Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
HAVE TWO TO ELECT.
PROF. PURYEAR WILL RESIGN.
Talk of His Being Called to RAM
doiph- Mncon-ProminentA spfrnnts
brntfou-BncheIorxO OF Law.


characterization of Law.
The trustees OF Richmond College VIII
assemble al the college to-day at III
o'clock. waen the annual meeting or the
board will begin. The meeting VIII De
on. OF the most important ever held ny
that body as nj least two chairs IN the
college Will have to be filed.
Professor H. Il. Harris, who FOR many
years has occupied the Chair OF Greek
re.dgped at the meeting OF the board
in January, and It Is pretty well settled
that Professor Bennett Puryear, CHAIR
man OF the faculty and professor Oh
chemistry. will present his resignation 10
the board to-day.
Professor Harris has been called TO
and has accepted a professorship in the
southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville 1t has been stated tl''
Professor Puryear may accept ~"
Chair Of Chemistry at Randolph Macon
College He has made no application ioI
tho position. nor has ii been rendered
him. but il in und -rstood that the trustees
OF that institution will consider his name
.
ia connection with the vacancy.
To a Di.patch man who asked Professor
p,,rvear in reference 10 the rumor OF MS
going to Randolph Macon, ne SAID that
he knew nothing Of IL. He mad hearu SUN
a runor. but said ne had nothing 10 Say
ab=ut it.
MANY WANT THEM.
TIL. trustees Will have any quantity OF
applications for the two positions from
| which TO select and among the applicants
are some OF the beSt-known EDUCATORS VI
this section OF the country. tor the o'la'.
| OF Greek there has been filed twen'y-ohc
applications. The most prominent among
| them n nat OF Mr.. A. Nj. Carroll Oh
| Johns Hopkins University. He Is son OF
Rev. ]. l.. Carroll, -. D., who has niled
several pastorates In this state, anu -
| now pastor at Chapel Hill, y. 1. Young
! MIR Carroll is an NJ. A. OF Richmond Col
| leg.. graduating therefrom when ohiy
| about II years Of age. He then went 10
/ Johns Hopkins University where he won
| a fellowship and was made IN. ID. lie
! has spent several years in Germany. II
| is a young man OF fine character ana very
| brilliant attainments.
Professor John Hart, a. NJ, OF the
I University OF Virginia, now OF BoWhhs
| Green Academy. Is much talked OF ior
| the chair made vacant by Professor mar
! ris and the sentiment not only among
! the board, but among the BaptlstS sehe
I rally. is strongly in favor OF his appoint
ment He is In no sense an applicant
! for the position. but it is very generally
| known tina, he would accept II CHOSEN,
He is a teacher OF long experience, anu
/ it was in the Albemare Female lisu-
! tute. Of which he was principal, mat fro-
! fessor Harris first taught Professor mart
10
| the Richmond Female Institute now the
| Noman's College. and ne has also taught
! at Locust Dale Academy and at Cuipeper.
| Professor Botsford a graduate OF Cor
! nell. Is also highly recommended Tor the
| Greek chair. and so are many others.
| THREE LOCAL ASPIRANTS.
OF course. no formal applications for
! the Chair OF Chemistry have been hlled'
! as the position has not yet been vacated
| but il being generally UNDERSTOOD that j.
| will be. quite a number OF gentlemen anu
eminent specialists are talked OF for the
position. and some have indicated
| indirectly that they would ac-
/ cent the place iii asked. Among
! those mentioned are DIR. Charles
! II. Charley and DR.. Covardin. OF hich-
! mond: Dr. j. II. Whitfield. of Manchester
! and DR.. j. r. Hunter, of North Carolina
who recently took the degree Of Pm. u
/ at Johns Hopkins.
| The Board Of Trustees will be in ses-
/ sion for three days. and IL is hardy
| probable that they will go into an election
! of professors before Thursday. \ large
volume of business will confront them
| to-day. and they will probably, with the
posslble exception OF taking action Teia-
! tive to Professor Puryears resighatloh'
devote the whole of to-day TO conferrins
degrees and considering matters pertain
| ing TO the students.
The Society Celebration.
The annual joint celebration OF the
Philologian and Mu Sigma Rho literary
| societies OF the college took place IN 'he
| chanel last night. and some eXceiieht
| addresses were made. 4 large crowd Oh
| ladies' and gentlemen were present, ana
the students were literally appiauded'
! The Blues Band furnished music.
The salutatory address was mace 10y
Mr.. George +. Hambleton. OF the Phiio-
| logan Society. He congratulated the So
! oieties on the work they were doing In
| aouinpino Young men for the battle Of
life. and made a most ornate tax en-
larging on the idea Of the entire OF college,
men into business life.
He was followed by Mr. J. T. Law
renee. Of the Mu Sigma Rho. VINO de-
| llvered an Grafton on the spirit OF
! Liberty" lie referred in euloRistic terms
to the motto OF Nirginia-"Sic Semper
Tyrannis"-and dwelt at some length on
| the spirit Of liberty" as embodied In the
| history OF the war Of secession.
AN ANCIENT HEROINE.
The second Grafton was delivered by
| Nh. &C. Mcdaniel OF the Philolosian. His
I theme was THE Heroine Of the Fifteenth
| Century" He took the history of Joan
| OF Arc from childhood until death. gave
vivid accounts of her many deeds of hero
! ism. and worked his hearers up to
| high pitch OF enthusiasm. He was fol-
| lowed by Mr.. J. Ryland Murdoch. Of the
| Mu Sigma Rho. who delivered the vale
| dlctory Memory" was the foundation or
| his remarks and he grew almost poei-
! cal as he referred 10 the memories OF
| college days which would attend the
| graduates through life. In closing he
| babe farewell on behalf OF his class
mates To the societies, TO the students
who remain at college, to the Athletic
! Association. TO the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association. and 10 the citizens OF
| Richmond. and. lastly, on his own ac-
! count, he babe farewell 10 his classmates.
| Mr.. Murdoch's address concluded the
exercises. ard. after a selection by the
| band a general handshakng was indulged
! in, and the gathering dispersed.
Are Lawyers Vow.
The standing OF the law students Of the
| collega was bulletined yesterday ard the
| announcement OF the results of the exam-
| nations brought delight 10 the hearts or
| twenty-six aspirants for legal honors.
| This record OF the classes has never be n
! excelled, and rarely equalled al the in
| stitutlon. Only two men failed, despite the
| fact that marty half Of the members
! OF the classes are businessmen, who only
/ find time to read at night Fourteen new
I lawyers. full of hope and ambition, VIII
be launched upon the public. and among
| these are Hon. Jos phi T. Lawless, Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth. and Cap
tain Samuel REGISTER. THE Bachelors OF
Law" who now stand prepared to prac-
,lce are r. a. Anderson. Irving T. Camp
| bell. c. =. Cardwell. James W. Gordon.
| NJ. G.. Hartman, John Howard, Jr, j. I.
| Lawless. H. \. McCurdy. Burnett Miller.
Samuel REGISTER. Joseph y. SaGler, James
l.. shelton. +. Harvey Symons. Thee. II.