The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-24
N u il INTEREST IN
UNIVERSITY PLAN
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DIR. McAllister Says Idea Is At
tracing Much Attention
Everywhere.
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WHAT HE THINKS OF 1T
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Does Not Know Yet What Atti.
tude OF Hampden-Sidncy
Board Will BE.
WHAT HE THINKS OF

Or. j. Gray McAllistcr. president OF
Ilanpden.Sidncy College. spent Tuesday
night in Richmond. returning from b trip
South. In tho course of which lie made
one of the speeches at the Virginia ban
atict In Atlanta on the evening of tho
18th. Mr.. John Shelton Williams. of Rich
mond. was among the other speakers Mt
this banquet.
DR.. McAlistor said that his absence
from Hampdcn-Sidncy ior the past week
had kept him from touch with much OF
his correspondence but that the people
whom he had met were greatly inter-
estcd in the proposed University OF Rich
mond. Or. Mc.Nllister could not say
whether or not Hampden- Sidney would
fall into the plan rs proposed. as he had
had no opportunity as yet to consult tho
board Of his college
The question Of removal.'' he said.
has been up before, and while 1t has
many advocates, 1t would no doubt meet
with much opposition. There is mucn
to be said on both sides, and while
/ heartily approve the great scheme out
lined for new university, I cannot say
Just now that will favor our institutions
coming into 1t. 1t presents great pos.
sibility, however. and IL the university
plan matcrializes, our board will give
What 1t Would Mean.
1T would cost Hampden- Sidney" con-
tinued DR.. McAllister, about n quarter
OF a million to move, not counting tho
site. We would need at once good
dormitory building, with dining room,
etc. capable of caring for at least l2O
boys. Then We would need good adj
ministration building. with classrooms,
etc. Each of these buildings, IL built In
permanent style, would not como to
much less than a hundred thousand dol
lars. And we would need several pro-
fessors' residences. Other buildings
could be added later. as accommodation
could be made In these buildings for all
immediate necessities.
"As to whether the Presbyterian
Church in Virginia. which owns the coll
lege, would favor its removal under tho
proposed university plan. or under any
other plan. that will have to be shown.
There was n considerable conservative
element which opposed the removal OF
Union Seminary, but they have hcen
nearly all convinced OF the wisdom OF
the move. Then too. large number
of ministers and prominent Presbyterian
laymen of the State are graduates OF
Hampden-Sidney, and have a certain
feeling of sentiment about the old place
ttilu ttlt bip
hard to overcome. Most of them forget
that the community life that they knew
in college is a thing of the past, and
that since the removal of the seminary
the community is limited strictly to the
college.
ION the other hand,n continued DR..
Mc.Allister. 1--WE draw considerable
number of students from Prince Edward
county and other Southside counties to
which we are es accessible now as we
would be anywhere. It would have TO
be shown that Richmond and vicinity
would furnish a considerable number OF
students. which would no doubt be the
case. The plan is a great one and r"s-
ents great possibilities, and will ha
he given careful thought"
DIR. McAllster reported most pleas
ant trip South, where he had met n
number of old friends and alumni OF
Hampden-Sidney.