Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
YEARS GOOD WORK.
The Annual Meeting of the Mechanics
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Report.


Institute-President's Report.
The annual meeting Of the Virginia
| Mechanics Institute was held last night
in the rooms Of the institution. with Mr.
| W j. Mhitehurst, the president. IN the
| chair. About thirty members were pres
eni and a considerable amount of business
was transacted.
| tho principal order Of the evening was
| the election Of officers, which resulted as
| follows: W. j. Whitehurst, president; j.
J. Montague. yice-president; William f..
| Simons. treasurer and Thomas Elicit,
secretary. Board of Directors Henry q.
| Jones. +. II. Archer, Joseph b. Welsh.
william c. AmmoDs, Richard j.. Frayser,
Joseph W Laube, William +. Tanner. G.
| h.. Wingo. John +. Chappell. l.. 4. Chris
tan. Overton Howard II. NJ. Stsrke,
4 David a. Ainslie. i. j. Jefress, John
Chamblin. Henry +. Holms, +. J. Bosher.
George W. Anderson Marx GuDst, }. l..
| Jobson. and Robert Il. Munford
The only change IN the officers OF the pre-;
ceding year was made by the election OF
Colonel William l.. Tanner and j. L. Job
son as mombeTs Of the board.
The President. Report.
| Tho report Of Mr. W. =. Wh,ehurst. the presl-
| dent. which is quite an Interesting document,
| was submitted. In opening the paper states
! that tho institute has done greater and more
satisfactory work through ts night school Of
| Technology during She past session than ever be-
| fore and that the students have taken more in
| terest and are making much greater progress In
| their various studies.
! The night school OF technology says the
| President " commenced its eighth annual ses-
| sion on the lat day OF October, 1891, and closed
| on tho @gth of April, 1892. Most Of the classes.
| al 'he 0Dcuing ri the session. we're nled 10 their
limit amt many Of them had 20 refuse applicant Is
| for tho want of ROOM ana accommodations. The
| day the school Openei there had been n appli-
| caris refu-ed--matriculaiing during he session,
| ga. | desire 90 rali special attention 10 this
state Of AFFAIR." which should not be, as the night
| 'hOOl ought 10 Toe prepared 70 receive and caro-
for al who desire 10 get It's benefits. This, how
| ever, ienr. cannot be done until the institute
| secures permanent home
| The rctlurt compliments the principal Mr.. G.
| f. r. RurgWyu. and the eGi ,ont corps OF teach
| ers ami states that one new instructor was ADDED
during the past year.
| 0EEAT WORK BEFORE IT.
| Continuing Mr.. Whfehurst says: 81 mast
| apnn cali the special attention Of this Institute
| a. the great and important work before 1t Tho
! helping hand 20 many % iriendless aud deserving
| yDuup man, which cannot reach It's tuil measure
Of usci llucss without an increase OF ltsreVehut,
| 50 that larger and moro approved suppl! OF
| Instruments. apparetus, &C., can be- purchased,
| nnl. what D. Of much greater importance the
| purchase ~ "A suitable home, which, when as-
! suicd. would place the lhs,nute upon u h,m
! aud fixed Foundation. We nave already had a
| good many inquiries about the next session, ana
| from present Appearances We shtil nav" many
| more applicants than We can possibly acrommO-
| date. As t viii require much larger iund IMAM
| We have at our d spOsGi 10 carry OUT the Wlnhcs
| aud design OF The Board OF Directors, must
urge the active cooperation OF every member OF
! this institute tn securing large number OF al
| diiional annual MEMBER
NECESSITY or LARGER QUARTERS.
The report states that the present quarters OF
| tho mstiiutlon-the Arlington HOuse-are much
too contracted 20 properly Accommodate tho
| school. Tho library II In good orier ana mas
| Dccn increased by several donations, nut the
! fund hns been very nearly exhausted, and IL
would add greatly 20 the interests Of the institu-
| uou 10 inc sum could be Incl eased.
Tho membership now numbers me- hono'
| rary, and a.. annual members. An approprA-
! ton of 81. 900 has been made by the cry Council
| for the year 1892. This sum Is now being used
| with the strictcst economy. but OWING TO in
| creased expenses the small surplus - ne troa-
| sury isuelriy exhausted.
! Tho President refers with tenderness 10 the
| death OF Mr.. Isaac ;. Tower member OF The
institute. ana aludes With regret TO The resigna-
ton OF Colonel Henry G.. Jones, the former prcsi-
dent Of the institution.
TIE sECRhTARYs REPORT.
The report 81 the secretary, Captain Thomas
Elliott, Is "a brief but interesting paper ana con-
taus detailed Information concerning me nDraiy'
furniture dues, funucea, 40, " the Institution.
Tho gum Of S3.Hf2.DJ has been paid by tho
treasurer out OF money IN his hands Tor salaries
| expenses, and purchases made on ordei or
| rlulHiltU litlu HAl9 Il los'if w july - 49,
! Out of the fund appropriated by the cty tho
! trcasnrer has PAID 33.4l3@0 for salaries, ex-
| pcuScs. dc, while the petty cash account Tor
| no bll, amounts 90 sJlsOA
! The report Oi ih' Committee On Schools Mr..
| C. O.. Mu.o. chairman, which II replete with
| Information regarding the various classes, gives
| the names OF the instructors and the number OF
| pupils IN lhc respective schools. The total NUM-
| Der Of scholars GA could have been Increased
! by seyonty--ey,n sdhuons bGd there been room
/ and accommodations Tor TIE latter. The total
expense Tor tcachers' salaries, apparatus. hy
| tnres, advertising. printing and building an
annex WAS ss,OJ6.OR. A list Of those re-
colying prizes ami diplomas at tue closing eNcr-
| ciscs accompanied the report.
After the regular meeting the board held
a hripi session and recognized. The mem
bcrs Of the various committees IN charge
of the institution Will be announced IN
lnM lANh.