The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
GREAT Benefit TO
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Passage Of the Mckinley Bill
Would Give the Institute
Experiment Station.
RESULT i'm GOOD TO STATE.

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BLACISSBuRCi, VA, January 25.---
Representative William Mckinley, OF
1lllnols, has introduced a bill In Con-
gress wlllclL1lf II becomes u law. Will
add greatly 10 tile prestige OF the yir-
4tnin Polytechnic Institute. US we'll as
other lnnd-grant colleges In the coun-
try.
Tho bill provides for the establish
mont at Immigrant colleges Of enBi-
neering experiment stations. Tire OBJ
1cct OF tliese stations shall be- TO aid
In acquiring ard diffusing among the
people or the United states uaefui and
practical Information on1Subjects con
nected withEthc mechanic arts and The
science OF engineering In brief. sucli
experiment citations bear the same re-
lations to the engineering side us the
existing stattons bear to the Agricul-
tprad side OF education.
In the bill arc enumerated the va
rlous experiments that shall be made,
and tile list provides for the invextiga-
q ton of every conceivable subject per-.
tanning 10 engineering. The amount of
100000 Is To be appropriated to each
State annually for the maintenance of
these stations. and out of the first five
annual appropriations received by any
station an aggregate sum not exceed
Ing 100000 may be expended In the
buildingS necessary for carrying on the
work OF the station. and thereafter an
amount not exceeding per cent. per
= snnuin Of the ANIMAL appropriation
may be 80 expended.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is
land-grant college. now In successful
operation. Tie good resulting to tho
colleges and the country from the en-
actment OF such a law would be In
estimable IN the economical develop
ment Of the vast resources nov lying
idle. and II would bo OF especial bene-
ut 10 the land owner and the mechanic
OF inventive tnient.
Alumni Associntlon OFFICERS.
Tho local alumni Association at
meeting In the Y. NJ. G. a. Chapel
Thursday evening elected the following
s ses pre. fG seal ohn asenss VICE
president; John J. Davis secretary
and treasurer. The association adopt
ed "A resolution requesting the Cover.
nor to continue tn. policy inaugural.
least two members OF the board OF
visitors who arc alumni OF the tinsti.
tuition. Messrs. II. NJ. Smith. OF Rich
were educated at the v. Pr.
Clubs organized among the cadet,
this week arc Pulaski County Club. j.
II. JORDAN, PRESIDENT. y. = BlOCKSluge
yice-presidcnt: p. G. Wysor secretary
ii. n. Holmes. treasurer: j. NJ. Alex
ander sergcant-at-arms. Culpepel
County Club. J. P. Jones. president
A. Summerville. vice-president: c, w
Forbes, secretary and treasurer: B. T
Ashby Gergeant-at-arms.
Tho honor roll for the first tern
this week shows that more than tn,
usual number Of men made the neces
sary high marks for place on TIL
list. Fourteen new men have 1natri
culated since the holidays. the tota
enrolment for the session now reach
ing nearly 500.
The college Bulletin will be issue
the first OF February. This has beel
combined with the Alumni Register
End will contain much Information
about the college. its present condition
and future prospects and copiou
notes concerning the alumni. with othc
Items of interest