The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
CHOSE PROF. WINSTON.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LOGICAL COMMITTEE.
Selected BY the Chamber of Commercial
Series Of Addresses-The Col
lege HaIf.scssion.

mr. Charles II winston, head professor
NJ nnvs,cs ct Richmond College has been
selected by the Richmond Chamner Oh
Commerce to sorve on an ADVISORY Me-
teorog1caI COMMITTEE, when mas oeen
instituted for the promotion Oh the useiui-
ness of the Weather Bureau In TINS sec
ton of the country. This committee was
formed AT the request Of Mr.. Edward A.
Evans, who stated that with the nearly
corporation OF sucn committee ne
hoped 10 greatly enhance the value OF
the Weather Bureau 10 the ciuAe"S VI
Richmond ana vicinity.
The object Of such a committee as pro-
posed by Mr.. Evans VIII be 10 aoV'se nm
from time TO time as to now the "ea,he,
forecasts and other information furnished
bv this bureau can be made more useful
METEOROLOGICAL COMMITTEE
me other members OF the Meteorologi-
cal Committee are Messrs. Decatur AK
tell. second vice-president of the Chesa'
peake and Ohio railway; A. s. Buford,
president of the Virginia State Board OF
Agriculture; Cazeneau Mcleod. secretary
and treasurer OF the Tobacco Trade or
Rihmond irving Weisiger. general man
apcr OF the Virginia Navigation Com
pany: III. d. Whitcomb. engineer OF the
lanes River Improvement Company, and
II. w. Wood of the firm OF T. W. Wood
& Son, seedsmen and member OF the
Grain and Cotton Exchange.
BY means of the adaptation of the work
of the Weather Bureau to the interests
of the people. which will be furthered by
each member of the Meteorological Conn
mttee considering the work OF the de-
partment In relation to his own special
occupation with which he is best ac-
quainted, the people may become con-
WINGED that Uncle Sans weather agents
are not appointed simply 10 amuse a few
people
Professor Winston has attracted the
notice Of scientists all over the world by
the observation he published concerning
a hail-storm near Manassas. Va, last
summer. He noted as accurately as was
possible an unexpected hail-storm in an
out of-the-way place, the size and shape
and other facts about the hail-stones; and
sometime later published an account OF
his observations in The Times.
This report was published by Science
in September. and has been copied by
British scientific journals. Some OF the
hail-stones that fell were two inches
long. one and a half an inch wide, and
three-quarters of an inch thick.
Next Thursday evening the first OF a
series of addresses on THE Evidences OF
Christianity to be given at Richmond
College. will be delivered in the college
chapel by Rev. j. G. Hidden, d. d. The
other speakers secured for the course are
the Rev. Drs. #. s. Dunaway, OF Fred
ericksburg: George BraXton Taylor of
West Appomattox. and Hartley Carmi-
chael, of Richmond.
There was a similar course upon the
same general subject given at the college
last year by Rev. Drs. William f. Hatch
er, NJ. Il. Wharton, +. G. O'Connell and
Moses j.. Hoge and much enjoyed.
The addresses this year will be given
from different points of view and prom
Use to be very interesting. The people
of the city are invited TO attend.
DR. Hiden's subject is "The Plain Chris
tian VS.. The Advanced Critic"
The second half session Of the college
Will begin February Sth, the intermediate
examinations being finished on the 9TH.
On the evening of the Sth there will be
somewhat formal opening exercises in the
college chapel. and a reception TO all who
may attend. a committee, OF which
President Boatwright IL chairman, is ar
ranging for the occasion and promise a
big time. Governor Tyler has promised
to be present and other state and city
officials are expected, but the programme
for the evening is not yet complete
The trustees OF the college have fixed
the date Of their semi-annual meeting for
February Sth. in order to be present at
the opening exercises Of the college that
night.
They will meet at noon Of that day in
the parlors of the First Baptist church
as already announced in The Times.
Some of the most important business at
this meeting is the election of a Professor
Of Greek. Uhe chair of which DR.. r. j.
Kellogg was chosen to fiji for one year.,
and the consideration OF report from
committees. including the Scholarship
Committee and special committee APP
pointed to consider the question OF the
admission of women as students.