The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-21
WASHINGTON AND
LEI TRUSTEES.
Honorary Degrees on Senators
Carnack, Thomas Nelson
Page and Others. !
COURSE ON RoAD-MAklNe.
Professor A. L. Nelson Retired.
AS Active Professor Of
Mathematics.
COURSE ON RoAD-MAklNG
fspeclnl 70 Tho Times Dispatch.)

(SpeClll
LEXINGTON, VA, June 2o.-presldcnt
Denny announced that the Board OF
Trustees had conferred the following
honorary degrces
4 Doctor OF Divinity Cd. D. Rev. Elliott
H. Thompson. archdeacon missionary
district, Shanghai China Rev D. Il.
Anderson, president soochow Untversity,
h soocbow. China; Rev. Prof. r. *. Mas
sic, Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Alexandria, Va. sSS s83R
Doctor OF Literature (Lit. D)--Oswald
Garrison Willard. editor New York Even
ing Post; Prof. Benjamin FRANKLIN Sledd.
Wake Forest College. OF North Carolina.
q: Doctor. OF Laws Gil: - PROF. Alex-
andcr ~. Nelson, OF Washington and Lee
University, Lexington, Va; pr. Thomas
4 Nelson Page, Washington, u c., Senator
r. w. Carmack, OF TENNESSEE: Helm
Bruce. louisville, Ky; preadsnt K. @.
Aiatheson, Georgia institute OF Iechnolo-s
agy,aAt lnntn, Ga: DR.. Howard A. Kelly,
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore,
Md. 5 4 $,,5t
Announcement was also made that tho 4
Board OF Trustees had adopted "a resOlu
ton Erred by General Villiam
"a Anderson. that the president and fac-
tiiItyeDf,ftle School Of Engineering be
authorized and requested, u IN their discre.
Stion. to arrange for and provide special
course OF ms tructon in that school In y
which practical instruction shall be given
lin building and maintenance OF public I
roads and highways.
s33s When such a course OF instruction shall
have been arranged. the dean OF the
faculty OF engineering Is requested to
prepare bulletin, setting forth the
nature OF the instruction5to be given IN
his department upon this important sub
feet, which bulletln he shall cause to be &
widely circula ted throughout the country.
This Is the 8 rst school OF prac Teal road
building to be estab llshed BY any college &
or university in the country 8 ss @
Another resolution was adopted for the
establishment OF a SCHOOL, OF Commerce.
modelled after the School OF Finance at
the University OF Pennsylvania. Profess
scr n. Parker Willis. who was re elected
to the chair OF economics. and Professor
". ]. Lauck. now OF the department OF
economics, will be professors OF the
School OF Commerce.
Professor Alexander u. Nelson was res
tired as active professor OF athena tics.
and was made professor emer.tls of that
department, after a. service OF fifty-twof
years He becomes beneficiary OF the
Carnegie fund penBioninB college profe8-
sors after long service,
The offer OF Mr.. Carnegie to give 5000
for library, provided the University
raise a like sum, was accepted, and steps
taken for the raising OF that amount
Former Governor William "A. McCorkle.
of West Virginia. a graduate Of tho
University has made bequest, from
which source to establish the Mccorkle
scholarship, valued at $3.50 a year.
Professor Harry D.. Campbell was elect
ed dean Of the academic faculty. to sue
coed Professor Nelson, retired.
,6sS Mr. CO D. Ftshburn,n charlottesville
rendered his resignation as a member
of tho board of tru stees.
The selection OF a professor OF lnathe-
mates as the successor to Professor Nell
son was referred to a committed.
There were present sat the meeting OF
the board all the members. except Mr..
William lngies. OF Rpdtord. as fElows:
Rev Glvens b. Strckler, D. D.. OF Rich-3
mond: William "A. Glasgow, Of Lexing-
ton; Attorney General William a, sAnder-a
son. OF Richmond y A.. ford Barclay.
OF Lexington; Rey. 2. G. Gordon, p. D,..B
OF Lexington, Mo. CT =. FIshburn. OF
characteristics; Rev, r, II. Fleming. p.
r., OF Lynchburg; Judge William F.
Houston, OF Lexington:8Jo John a. Pres
ton, OF LewIsburg, w. Va; Lucian II.
Cooke. OF Roanoke; Rev. a. H. lIam,l-
ton, of Augusta county:9A. w. Gaines.
OF Chattanooga, Tenn; G. w. st. Clair.
of Tazewellj John S. Munce, OF Rich.
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