UEiversiV slh ua,
the f,re rsition TO Virginia Ssuaenss woaid
crowd the academic schools wSdh immdtrre,
,,,nnremred students, have been by no.
means realized The result aas abundHltly
verified the prediction Of these who INSISTED
that tie Facuaty would sresssx lower the
standard OF the University senpty te give
Themselves additional work sTIth no CORE
spondjsr Increase Of pay. And on tue
other hand II has been dcnonstratea thG
the fears that this "frcetsitien Teature"
at the University wouA seriously damage
the colleges were entirely SToundtess, since
most OF the colleges h:fSc q largar humber
az students this session tl1sn last.
The new mnseum-asrAaing, the gift OF
oar unknown friend ei Rochester, is sln-
preaching completier and Ms & model OF
architectural beauty ard ;adapt5sion 'ts It's
purpose.
will place upon its shelves " eltsehcted
and mucll-needed ifst%1 vaiuabee booSs.
The "mcSSing system" hSs ;becn more
Yully tried this session than ever before,
and is now working admirably. Attending
excellent fare At ,.bout ten dollars per
month.
The students OF sisis session sarc>ssis to be
unusually studious and oTleriy. and ]
should certainly iasier as murh from the al
most Sabbath quiet which has reiTned about
the PREMISES the several ds1Sn have been
here. Recent STATISTICS sheE :that;a syoodly
number OF the students bolsng TO fne dill
ferent evangelical churches, and THAT the
Young Mems Christian AssoGasisn has
been actively USefsi during ahesessisal. AS
the statistics aSe incomplete, however, l
will not give theEs in detaa untilfAey are
perfected. :
For several weeks the chassain dffkse Uni
yersity. aided by the eticieat workers OF
the Young Meme Christiaa Association,
has been holding nightly meetings in
the chapel, which have seen vigil at
tended and of grsSsing interest. Rev. S.
A. Steele, OF Richaoend, on TIE last Ea n day
night in March made an address !hefore
the Young Mems christian Association,
which | have heard very highly spoken
OF. Rev. j. William Jones has been
preaching every night since Thursday; and
Rev. A. ". Weddesi is to begin series OF
sermons Tuesday night The congregations
are large and solemnig attentive: Christians
seem thoroughly in earnest; number OF
inautrers are reported; and there seesns
every prospect OF an extensive revival
The chaplain (ReS. Mr.. McBryde} has
won golden opinions from every class for
the able, earnest, and efficient manner Id
which be has discharged bis important du~
ties. BY the way. have recently had op-
portunity OF looking over list OF the chap
lains who have served the University since
the establishment OF the office, and have
been struck with the number OF able and
efficient men from the several denomina-
tlons on the list. And the friends OF the
University will be glad to know that in the
recently-appointed chaplain. Rev. A. B.
Woodtn, who enters upon his duties on the
LIST OF October next, they viii find an able
preacher, thorough Christian gentleman,
and most efficient worker among young
men.
A most gratifying feature OF the work at
the University is the large number Of the
Faculty who are active Christians. Several
of the professors have Bible classes OF stu
dents, and the influence of many Of these
Christian gentlemen is decidedly salutary
on the students. heard Sunday afternoon
one of the course of Bible lectures which
Professor n. X. Davis gives to all who de-
sire to attend, and was very much impress
ed by the ability and real value OF his eX-
positions OF the Scriptures.
was not surprised to hear that the ne"
Professor of Greek professor L. r. Price,
is most worthlly filling the chair o, his il
lustrious predecessors, and has at once
established an enyiable reputation for both
scholarship and "aptness to teacb," while
he is at the same time very popular With
his students.
The breaking OF the two banks in Char
lottesvilie has been terrible blow to seve-
raj OF The professors, who have not only
lost their stock and their deposits, but are
now called on by the Comptroller OF the
United States Treasury to pay in addition
the amount OF their stock; and yet they
seem to bear it with wonderful equanimity.
Various improvements in the sidewalks,
the lawn, &C., are in progress, and the early
spring is already clothing the University
.,ronn ss ,. NJ the verdure which makes them
80 lovely. V1AToR.