Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-11
FOR MECHANICS GOOD
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE IN
sTIrUrE or TRAINING.
President Ainsliss. Report Showing the
Operations OF the Past Year
Officers Elected.

President Ainslis's- Report Showing the
Operations OF the Past Year
Officers Elected.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Virgins
Mechanics Institute was held last night In
their rooms 10 Wilkinson's Hall. The at
tendance was quite large. President George
A. Ainslie presided; Captain Thomas Elicit
secretary. The reports Of the officers and
chairmen OF the various committees were
submitted and filed.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President AiusIic's report, which en-
braces the substance OF all the others, was
read, and Is as follows:
RICHMOND, Va, July Q, 1883.
To the Virginid Mechanics Institute:
Gentemen,--It gives me pleasure to make
this nv fourth annual report, as required ny
the bylaws, which embodies tho operations
OF this institute from July II. lsSI-the date
OF my last report-to this day. l can say
with pride that this institute has done good
work for the past year, particulrly In our
educational branch, where the greatest In
terest ras been manifested by the scholsrs
Of the night School of Technology, who
have made great progress in their studies
and have shown to the world the many
benefits which can be derived from such All
Institution.
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING.
The fourth annua. meeting OF the Vir.
enia Mechanics Institute was held on
Tuesday the 18th day OF July, 1887, when
the annual reports OF the president, treasurer,
and secretary were read and adopted. In
accordance with Article w, section |, OF the
constitution, board Of seventeen managers
were duly elected 10 serve for one year, or un.
til their successors are appointed, as follows:
George A. Ainslie, Ashton Starke, william
T.. Smons, Richard L. Frayser, Overton
Howard. Hany b. Owen, George L. stacy,
/. :. Tower, Henry Z. Jones. Joseph w.
Thomas, Robert Whittet, j. J. Montague, H..
/. Archer, Joseph Il. Welsh, William {.
Ammons, W. J. Wbtehnrst, and M. j.
Dimmock.
on the adjournment OF the institute the
Board OF Managers met and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: George
A. Ainslie, president: Ashton Starke, vice.
president; Wiliam Il. Simons, treasurer;
Thomas Elicit, secretary.
The following standing committees for the
ensuing year were announced:
On Schools: w. j. WhitehurSt chairman,
Henry c. Jones, and William T. SimOns.
ON Exhibition: Henry Z. Jones (chair-
mani, Harry b. Owen, Joseph b. Welsh.
George Z. Stacy, and |. 5. Tower.
on Lectures Harry b. owen (chairman),
l.. u. Archer, aud Ashton Starke.
On Library: Overton Howard (charman),
Nc DnI f.f
On Inventions: /. ). Tower (cbairmanl,
Joseph W. Thomas, aud Robert Whit'et.
On Finance: J. j. Montague ,chairman),
| Richard E. Frayser, and William Z. AM
mons.
MONTHLY MEETINGS.
Regular monthly meetings OF the Board OF
| Managers have been held since. at which the
regular routine business has been transact
| ed. with the exception OF two months during
| the year when there was not quorum pres
ent. / hope this will not be the case in iu-
| ture. No one should assume the position oil
| director in this institute who does not make
an effort to discharge some Of the duties re.
quired Often business OF great importance
comes up for action before the board meet
lngs requiring mature deliberation. The
work which we have undertaken, II mol
faithfully performed on our part. will not be
attended with the good it might be, and we
must not forget that as the institute grow:
additional duties are imposed upon us. Let
us therefore stand together, helping wherever
we can and dong all in our power 10 accom-.
plsh the great object we have in view. Our
reward will be the satisfaction OF duty wei
performed, and tnat we have aided so many
Young men IN taking higher stand in life
and mixing of them more useful and in1u.
entail citizens.
TECHNOLOGY.
The night School Of Technology com
menced its fourth annual session on the I'd
! day OF October, 1887. The classes at = the
! ouening OF the session numbered as follows
AArithmeRc, 104; Aigebra, 25; Geometry,
10; Trisonometry, 4; Applied Mechanics,
9; Bookkeeping, 90; Free-hand Drawing
40; instrumental Drawing, 81; Arch!ectu'
raj Construction, o; Mechanical Design, 90;
Chemistry and Electricity, 10; Physics, 8;
Engineering, 3. Total, 2O2, which was in
creased during the session to PSI. full
aud efficient corps OF instructors have been
employed during the whole session, to whose
! faithful and Jealous discharge OF duties.
directed and controlled by the constant
presence OF our energetic and active
! IilutlDdlk
| largely due the marked success OF thC
School OF Technology during the pasI
session. For the names OF the instructor,
and more definite information / most re.
spectiuly refer to the very full and complete
report In every detail OF the chairman Of the
CoInmittee on Schools accompanying this re
port. 1 cannot part with this most i'm.
Dortant branch OF our great wera
without urglDg and insisting tina
every member OF this institute will us'
every effort in his power to add seyera
classes at ITS next session, which are most I'M
portant in the enlargement and development
| OF The school, which must be extended as I
| grows so as to meet the requirements OF th
community. And l must say Just here tba
We require a larger fund TO carry out oul
necessities than we have at our disposal
| Therefore it behooycs all to exert them
selves and secure every annual member
that they possibly can. 1t will take frou
| l.500 to 1000 members TO assure the funC
| that we need for our operations the mex
session, which commences about the LIST o
| october. With an earnest and active co
| operation on the part OF all OF tue member
there will be no doubt but that we will gel
the required number, the membership fe'
being only 50 per annum.
PUPILS WORK.
We have now five rented rooms on th'
second and third floors OF WilkiDsoB's Hall
on Ninth street, at rental OF $500 per an
nun, fitted up ready for the uses o
the institute. They are not entirely
suitable for our purposes, but thel
are the best that we can commanC
at present. one OF the first wants OF the insti
tute Is a large and commodious building
centrally located and suitably arranged FOL
our various and extended purposes, aud
which We should use every effort to secure
at the earliest moment.
| In view OF the Exposition TO be beld II
| October next under tue auspices of the Vir
| ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Societ,
YOUR Committee on Exhibition recommend
an exhibit OF the WORK done by the pupil
during the past session, rs they think IL vii
be OF benefit to the school aud scholars. Fo
more definite information refer most re
spectfully to the report OF the chairman
herewith filed.
No new inventions and improvement
have been submitted to the committee 70
exhibition. examination, or trial, as we hay
not had the room 10 exhibit them; conse
quently the committee have made no report
LECTURES, &C.
Regular public lectures have been deliver
| al during the wear by our best hOnl