The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-10
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President 3 oatWrig Int Presents
Interesting Report 81
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The board Of Strus tees OF Richmond Col-
Elege held the regular senl-annual me Get
Ing at ii 80 A. M. vest erday In the par 'l
lor OF the First Baptist Church d with 1, q
worry gratifying tendance. considering 9
the exceedingly l,nfavorablc weather. IN
the absence OF Dr.. w liam FL Hatcher 4
president Of the board the vice
HON. !. Taylor e Tyson, presided. Dr. e.
III. Ryland. the veteran secretary q \ the
board Il was us ,lsual, in his place. NJ
8 Dr.. w. =. Hatcher wrote the board that
nd would be unable to be present, owing
10 TIM illness Of wife, brother in aw and
daugnter, II FluvannaS coun ty, where ne
now IS. 81 e SB 81
rho board received the resignation as
trustee Of Rev. G Gorge Cooper, p, Dr.
former pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. who now lives at Nadia p Z,
and the resignation was accept ed. AI'-s
M III opriate resolutions expressive OF the
regret Of the boarh at the retirement Of
Dr. Cooper were directed to be drafted ted. tx
Presidents Report.
.5s Or. +. w. Boa wright president Of the
college. presented Il his report OF oondl-
items a. the college during the hall term
tusL closed. He reported that the health
Of the students generally was excellent,
ARD Fl the order maintained satlsi actory'
The boys generally have been st udlous'
II j asked the board to consider tins COOP aaP
ton by the college Of the plan OF en- -,
trance examination recently recon nleiltleu
at he con ference OF educators held o. Inc IN
university Ct Virginia, ct Willcll. he was was
ttnt. The board approved the SUE
geestlon, and named o. committee 20 tuKs
10 and agree upon the detailed plan plan -
examinations. q q nj, , I, Z
President Boatwrigllt also INFORMED 2, Wy
board OF his interest In the work anu ~, pu.f
poses Of tho Virginia Cooperative Edu-
cation Commission and Of his desire TO
co-operate with this movement for I'M
proved primary education III the r sl' :;
SCHOOLS. 's5 Flo asked authority for such
cn-onera tIol, and to be given leave or an1 az
senco during tho month Of May Or SO So
much rs might DO necessary II order 70
engage actively in this work, ne de-
sired also to visit the various l achuehl,es
! Or the State and to become talnlilar WIN
the work being 'done@by them andS t lts
standards Of scholarships ana euft1c'll ~
The desired leave was grant cd, $as3t
,rhe Committee on Scholarships report
cd on Tho work Of tho various pupils
now holding scholarships att he ege.
rho report showed that the scholarship
pupils generally were diligently APPLYING 81 y =
themselves. HI # " 4.
Honor DR.. Lakes Memory,
The friends Of Dr. Lake communicated
ia the board their desire to found 2 q
scholarship IN his honor. Some student
win be selected as t he beneficiary Of TINS
now benefcence.5 OF the various schol.
arship students, sixteen are ministers,
sons. All these are LONG very salts
factory work. i,
The committee was urged to make every
effort to secure the establishment OF
more scholarships, the need 81 them be-
Ing felt greatly slas
Considerable time was consumed IN
consideration OF suggestions as to tho
need of enlargement and Improvement
of the facilities and accessories for Tho
schools of biology and physics the sub
feet being we'll -presented and the needs
fully discussed, Tho board finally agreed
to appropriate out OF the available rcge-
nues the sum of $500 for the improve
ment of the physics course and The pur-
chase OF needed apparatus therefor. NO
action was taken as to the biology course.
The board was entertained at lunch by
Il heg 1ulies o f-the.Ehurch. S SA al