The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-10
|HANDSOM BEQUEg
0fiMRS. ..,AlLLlAMS ].
She Left $1,000 j: J. to the Me-.
chanics Institute.
NEWS JUST GoI1EN. OUT
zIt Hasn't Reached the Officers
Of the institute Officially,
INCREASE CORPS TEACHERS
TheWork of the School Viii Be Greatly
Enlarged for Next Year Catalogue
Being Gotten Out Now-Math-
ematics Course to Be Ex-
tended : Miss Arents
To Fit Literary
=It Hasn't Reached the Officers
Of the institute Officially,
CORPS IEAcH HERS
Williams. whose death

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Mrs T. c. Williams. whose death oc-
s., 900 for the Mechanics institute, of this
city.
The first intimation of this generosity
came yesterday. and as yet the officers
of the institute know nothing of it Off
cially. The good news came to them by
one friend telling another.
1t is not known yet how the money Is
bequeathed, or whether tfis gwen to .th7
institute to be used as the trustees see 1t
is needed The men who are dong SO
much for the youth OF Richmond 1eei
greatly encoura ged by this giit, and thale
is much 10 be done and many ways that
itscan be spent so as to accomplish as
great good as it could in any other way
in the world.
one of the most notable bequests that
the institute has ever received was. AT
the death of Ma jor Ginter, who gave
$40 COO. With this sum the lot at Eleventh
and Broad. where the institute IS no" 10
Gated. was purchased.s
WORK. GREATLY ENLARGED
The work of the institute il to be great
ly enlarged. At the beginning of next IS
sion new studies are TO be added ana
probably a. numberzof AID tionas eac
This is made possible by the increased
anpropriaticn of the City Cou7cii TO the
institute. Two years ago the Council gave
the institute $500. Last year the appro-
priation was sl.O2O more. and nowal is
5000 more. "This will give the institute
a very good margin to work on Eand{E1 ow
on said ono Of the officers last night.
This. mar is giving the best labors of his
life to this noble work, and anything that
affects the institute is OF vital Interest 10
him.
One of tho extensions to be made is in
he-arithmctic course Next year TINS
department.. which is already, good, Will
be much improved. Mr.. c. F. /. p. Bur
gwyn. the principal, and Mr.. James G..
Harwood, one of the teach of advanced
arithmetic. were at the institute last
night working on the catalogue or sHlla-
bus that will soon be gotten out regard
ing the next Years course.
WILL HAVE MORE TEACHERS.
The teaching corps of the Institute at
present is l.lneteen skilled and expert
enced men. This number will almost Ger
tainly be increased next year by the ad-
dtion of several. 1t has not yet been
determined what new studies Will be
added.
1t is the purpose of the Institute to
for mastering the subjects taught. To
that end a, powerful stereopticon has Just
been purchased to be used in illustrating
lectures.
1t is matter of general interest to the
friends OF the Institute that Miss Grace
Arents has volunteered to fit out and
furnish the library of the Institute No
equipment of the building for the work
to be done in it could be more important
than the library. That Miss Arents has
taken it, upon herself to fit up this room
is a guarantee that it will not only not
suffer. but will be lacking in nothing
that will be Of assistance to the students
in the pursuance of their work.
DEDICATION OF BUILDING.
At a. recent meeting of the Board Of
Directors of the Institute it was decided
to conduct the school this year until
some time in June. The progra mme for
the commencement has not yet been
made but it has been decided that the!
dedication OF the building shall occur at
that time. 1t is expected that some dis
tinguished and talented public man Will
be asked to deliver the address on that
occasion.
The future of the Institute was never
brighter than it is at present. Every
man connected with it is up to his ears
in work and happy i'll 1t.