Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-29
NEWS AT COLLEGE.
rrursrtNG MENTION or NEW
uupINGs AND OTHER THINGS.
Ssy PLAYGROUND FOR STUDENTS.
.s sor Athletic Park, south of
,rsnl.Iin, Being Preparcd--Rcp"fr-
crs az Work on College Buiidins-
>otcs About Professors

Tho students Of lSgS-'s9 are gone from
ne campus OF Richmond College. but the
,ml.ar Fairgrounds present busy
scene.
Whore the baseball and football teams
s,re wont to disport themselves there
.s fast rising new dormitory. to be
t,,vu as Memorial Hall" Already the
nils of the basement and first story arc
complete. and the building, with its sixty
,s~ec rooms. Is 10 be ready by September
cd The Science Hall is much further
advanced. The thirty-six rooms, includ-
fac locturc-yooms, laboratories. and shops,
have been fitted up with pipes and wires,
and plasterers are now at work finishing
The walls This splendid building will be
July equipped by the opening of next
session.
The college dormltorics will be occupied
during the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Association meeting in July by general
state delegations. In preparation Tor these
visitors as well as for the students OF
lNo-lso the annual repairs TO buildings
are this year unusually extensive Carpen-
ters. PAINTERS. plumbers and whitewash-
ers are making everything fresh and new
FIN the older buildings. Every room VIII
De put in first-class condition.
PLANS FOR ATHLETIC PARK.
The fact that the Old Fairgrounds have
basn taken for new buildings does not
mean that athletic sports are 10 be aooi-
isbed. Plans are being considered for an
enclosed athletic park on the college pro
pertv south Of Franklin street. THIS VIII
affori the BOYS far greater opportunity
for successful team work than they nave
ever enjoyed. They can then also control
the dates Of their competitive contests
with other colleges.
The college has good gymnasium,
FULLY equipped with modern apparatus,
use OF which is free 10 ali students. Some
az the students. however look forward to
the day when a larger and better gymna-
SUM will be necessary. Mir. Vivian Myers,
o. savannah. Ga. who took his b. A. at
the recent commencement, is one Of these.
As he was leaving Off home he handed
President BOatwright $50, which he asked
might be counted as his contribution to-
ward a larger gymnasium. He said the
college gymnasium was the best free
Institution ne had ever seen.
FINE Law SCHOOL.
The Law Committee met yesterday and
transacted routine business. The reports
submitted showed that the Law School
S. growing steadily. and attracting every
year a larger and better prepared patron
age. There We're fifty-siX young men in
The department during 1S9S-'99, fifteen of
whom graduated.
The Edward Thompson Company prize,
valued at $3.50 will this year be awarded
for the best thesis on the subject. EFF
feet of Infancy as a Defence to an Ac-
ton on the Case for Misrepresentation.
The contest, which closes next Septem-
Der is open to students OF last session.
The faculty Of the college has already
scattered for the summer. Professor Win
sion. the senior professor. is conducting
state normal I'm Fredericksburg. When
this is over he goes North TO inspect some
Of the best physical laboratories in the
country. and VIII even soiourn a few
weeks at Chicago .orsity. where ne
will familiarize hh-.cif with some i'm
proved methods Of laboratory instruction.
Professor Gaines is resting in Albemarle
county, and making some preparations
for special work in Harvard University.
Professor Mitchell Is stil at the Chicago
University but will return in time 10
resume his Chair Of Latin at the opening
OF next session. Professor Hunter left
yesterday for a brief visit ~ North Caro-
Ina, but will spend most Of the vacation
IN Richmond experimenting the equip
nent OF the new laboratories Professor
kellogg will teach Greek I'm the summer
school Of Cornell University Professor
Chand er win teach English and history
ir the State Normal ar Pulaski The other
professors either have not yet formed
their plans or viii spend the vacation
quietly at home or health resorts Presi-
dent BOatwright spends much Of his time
college buf fregueuf1H oxt-o,-
Collecting money or addressing public
meetings. Secretary Ryland' who also
spends most of the vacation on the
grounds. left yesterday TO attend a meet
ing OF the trustees OF the Southern Bap-
list Theological SeminarY. in Atlanta.