The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-05
UNIVERSITY OF Va.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Alumni Associations viii Be Able to
Give Them,
THE ENLARGED MEDICAL TERM.
Increased TO Meet the Recognition of
tho American Medical Association.
Changes Made iu the Depart
ment Of Modern Languages.

UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA. March
l-Spocial.-Amoug tho acts Of the Board
Of Visitors yesterday was the very Inn
portant one which provides that active
organizations OF alumni with a member
ship OF twenty, will De entitled to a schol-
srship in the University. and associations
with as many as fifty members may nave
two scholarships. This action is intend
ed 10 give The alumni associations some
thing definite 20 work for and viii place
IN the University youug mon who other
wise could not get there
The movement provides that young men
admitted by these scholarships enter the
University absolutely free Of tuition.
u IS understood that the new d0mi-
tory which is 90 be erected viii cost
about $4,000 and will be paid Tor by 2
specific fund donated 70 the University
10y the trustees Of the John and Belinda
Randall fund from a large donation made
TO certain clccmos ynary institutions in
the United States. left 10 the trustees 10
be distributed az their discretion The
new building g. 20 contain forty bed
rooms SIX bath rooms number or
closets and linen rooms and Is 10 be heat
ed throughout by steam
TIE MEDICAL TERM.
The action Of the board in making the
medical term one Of four years instead OF
three. Us at present. was made necessary
by the fact that AFTER 1902 the degree OF
doctor of medicine from colleges that
teach a three-year course will not be &C.
cepted by the American Medical AssOcia-
ton and other medical bodies. ana by the
further probability that soon the regula-
tons Of the army and navy Will he such
as 10 exclude Cradutas ~ colleges with
me thrce-years' terms.
In this connection. the board also ap-
nroprlatcd the sum OF so 90 for the pur-
nose OF inauguratiHg and c7uippng a
suitable hospital building. The details OF
S.AAEccae1.z Tes'L 9 ~. ~ = ~
meeting Of the board lu June ana the
work OF construction will Doe begun some
time during the coming summer or fall.
Dr. Charles r Young. OF Chicago. who
has been giving Bible lectures 40 'he Cui-
versity Tor the past two sessions. was
elected Instructor in Hebrew. This viii
give DR. Young tho opportunity OF CON
tnufnr his Bible instruction throughout
tho whole session. His services hereto
fore In this respect have been recognized
as very valuable. and 10 is matter OF
conrrqtulatiOn that this action perma-
uentiy retains him.
MODERN LANGUAGES.
A change was made in the department Of
modern languages. English and German
were put under one professor QDr. James
HarrsoIn under the name of the school
of Teut0nlc languages. and French. Span
ism and Italian were made one chair under
the nsmo OF the school Of the romance
languages.
u was stated 20 the board by mem
her that by the death Of an aluInnus Of
fhe University iu New York, his estate,
amounting Co $1,000. was donated 10 the
University and was in shape 90 be real
lied. The object Of the donation Is 70
create am alcoVe iu the library devoted
entirely 10 Virginia history.
THE chapel pulpit viii b. filed to-mor-
row by the Rev A. Ashby Jones, OF Rich
mONd.