Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27
RICHMOND COLLEGE MATTERS.
old Securities Erchsnged-New Books
The IIlYenn isnAt ana AillIa M PnrfrnIf.

The Second Auditors Office has COM
menced the work Of settling the State
debt, so far as the institutions of learning
are concerned at least. Bv the terms OF
the act supplementary TO the general debt
bill passed bv the Legislature the nine
teen universities, colleges. aud academies
of the State, which held about $1,000, 900
OF the old registered stock at per cent.
were allowed 20 bring IN their securt ties
and take IN exchange therefor certificates
for the full amount and bearing tho same
rate OF interest.
Yesterday Richmond College availed II
self Of the terms offered, and made settle
mont. The old scrip. amounting to &4i. 900.
Ia various amounts. from few dollars up
% thousands. was received from the trea.
suror Of the college. and in the place of II
was ISSUED one mpOsing-looking certih-
cate for the exact amount on which the
State has. 10y annual appropriations. been
paying interest. The certificate recites
the general features of the recent act and
also contains list of the bonds received
and cancelled. The treasuTers of thege
honored corporations will. no doubt, feel
a sense of relief not only IN getting rid OF
the long list of bonds they have been
obliged TO keep. but also to know that the
ground of the validity Of the debt and the
annual appropriation for interest by the
I.fEltiHAM 4tt ulMANN Iiblt VI lfNN tlilUbi
RAISING, will not have 10 be fought over
any more.
ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY.
The Librarian and his assistant have
been engaged recently IN adding quite a
large number OF books 20 the library. The
annual purchase includes not only cur
rent literature, but many standard works
dictionaries, encyclopedias. aud other
books OF reference. The professors draw
on the library endowment for such costly
standard volumes as they require IN
thorough preparation for their classes,
with the understanding that when they
have examined them sufficiently the books
became a part OF the regular library. The
system OF cataloguing embraces first the
Accession Catalogue. giving the title.
author, publisher. date, and size OF each
book. with ITS source, whether given or
purchased and II purchased, the price.
The history OF every book that comes
into the college Is thus kept. After ls-
belling. stamping. and enrolling in the
reference catalogue the book takes IFS
nome in the case. Under the excellent
system that obtains in the college refer
ence books are placed in the revolving
cases SO as TO be accessible at any time.
AHAgDsoME PEDESTAL.
The library hall has received recently an
elegant marble pedestal, imported by 1if-
fany. of New York, for the bust of Hon.
Henry X. Ellyson. The pedestal. as was
the bust. is the gift o. the family, and
adds greatly 10 the beauty of the excellent
likeness IN pure white marble and the con-
yenlence of visitors.
The portrait of Mr.. Thomas c. Williams.
received in December from the hands of
the artist Air. Carl Browne. was ordered
bv the trustees out of respect to the men,
ory OF their deceased brother and bene-
factor of the institution. Mrs. Williams
rendered frame. and the portrait will oc-
cupv a deservedly conspicuous place
among the fathers and founders of the
college.