The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-23
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MEETING \ o.: 4 4 UMNR 4 \
Richmond IN elnbcrs Vii Con-.
Largcly to y, AZ N 4! 1sS:gs a
F7u,,nd F7,, lectiorn Of SOfficc sSSsE

III Es evident rom lieil rcpre serta tlonas
made in III anne ca tl,edra tsgday}sS
afternonn s. meet 2 ioshr1onttt$a
|salumniS held stn this n he board
visitors . 4 the lYersi rgirltai
hasE Settled upon man tic
tsiscussetl pres ldancy Of tIiiit l,stit tlon:.s
N session Of The board To- be held tns tlles
Very early future, owe yer was iilSsls
lkeSmanner ON ted IL res
iin& the election of III head q for siliss
liyerstS thougl, who will bel q q auss7sS
2tion yet as open md lndecde ed rs a NIL
hus been for}sIlr,aly months. NJ ssa
Atthe Invitation OF the pres dent Of lie 81
Richmond Alumni Association, Mr.. Eppnss
Hunton, Jr.a one of the members OF thoS
board. was present and made3a statement
concerned the status of!3tha veXed press
idency matter. There was a sort 1f s a
family talk among themselves resulting! If
! iii a tier uderst tandi Ing between tile Al
two sides thes boil I'd and u the q Alumni --.s9
the latter OF which has been d isposed SutS
times to critlcisc he slow mo yen,en entag u ss
lgthc former. s,s5 5s
Mr. Hunton5 In a brief, bit strong and gsss
ieffectIve talk. EXPLAINED the situation
!thorollghly%and indicated why there Iliati
been SO great d lela y. 4 Il was sFider u from
|gwhat lie said that he bonrd has tLSS
IA tlinicul road to travel and once
Twice when almost read to- ii ct has beellsgg
turned back By some ulie cted t1eY !op-s
llncnts.5 The gentlemen rs alnS proceedi inssSs
with the tn,ost cilr re and d belA lioIIs$
sthatthe choice Swhe ma IS bes Al wise
ono, Thcir5 nvcstiga tions and Il sinailrlssas
I'er n nj "a
extend over the ent Ire country But
to this time + tile board n has made no Os
choice. a 3e HI II
.'I have bceni2 asked To- tell tho al,irnnl
said Mrs Hunton I'M effect. hot So flTstSs
lpreslden the & W nlvers ~ Vlrg lnlaasS
will probably he, = s55;2
HI One ofSthe @memhers shook his lead ls,SS
iy';lsoronsl warming Mrs.; iI1nton not nss
veal he ma me.
There Is no use to sbn kd Your head ,ss
said MIR. TIunton. There ii MOI mcnlEsnrs
5of tho board \ Of visitors who could 3Sd sss
more than guess ntg the name. We have ss
absolutely made m Sc lection 5 n on n sjs 5Sss
lidstf hut MI arc earnestly Y striving sto gss
secure tito man who will scrye the -BssF s
5yersityt With the greatest honor. re-gss
fioicc to say, however, hat a moe ting 81
Of the board TO u, held very shortly, I, 4, s5s
president will be elected Ss
II The Y. M. g. a, Building. Ss
Apart from the presidency matter. tl,s sS
NEST interesting feature OF the session ss
of the alumni was In reference to the M
~ Nj, c.. a, building to8be s.ven to- tha 3s
University by Mrs. Dodge, OF New York. Ell
Tic building itself will cost Mt + LEAST 5gs
$4,000 and it Will sha ma gni fiGent lysg5s3 g
equipped by the children of Mrs. bod dge. !. .S53F
Tho generous gift however n conditional NM
uponSt tho raising by tho lJniu ersity 0f IL iSs
enthusiasm that5is truly remarka BILE. the
students. many of whom VIII have To 8
work In the summer to earn the 4mopssy,ss !,
bt,ve contributed s,,Yeral T housand dol- fs
lars ana the il-salarled professors hitSa.as Mn
gwen nearly $1,000. Other ontrhutions 81
made IN and around the University Will fsEs
swell the total to about Si30CO. This ga
Will leave about 5000 to be objected ON ss
Ethe outsids. @ III III 3 s. s{ .ig3 ~ IA
Professor Francis i 4 II Smith. a memhep
( of the facul ty, appeared before the Itlchssss
mond alumni and laid before them the Sass
plans for the bulldlng, and spoke Y tsSSS
Ehs PSs
fled with the IJniverslty many years, ana Ss
Shis nnpe;l went straight to the hearts as3
4 Of those present, He liz a choice and cl0ssssi i
auent speaker, and from point, TO ppin h9 81; Sd
was yigoItNuslM sapplautled, Whens hs ha1
the same line expressing the feisrIiest st
~ thelbuaTd OF visitors that tho hui dtnE Fsa
might be secured. 'ile ehai was sa If-Ssj;s
thorized 70 appoint = commit y oI MSA AISs s
the M ',,.on NM
ghr! Joh,l u. " llanls " list MAS i9pgnsd
a ttonen sevsrul pledged saodly sibsegtn sya
tts.aS. aud :; iiiSs N ~ ssa