The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-11
y :, UNION .,
The Academy Shows Splendid
Progress for the New Year.


FoRK UNION, IS Sept. 4 y 9. Fork ~ Mon
shows. many signs hat he summer sea-
son is a back number. those: who quit
| the community for The mountains and
other places OF resort are fast returning
and 81 the boarding houses arc rapidly
Iflosing their summer guests. On all
hands by goers and omers 1T is a greed
lsthat Fork Union is a S signal - at ractlve
place to como to Sarld u q hard place 7 o
lsleayc. 4
The. dominant sentiment now shoyer g
around tho. Academy, which has already
become a. matter OF pride and Interest
I4indfcations nro strong that the county
ma tranage OF tho academy liz sto4g lutte:
ahead OF all previous yea RI. y he nome
feeling IN favor OF the school was never
SO strong $as at prcsent si IL, #
Dr. W. d. Hatcher, pr sident5 OF me
Academy trustees, q fter an absence '1al. O
nearly a month has recently spent sew
eral days with his family at Ca rely
Hall .l3 WneShere lle spoke most hope q
FULLY Of the o,ltl look for the next session
Of the Academy After a. careful scruti- s.
ny OF the school correspond he $ex X
pressed the opinion that the patronage
for the next session will far ontgo that
81 ali .2pravious Years lie was talk ~
Ing on this subject, his NJ nday g mall was
| handed him and after running through
liit8he reported among 4 he entrances for.
|ss,ext session was one atuden e from Gal
)thersburg. N d..S, ono from IIonea Path!
S. O.. one from Barros, Por to- RI with
several from nearer homc {.
| The q CD pa city Of the Academy to &C =
commodnte students will be Increased by
two most rabetileWgi studerts'$ home
containing domitories and bonrdin Efaclll-t
tics. All buildings as well as the Mead >
envy campus are undergoing a Though
|renovation. ..5 a 3S Z, BE-:
Captain Edward Z. Winston, o.! the
by the War Il Department, t tyYnsll!n ton.
as Military Instructor at the q caddelny
for the next scssl on u I'D ID ton to his
duties as ComJnandant and Al litaLy.
ytructor ID Ii Will teach nSst l,6g rag1iRr
Academic Department. Of st
Captain Winston grndu ed att yeststo az
In ! 500 and after seeing much seryiG IN:
the philippines was hon orabl w tired soH1
account Eof Ill heal TIL La tely;s hR n ealtii
has 8sbeen thoroughly; restored and 4 ct.
tho request OF the Acad eny an thor lies ne
has bcensdctail ed for dut Fork Union.
The Academy is9 highly < ri eased s;Yl n. th q
Military feature. II has been found l te
BIO a most va uab Die feat ure sof the sclo
work. as IT promotes order pnnctuallity:
obedlenco to authority, economy and
Mr. MI Julian SIS. Martin, licadlnaster, has
l3tust returned from Il month"; vacation
spent with his parents In Caroline county.
and is now busy III superirtending the
|simproyements at the Acad denny and IN
mating and assigning to rooms the sttts:
dents who have already entered s ). *
The opening OF the 1A,cad emya is always "a; :
Unmarked by interesting public exercises.
These exercises will be held on !. Fr NIi
cvaninE; September e3. the day a ftera The
opening and Rev. NJ 81 Jones, ~
l3Richmond, will no the chief speaker.
These occasions draw immense audiences.
|sRlchmond always furnishes All interesting
contingent of students for Fork Union %
and tho signs arc that tho number Will
| Ia larger than usual this time. r.