The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE
IS A SPLENDID INSTITUTION
The Cornerstone Of Handsome New Home to
Be Laid Tuesday.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL
1t Has Been a Potent Factor in Giving Advantages
to Young Men in This City.

Henry c. Jones, 1883 to 1S22: resigned.
w. ]. Whitehurst, 1892 to present time
Treasurer-W. e. Simons, 1855 to present
time.
observation-disclosures Elicit, 1855 to pres
ent time.
Principals-A. NJ. L. Billingslea, 1855
to 1856
C. P r! Burswyn, 1885 to present time
PROMINENT FEATURES.
The Institute has three prominent, dis
tinct features-viz. School, Library, Free
Lectures and Exhibitions.
Free lectures are a very important and
instructive branch to the Institute, where
scientific and popular Subjects can be
treated at stated intervals through the
session at IL minimum cost and with great
interest and profit to this whole COM
munitv. A comfortable auditorium has
been arranged in the new building, look
ing to the perfecting and carrying out in
the fullest detail the popular ldea VI
four lectures.
An exhibition-room of good dimensions
has been provided in the basement of the
now building so that all manufacturers
and dealers can secure a place, at a small
cost in the centre OF the city, convenient
and accessible at all times where they
can exhibit their machinery. wares and
goods to the public generally, and parti-
cuarly to strangers.
PROSPEROUS SESSION.
The present session of the institution
has been by far it's most prosperous ana
successful An appropriation OF 5000
has been received from the city. For
the last three or Tour sessions many
l. nod .>rlt
from the night schools for the want Ct
room 10 accommodate and for the fund
10 cmpiov the necessary teachers. These
difficulties will. i'll Il great measure, DC
eliminated when the new building is occu-
pie3. with increased appropriation end
endowment.
There is now in successful operation
the seventeenth session of the Night
School Of Technology. This school is open
every night in the week, except Saturday
anil Sunday, from 80 till $50 clock
from the LIST of October until the 10Th
OF April.
THE SCHOLARS.
Tho ages of the scholars vary from
twelve to thirty-1ive years, and 80 per
cent. Of them arc Dread winners, SUP
porting, and assisting to support families.
Ii Ike daytime these students get the
practical work in the shop and al night
.
set tie scientific instruction which IS
::hSuIutcl: necessary to every workman
who expects to attain prominence III his
profession and TO hold the position after
he gets there. y large number of the
young men who attend the school lave
engaged in the battle Of life, and have
found out their weakness in the cduca-
tonal line and come to supply their def
ciencies. The scholars are charged a
the classes, which are all limited in num-
Der, from filling up with dead heads"
who do not mean business, but only enter
for a few weeks, get tired and then quit.
But when they pay the S. there is then
some guarantee that they mean business.
There are "a few life and honorary
life members; also. d number of annual
contributing members.
PRESENT OFFICERS.
The following are the present officers
and directors of The institution:
w. j. Whtehurst, president; J. j.
Montague, vice-president; William e.
Simons, treasurer; Thomas Elicit, secre-
tary.
Board of Directors-E. r. Archer,
Joseph 3. Welsh. James D. Crump. L. r.
Christian, John Chamblin, Peter f. Green
wood. A. Barsamin, Edgar II. Ferguson,
Mann S. Quarles, T. c. Williams, Jr.,
H. d.
Gunst. II. NJ. Starke, J. T. Jobson Thos.
T. Jeffress, L. P. Valentine. William S.
Morris, Henry S. Hutzler. John w. Roth
crt and 3. Rand. Wexford.
THE INSTRUCTORS.
G. p. E. BurSwyn. a. B.. 6. e, HAIRY.
NJ Am. Soc. c. e, Principal and instruc-
tor of Applied Mechanics
VIM. Floyd Lee, instructor OF Archtec-
tural Drawing.
Gwynn a. Lyell. instructor of Archtec-
tural Drawing.
Charles A Bngaman, instructor OF Nc
cnanicai Drawing.
Howard l.. Whitlock Va Mech Inst.
instructor of Mechanical Drawing.
James \, Nelson, PHI, B. Nale): Mem.
Soc. n. a. & M. F.. lAsso. Am Soc N
Eng. Mem. Franklin Inst. Instructor OF
Naval Architecture
William l.. Sheppard. instructor of Free
Hand Drawing.
d. w DeSylvia, Va Mech. Inst. assist
ant instructor of Free-Hand Drawing,
a. w Martenstein, instructor of Arith-
netic.
James G. Harwood, &. A., instructor OF
Arithmetic.
A. II. Fitzgerald. instructor of Arith-
mctic
John S. Fleming. NJ. and c. E.. instruc-
tor OF AlSebra-Class A-and Geometry
John S. Fleming, NJ and c. r. instruc-
tor OF Algebra--Class R-Trigno ONE.
solid and descriptive Geometry.
IL B. Boudar. Instructor of Book-keep-
ing.
c. II. Urner, Va. Mech. Inst, instruc-
E. NJ. Redford. Va. Mech. Inst. in
structor of Bookkeeping.
James NJ. Whitfield, NJ. D.. Instructor
OF Chemistry and instructor of Natural
Philosophy.
Charles R. Winston. instructor OF Elec-
trcity.
Richard Duckhardt, instructor of Model
ling.
Committee on Night school-N1ann $.