Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-25
VA. A. & NJ. COLLEGE.
CHANCES FOR THE BETTER IN EVERY
DEPARTMENT OF THE WORK.
Advantages OF an Electric Line from Chris
tiansburg Minister Mcdonald and
Consul Delaware Kcmper.

CHRIsTIANsBURe. VA, February "a.
Special -Having been In Blacksburg last
Sunday. l had the pleasure Of gathering
some inside views OF the Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. There
are now "a students on the roll. and
never saw n more exemplary audience In
church or In chapel than they were.
Changes for the better struck me in every
department OF the work. The ideas pre-
scented to me by Governor Mckinney be-
fore his election are evidently embodied
In the plans OF ST, dy and general man
agemSnt The institution, Is not a rival
OF the purely literary institutions OF the
State. but DIR. Mcbride and his colleagues
are aiming conscientiously TO carry out
the original design OF ar agricultural ana
mechanical school. ] met with several OF
the professors. and was glad To find them
mostly young men and OF cultured man.
ners enthusiastic In their particular
branches, and universally esteem ID.
found many improvements apparent TO an
occasional visitor.
\ GRAND IMPROVEMENT.
Those who have the charter for an
electric railroad from our town To Blacks
IDlH Hlt Hlht awake. anu are liirilfH
the matter with confident hope. 1t would
be one OF the grandest improvements to
the college. the town. and that whole Sec
ton that can be conceived. II successful
"A branch line would be extended TO the
Brush Mourdain coal banks. the best crate
coal i have ever burned. Another branch
would switch off 10 the Yellow Sulphur
Springs, requiring another new ana
Larger hotel AZ that splendid wat ,rins'
place. The road from here to Blacks
burg is at this time almost inpassable,
and whichever way you take. you win
wish you had tried another.
A FAMILIAR FACE.
All old frierds Of Minister Alexander
Mcdonald are rejoiced at his prompt ac-
ton touching the recent outrage on one
Of the missionaries and the quick ven
J.ahcc visited by the Pasha. ~hpsc face
by the way, Is very familiar TO me since
/ saw him I'm Paris several years ago.
Colonel Delaware Kemper, too. Is Il man
bslOved By all who know him. and will
do honor TO the consular service. lie IL
a perfect gentleman, and for years was
professor Of mathematics at Hampden-
Sidney. I am told by one Of his old stu
dents that he carried his class through
from algebra through calculus without
ever using a textbook liz the class
room.
THE CODE OF NAPOLEON.
In a talk with Ex-Governor McEnery at
the yellow Sulphur several summers ago,
he told me that the laws of Louisiana
were modelled on the Code Napoleon. He
also said that Hon. j. Ran. Tucker way
once in New Orleans to argue some Inn
portant case, and when he had examined
the State Code he expressed great ai-
miration for it, / am glad TO see from
II. Il
ent that this was strong recOmmenda-
ton to Senator White. who has just been
80 readily confirmed as Supreme-Court
Judge
If the President warts able and honest
and fearless men he cannot do better than
call them from the South. where every
kind of vilainous legislation has put our
statesmen 10 their utmost test TO preserve
the safeguards Of constitutional liberty.