Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-22
RICHMOND COLLEGE.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE
DURING TIE SUMNER VACATION.
the Grounds Beautlficd. and Two New
Schools Established.


at Richmond College this summer and the
outlook for the coming session is consider
ed unusually bright.
| A law school. with Hon. Roger Gregory
in the professors chair, has been establish
| ed. and school Of elocution, with Profess
sor l.. Il. Hamberlin as instructor, has also
been added.
These two schools will supply long-felt
want and will add great impetus to the
prosperity of the college.
Professors Residences.
-Four handsome new residences are being
| built on the grounds for the professors.
| They have double fronts, facing both LON:
hardy and Harrison streets, and Will add
| greatly to the beauty of the college
| campus. They are under contract 70 De
| finished by the lst OF September, and are
| rapidly nearing completion. Together
/ with the handsome house now occupied BY
! Professor Bennett Puryear. chairman OF
! the faculty, they will form what may be
| termed college community, and VIII
| bring the professors aud students nearer
| 10 each other. and enable them TO have
more constant and friendly communica-
| tion.
| WHO WILL OCCUPY THEM.
| Inc TtNtttNft UfNItSi -tlOHu 0ilF'b NiAl
! be occupied by Professor John Pollard, and
the next one to 1t by Professor Harrison,
while Professor Harris will take the one
nearest Franklin. Professor Winston will
| occupy the one between that selected 10y
| Professor Harris and the students cottage.
| The old cottages formerly used by the
| students have been pulled down, aud re-
| placed by handsome double cottage, the
| rooms Of which are to be used as dormito-
| ries for the students. These rooms have
/ been so arranged that the two young men
| who occupy them together will have a
/ small study entering their bed-chambers.
| This will greatly facilitate their Opportunl-
| ties for study, and gas and al other modern
| conyenionces have been added.
TO BEAUTFY THE GROUNDS.
The grounds IN front of the new resi-
| dences and students cottage will be- beau
| tifully laid OF and when these houses are
| completed the entire rear premises VIII
| consist of seven houses. A broad roadway
will lead from franklin 10 Broad street.
The total area OF the cOllege-grounds,
| which have always been noted for their
| beauty and well-kept appearance. IS twelve
and one half acres.
The gymnasium has also been altered
| and improved. and a new lecture-room IL
| 20 be provided for the Greek classes to be
taught by Professor II. Ii. Harris.
TO TEACH MODERN LANGUAGES.
Professor Frederick w. Boatwright. who
was recently elected 10 fill the Chair OF
| Modern Languages, is now il Paris per-
| fecting himself in the French language.
| lie has also spent several months at the
| University Of Halle, in Berlin, where he
| devoted himself exclusively 20 the study
of modern languages. especially the Ger
man. which he now speaks iiuently. Mr..
| Boatwright Is a Master of Arts of Rich
mond College, and IN addition 10 being a
| skilful hnguist a thorough Greek scholar.
| having assisted Professor Harris with his
| class for several sessions He was also in
| structOr in gymnastics no the college for a
session. AIr. Boatwright is expected TO re-
turn to Richmond before the opening OF
| the session.
CONVENIENT FOR LAW STUDENTS.
The Chair of Law will be filed by Hon.
| Roger Gregory. whose name IL too well
| known IN Virginia TO need further praise.
| He will devote his time and energies eX-
| clIsiyely 70 this school Young men de-
| string to obtain knowledge of law can
enter this school without taking other
studies. although the schedule Will be so
arranged that students desiring 10 take
| both the academic and law courses can
easily do So Tne facilities for law stu
| dents will be greatly increased by the gift
! Of he magnificent law library Of the late
Hon. Henry HeatOn. which was donated to
the college by his sister. Mrs Purcell.
Judge Gregory will probably move his
family TO Richmond in few months.
PROFESSOR HANBEBLTN.
Another great improvement 20 the col
lege course is the establishment of a school
Of elocution. This will be taught by Pro-
fessor J.. Il. Hamberlin, the poet laure-
ate" Of the College, who Is at pres
ent studying in the famous elocuuon
| school of DR.. Curry. in Newport. Reports
from that school state that he is almost
without equal in his profession and eml-
nently qualified for the position he has ac-
| cepted.
Professor Hamberlin was educated at
| Richmond College and was an expert ath-
| lete.
VACANT CHAIR.
II has not yet been decided who shall
| fill the Chair Of Mathematics IN the place
| of the late Professor Edward Smith.
Dr. Charles Byland has Just returned to
| the city from = pleasant trip to, the
mountains. and Is much improved in
health. During his vacation he has not
| relaxed his vigilance for the welfare Of the
| college. and has been actively engaged IN
preparing for the coming session. HIS son
| Garnett, a student of the college and the
popular assistant librarian, Is spending
| his vacation in King William with relatives.
The professors OF the college are also oan-
vasslng for students.
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