Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-18
CNIvERSITY or VIRGINIA.
tmrroyemcnts- What Has Been Done and
What ~ TO be Done-Endowment.

| lCoucspondCnce OF the Rich Dispatch.l
UNIVERSITY or VRGrYIA,1
September rs. 1884.
Professor Minors summer law school i
over. the students attending the private
summer classes have nearly all gone, and
the hot spell gives q mild assurance Of early
departure. There might DE hope OF quiet
and repose but for the din and turmoil Of
the various works OF restoration. repair,
and Improvement in active progress. The
most necessary Of these will he done by the
opening Of the new session. Sixty years
Of occupation, with the rayages OF tima
aud If war. and with the neglect enforced
bv poverty. have left much to be done in
the way OF renovation. The increasing
wealth and lavish expenditures Of other
institutions have rendered the comforts
and cOnvonicnccs Of the University in
fcrior TO many oi its rivals, especially in
the northern States. The prosperity OF
the Institution requires. at the least. that 1t
should be put in decent order. II new
gracos cannot yet be afforded. Usefulness
and worth. in ragged dishdJiNe. will not
attract that due regard or invite proper
attentions.
The saCacIous liberality Of the last Icgis-
lature, both in the increase OF the endOw-
water and sewerage. promises TO remove
The greatest dehcleucles and adaptations.
The new session will Opcn under more IA
vorable material conditions than at any
previous time. aud will oirer increased com
fort 20 an increased number Of students.
The elaborate aud thorough system OF
drainage and sewerage has been advancing
to completion all through the summer. and
will disSIpaie apprehension OF cholera.
typhOid-fCNcr. malaria. or terrestrial mis-
chid. The Improvement OF the water
supply j. delayed til the vote in town de-
termineS whether Charlotte willie will unite
in the construction OF the works. There
should be no hc.ifatIon in the decision OF
the people, rs adequate watcr-work, wOuld
add 10 the cleanliness. health. security.
population. and wealth of TIE place. Char
lOticsyIllc has been denied il. natural de-
volopmcnt simply from want Of water for
domestic and public Uses aud for manufic-
turing purposes.
While these larger tasks OF renovation arc
proceeding, the roofs, dorInitories. dwcll-
lDcs. and other building, are undergoing
a general and lonE-nceded repair. The
rules recently adopted 10y the Visitors,
which leave the places and character OF
hOaId free and open 10 the choice Of the
students. will remove many occasions OF
mulmUrng and complaint. and render
student lie even more agreeable and en-
doaruc than 4 has been throughout the
la,t.
These considerations encourage the cX-
Tcclaiiors entertained on o,hcr grounds OF
a prosperous session. A more rapid adj
vancomcnt Of prosperity may be anticipated
from other agencies, which are likely to be-
The increased support by The state Of H.
own institution and the states restoration
and improvement Of IL own valuable prop !
cIty will give fuller effect 20 the large DO. |
nations made 10 the University since the |
war. Other gifts VIII be attracted when It |
is recognized that the institution j., fo,tered !
hy the Commonwealth and that everything /
bestowed j. economically employed a. q I
memorial oi the civer, and ~ IN /
enduring contribution 20 the enlargement !
and dissemination ~ knowledge among all /
who have The disposition, the preparation. /
the perseverance. and the mind. 10 profit /
by such opportunities.
The Leaudcr Mccormick observatory j. I
nearly completed and ready for the ~plcn- /
did telescope presented by Mr.. Mccormick /
md endowed hy Mr. Vanderbilt and 10y [.
he alumni.
The ohspcl. provided for by priyata sub.
VIII be begun this fall.
\ most valuable and complete collection /
i marble, ard other building material,
has been added to the resources Of in
'trUctien by The libelIiily Il Mr.. Ba,chcu.
u Chicago. Nirgniin by birth.
The donations To the University since the
var amounted, eighteen months ago. to
more than $4,000. The appraised value
u the estate recently hrquoathcd to the Uui-
.cr, ,y A. Iesduary legatce by Mr.. Arthur
". Austin. oi 9>sachu>ctts. j. Sl59,OU1.
Tie two sums make $4,000, which at 6
1cr cent. interest would give an income Of
more than $4,000. or nearly 80 per cent,
,ycr the recently increased appropriation
rom the state Treasury.
With such prospective extension of hi
means required for urgent needs, and with
Le continuation OF his diligcni labor in
caching, heretofore Characteristic oi th,
Institution. there are iUsi ground, for .an-
.unc hope. Virginia may slill br proud
4 this monument OF Jefferson, sI.1city,
nd o. her own noble provision iof learn.
NJ. She NAV feel confident that with r.
uTing pros triiy, and with ihc expanding
earning and science oi the current and
oming wears, her own l'niycr-itv--ieV oNn
al v dIN fhtCtHil ii'Ni>loN ipl ihf tlD- !
oUgh education OF her >on,-Will BE- 4
u-t pride and constant fountain OF in
truction TO all her people.
TO maintain the Grade OF instruction
cheyed, despite the diiHcuiuc- and ,truc-
lc, Of a quarter of century. the state
nu,t minister cordially 10 all imperative
want, Of her offspring, threatened at all
lines 10y wealthy rivals. The pres mt avail
bic receipts Of the University barely SUI
cc for immediate ncccSsitic-. They are
etween sSj,0O and S9O,0O0 year.