The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
2oLSAy BUST OF POE.


A. Read OF Virginia who read the Me-
mortal Ode written by Robert Burns
Wilson OF kentueky. Hundreds OF peo-
pie stood about the bronze bust and
glanced intently at the features Of the poet.
Another large audience filled the hall at 7:2O
F. III. Rectations were given from Poe's
writings. William Fearing Gin OF Paris spoke
on. Rationale OF the haven Chevalier
Reynolds on Last DAYS Of Poe" Trib-
utes from letters from those who were I'M
able to be present we're read. among them being
John Kendrick Bangs. Paul Leicester Ford.
Lyman Abbott. Gen Charles King. Lawrence
Hutton. Edward Everett Hale. IIamlin Garland.
Timothy Dwight. Richard Watson Glider.
Lew Wallace. Miss Mary Johnston. Jesse
Lynch Wiliams W. ). Rolfe George
Haven Putnam and the Presidents Of nearly all
OF the universities. all Of whom spoke with
greatest appreciation OF Poe's marvellous liter
AZURE.
In order to decide once FOR all the long con-
troversy regarding Poe's college days. the
faculty at the University OF Virginia has a.
lowed the SIN reporter to copy their records
verbatim. The name Of Poe appears in tho
entry book as follows:
Edgar Allan Poe, born 10 January. 1909:
guardian John Allan. residence Richmond:
matrculated in Latin. Spanish. Italian and
French"
In tho faculty records the following is the
only mention made OF Pos:
December 20. 1926. the chairman presented
to the faculty information that certain hotel
keepers during the last session have been in
the habit OF playing games OF chance with the
students in the dormitories. He gave names
OF following persons whom he supposed pos
sessed some knowledge OF the facts:
Edgar Mason. Turner Dixon. William Sewell.
L. Labranch Edgar Poe. Edward Drummond.
+. Miller. Hugh Peasants. F. e. Crumb. who
were examined by Faculty"
Poo testified: Il never heard until now OF
any hotel keepers playing cards or drinking
with students"
Poe was not expelled. He loft because OF
financial difficulties with Mr.. Allan. and had a
high standard in studies.
PoE's STUDENT LIFE.
From IA, Bditimor, American
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Oct. Ga little
ssaP dsnt ea re-
| sty Of Virginia. The session began then in
February and ran until about Christmas. with
| out holiday. even on the Fourth OF July. He
but 50 soqd had pss" h|s oppoTsapi'iss tha. hs
fhs his LIE s' h anew BEEN .ssn
S' athlete in st sos yo s6:a
suburb OF great London town. though
ess Here he Rsd m Lain and
French and made long excursjons, into the
field o., general literature. He had done
| more He had to some extent tried the soul
OF the stern old pedaEogue who had him In
charge by getting into all manner Of mis-
oyer IibsraI!i!y OF the pupils adopted, father,
Mr., John Allan. then resident OF London,
| who gave the hoy TOO much pocket money. In
consequences OF his excellent training. Young
Poo had little Difficulty IN holding his own in
sHs FsSGn sa!
ercises prepared in the course OF his class
work. His lectures began IN the morning at
was his to use as he saw 1T. 30 long as his du-
ties as a collsRIan were not neglected.
in the Ragged Mountains that rugged and ia.
terertnG TeE9P yng s9nth nv ia OF the uni,
oiF onso fu the 'a most o Weird hs kTossGSs
stories. That he first occupied room on the
Jointly With kShm0n and NAMED NAMED GSUrEs
well established that they parted amicSbly
after a lstcuif which, was not amicnbIe, II
S$ xhs% A.. nov .oUS %%s tho fts, a,;s
ms Ss here some OF fq The
poems and tale. which are included in his pqb,
3 psEI Of Gufrey-from f personage 'G Of
Of these ear, ysMtpIT:s in st sH, He read
young men some Of the strange things he had
written and no doubt hold them spellboMnd
| was "TamerlanS" and was published In Bos-
ton. Some OF its contents were written In his
and Ey Rs s vOum. was
| largely shaped hOre in No, 10
| The late William Wertenbaker. who was n
| student during the session Of 1925 and knew
| Poe personally bears testimony to the sober
and orderly character OF the young man while
| at tho university Poe was neyAr dismissed
or even suspended. At time when the
faculty meetings were like a police court
| occasionally. on account of the turbulent char
acter OF the collegians OF that day. Poe escaped
being summoned before the professors more
than once. and that was as a witness. when
II the subject in which he was expected
to testify. No doubt Poe did drink, but
certainly. he was not the brawier and
midnight debaucheS that Grlswold aud
his class Of detrsctors have declared him to be:
| No doubt he played cards for money. as did
Hawthorne at college. but that was time when
this vice was the rule. and Poe was not peoul-
lar In short he sinned as other men have
sinned and are SHINING. who have never been
treated ~ moral lepers. No apology reed be