The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
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Session OF Richmond College
to Begin on Thursday.
SEVERAL GIRLS EXPECTED
;Abou, the Usual Number of"Co.6ds.'
10 Ln,er The Institution this Year
4 Womau's College, Mc :';i VI res
School and Others, !.

FlSEE President, y w, 3ih''o'e'H S''.'s' =. i
Y nond College, was found IN MS MS o'nce
4 yeste rday oil the home rut, OF the "ofh
before the session OF 10oa-leo4.
3grhc school year OF Rlchmond's lea lea Ding 9
institution OF learning will begin Thur +
aav 81 this week. The newspaper man man
4 n,,ed Dr.. Boatwrlght with number
Of questions intended to bring ou' .As
situation as regards the college on eAe
Svc OF ,ts seventy-second session,
,Nhat is the outlook for the approar en 4
& s,,s session y was asked. E
8i5 ~ think the prospects are en nc
a., J, ronIied he. I'VE had good session
i. 81 year. and larger proportion than
3,,snoi ~ did students will return.
Ennw Of about one hundred new stuaehts
az ,.ho will enter before tho first OF octo
her 40 ye have reason to expect srAe1lts
inp increase in attendance inc pIones.
IL .nrs have been very helpful IN ouna'n -,
Siup our patronage, as ha'e "''o $3.50 800 -
alumni and other fr1ends. ,,,.de
''''..What improvements have been maze
- ma college during the summer Qu 'e'la
led the newspaper man. ...r 4he
5'~..rha chief Improvement has oeen 'ne
y ,,,r,ot,on of the third story OF Sclenco
fInli" he said. '"rhere are ten Iect ..,;s
rcnms and laboratory rooms Oh LIZ
rloor. and they have all been hanason.nv
finished in natural wood ana inc '''Su' go
for use" -,unrA
,a,i,nr hetterment that will delgh'
~ student heart has been made AZ t''e
sntactnrv The main hall has been wv.
8.ush,y renoyated and beautlfied, and IN.
canacity offthe dunb-wniters mas mas oee'
doubled. ,.,,r, -oom, has
* an fitted UP with lockers taDiea t saN
chairs, and will be USED as a etuu - q
ro,.' such day students as prefer 70 use y.
\ stndents from the city will elect wnether
thnv.Swill take n room With res,dent sly
dents or 20 into the study hall.
'"W'hat changes have you made IN lhe
faculty." was asked. ,,.,v
la("Fortunately, changes IN our 1hcut.s
are not frequent, replied he. NO chans9
will be made among the run pFolesso. p,
DR. r, A, Stewart, of Norfolk, becomes
ny. "a assistant in French and German; Mr.
s.. p. schultz OF Richmond, will be lab
.}oratorv assistant In physics and the
gymnasium instructor is yet to be ap-
pointed. Dr.. Stewart has been Instructor
both at the University OF virginia Where
4 ho graduated master Of arts and doctot
Of philosophy, and at Tulane UNIVERSITY.
Mr. schultz won the Richmond College
4 scholarship at the Richmond High School,
and has been one of our most brllllant
Estudents." MI,
WHAT ABOUT THE GIRLS?
what about the young ladies? Are
you going to have any OF them as 5stu-
sfdents this session.
SWELL" he replied ''you know We never
have many young women In attendance
y hut we Shall have Mt least half a dozen
this year. We have never had fewer than
y five, nor more than eight since the col
Iege was opened to women five years ago.
q One of the young ladies this year comes
from South Carolina. and, SO far as
4 know, the others will be from Richmond
or vicinity
'IIave you any programme for the
opening this week." was asked.
.'Yes, we shall have something to do
almost every day" was the reply. "On
Tuesday. tho 22d. the faculty meets to
,naugurate the work OF the session. and
All the professors are expected to be OIL
hand on that day. On Wednesday and
Thursday, we shall be very busy matric-
ulating now students and assigning them
to rooms On Thursday evening there
will be n public welcome extended to the
new boys. and several distinguished citi-
gems will speak words OF greeting. Re-
M. C. A. after the exercises in the
q public hall. On Friday and Saturday
evenings the N1u Sigma Rho and Phllo-
+ logan Literary Societies will hold their
a,Inual reunions. and will present pro-
grammes of especial interest Class work
will be well begun by Monday. and the
wonderful machinery of a college session
will soon be quietly at work"
OTHER SCHOOL OPENINGS.
The Woman's College. over which Dr..
James Nelson has presided SO gracefully
and directed SO successfully for num-
Der Of years will begin It's next sesslo on
on Wednesday OF this week. with fine
prospects. This school has the rcmnr ka-
BILE record of always having to turn away
students. Dr. Nelson has never yet been
able to get building large enough to
8a accommodate all those who wish to attend
his excellent college, He has an accom-
plshed faculty this session and year
OF successful work Is confidently expect
ed.
Also on "Wednesday. Miss Norris School
for Girls will begin It's year. This school
AZ Is located at No. East Grace, and ;.
the successor OF the Richmond Female
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