The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-05-18
Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia.


raj Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church IN
the United States, and to the Sy,ods of
North Carolina and Virginia, for the year
ending May 4th. 1881.
The trustees and directors held their
annual meeting on the 3rd and 4th DAYS
of May, 1881, eighteen of the twenty-four
members being present
The whole number of students in the
year l090-S1 was fifty. OF these one
was resident licentiate, 81 were in the
Senior, IL in the middle and 16 in the
Junior Glass. The following students,
having completed the full course of study
prescribed by the Constitution, were
awarded the usual certificates to that eff
feet, viz:
Messrs. James w. Holt, West Virginia :;
Marion S. Kennedy, Tennessee; William
r. Laird, Virginia; j. Leach Lancaster,
Virginia; James L. McLin, South Caro-
lima; T. Smith Simrall, Kentucky Hugh
G. Smith, Tennessee; James N. Vance.
Tennessee; William D. White, Virginia,
and Thornton S. Wilson, Virginia-be-
ing four from Virginia three from Ten
nessee, and one each from West Virginia,
Kentucky, North Carolina, and South
Carolina
The examinations of the students COM
menced on the 28th April and closed
on the 3rd of May. These examinations
which were both written and oral, were
very thorough and were conducted by
the Professors and committee, consis-
ting of four directors, appointed for the
purpose. This committee, in their full
report, express their hearty approval of
the character of these examinations, the
fairness and thoroughness with which
they were conducted, and the evidence
they give OF faithful instruction on the
part of the Professors, and of conscien
tious diligence and generally of COM
mendable proficiency on the part of the
The recorded judgment of the Trus
tees in favor of written examinations has
been confirmed by the experience of seve-
raj years.
Provision has been made for instruc-
ton In Elocution, and addresses will be
delivered by the students at the ami
versaries hereafter, at which time Diplo
mas will be awarded in lieu of Certif
Gates.
About 200 volumes have been added
to the library-the whole number of
volumes being about 1920. The IL
brary, since the report of 1880, has been
removed to the commodious new Library
Building.
Measures for improving the public
grounds, walks, and enclosures, have
been adopted. The condition. of the
finances will be exhibited in the appen-
dix to this report.
Acknowledging with profound graf
ltude the manifest favor of God to this
Seminary, in the years that are past, we
look to Him for continued direction and
blessing.
By order of Trustees and Directors.
j. u. KIRKPATRICK, President.
FIN. WATKINS, Secretary.
Appendix.
During the fiscal year ending 1st April,
1881, some of the matured securities held
by the Corporation, have been paid, and
some suspended debt due has been finally
settled; hence some changes from former
reports.
The following statement exhibits as at
LIST April, 1881, the Corporation
Investments.
Long Island Bank, shares. q 35o
st. Louis d Iron Mt. Railroad 600
Richmond and Danville Railroad. 1900
South.Side Railroad, 1000
Virginia Central Railroad, 5000
Montgomery City, Alabama, 1900
Nashville, Tennessee, 100
Richmond, Virginia. 5000
Petersburg, Virginia, LOCO
Western North Carolina Railroad, 10000
Charlotte A. d A. Railroad, 15OO
State of Georgia, 10000
state OF Virginia Reg. and Cons, 1877 695
North Carolina, 3165
orange A. q M. &. Railroad, 400
S209, 21O
Wilson Sch'r. bonds, unpaid 1855
Deemed available. s21S 795
Des Moines Valley r. r. $1,000,
A private bond, $50, 1850
Total assets, $2l5045
From fifteen to twenty thousand adj
ditional investments will be made from
funds in hand. There exists charges ON
these investments, for Scholarships $40
500.
The officers Of the Corporation are as
fol lorryo IL.