The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10
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President Of Richmond Gollcg,
Board Rctircs After
Long Service.
TWO PROFESSORS ELECTED
Loving and Dickcy. Named ..
Members OF Faculty.
Alumni Meeting.
TWO PROFESSORS ELEcTEu

Thouglia great amount of work WA
accomplished by the board OF trus.
tees OF Richmond College at its annual
meeting yesterday, much yet remains
to be done, and there will be another
session this morning at 10 O'clock. Two
Of the four vacancies In the faculty
wore filled, but the successor to former
Governor Montague as dean of the
law school and a man toitake the place
OF DR.. $. G. Mitchell for tho year that
he viii be at Brown University will
not be selected until the committee On
Instructions reports this morning.
4 DR.. William ". Hatcher. who for
years has been president OF tho board,
on account OF feeble health, Lieu
tenant-Governor j. Taylor Ellyson be-
ing elected to succeed him, with Mr..
A. w. Patterson as vlce-president: DR..
@. II. Ryland was re-elected secretary
and treasurer; Rev. j. r. Garlick ten.
dered his resignation TO the board ON
account OF the infirmaties OF age.
Two New Professors.
The two professors chosen ycsterda,
are DIR. II. e. Loving. OF the University
OF Missouri, to the chair of physica
and Mr.. William l.. Dickey, of Har-
ward, TO the chair OF Latin. The chair
OF physics is made vacant on account
OF the retirement OF DR.. G. H. Winston,
who was made emeritus professor in
this department, and who Will give HIS
attention to astronomy. DR.. w, l.
Fousilee. formerly professor OF Latin,
resigned that chair st tho conclusion
OF the session to practice law in this
city. Mr.. E. s. Lyon. Il graduate OF
the college. who taught In the Rich
mond Academy last session. was an.
OF mathematics.
Secretary Ryland's report OF tn.
finances OF the college was most graft
Tying. The pa!d-up endowment OF
SS77.0oe has become inttrcst-b bearing.
The treasurer last year handled $4,000
in cash.
Come With Good Records.
DR.. Loving. who takes the chair of
physics. is graduate of Richmond
College with the degree OF NJ. A. He
took his Phi. y. at Johns Hopkins INT
versity. Since receiving his DOCTORS
degree he has taught five years in
Cornell College, Iowa. and the Uni
versity of Missouri. lie Is yirginian
by birth.
Mr. Dickey. succeeding Or. Foushe.
in the Latin chair, is 81. a. graduate
of Harvard He has spent several
years teaching in the high schools OF
Kentucky and as tutor at Harvard.
He is a native of Mississippi.
Immediately after the morning meet
ing of the board. Its members, to-.
.gether with those OF the graduating
class and the faculty. took luncheon
In the Shenandoah" The board then
went Into session again. remaining at
work until o'clock. when 1t adjourned
for the members to take part in the
alumni dinner and class reunions
which began in the Thames Art Hall
soon after that hour.
Urge CIoser Relations.
The public session OF the General So
ciety OF Alumni was held In the pub.
lie hall last night Enthusiastic
speeches .h urging closer atliation of
affairs were made by President r. w.
Boatwright. Mr.. NJ. a. Martin Mr. Rob-
ert n. Pollard, '02: Professor John CAL
YIN Metcaif and others. In behalf OF
Braxton Miller, president Of the senior
class, spoke. Special mention was
made OF the Importance Of keeping
the athletic record OF the college up
erence To the. excellent work of Coach
Dunlap Drought forth great applause.
pr S. E: Mitchell. who leaves. tho
college cole for Or, one year. during which
tory department In Brown University,
returning TO Richmond College for the
session of 1910, was called to the ros-
tru1n. Replying to reports TO the. eff
for good. no said that his life was
dedicated 10 the institution, and that
hc would return in 1910 to take up
his work Mitl renewed strength.
This evening at S:15 o'clock tho last
take place. when diplomas ana other
college honors Will be awarded.
MIR. EEElcston ro-Night.
The feature of the evening will DO
the baccalnureate address by Mr.. Geo.
graduated f:cm the college in 1869.
Mr.. Eggleston is distinguished as an
editor. novelist and historian. He is
we'll known here, where he lived for
many years. and has a number of rel
atives. He fought through the war.
airy under Generals Stuart and titz
Lee in 1861, and in Lamkn's Battery,
Division, for the remain
der of the war.
After the surrender he was for some
time engaged In business In the West.
Later, he went to New York, where
he has since been engaged in literary
work.
Many OF his books deal with South
ern life in that fascinating, romantic
period before the 4. !. var. Such y, stories
mellow memories in the midst of which
he lived fora number Of years.
Among his historical and biograph-
cal writings. perhaps. the most inter- III
an account Of Ills own army expert
ences, and THE Firstsof the Hoosiers,''
A life8of his brother Edward Eggle-
ston, author OF the "Hooser School