Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07

Lexington enioys the distinction of having
within her borders two justly famous edu-
cat,onal institut!ons-the Washington and
Lee University and the Virginia Military
Institute.
The Washington and Lee University Is
the outgrowth of the Augusta Academy
which was established in Augusta county
Va, in 1919, by the Scotch-lrish Immigrants
who settled in the valley of Virginia from
PENNSYLVANIA Changing Its name anu
abode several times this school became fixed
in 1880 with the title Liberty Hall, IN the
immediate vicinity of Lexington. The school
was Incorporated in l7S2 by the legislature
of Virginia as Liberty Hall Academy Inc
name was changed to Washington Academy
In 1TgS in honor of a generous gift by
George Washington. The name was changeo
to Washington College in 1913. In August
1866 Gen Robert +. Lee was elected pres
dent of the institution, and he served uh'ii
his death in 1870. The following year the
name of the school was changed to WASH
instou and Lee University. Gen. Lees son,
Gen. G. W. Gusts Lee, succeeded him as
president of the university. He In turn was
succeeded in 1897 by former postmaster
Gen. William l.. Wilson. The incumbent is
DR.. George II. Denny.
one of the attractions at the University Is
the Lee chapel planned by Gen Lee ana
the Lee mausoleum, in which repose the
ashes Of Gen. Lee and several members Oh
his family. The office occupied by Gen. Lee
is in the basement Of the chapel and II re-
mains to this day just it was when Gen.
Lee left it the last time, shortly before MS
death.
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Within the past few years the scope of the
University has been greatly enlarged by the
election of handsome and commodious nails
and other buildings. Chief among them are
the Tucker Memorial Hail. modern stone
structure erected a home for the school
of law in memory of Mr.. John Randolph
Tucker. the distinguished constitutional
lawyer. who had been dean of the law
school for nearly quarter of a century
previous to his death in 1897. Engineering
Hall a home for the departments OF phys
les and civil engineering, was completed In
1904 The erection of the building was made
possible by the gift 5000 by Mr.. William
H Red and other friends of Chicago. An
other building completed in lfA was the
new dornitory, which has been full OF stu
dents since the rooms were ready for occu-
panCy.
The present enrolment of the school is
4OG which is the largest in the history OF
the university, with the exception vi oiie
year with Gen. Lee, when the attehuahce
ran up to All. y large hulnper Oh ne" men
came in that year AT the beginning Vi >ne
school term just after Chr.Slhas-
The art gallery at NaShIhstoh anu Lee
contains many rare ana Naluaple paintings
some OF them having DelohSea 10 "eoi &c
Washington ana adorned Iie vans vi Ms
home at Mt. Vernon.
n, q commanding rositfon overlooking
>orrb river and with a lovely expanse of
,u and valley living in the distance the
ytrpinta Military Institute occupies
beautiful site in the northern part Of Lex
ington. The germ Of this famous military
school was a state arsenal maintained here
until 1889. when by act of the state legis-
ture the Virginia Military Institute was es-
tabllshed The president of the first board
OF visitors was col. Claude Crozet graduate
p"'sh vi 1oI-, an" eiue'''' e" pi 0ie@9oi