Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-20

Board Of Visitors Of the
Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Col.
lrIn."
This Roper! is signed
ty Win. Eggleston, Rec.
tor; II. Eullins; y. L..
l.. Miner, prusilNnt;
UhsF. W. Button, Ex-
ecutivo Cnrnmittoo, for
the Bos.d Of Visitors.
OF Tho lsst com Rence-
iaGnt, in August, it says
~ far larger crowd as.
sGlnblod than ever be-.
fore to witness tho cere.
rc0Eios and the ad-
dresses, among which
WAS an admirable one
ircm tho Governor OF
tho State. Lilo remained |
four days ut the Col.
lago,snh expressed FREQ.
~ bis strong approval,
OF the evidence given OF
good culture md good
order"
Appended TO the 70.
pert il tho following,
ruhli: he'd in April:
To THE PUBLIC.
ACARD.
Tho siosrd of Visitors
oflko Virginia Agricul.
tIrsl and Mechanical
College, composed in
l?srt OF now members 70.
centlysppointed,a at their
last session in Lynch
burg, proceeded 10 in
ves;igsto the condition
Of The institution. Be.
lieving tina. impressions
no. only erroEoou5 but
ir.iurlcus TO this State
College Esd bsen made
upon the public mind,I
which justice 10 sill con
cerned d g N a n d @ G
should b, removed the
Board directed the IN.
dersisroi, al q com.
mi;tes 10 publish 8 card
cm bodyiug the result Of
their inquiries.
The board is satisfied
that the condition oflheI
College is good and inn
proVing. 1t is CRAFTY
ing to them 10 slate that
tho differences hereto.
f1ro existing they be
lievo TO lie happily I'd.
justed. and that in flu
lure iarmony and cor.
dial Cooperation will
distinguish al connect.
ed with the management.
OF the College.
Tha number of stusi
dents has diminished.
bat it is thought that
this Is rather tho IesulL
of the stringency Of the
times than any distrusl
OF tho efficiency and
usefulness OF the ilsti.
tuition.
A csroful comparison
with other Colleges in
the State and eiseT here
develops The fact that
the ratio OF decrease is
less than in most Of the
other institutions within
the same period.
Tho Board feels jusii.
ii ID after these inquiries
10 commend the College
to The tuppGrt and con.
HiaRce of tho people tf
tho state. aad Respect.
fully "sk' tho Tross,
which ha'nlways shown
80 much iht0rC,t in the.
Institution. - publish
this card.
Ja0. E. i.ovoll. VIM.
L. Tslia'otlo, JuEn
Il. Mcr0diih-Cn IN =
nltiGG e KIsrd fl
Visitors.
i VOL tho siglcTs OF
thh ahnyu card arc tho,
s.mr ~ tho sigGcrs Of
thr vary .iI!lcrcuL EtatG-
GGGts "llp,tritc Thufo
has bean rcith r on.
qnIry Eue iny estiSa!ion
since. and tho secrecy ui
tho boards proceeding.
IL hnNtist. and in No
vembcr has tooa tho
subject OF much com
nient. .Mura0ver this
"cerd' put forth inI
Apiilrtc9ivcd about the
hrat CT November thel
sanction at'rcsa of theI
Egacutivn Committee.
AZ to too objects OF
tho institution tho 70.
port says: 1T is not
NECESSARY TO repeat Il!
large tho statements.
given in prcvialls annu |
al reports Of tho policy
which has from the be
ginning b:ea pursued.
Th O whole resources.
have baun applied TO
supply to working far
mers and mechanics the
Instruction that would
Dos! ao-ve their neads 81
such 10 keep tho cost of
living 81 tho very low
rate, chat is necosss ry
TO onablo tho bonelcia-
rios to avail themselves
OF even FREQ tuition, and
TO establish and main.
tsln a sentiment aGdl
public opinion quite
different from that of
other Colleges, by which
lnatead Of being wesned
from the farm and the
workshop tho student
ahould 90 homo with a
strengthened interest;
and pride in tho occu
patton OF his choice
Attention is invited to-
tho report Of las! year in
particular in which was
set forth tho many and
serious dith ,ulties that
had TO be overcome,
some Of the method, ~.
which they were met,
and the remarkable sue
cess tina. has b een
achieved"
Tho report Of last year
ssJs: "As soon as ex. 1
pefience showed WhatIl
Tho curriculum should ,