The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-19

The full appropriation of $50, 200 Asked
for bg the Faculty..

The Fun appropriation of $50, 200 Asked
for bg the Faculty.
The House Committee on Finance held
another lengthy session last evening I'm
room No. on the upper floor Of the Capt.
tol pudding and listened TO the argu-
ment presented py the representatives OF
the University OF Virginia In advocacy
of cOntluing the appropriation OF fifty
thousand dollars for that institution. Dr.
Paul Barringor. the chairman OF the fac
ulty; Colonel Thomas II. Carter the proc
tor and superintendent of grounds and
buildings. Mr. Mann. ). Quaries the
trustee Of the bond issue. and MIR. y. Har-
man. the chairman OF the Executive Com
mtteo submitted their views az some
length.
The committee then went into executive
session. 10 hx the amount 10 be appro-
prlated for the institution. IL will not
be announced until the appropriation bill
has been framed. SO far the committee
has agreed ON the amounts 20 Doe in
serted in that bill for william and Mary
College. the Virginia Military Institute
and tho University ~ Virginia. While
the amounts have not yet been given out
for publication yer Sc is well understood
that substantial reductions viii be made
in oacn instance. Tho committee viii on
next Monday evening begin with the cone
slderati0n o. the appropriation bin proper.
DR. RARRINGERs STATEMENT.
The committee vas called to order at
$3.50 o'clock by Mr. BOaZ, of Albcmarle.
Dr. Paul Barringer tie chairman of Tine
Faculty. first addressed the committee.
and explained what returns the UniVer-
sitv made To- the State Tor the appropria-
ton Of $4,000. and pointed out that among
the graduates Of the University or Nir-
giuia were such men as Congressman
Railav and Culberts0n. or Texas McAlul-
lin. cf Tennessee: Clarke. of Missouri, ana
Senator Daniel. OK Virginia. He then
continued in substance as Follows;
"The buildings plant equipments, etc.
of the University are worth $l060 0D
tbeo endowments. $4,000; legacics.
1855 OC0 making the to'al value or the
University. 81 10000 Since the war the
institution has received donations
amounting In all 20 Sl334.OO0 ana az thls
amounf over a million dollars has been
given bv JenersOnans north OF the Ma
son and Dixon line.
.srhe state has made the following an
nronriations 10 the University:
Islevop wears at $1,000 .fih3ND
sigbf wears al 10000 each.......... 2il 600
Two years at s}5 eO each........... 10 00
Nine wears az $4,000 each.......... $50 0oo
one year at 5000. 0.................. "0DD
ro,., ........................ sss5. 900
In lSss the state made a special appro-
prfation OF 500 for the establishment
OF water works at the University ana
two years ago the State allowed US 20
issue bonds mourning 10 s2DOe0 making
a grand Total Of N.125Cco as the gift or
the state This shows that the State Of
Virginia has since the war received the
sum OF $4,000 in anuuitles. etc. In ex-
cess OF the amount which II has itself con-
tributed 20 the University.
BESIDES this, there is another fact 70
he taken into cOnsideratiOn-the amount
~ ,rore~ snenf ~ N'r"inta by students
who come here from other States. or
outsiders ncar.y per cent. are the sons
~ old Virginians. IL Is 10 be assumed
that the the two hundred students VINO
come 10 the University from other states
spend about 900 year in Virginia
Then. again there are in this state twen-
tv-six preparatory schools for the Uni
yersit,-. and "a can safely hc said that the
Young men there who are non-residents