Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-02
BLACKSBURG POINTS
THE CLASS AT THE INSTITUTE A
VERY FINE ONE.
THE PLACES THAT ARB REPRESENTED
How Divided as to ReIigion-The
First German-Spanish II Popular
Has Resigned-The Chestnut Crop
Personal Notes. WE.

BLACKsBURG. VA, October 1.-(spe-
cial.)--As already intimated In this cor
respondence before the institute opened.
the number of students matriculated up
to the close OF the goth Is In excess OF
what II was last session. This year
there have been matriculated 252, where
as. TO the close OF the 29th last year
there were only 2E. A large proportion.
too. are from towns and cities. Lynch
burg has fifteen, Richmond and Peters
burg a few less each. Danville four or
FIVE. Wytheville twelve. and Norfolk and
Portsmouth about the same number.
Messrs. Hudnall, Vawter. and Walker.
the new professors. have made fine
impression. and each has full classes.
Spanish, which is taught now for the
first time, promises TO be very popular.
Already a large number of students are
studying II. The students come from
every denomination, and are Of every
them sixty Episcopalians, ffty-six Me-
thodists. fifty-three Presbyterians, and
forty Baptists. 1t is a fine looking body
of men, there being fewer small and
young boys among them than ever be-
fore. Acting-Commandant Stone and AS
sistant- Commandant j. S. A. Johnson
have won universal commentator for
the remarkably good form and discipline
which. by their diligence and activity.
the corps now shows.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute
German Club gave on last night the
opening german Of the season. 1t was a
no ha-
yond description by the twenty-odd cou-
Piles participating. The german was led
by Mr.. A. II. Apperson. a graduate of
tho Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Dane
ing commenced at about Q =. NJ. and
was continued until A. NJ At l A. NJ.
refreshments were served. Delightful
music was furnished by the Scocazzo
String Band. of Lynchburg.
The Young Mems Christian Association
gave on Tuesday evening a reception in
the College Hall to the new students, to
which the corps as a whole, the ladies
OF the town, and the families of the ia
Guilty were invited. The audience assem-
bled first in the College Auditorium,
where, after prayer by Rev. Mr.. Da-
wilson. of the Methodist church. and the
singing of hymn, short addresses of
welcome were made by Professor Camp
bell of the faculty; the Rev. Mr..
Thomas, rector Of the Episcopal church,
and Mr.. L. A. Separk, Of Richmond,
president of the Committee of Arrange
rhents. who, in closing. invited all down
to the college dining hall below, to an
elegant supper Of light refreshments.
Here numerous games of amusement
were participated in by all present. and
jolly hearts. bright eyes. and merry
faces surrounded one on all sides. The
Cat L.,
(bers. and by their wealth of beauty, as
we'll as of attendance contributed most
largely 10 the successful outcome of the
evenings entertainment.
DR.. T. S. Roop, instructor in the insti-
tute, assistant veterinarian of the sta
ton, and Assistant State Veterinarian
has resigned these positions and has gone
to the University of Virginia, where he
will study medicine While student and
instructor at the institute DR.. Roop made
many warm friends here. who sincerely
regret his leaving. The position has not
yet been filled. Another of the instructors
who had rendered himself very popular
was Mr.. r. c. Stuart, instructor in the
shops. and his many friends regret very
greatly that he deemed it wise to resign
He leaves for his home. in Wythe county
to-day
MIS-. Emily hdHuOlpH anu MlS. L. -
Randolph, the mother and wife of Profes
sor Randolph, left on Thursday evening
The former goes to her home, in Mary
land, and the latter to pay a visit of a
few weeks to relatives in Ashland. Va.
Mr. Frank D. Wilson. who has been
during the summer the clerk of the Presi'
dent, will leave on Monday TO resume his
studies in chemistry at Johns Hopkins
University.
Professor George W. Walker will in a
few days move his family in the property
owned by DR.. r. T. Elicit, on Roanoke
avenue, since there is no house to be had
on the college grounds.
Mr.. +. NJ. Pollard, for twenty years al
honored and respected citizen of our town
moved this week his family to Bon Air
Both he and his family will be greatly
missed in our community. where they
leave host of friends.
Chief-Musician ]. p. Harvey and almost
all the members Of the Second Regiment
Band. who were taken from Blacksburf
and Christiansburg. have returned. Or
Wednesday afternoon they gave the citi'
zens of the town a serenade, which was
greatly enjoyed. They are, OF course
only on furlough, but, as far as l car
learn, none of them wish TO go to Cuba
and hope at the end of the thirty days tc
be mustered out.
Miss Daisy Conway, a graduate Of the
Farmville Normal School, has been elect
ed principal of the public school Of
Blacksburg, with Miss Laura Miner a:
| her assistant
The County School Board met this weel
and adopted the following textbooks Co
, use in the public schools in this county
| Johnson's readers. Maurys Biographies