The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-20
Number OF New Features An
rlounced for Coming Session at
Mechanics Institute.
FAC ULTY is NOW COMPLETE
Catalogue, Just Issued. Gives In
tercsting Account of Work
by Young Men.

During the session, the final exer.
cises of which were celebrated last
May. total of SIS students were en-
rolled. and the general per cent OF at.
tendance throughout the year was
4 clghty-four. The general average OF
increase In the number OF those pres.
ent as compared with the previous
session was 20 per cent; two years
previous 10 per cent; three years pre-
yious IS per cent This increase in
actual efficiency has been accomplished
while the increase In expenditure dur
Ing the past four years is about IS per
cent.
Faculty for New Session.
The session of 190S'09 Will begin
on Monday. September 2Sth, at 1870 p.
NJ. and enrolment of students will be-
gin on September 18th. The faculty OF
the schools for the new session will be
as follows:
Frank w. Duke. B. A.. superinten-
dent. Instructors-C. IL. urncr, book
Keeping; a. II. Fitzgerald Virginia
Military Institute graduate). mnthe.
+ Hatics: T.. NJ. BEDFORD. bookkeeping;
q. ". Martenstein, mathematics: j. NJ.
Whitfield. NJ. D., chemistry; Richard
Duckhardt. director OF free hand
drawing and arts and crafts; William
j. Regain. mechanical drawing. G. j.
Rocker. instrumental drawing; Frank
q. Brown, S. b.. z. E., electricity, ply
sizes. w. II. HILL mechanical shop; a.
B. Chandler. r., NJ. A.. English lam
guaSe; w. Duncan Lee, architectural
drawing; II. c. Houchens, instrumental
drawing; D. H. Rucker. B. A.. mathe-
matics; J. A. Johnston. NJ. E.. engineer
ing; j.. Hanson Mitchell, NJ. e.. mathe.
mates; w. NJ. Adams. b s., mathe-
mates: Marcellus E. Wright Graduate
special course In architecture. univer-
sity of Pennsylvana). instrutn ntal
drawing; r. P. Stearnes. NJ. A. mathc-
matics. Assistant instructors--W. l..
fSnider, mechanical shop; ]. Waverly
Brown, free-hand drawing; Gilbert L.
q Hayward, arts and crafts.
New Features of School.
The instruction given is divided into
eight schools: L. Mathematics. 2.
Science. 3. Drawing and designing. 4.
Ian guage. 5. Mechanical shops. ).
Arts and crafts. I. Commercial s.
Engineering.
The new features are:
/. The division Of the highest class
of arithmetic into two sections study
Ing separately advanced commercial
arithmetic and advanced mechanical
arithmetic. In the classes leading up
to the choice of these two courses are
studied the elements OF arithmetic fol-
lowing closely tile best book In the
usual way as taught in any school. The
need OF adopting the classroom work
to tho students daily vocation Is moro
and more recognized. and this division
OF topics Is made to allow n student to
concentrate more fully upon his chosen
field. whether commercial or mechani-
cal.
?. In chemistry the students have
the opportunity of combining the train
Ing In lecture courses given by the
instructor and laboratory work direct-
cd by an expert chemist who will in
dicate the procedure in the practical
industrial laboratories of the city and
Vicinity.
3. In free hand. drawing the time will
be doubled. and special students may
take four nights week in these
courses. The work is varied SO as to
: offer training in simple line drawings,
pen and Ink sketchng, wash drawings.|
ETC.. from casts and living models
Along with the drawing course of
reading is specified for next session.
as follows: tQutlnes of ancient and
medieval History, mythology and his
tory of art. |
4. A new course is offered in wood
carving for the benefit OF those cabinet
makers who may desire to know the
technical OF carving fine wood designs.
This work is combined with clay model !
Ing. and the student is taught the re-
]ation of modelling the plastic and |
carving the rigid material |
5. Last year class A. in the school of |
engineering, was established. embrac-
ing practical study OF field engineer
ing 1t Is necessary to do part OF
the work Of this class in the day time,
and Saturday afternoons We're utilized |
with excellent results.
In class B next year the study OF
applied mechanics will be introduced
with the special purpose OF showing
the application of mathematics to
everyday, use and 70 illustrate the facts
regarding the actions OF forces and
loads.
"A third class in the school OF
engineering Will be class c, steam ma
chinery. No special requirement. for
admission to this class is insisted upon.
The course Is designed to meet the
needs of the practical man In charge
of any steam installation.
In all OF these classes much use is |
made of the texts published by both
Bthe American and international Core
spondence Schools.