The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-10
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President Alderman and Rector.
Cord Talk 81 Its II I 55,5
i5s5s Growth. si;i8
LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
The Million Dollar Endowment.
Fund Has Nearly Been W
Raised. I'd S.3i 8ssI
NUMBER \ !. |. 3 OF STUDENTS / \ J


Il President Edwin Anderson Alderman
and Rector Of the Board, Or. Armistead
iC.{ Gordon. or the University Of virginia,i
were In Il the city yesterday. President
Alderman left during the morning for q
trip down James River. but Dr.. Gordon
remained. the guest Of DR.. lillian Cor
dom Mot abe, former member OF the.
Board OF Visitors Of the University.
HI Dr.. Alderman before ne left said that
/ he was greatly encouraged regarding the
endowment fund now being raised for the
University. as but S1ss,pO remained to
tbe collected. and that he felt assured
that the million would be II, hand within.
q year. He spoke most 3encouragingly Iof!
the & future Of the institution and the
Character Of the improvements which had
taken place within the q past twos years;
The Board e Of Visitors consists Of the
following members: Benjamin Franklin
Buchanan, Marion; Daniel Harmon Char
tlottesvile; Dppa Htinton, Jr.. Richmond; Z
Robert walton Moore. Fairfax :@ John
BWimbish Craddock. Lyn ot1burg & Henry
Delaware Flood, \ Appomatt ox; Il Armistead
Churchill # Gordon (reotor). staunnton;
James Keith Marshall Norton. Alexandria;
William Henry White. Norfolk. ,s5
Last Years nrollment.
l ssTh e total number OF students matric-{E
t,llated last session was rs Z. from tle3 fol-
lowing States and countries: Alabama, ~;
Arkansas. ~; a Brazil. s.: California. u
China. 1; Colorado, 2; Connecticut, 3 4
Delaware, 8: 4 District Of Columbia. II K
Florida, ~; Georgia, IS; illinois, 9; IN
diana, 8: Kentucky. 81; Louisiana, II
sofa, Il Z; Mississippi, 10; Missouri, 10;8
Montana, 8 New Hampshire. 2;ES55 New
SJersey,57; New York. II !: North ca ollr,a,
10; Ohio, 3 !; Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
10; Porto Rico, 1; Rhode Island. !; South
Carolina, 20; Tennessee, 20; Texas.
Turkey, Il Virginia, 882; West Virginia.
III, wisconsin, q; not specified. II total
8E The number Of students entered In the.
depa rtments were: College, 297; gra dua a.tA
studies IS y engineering II; & medicine
1922; law. 201. Ill IS .saS 55s3 M .iiS
I OF the 137 students no less than eighty
enjoyed either fellowships or soho larships.
Outlook for Future.
s1ar. Armistoad g. Gordon, the rector re- '
tof the board. In speaking Of the future
~ the University. said that he was not
IN favor OF giant strides in the 4 matter
OF the number OF students. He pref err
red he said, gradual growth 50 that
tho traditions OF the institution would
not suffer- the old studen to setting ~
example to the new on s.
While last session was the most sue "A
7cessful In point OF number, there having
been %natriculated no less than 737 ,5l5h no
said that indications pointed out moro
than 500 students for tho coming year. ca
The m edi cal school q he said was being
especially fostered. new, prot essors 4 hay
Ing been added to Its list o. iecturers and
new equipment and y hospital facilities:
having been secured. 35 t5.y y
rs The engineering school has also been.
greatly Improved, there having been added
two new professors to the department.
In speaking. q the new buildings n
progress, he said that the presidents
house would be erected on Carr $ Hill i IN
tho place where once stood tho ancient
ssi,na5if,f dormitories. 5$' 1T is tie plan \ Of
the board to have built In the near fu:-
ture a. row OF dormtories extending on
~ line with Dr.. IAmbeth's house, toward
preston II Fights. The board Will IN ~ Il
turo allow no building to be erected on
the University property which IS not III
harmony with the architecture Of the
original buildings and In keeping with tho
dignity OF Vte University.
rs a building to be erected Of more than
ordinary Interest Is the Commons hall
which Is to be a memorial to those alun,-l
:, Who have distinguished themselves in
their various walks OF life. It Is pro-
.nosed to have stained glass windows N
memory OF those who fell In war, While
tablets and portraits on the walls VIII ~.
mark others OF especial distinction.
5Messrs. McKlm, Meade X & White, the.
New York architects, will build both the
presidents house and the Commons
Hail., Mr.. Stanford W,hl tie had prepared
the plans for thc1e build ings, and y hls
death win not Interfere With their erec-i
ition. u, sl 7, &, !. {. -. ...
lhundredth anniversary January 25,a e 1911 =
During the cighty-elght years Of its ex IS
Iistence 1t has never conferred an honor olF
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