Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-18
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
Gettiig Ready for the Thirty-second ses-
s,On-The Faculty in Good Spirits.

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fCorrcs spondence OF ihe Richmond Disratchl
SALEM. September l6. 1884.
The loys are getting ready for the OPEN
ing exercise, Of the thirty second session
Of "O!d Roanokc." Tomorrow morning
at $3.50 O'Clock the faculty and students
will meet IN the chapel for the opening
coremouie.. President Dreher will vel
come the students to the college and make
the usual business announcements. The
formal address Will be given by Professor
:. {. Wells, Ph. D., who has been connect
ed with the college since il was chartered
in 1853.
The faculty are in good spirits. The
college i2> been gradually gaining FOR Tour
wears, and the new session will sdd the
nth year OF steady increase. Roanoke felt
most keony the general depression oi a
half-doZcn years ago, when nearly all Nir-
einia schools decreased. Added TO thi-
the death Of Or. Bittle in 1876, after twenty
three years of most faithful and successful
service, made the succeeding wears 4
period Of great trial in the history Of
Roanoke. In lS19.S0 the catalogue showed
sn attendance Ot only 100 students. the
lowest point reached since the war. Last
session the number enrolled was l3S, repre-
scntm. seventeen States. the Indian Terri
tory. and Mexico. Next session the num-
Der Will bc considerably increased, ranging
between 80 and 10. After Virginia the
STATES sending the largest number will be
North and south Carolina, West Virginia.
and Pcnu>yiIani2. -Four boys are here from
Mexico, two Of them being cousins u Pre..
ident Diaz, Of the Mexican republic.
Roanoke students are generally boys aud
young men who are here for earnest work.
The las; session WAS noted for good order.
good morals, and faithful application TO
study. Faculty and citizens speak in the
WsImcst term, Oi communication Of the
gcntlemonly and studiou- record Of the
Roanoke boys last wear. In thii respect
the college is improving every session.
There is no hazng al Roanoke. New stu
dents are warmly welcomed and made TO
feel that they are among friends. The
moral and social atmosphere ~ Salem and
the good influences OF the college commit
niiy combine to elevate and strengthen
character.
There will be no change in the regular
proie> or~hips this year. Tutor Perry X.
Nucent leaves for the Episcopal TheOlO
gicnl Seminary Al Alexandris, snd Tutor
\. 4. snyder for the Lutheran Seminary IN
Philadelphia. Mr.. W. G.. Dreher. 4. VI.
Of po.i-grsduate study here and at Yale.
ana who has taught three years IN South
Carolinn. will cnterthe faculty as instructor
in English and principal OF the preparatory
department.
The standard OF scholarship has been
raised very much in the past ten years.
Thorough work is required and practice i,
joined with theory in almost every depart
mcnt. especially In Mathematics and Sstu-
raj Sciences. French and German are
taught on the natural method, and students
required at the end OF the second year TO !
write long eyamination-papers IN the Ian |
.usge studied. The course in English Ian
gIiage end Literature has been much eX- |
tended. The English prize-scholarship es-
tablished by Mr.. J. J. Lane. of Philsdel- |
pima, last winter. has excited additional III |
terest in the study OF our mother tongue.
A spring normal course has been in,ti-
tuted TO meet the wants Of young men In
tending To become tcachers. The course |
met with great success last session. II was
conducted by Professor L. '. OsGraii.
who had charge OF the recent state inst-
tutes At WytheyiIlc. Va. and kInSwood.
W. Va. Professor +. v. Y. Pointer. oi
Roanoke, who has given special attention
to educational history and methods,
assisted Professor DeGrah AZ these
state institutes. ss well 1 al the
college. Csrefully-compiled Statistics show
that Roanoke graduates have taught IN
the aggregate more than 800 years.
Parti.lcourse students OF the college
have taught fully ~ much more. The Is,
Guilty receive number OF applications TO
supply teachers. OF the graduates OF 1881,
Mr. W. +. Morehead goes TO winchester,
Ky., as assistant to Rev. ID. B. Ewing, ID.
d., principal OF "a male and female high
school: Mr. c. n. A. Yonce becomes 2rin-
cipal OF the Pantego H1n School, in E,st.
ern North Carolina; and hr. J. A. Hunard
principal OF the Prosperity High school, in
south Caroina.
The college owns attractive property in
salem. Twenty acres Of land afford ample
room for buildings and recreation ground.
The college campus Il Justly considered
one OF the finest IN the country. IL iss
popular place with numerous summer
visitors, owing to its delightful walks and
'hady lawns. The main college building.
East md West Halls, and Blttle Memorial
Library are substantially built OF bricS,