Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
BLACKSBURG NOTES.
Dn. MBRYDE no ATTEND AN M
PoRTANT MEETING.
Two Bills of Interest-Somc Col
lege Stntisiics-Hny Very Plenti-
fuI-Becf scnrce-Fruit Prospect
General Nevs-Personai.

General News-Personai.
BLACKsBURG. VA, March 2S.-(Sps-
cial)-Dr. J. NJ McBryde, the president OF
the Institute, leaves the early part OF
, next week 20 attend meeting OF the
presidents Of all the technical colleges.
This meeting VIII be held in Washington
on April the ID. There are now about
| fifty colleges OF this class. and the gather
ing in Washington will be very full one.
Many questions Of importance in regard
to technical education will be discussed.
Among them the most important, per-
haps. is that OF a uniformity OF require
ment OF admission into such schools.
special committee was appointed at the
/ last meeting TO take this matter under
| advlsement and report at the coming
meeting. Dr. McBryde is the only repre-
sentative on the committee from the
southern colleges If a uniform standard
of admission can be agreed upon the edu-
cational interests Of the colleges and the
| secondary schools will be greatly fur
thered.
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS.
While IN Washington he Will exert his
influence to further the interests OF the
two bills now before Congress, which IN
timately concern the chronological insti-
tutes similar TO this The first Is bill
| 10 establish in connection with the land
grant colleges, mechanical experiment sta
tons. similar to the already established
agricultural experiment stations. The Sc
cond is to allow the graduates In the
engineering departments Of the same COL
leges TO enter the United States navy.
The catalogue Of the Virginia Poly
technics Institute is now ready FOR the
publishers The following facts Will,
think, interest your readers:
The total enrolment for the session
1855 Is S34. BY classes they are distri-
, buted as follows: Postgraduate students,
"a; undergraduate students, -; seniors, ~;
juniors. Il; sophomores. a.; freshmen, 100;
special students, 43. total number Of col
legiate students, 3Ol; sub-freshmen or pre-
paratory students, 80. Total, S54
A DELIGHTFUL TEA.
Mrs. Robert c. Price gave this week
one OF her delightful teas TO a small
number Of her especial friends.
Miss Pauline Barnes. Of ChrIstiansburg,
IL visiting her friend. Mrs. Theodore L.
| Campbell, on College Hill.
| The session OF the Presbyterian church,
| Of Blacksburg, will send Elder W. T.
Henderson as its representative 10 Mont
| gomery PTesbytery, which convenes In
| Lynchburg on the 18th of April.
Colonel Fleming Gardner, who has
been in the county for week, left for
| his home to-day Colonel Gardner is a
very remarkable man. Though he
is now In his slst year he is still
! actively engaged I'm his profession OF en-
| cheering. and is now the engneer-in-chief
| OF the Wilmington and Weldon railroad,
and there are few. dare say, more eff
cient. and none. perhaps. more competent,
| than he.
Mrs. Brewster, a sister of Mrs. d. o.
Hounse, from New York. is still her guest
at the historic old homestead. soil
tude."
HAY PLENTIFUL.
The winter has been so very open that
a large quantity Of hay has been left on
the farmers hands. SO plentiful is It that
1t is being offered at the remarkably low
price of 1906 per ton. Inquiry elicits the
fact. too. that perhaps one half OF the
corn crop is still In the hands OF the
farmers.
Our butchers find great difficulty In
supplying the home market with beef
In more than one instance they have been
compelled 10 give up the attempt, ana
close their business from their inability
to buy beef cattle. The good prices pre-
vailing last fall caused cattle-owners to
sell of very close.
The heavy snow last week ands another,
preceded by a good rain. this week. have
materially improved the prospect OF the
wheat crop.
Notwithstanding the prevailing low
price Of grain, farmers are preparing 10
put in very large crops of both corn and
oats.
VERY QUIET.
Blacksburg and Carolina railroad mat
matters are unusually quiet just now.
We all hope that IL is only the calm that
precedes the storm Of work and prepara-
ton that will evidence itself before long.
The fruit crop is regarded as almost
assured There has been no budding OF
the trees. and, therefore. the cold weather
has not affected them. For three conse-
cutive seasons We have had absolutely no
peaches Ia this section, but. unless very
late frost comes, there is every reason
TO anticipate q large crop next summer.
! am heartily glad 10 state that Mrs
Bette Wiley who has been quite Ill, is
very much improved. Her sister, Mrs.
Younger, OF Salem. has been with her.
Mrs. Dunlop. too. is out again. after
a very severe attack Of something like
grip.
The gratifying success OF the college
annual. the Bugle. which was published
last session, has led the present student
body 10 issue another. IL has already
gone TO the publishers. and will make Its
appearance soon. Much labor, time. and
ingenuity have been expended on It. and
hear that It promises to be even more
clever than the last, which was really
very clever and entertaining.