The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

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1902 os, 155; 1eo3-'ol UP to November Eth.
Increase for present session will GER
cent e Cd stqsSnt ITS fstuTRnE
e Z Ss Ssy S$$fhs 81 s
Counties-Accomac, s.; Albemarle, l.
A Aa9E s. 81 IS Band
Brunswes m mani q eal1ns
Fl field E' S; Camp 20; Graig,.l culpeuer,
{sabeth 4 = EsseX 4 t,, EairGax &:
F Fnapi1 Is /; Frederlcs. 8; Giles alo9:
oester Ial GiTsysyon
ever s. Aenr.co IS, Henry 81 Highland
Isle Of Wight James city s. lS;,lng .and "
Queen King George = King ms s Wi aliIss 2,
! kondo4n Ma aGe1sa
N..cklenburg s, Middlesex j, Montgomery
IS, Nansemond 4. Nelson 8, NeW 4; ent3 q o. $
Norfolk 49, Northampton o. nnaa
Patrick 0. ,pittslyvania ~ Pc whatan,
Prince Edward s, PRINCE George 4, Eth n
cess Ann 81 Prince William 8. Pu II Il
q. Kockbridge II, Rockingham = Russel
i. seott70, Shenandoah x Smyth ~ South;
anrton spotsyllnynnia Stafford ia ORD
Wal wick q 8, washington 8, " estmoreland
Q, WISE. 2, Wythe ~, o.k o; Total GIG. Sf 5s3
s,a,esGcali9,nia t9r saTar eed d pa
liiinois ., INDIANA 4. Kentucky 1.6
LOUISIANA ., Maryland 10, Mississippi !,
Missouri J., New York \, Mort ~ Garoiin IA
S Ohio l. Pennsy lvnna81 u South Carolina
~ 4 lVlrf-1nl pa rGen-El
tho Republic a, Canada 4 Cuba 3, New W
toundiand j. St. Domingo q Total s. S., ,,-58
s Ri
l97 Catholic 20, CHRISTIAN ~ I1ut heran sS
Jewish 6, Disciples 81 Canipbellite5 -
Elenas umtea Brathren
Church members All,
C:asses--Posr graduates i, seniors 20
Juniors 10 phomores ~ d freshmen -, 81 e.
special students 40. Total IOv.
Ages--15 years TO- IL years e.. Il Yea rs rs ~
1872, IL years 1873; 10 years no, 20 years s;
u years u, 81 years Y J, % years Is, q
81 years 9. Total 200. s32s 4.
Average age 10 years and % mon tbs .4.stfF3
Tbs - students under ~ limit rsia
Etivea In the neighborhood. or are within;
one or two months OF IL years.
did not say that the buildings and
nlshed BY the plant owned BY the insti-
tute, The lights. by the way. were shin
ing before 1 left. and We're OF superior
quality.
soMB NEEDS.
Tho appearance of The electric lights
made more forcIbe the nslstence OF Cap
tain Johnson and Judge Phlesar, thai
I leave off sightseeing and start with
them homeward It was aeariy sunset ms
to Blncksburg, and dinner but ! u Wts &
10th to leave
have not visited any place In the 81
OF Virginia territory which was SO filled !
with that which excited my interest and 9
admiration, Although several weeks have 8
sions which T formed Of the value Of the
school to the poor young men of Wis
giril especially, are as vivid as they were n
Johnson and Judge Phlegnr.to drive away
on that cold afternoon. The roads had
frozen harder since we came over In the
SO We drove rapidly. The judge and Cap
tam johnson told good stories to enlven5
the journey, and ! witnessed q sunset y
as ii trled to think Of words with which
to picture it's beauty: 81 4
But always my mind was going back
to Tie sch9ot ITS worK da iTS nms
said little. There is the most urgent need
OF more buildings. The boys y, are now Y
sleeping three In room The /, room - lis
to:lably In It. The students have to go
to the mess hall in sections. as tllere,is
not room for all to eat /, At once cfa,, Ih Is
greatly reduced by reason Of the fact
that there Is not room enough for entire
classes, and others are waiting their turn s.
while ono section is busy with the tools;
one or two large buildings are needed H
for lecture rooms and laboratories,
Room, room. more ROOM is the cry
going up from Blacksburs all the time.
and there Is no hope Of relief unless the
General Assembly OF Virginia comes
Forward and appropriates the funds need
el for the buildings. The school has be
come a giant But 1t has not yet, been
gives a giants ralment 1T Is IN Z
sweddlng clothes still; 1t may. be dee
scrlbed as mighty man In the kncker;,
cookers Of q boy The present General ~
Assembly will probably be asked to help
tho giant to clothes becoming It's. size,
nad tho people who have most deeply s
at heart the welfare of the school do not 4
doubt that the State Will heed the pleas
which viii be made for this Wonderful "A
institution. Y. AZ.