The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-06

btG J. II. '4Ai'i'i-'' .-.,sf.,.,
iThe New Chairman Of the 1"iN'iS''S'
~. ,,,o,,.r, lorpnaoee we're given by two
- -, r,f, ,,n.re now there are
- -. floods take the place of the
.ir,fa e.rooi of natural philosophy. in
- ther.' are now three professors where
.am NY 49,. $50 t,yo. and in medicine
~ ,,,,r,'r,i,n has been almost doubled
',i,.reitv of Virginia has always
- f,r,ct f,r tIe thorouchucss Of its
,h,1,.,ti.ti inatuicfion. but Of late there
t'. sls, Ieen a marked growth Jon labor
~ o., Other facilities for practical in
49,, a." 1st. ,e,, iieiori0ai laboratory
f-i' o',tr.fks anv other iu The South
- 80 rfrl'.,f,irf observatory contains
80 io,.esf teie-oope located al any uni-
,.rrsilv I'm America TINE chronological
,,,senm ia also urriValled in this coun-
o.. .n1 A. Kent uu 10 di.c by continual
pdaluCns
An Important step taken for the en-
couracDinent OF graduate work is the pro-
vision made al the last meeting Of the
Board OF Visitors for fcilOwshlps TO DE
given TO young men pursuing advanced
studies LEADING % The aesree OF Doctor Of
Philosophy. i'm addition To- 'he John l:
Mason fellow ship. which for the present
s. attached to tie school of history. there
will hereafter Doe five new ones, three
IN astronomy. aud two in biology, ana II
IS hopcd that 81 rtler mems If encour-
aging graduate study viii soon follow.
More than two. thirds of the library was
destroy ed by the fire OF October last. but
fOrtuf ately the books rescued were those
most used and the law library together
with the lil1iries o. the biological labor
at,,lv and the agtrOuUml al observatory
was uniuiUrcd. Friends Of the universe
" have already ID ale manv valuable do
nations toward tho restoration OF the
reueral library. including among other
,ouerfions The Hertz library Of classical
uhilclccv containing about 1000 books
and pamphlets The fire also partially
DESTROYED tho ergineerlng ana physical
Laboratories but these viii be at once
restored and enlarged.
LAW AND MEDICINE.
A year ago q marked expansion took
Mace i'm tla renuiromcnts for GRADING
lion I'm law. and "A diploma is now given
on thu complefion of each of the ten
courses into which the work IS divided.
thus enabling the student 70 concentrate
ais attention during the second year on
those courses which ne has not completed
during the FIRST Greater attention has
,so sI" work lu ~ b moot con2t inter
est i'm which As Increased bv change OF
ncthoda and bv prizes oenerauslv offered
nv some of me- i,.dinr nnbiishefs Of he
country
Ia tho department Of medicine there have
been noteworthy advances during the last
few years. Iypcciallv valuable has been
the growth OF laboratory work I'm con-
nection with medical biology. Histology
and bactoriolocD with pathology. and
with some of tho studies included I'm the
essiorship OF practice OF medicine and
obstetrics and also the dayelopment Of
the clinical facilities AFFORDED bv the T-ni-
versitv diepcnsarv at which more Than
400 patients are now treated annually.
The extension OF tho time Tor The mcdi-
cal course 20 n minimum of three wears
a e.. three sessions of nine months cachD
going into op,ration with the beginning
OF tho next session. viii enable the stu
der 90 avail himself of these improve
ments wlth less strain and greater adj
vantaccs than heretofore
The growing interest i'm phvsical cul-
turo * shown hv the fact tb.. Con ,,e.rs
ago not over nffv student. s,errisei 49,.
tcmatlcaflv. now, ninety ner cont teko
SOMA form ar Other III afiloti. t,,iriT,,
Tho enc, e.-,,.s ~ 3D.. IN - -,
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