The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-21
TO ELECT A
PRESIDENT
University Board Of Visitors
to Hold Important Session.
CANDIDATES. DISCUSSED
Suggestion Made That the University
Be Represented at the st. Louis
Exposition-Bishop Satterlee's
Sermon Creates Comment
The Times Dispatch Bureau
No. 1417 G. Street. N. w.

The Times Dispatch Bureau,
No. 141T G Street. N. W.,
Washington, y. c., April 90
The Board of Visitors OF the University
of Virginia will meet April 18th at Char
lottesyille to hold perhaps the most linz
portant session In the history of the In
stltution The chief work to be done by
the board will be the election OF presl-
dent and the defining OF his duties. But
unless all signs fall this work, simple as
the mere statement 1t may be- IS
going to take considerable time and much
labor There vii be number OF names
before tho board for the position OF head
of the great school. Just at present there
Is n boom for John Bassett Moore, OF
New York. He was first Assistant Sec
rotary OF State under Mr.. Cleveland, and
is an nlumnus OF the University OF, Viz
ginia- The New York alumni are WORKING
hard for him. Professor Venable. OF North
Carolina, Is n candidate whose name will
be before the board. and Colonel George
w Miles, of st. Adams, Va, will be con-
sldered. There Is not the slightest ground
upon which a prophecy may be based as
to the selection Of the board.
1t is believed that the board Is going
to find more trouble In defining with ex-
actness the duties of tho president whpm
they are to elect than in electng him.
At present the idea ut the work which
the head Of the institution is to perform
!s hazy. Members of the board and the
alumni have only a general conception OF
the duties which should be put upon the
president. A Virginian In this city q short
time ago remarked to me that the board
ought to find out exactly what General
Lee did as president of Washington and
Lee. and then require the head OF tho
University of Virginia to discharge tho
same duties. He thought General Lee
made an ideal college president.
Tho suggestion has been made that the
University of Virginia should be conspo-
uously represented at the St Louis Ex-
position. The exposition is to celebrate
the acquisition of Louisiana to the Union
by President Jefferson. the founder OF
the University. 1t would not only be emf
nently appropriate to have at the EXPOSE
ton a conspicuous exhibit from the uni
yersity of Virginia, but It would also be
a great oversight were It omitted. It Is
not unlikely that the General Alumni
Association Will take the matter In hand.
It was stated at the Navy Department
to-day that one Of the two 1.a00-ton sail
ing vessels to be built for the navy this
year would be constructed at the Nor
folk yard. The vessels will have a dis
plaCEWeCL OIL LOW tOla eaCllt VIII 10 AiO
feet in length built OF STEEL with a
draft Of about 1917 feet. They will have
accommodations for about 300 men each.
and will cost about $4,000 apiece. 1t Is
the present intention to have the other
vessel constructed at Mare Island navy
yard.
It is proposed to train men for the
navy first on these sailing vessels. then
TO transfer them to the steam training
ships for time. and then to the war
vessels proper.
The scarcity of naval officers for Ser
vice afloat will prevent there being any
summer class for instruction In torpedo
service sat the station. Under the new
navy personnel law two lieutenants will
have TO be retired this year. ard unless
there are as many vacancies as that by
the first Of July, retiring board. con-
sisting of flve admirals. Will recommend
the retirement OF two lieutenants. The
board will examine carefully the records
OF the officers of this grade, and recon-
mend that the two who have the poor
est be placed on the retired list.
1.-The Northern Securities Injunction Is
proper and all right In every way" said
Mr.. enry B. Martin. of New York, secre-
tary of the American Antitrust League.
to The Times-Dispatch correspondent .but
will it bore enforced? The injunction in
the beef trust cases are notoriously vio-
lated, Not the slightest attempt is being
made to enforce 1t. The same IS true in
other cases could name. If tho court
would now go to work and haul up a
violation of this merger Injunction by
evasion. the order would be all right. It
will not be all right IL It is violated or
evaded. which will be violation In another
| form"
| Very general interest and comment has
been excited here by sermon preach-
cd at Christ Church. Georgetown. last
night, by Bishop satterlee, head OF the
| Episcopal Church In Washington. The
| Bishop took the strongest possible ground
] against divorce, declaring that the ease
with which marriage bonds could be
broken In most of tho States was fragrant
| and he declared further that the general
| prevalence OF divorce was tending to do
! grade American women many times more
| than any other ono thing, Finally, Bishop
Satterlee, abiding to the rarity OF d.
vorce among the Jews, assorted that the
| Jews of America were doing far more
| than the Christians to maintain domestics
| purity and the sacredness OF the mar
| rlage tie.
Hon. Campbell Slemp. congressman from
the Ninth Virginia District, is in the city
| looking after some minor matters for
| his constituents at the departments. He
| will be here several days. probably. He
| would not say much regarding the pos
siblity of Mr., Fairbanks or any other
Republican candidate defeating Mr..
| Roosevelt In the race for the Virginia DEL
| egatton, but he was inclined to say that
all such talk was absurd. owaver, Col
onel J, s. Browning, one Of Clonel slemp 8
closest friends, In the Ninth District. does
not think it so ridiculous, though he has
never gone so far as to say he thought he
would SEQ the frution OF his hopes, and
another than Colonel Roosevelt mace the
choice of the Virginia delegates.
A postoflice has been established at
Stetlman. Patrick county.