The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17

ION the same campus with ~ the
college, for which latter Institution X
IL primarily q preparatory school will
open its doors for matriculatiof on
Monday. The opening exercises will
be held Wednesday morning at 80 80
o'clock In the Academy Hall. Col.
Thomas 3. McAdams will make the
nddreSr.
The Academy expects an unusually
day students. II can accommodate
only It's. 1t 10 predicted that every
scat wifi be taken.
Prof. Frank b, Brown will act a.
Dean Of the Academy during the abb
sence OF Professor Prince. The latter
Is III with typhoid fevsr. and although
reported to be convalescent. win not
be able to resume his place In the
school for several weeks to come.
There will be two other changes In
the personnel of the faculty, caused
by the resignation Of Frof. J. T. Moore
who intends entering the Graduate
Department Of Harvard University
this year. Prof. Mocrc's work will
Hutton and II. C. Carter, both new
men at the Academy.
Busy at Medical College.
Students are still continuing to ma
circulate at the Medical college OF
Virginia. which opened Tuesday. and
1t liz now confidently predicted that
the list of students will total 400
within the n1xt few weeks. This win
be an increase of SO over the humber
enrolled last year.
Or. w. @. Christian. the new pro-
fessor CT anatomy, gave his final ex-
animation Tuesday night. and is now
delivering his regular lectures. Or.
Call. professor OF the Practice Of
Medicine and Or. Hazen, who fills the
chair OF physiology have also held
their examination and the work OF
the college is fairly under way
Rounding at Public Schools.
So far as the public schools are
concerned. Superintendent j. a. c.
Chandler declares himself more than
sattsfied. A majority of the classes
have had lessons assigned to them.
and Will get fairly started on their
work Monday. Some of the books used
In the high schools have not yet arrtv-
ed. but these have been shipped and
are expected by Tuesday or Wednes-
day at the latest
There has been some difficulty In as
signing the pupils of the West End to
schools. owing to the fact that this
section IL overcrowded. A place WI
be found for every student however,
and II 10 expected that the new Han
over school Will be completed before
the end of the present year. thereby
obviating all difficulties so far az the
West End is concerned,
There has been an enormous tn
crease in the number of public school
students In all sections of the city.
This applies to the white. and no less
to colored children. AS regards the
latter 1t may even be necessary to rent
rooms for the accommodation OF first
grade pupils
Theological Seminary.
DIT. @. Is. Strickler. q member OF
the faculty. win deliver the opening
address at the Union Theological
Wednesday afternoon when
the ninety ninth session of that In
stitution is formally begun. DIR. w
w Moore, president of the semi
nary. viii preside, while the Rev.
DIR. James Fair will lead the opening
prayer.
With an unusually bright prospect
the centennial movement will be
pushed with the utmost vigor this
year. The board of trustees has al
ready appointed a committee to ar
range the program for the centennial
celebration to be held in May, 1919.
when It is hoped that the Southern
Presbyterian church will hold its an
nual convention here.