Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-01
s.ry and treasurer B. Puryear, chairman
scuooIs ron YOUNG LADIES.

or faculty.
SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG LADIES.
Possibly no city OF its size in the coun-
try offers more advantages fer the educa-
ton of young ladies than Richmond. Sne
hns two fine institutions for this purpose
which are growing in popularity each
wear, The Richmond Female Seminary,
No. 3 east Grace street. of which nr. John
II. Powell il principal and Mrs. L. q. Pey-
ton assistant principal, has been in ex.
istence sincs 1878. There are now. about
I75 students at tho seminary, 80 OF whom
are boarders there. this being the capacity
Of the school as tar as the accommodation
of boarding scholars is concerned. Young
ladies from Virginia. West Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Ken
lucky receive their educatlons here.
The Richmond Female Institute. on
north Tenth street, was established IN 1884
for the higher education of young women.
The course of study is broad and tho
rough. The faculty Is large and aole
one. numbering twenty professors and IN
structors. At recent meeting OF the
Board of Trustees they decided to ask the
Legislature for new charter increasing
the number OF trustees to twenty and
changing the name TO Woman's College,
Richmond. Va. Or. II. A. Upper is presi-
dent OF the board. There are l75 students
now in attendance. and the number Will
be- increased at the beginning of the next
hall session.
The young ladies of the institute have
decided to PUBLISH magazine Inc
Chisel, which will masS its first appear
ance about the lst of January.
Rev. James Nelson. NJ. A.. ID. De- Is
president of the school.
MEDICAL COLLEGES.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons
L. -. Il rf,g.n
portant institutions. 1t was organized in
June last, and secured possession OF the
buildings August 18th. The session opened
October LIST with over 80 students. Now
young men are studying physics there.
It's curriculum requires three years study,
the sessions being six months long, and
the course being o gladed Que. The plan
of teaching Is after the modern method
the laboratory work being largely re-
quired. The faculty anticipate making a
change in few years, which will make IL
necessary TO attend the college four years
10 graduate. There are ten clinics week.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure Is the president of
this Institution and DR.. J. A. White &C.
cretarY. There is department of phar-
macy connected with this school, at the
head of which ls Mr. T. A. Miller. There
| is also a fully equipped department OF den
tistry. over which DR.. Lewis o. Cowardin
presides.
The Medical College Of Virginia is ore
| Of the Oldest institutions Of learning In
| the State. II is more than half q century
| old has handsome buildings finely
| equipped. and a splendid corps of instruc-
tors in all the branches of medicine and
| surgery. The course includes clinical and
didactic lectures, supplemented by tho
| rough system Of examination and teaching
| by the adjunct faculty. II secures Oh
| abundant supply OF anatomical material.
| Two or three new chairs were added 70 the
| course during the past year DIR. Christie
| pher Iompkins IS dean OF the college, and
| there are now between 80 and 100 stu
dents in attendance.
oTaER SCHOOLS.
The Virginia Mechanics Institute, near
| the corner OF Main and Sixth streets, IS
| doing a fine work 10 the matter OF training
| boys and young men in mechanics and
mathematics. Mr. W. J. Whitehurst IS
! president Of the school aud Captain
| Thomas Elicit IS It's secretary. Mr.. &. p.
+. Burgwyn is principal Of the night
| school.
A large number Of young men receive
| commercial educatiOn5 every year a,
SmlthdeaPs Business College. Modern
! book keeping, commercial law, &C., are
taught.
| THE COJOkED bthOpiH.
The Richmond Theological Seminary is g
well-estabiished institution for the train
| ing OF colored men for the ministry. The
| building is II the corner Of Nineteenth
and Main streets. There are four regular
professors and several assistant instructors
| with occasional special lecturers. Sixty
students were IN attendance last session.
These came from all parts of the United
| States. from the West Indies. and from
British Honduras. One Of its graduates
has lust started for Matadi on the Congo.
| This Young man. Rev. ". A. Ball, zoe:
abroad under the auspices Of the American
| Baptist Missionary Union. Ine n3tltu-
ton has an endowment of nearly $4,000.
The library contains more than 5000 bound
volumes. Rev. DR.. Corey is president OF
the seminary.
The object Of Moore-Stree Industrial
| Institution is 10 foster aud promote
| manual industry IN connection with d
common-school education among Young
| colored people. Bows are instructed IN
| tool and bench work. typesettlng, print
ing. and the importance Of agriculture.
Girls are instructed Ia needlewOTk, and
how 70 cut and make mp their work.
| Elghty-seven BOYS aud girls have attended
| the institution this year. The instructors
ire John Oliver. Charles Thornton, and
| Ellen Smith.
| Northumberland College has hand
some buildings and grounds on west Mar.
shall street, where young colored women
are educated. IL has about 100 scholars
| The school is under the patronage of tbs
! American Baptist Home-Misslon Society
| the Woman's American Baptist Home
| Mission Society of New England and the
| Womsn's Baptist Home-Mission Society OF
Michigan, and Is also aided by the John f.
| Slater fund.