The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10

what any institution In any part of
the country rs doing and whether its
work measures up TO the standard,
The report made by President Ven
able to the trustees at to-day's meet
ing contained a great deal of infor-
nation. AT the close of the last SEES
sion l07 degrees were given, this be-
ing the greatest number in the his
tory of the University. The present
session opened with an increase OF
over forty students In the under
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improvement in preparation Is re-
ported. and the recent action OF the
faculty in limiting conditions upon
which students may enter Is good
step and should bring about further
improvements next year. The State
high schools have made this step pos
sfble. for the University now draws
nearly 60 per cent. of Its entering
class from the public high schools.
During the year there were many
changes in the faculty. G. Alphonao
Smith. Lucins McGehee, James -.
Bruner. j. E. Latta and Fl. Q. f.
Davis having resigned, James G. Me-
Rae and William r. Patterson having
died and the following new professors
having cor1e TN: Edwin Minis. VIII
liam III. Dey, Oliver Fowles, Thomas
F. Hickerson. Edward X. Graham has
been made dean of the department
of English and Charles l.. Raper dean
of the graduate school; Prof. Alex
andcr and Toy have been granted a
years leave Of absence. During the
past summer s20.e00 was expended IN
improving the heating. lighting ana
water plant; the chapel was so ~
modelled as 10 give room for ut least
500 students. The faculty Is hnder-
paid. bat the best talent has been
sought for and soundness and thor
oughness have been made the key
notes of the University President
Nenab1e believes athletics one If the
most important subjects under the
supervision of the University authori-
ties, and Believes that the man who
plays q straight game of ban can he
trusted TO play a straight game in
after life. He says athletics are prop
eriy for the whole body OF students
and not for the chosen few, and 81
out-of-doors sports have been en-
conraged. The call for more dormi-
tories mus be met at once, and thess
dormitories must be modern and at
traetipe. 1t is planned to purid DOR
mitories In sections, so these can be
added to; each SECTION to accomtnv-
chapel needs further enlargement and
a new dining hall is n great need
Dr. Venahle has hoped for years THAI
the Peabody fund would provide &.
building for school OF education.
Not In fifteen years, until a meeting
Of the executive committee a few days
ago, has an appropriation been made
for general repair of the twenty-four
university buildings which are worth
nf
us years old DR. Nenable says the
present income of the university Is
little under $4,000. Of which the
State appropriates half, students pay
ing about $4,000; the remainder com
Ing in from various sources or the
expenditures $4,000 goes to saluf.,
In his estimate of the needs Of the
University he puts down the debt at
$4,000 and then says real material
necessities are as follows: Dormitories
and land. $4,000; dining nail. Sio,~
eco, water reservoir and fiiter. $25.-
600; repairs to buildings and ini-
provement of campus, $4,000 three
laboratory buildings physical, geo.
logical and medical. $i45.00o; recita-
ton building. $4,000; pharmacy
building. S25, 600. and building for use
as a teachers college, S50.0o0
Part of the report submitted by
President Nenahle is the report TO
him by n. w. Walker. who mas charge
of the State high schools. which the
I University SO greatly encouraged lie
reports now iT5 rural high scnoois.
with a total Of $500 students; car
ing the year twelve handsome new
brick buildings having been erected
for such schools, at cost OF about
1900 each. For these high schools
the money raised totaled sf23.S1S.
The University now has in its library
$3.50 books. and the library Is now
used far more than ever before.
Superintendent J. J. Laughinghouse
submitted the annual report OF the
penitentiary for the year ending De-
cember al lie took charge Of the
prison the 7th of last April. finding
then S60.G5o To it's credit to this be-
ing added the balance on the peanut
crop OF 1908. 1871. and cash re-
ceived from the sale of old and con-
demned horses and mules, $5062 The
disbursements from April TO De-
cember 9 totaled $i3s.oSs. The pres
ont management bought nfty-ane
young mules. costing si2,0e5, for use
on the state farm near Halifax. 1t is
built at one part Of the farm stable
with thirty-six mules. also large
building for a hospital. Kitchen and
dining room and eomuiissary these
. costing A1,HtN rHtfit GflH ON apDtnFT
S1art Of the farm have built a stable
OF the same size and a building for
women, these costing $4,000 each The
sum OF $1,000 has been expended on
improved farm implements. This adj
ditional value 81 stock. implements,
buildings. etc, should not be consid-
cred an expense Ike feed and ,provi-
sions which are consumed, but may
very properly be counted az assets and
permanent Improvement which will
he very valuable and more than pay
for themselves in producing the next
crop and others and In protecting the
live stock. implements and machinery
The penitentiary's receipts stock