The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-09
OFFER FREE SITE
At NESTHAMP TON
Richmond College Trustees Not
Ready 10 Vote on Removal
Just Now.
TO MAKE REPORT LATER.
Doctor Of Divinity Degree Con
ferred on Three Prominent
Minister'S.

After considering the proposition ol
removing Richmond College to West
hampton Park, the eboard of trustees
last night referred the whole matter
back to committee, which will make
Its report later. 1t Is expected that
final action Will be taken by the board
within month, but 1t Will not act
until convinced that tho negotiations
as they standtare entirely satisfactory.
Accompanying the statement is the
announcement thatthe proposed site
includes the lake 1T Westhampton. with
100 acres of ground on either side, all
of which Is given free of cost by two
land syndicates. Representatives. of
the board have thoroughlv examined
| titles to the land. and arc convinced
that the offer is made in good faith.
Although there is. opposition to any
change in location. 1t is said that a
majority Of tho trustees favor removal.
The committee to which the matter
was submitted is composed of j. Tay-
lor EllHson president of the board; L.
lege. and Rev George w. Mcdaniel.
a w. Patterson and Thomas B. Nc
Adams Of the board. The trustees.
after completing, routine business yes
terday morning, went out to West
hampton on "a. special car to inspect
the Site. and returned to the Jefferson.
Hotel at $50 o'clock for dinner.
confer Honorary Degrees.
~ In the morning session at the Second
Baptist Church the degree OF doctor
OF divinity was conferred upon the
Rev. Ryland Knight, OF Richmond the
Rev, r. r Chambers, of Canton. China.
and the Rev. George S, ,Kennard. Of
WILLIAMSBURG The degxees will be
publicly awarded at the college COM
mencement In June.
q President Boatwright Informed the
trustees that Professor W. H Whit
slit, professor of the James Thomas
school Of philosophy. In the college,
has notified him that he Will resign
his professorship at the close of the
present session. The resignation has
mot becn formally rendered, and there
fore was mot acted upon,
The committee on, scholarships re-
ported that $4,000 has been added to
the scholarship fund. The report
showed that tho sixtS-seven full3schol-
arships and the thirty-tbree partial
scholarships ara all In possession of
worthy students. who have made good
records In collegiate work during the
first halr-sessions
r. Best Year In History.
e President Boatwrisht announced
that there are ssS students at the col
lege. which is by far the largest on
rolment In the history of the institu-
tion, and he emphasized this state
ment by saying that every available
room oil the campus is occupied and
that many applicants have becn forced
to find rooms in the city, IL is not
believed, however, that any OF tho ap-
plicants have quit college because OF
lack Of recommendations,
!, Probably the most gratifying an
in connection with collie
giate work was that Of Professor Met
calf, Of the English department. who
reported that every student in his
passed satisfactory, eXnmina-
tions for the first half-session. The
dspartment is the largest in
the college, and this is the first time
that such a record has been made
Il The committees IN charge OF the
10 raise 100000 for the es-
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