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THE TOWER, Corner Store, Second and Broad.

enters upon its fifth years work on Sep
tember 30th It's past has been so I'M
qualifedly successful that Its faculty
looks with assurance upon the coming
session as destined 10 be a most pros
porous one.
The improvements which have been
inaugurated during the past summer.
amounting to a cost OF 10000, are now
nearing completion, and every modern
equipment for the teaching of medicine.
dentistry, and pharmacy will then be
offered its students In these departments.
There will be a large number of
students from the North In attendance.
and also several from England. Last
session there were 270 students In
actual attendance, and 1t is believed.
Judging from the present registration,
that during the coming year this number
will be largely augmented. The faculty
this session will embrace fifty-one In
structors.
virginia Mechanics Institute.
The fall session OF the Virginia Me-
chanics' Institute will commence october
LIST, and the prospects are fine for the
largest attendance In the history of the
school. Yesterday was the last day de-
voted to the re-enrolment OF old scholars
exclusively, and those who did not reg
lister before yesterday evening Will now
have to take chances along with the new
students, who will be enrolled by Captain
Thomas Elicit. the secretary or the IN
stitute. tomorrow.
The work Of this splendid mechanical
school is practically free. Scholars are
required to pay a membership fee Of -
on entering, and to furnish their own
books. Instruments, materials, &C.. some
of which are provided by the institute
at cost. The school building. No. COZ east
Main street, has been put In thorough
repair for the fall session. The faculty,
which Is composed Of men especially and
eminently fitted for their various lines
of work, remains unchanged from last
year.
THE OTHER SCHOOLS.
Already applications have been made
for admission to McGuires school by
more than twice as many new students
as were enrolled there last year. and the
prospects point to good years WORK
there. The approaching fall sesSton be-
gins tSeptember 10Th. The only change
in the teaching force at this institution
OF learning since last June IS that Mr..
NJ. NJ. Mcclure has been assigned 10 the
special work of coaching" the boys who
need individual teaching, either because.
having lost much time, they must. II
possible. be forced" or because they
seem bright enough to make unusually
rapid progress I'm some subjects ms
work has been done heretofore, but nocl
SO systematically. The methods ana
standards are the same, except that after
the coming session there will bs an "ex-
cluslon standard" which boy must pass,
or he will not be expected 10 return TO
the school The purpose Is to keep up
the university and college record, and 70
have II understood that membership In
the school is a proof that a boy Is at
least not "a lazy fellow"
The scholastic year at McCabe's Uni
yersity School will commence on Mon
day. the 9th Instant. The high standard
OF this popular school for training young
men for the greater colleges and uni
versities has kept II prominently 10 the
front. The approaching session Will.
from present indications. open with
larger enrolment than the institution has
before known. Colonel McCabe has the |
most gratifying assurances for tina years
work.
Nolley's School for Boys. OF which Pro
lessor G. NJ Motley Is the efficient prin- |
cipal. opens on September 10Th. New |
pupils will be enrolled on Friday and |
next
All OF the other private schools VIII |
open within the next few days. and Ii. !
outlook with all OF them Is encouraging. |