Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-24
LEN INGIoN.
PAVING the Pennlty-Reminder' o'
the War.


the War.
rrxfNGTON. VA. February 3.-csp--
ci,l1-The Grst class Of the Virginia MIL
tsrv Institute are now engaged Ia paying
further penalties besides those imposed
,,,.o, tt,ro lay the Board OF visitors when
NOV rcirstated them after their preach
Of discipline. Each Saturday ana h'iiN"'
I'D Gar thev have been engaged DO 9iti.N-
Ing examinations which they missed is
te.ng absent when tine examinations were
held al the end Of the second term. WIN
tbo coming Saturday 0o-moroN) they
viii take their last examination.
Professor vs.. s. Cuuell. ot tne M'''i %
Language Department Of washington anu
Lee University. Is now making quite 'h
interesting experiment with ih' i'. ,N
hsre az DIS senior French class. at the
university. 81 Mouchet Of the firm oil
Hachelte a. CO.. Paris. has, with great
kindness. put in correspondence frencn
etudents studying English in France Win
the members OF the senior French cliss
AZ washington and Lee University. INC
fret letters Of the correspondence were
written in French by the Frcnchmen ana
in English bv the American students.
NOW the students here write aH th'f
letters in French, and the frenchmrn
write theirs in English The letters arc
then sent 90 their respective dest.ua-
tons where the Frenchmcn correct the
French and the Americans correct the
English. and then returned 90 the ofiei-
nal writer's Two OF the French corrc-
spondeuts are from the Ecole Normale
Of lie Pay. in the Department Of haute
Loire; two from the Ecole Normale Of
Nlsmeg. Department Of Gard, and three
from College Chappal. Paris
Springfield. near Natural Bridge. is 10
have canuery erected an ana early date.
While making repairs 40 the residence
Of Dr. James s. Quarlcs 200 the washing
ton and Lee University grounds, the work
man came across several very interesting
momontocs Of the Smelling Of Lexington,
which was done hy tho Federal army
under General Hunter in June. l1i The
batteries OF The Fcderdls We're stationed
across the river ON the hills, Smelling
General McCauai8uds cavalry, which
were rotrcatlne through the streets OF
Lexington The cadets Of the Virginia
Military Institute were drawn up in the
college campus in front OF Professor
Charles A. Gravos's residence and soon
their presence was detected hy the guu-
ners. who began 60 throw she'll GAO them.
ono shell struck o. large oak tree ia the
rear Of tho college buildings. Another
entered tho residence OF Iuc ldlo Ilpl.H-
cor John J.. Campbell. which is now oc-
Cupied by Dr QuarIes. Mrs. Campbell
was ln 90 at che time with her children.
end fortunately they had sought safety
900 the cellar. where they were gathered
around "a fire built in the cellar fireplace.
The she'll entered under the floor OF the
second story and passed through the wall
ON one side of the chimney, and as it
passed exploded Afterwards as many
as seventy places ln the room were count
"a whore the pieces ~ the broken shell
struck AN the pieces with one cXcep-
ton. disappeared in the wall or stuck in
49, so great was the force OF The tNpl0-
sion. ono piece passed through stud
ding partition into the hall. and struck
the wall beyond. then fell % tho floor
The force OF the explosion tore "a hole
rs inches square in The floor and threw
debris 90 the hoor below Immediately over
tho heads Of Mrs Campbell ana her chile
dIeu.
I'm the partition separating the room
where the she'll exploded nom another
room the workman found the percussion
cap Of The she'll piece Of the she'll was
also found under The floor near where the
shell had torn the fioor on entering. From
time 20 time pieces have been found when
ever repairs were made.