New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-26
rpwvoRK DAILY TR,BUNE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER a6, 1893

Professor John B. Minor who is at the head OF
the Law School, has for some years, as private
enterprise formed a summer law class. ms year
it numbered eighty. The young men composing IL
had their rooms for the most part upon the lawn,
and rescued that bright expanse of turf from the
desoIation which, at that time, would otherwise
have brooded upon it, The e1iIyehng gar game I'VE va
one so positive sense of the undeilnaple nlede
quality in the atmosphere as the admirable en-
thusiasm anmatng the groups Whlcn put out tIes i
sets of the ancient game and discussed 1t at all
hours
PoE's COLLEGE LIFE
Poe spent n wear of his turbulent life at the
University of Virginia. I his in 1926 when the
college was in it's second session. He occupied
Room No. 49, on what is known as the west range
III is is among the more secluded dormitores, and
ii may be imag ned as indeed / am told that his
intimate friends were not numerous. Mr.. Werten-
boxer q former librarian, who was Poe's classmate,
has left record of the young poets brilliant
performances in the class room. He was only
seventeen when he entered the University, but he
was well grounded in Latin, Greek and the modern
languages, and it was to these that he gave his
attention here. The matricuation book does not
show that he studied Mathematics, in which all his
works exhibit his proficiency. His ready render
ing of Italian into English verse is one of the
University traditions. The statement OF his hostile
biographer, DR.. Griswod that he was expelled for
misconduct is cOntradicted by Mr.. WertenbOker
who AYERS than the faculty found no occasion to
complain during his brief stay. He was not at this
time afflicted by propensity for drink, and this is
rather remarkable when considers what must
then have been the college sentiment upon that
head There is of course much more drinking Of
spirtuOus liquors here now than among Northern
students The frisly beer is little used / am
by he m elders
South and Poes temptations at that day were
certainly not less then those which assall the
student of the present. But Poe was extremely
fond Of card-playng while here, and contracted
some debts. The room which he occupied Is the
hall of the Jefferson Society debating club, and
looks out upon sngularly soft and lovely noun
tain prospect. He is said to have covered the walls
of his chamber with pencil sketches, but the paint
and whitcwash brush have effaced them.
There was an upturning in the civil offices of the
University when the ReadJusters came into power
IN this state. The Fundcr librarian, Proctor
assistant superintendent of the grounds and Others
suffered official guillotiuing and their places were
given to untried men of the party. 1t unfor-
tunate that the affairs Of University should be in
any wise governed by party politics, but the pecu-
liar constitution of the University of Virginia gave
Senator Malone handle which he did not fail to
use he Readiustcr Board of Visitors il IL alleged,
carried its powers far to deprive the professors
of their mmemoTal right to receive boardcrs from
among he students. IL would be difficult to under
stand the animus of this act if il were not eX-
planned that the regular keepers of the boarding
houses To which the major part of the students
resort are functionares within the appointment OF
thcBoard and being Rcadjusters it was considered
4 hardship that Fmder professors should receive
part of what they considered their rghtlul reyenue
U is said on the other side that the rent OF the houses
IN which the students dine is paid by the stewards
upon basis of the number of students taking their
nj fD
furnish any of these with food il To deprive the
University Of so much revenue. II il auimpOTtaut
question. and had been argued with the gravity
which its consideration merits. The CONSCIOUSNESS 50
that IN the same position they would do the same
thing is sngulary without effect upon the indg-
nation Of the lourbOns.