Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

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about six feet square. and Is bordered Dy
q thousand tiny balls.
II seems almost incredible that a people
SO savage in heart as to be guilty OF the
atrocity Or. Curry tells OF. could no so
skilful in hand as their work here shows
The museum will be opened TO the public
on Tuesday evening, and the readers or
this will have an opportunity 70 see ana
touch this robe, wondering, as they must.
al the fineness Of its touch ana the beauty
OF its workmanship.
DR.. Curry, who made this contribution
TO the museum, has been a most generous
patron of this phase OF the colleges ac-
tivlty. He has made many other eXpen-
sive. and, from the antiquarian's stand
point. exceedingly valuable donations TO
the museum, setting an example worthy
Of being followed by every friend or the
college, and that education TO which all
past ages contribute 10 make pleasurabie
and priceless.
DR. Curry is now in Cairo. Egypt,
where. with Mrs. Curry, he Is spending
the winter.
COLLEGE HALF SESSION OPENS.
Exercises OF a most interesting nature
will be held at the college Tuesday eve
ming, marking the opening Of the second
half Of the session Of lS9S-'99.
The half session really began last Tues
day, but because of the severe weather
OF last week the exercises were post
poned. Another event Of the same eve
ming, taking place after the ceremonies
in the chapel, will be the opening Of the
James Thomas Memorial Hall, the home
Of the College Museum.
SIS o'clock. Rev. William +. Hatcher
III. D., president OF the Board of Trus-
tees. will preside. The address Of the
evening will be delivered by President +.
w. Boatwright on art in College Educa-
ton"
The address viii be practical and inter
| esting to all. dealing with the part art IS
coming to play in college training
President Boatwright will have occa-
sion to announce anent the new session
that the affairs Of the college are IN a
prosperous condition, and that students
have matrculated from four states for
the second-half years work
Or. Hatcher will follow the presidents
address with announcements from the
| trustees. At the close of this meeting he
will invite all present TO the Thomas Me-
mortal Art Hall. which will be thrown
! open to the public for the first time.
| THOMAS MEMORIAL HALL.
This hall is the final home Of the COL
| lcge Museum, and will be the art gallery
/ Of the college II is one Of the hand
soonest rooms I'm the city elegantly fin
| ished in hardwood and frescO, located
over the library and extending the entire
length and breadth Of the southern wing
Of the main building
I To-
the entire art and curio collection I'm this
room. Aside from a rather rich nucleus
Of curiosities possessed by the museum,
and hitherto not mounted. there have
been a number Of new casts purchased
and quite n number of valuable additions
made 20 the museum, which have not be-
fore been shown TO the public.
The walls Of the hall are adorned with
the portraits I'm oil of many friends Of
the college and a distinguished gather
ing il is-One, al least that many people
in Virginia cannot look upon without ga
cred emotions. Just ON the wall opposite
the entrance, and the first object TO cap
ture the eye OF the visitor. is the portrait
Of the late James Thomas. Jr., to whose
memory the hall is dedicated. It is life
size oil-picture. very handsomely done.
and in an exquisite and massive pure gold
leaf frame. The picture and Crane are
oval I'm shape. and the frame will mea-
sure I'm length about eight feet Grouped
about fl are the portraits of the beloved
and ever-honored Harris Smith. and
others. At the eastern end Of the hall
/ hangs a magnificent painting Of Or. John
/ A. Broaddus. and a distinguished collec-
ton surrounds it.
LECTURES BY Professors.
/ 4 course Of five public and popular lee
/ lures will be delivered by the professors
/ OF the college during the last Of March
and the month Of April
| The course will be opened Thursday
/ evening March Goth. by Professor Charles
| Fl. Winston The other lectures Will be
/ delivered by Professor Chandler April
/ 9Th: by Professor Gaines, the 18th; by
Professor Pollard the Goth, and by Pro-
fessor Hunter the 9th.
/ Professor r. Z. Gaines, Of the Chair OF
/ Mathematics, has recently returned from
/ Chase City. Va, where he delivered a
course of lectures on Special Topics In
Algebra" TO the advanced students OF
the Southside Academy. While az TINS
/ place Professor Gaines delivered also :
public lecture on the History Of Arith-
metic."
Professor Hunter, OF the School OF
Chemistry. IS now I'm Baltimore. consult
ing with the science teachers at the johns
Hopkins University as TO the most suita-
Bile equipments for the Science Hail, nov
in the course of erection.
Much Of the apparatus for the labora'
/ tories will have % be ordered from ku
rope. and It is an important matter n
dollars and cents that n wise choice be