The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-03
yerslty OF Virginia from all resources
ava ahla for teaching work is SIC, GO

.yerslty OF Virginia from all resources
available for teaching work IL sl82eu
per annunl. is wonderful, IN spite o.
this, however, how excellent It's physl-
cal equipment is. what thorough etflcion.
work 1t has done and, IN the light OF ~
small income, how nearly " has peeH
enabled to approach true university conf
prehension. IT not only gave America
the Observation-Disclosures s-uniVer-
slty system. but proved 1t so well worth
Initiating that most other true universe
ties N the land Including y. one class
harvard and In another thes University
Of Wisconsin,, have In part adopted ~.
Its graduate" are among the leaders
In every walk OF llfc-politics, the min
istry, engineering. mining law medicine.
commercial. Industrial and agricultural
pursuits. IT has few full graduates with
tho title OF NJ. A. that Is Master of Arts.
Mr. Jefferson preicrring this Enghsn tlt y q
to the Latin derived a. nj graduate
OF the University OF Virginia Is, ~ uni UNI
syersity parlance. any one who has grad
5uated In any OF It's independent schools
as we'll ms one who has taken either 9 4
tho general degrees OF Master Of Arts.
Doctor OF Philosophy, Bachelor OF Arts.
Bachelor OF Science, Bachelor OF La
or Doctor OF Medicine.
1t takes no general examination TO get
into the university, but IT takes perhaps
the hardest and most tedious one In TINS
country or elsewhere to get out Win
{degree-requires the most thorough mas.
terry or every detail OF the subject or
subjects to which the degree relatea.
Tho standard has always been remark I
sabylhlgh. This is due to the indepena-
ent schools system, Length of limo
spent at the work. there or elsewhere,
does not count In favor OF the applicant
The University has never issued u de-
gree honorls cansa,
To show how the old Alma Mater ia
risen from the ashes OF war ana re,
construction. there were, when l heard
lectures there. II my memory serves
me right. twelve professors. ono de-
lmonstrator of anatomy and an assls-
stant professor. The faculty now con B
sists OF twenty,four professors, three az y,
ljunct professors, twenty instructors a'lu
assistant professors and two student a.
sstants In the laboratory, besides SIX
3licentiates--a small working force for y
faculty of u great university. but a WON
kderful showing for Grass poverty, u the
showing was made, not from lne WoTk SUE
force, but from tho work and tilc lesu.ts5
actually achieved, 1t would be mar
fold more wonderful, Nowhere else
does AZ large "a percentage CT the ,stu AZ
dent body do 5woyls as hardf or 90 " Y =
constantly or faithful, hoWhere are tN ny;
nursed up to 1t 80 we'll BY SO consclenu \
Gus q faculty; nowhere does more ., Muoaa.
confidence trust and love bind IN Glossy =.
ties student and teacher; nowhere Is "
AL brought about with less aid from
fellowhips, or scholarships or endowment
funds.
g The students, SIX hundred and fiftyTfiNe
IN number last year, eame, from thlrty-
six States, Virginia and her daushter'
kentucky, naturally furnishing the lar
gest and the next largest percentage. IN
the Academic Department there are ~
teen separate and Independent schools
then there are the four professions nde-
j,,1s a
Medicine and Law. with their usual SUBJ
divisions; to all Which has been recent
~ added special course for prepara-
ton for the Consular Service