The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-24

ans se,s seven ~ IFS students tabeut
fgh; Ets cent - ;h@ t9ta4 enroll
rren5 Representa- " th's redv
hsVf ec+r Al5e 81" prominent Ia their
profess 4H wsar'> tterN State ana
3a@as ezty ~ fhe raad Thet COM
PRISE * anger DHuhrF uf the surgeons
- tHe arm navy. aud marine nos
Y4;a4 service 81 The United States than
she graduates of any other medical
school. forpin~ at the present time
about twenty per cent Of the national
medical staff
Alumni Of the university constitute
large proportion OF those American
writer's who especially in the South
nave attained distinction as authors in
various fields of literature, or as edf-
tors of leading periodicals and news
papers. both religious aud secular
Although the department of enef-
H"eflng IL Of comparatively recent or
sahization its graduates are nIIinc
positions Of importance throughout tn.
/ fahd, the same may be said of grad o.
/ Ha tes of the school Of chemistry and
/ OF geology
Monetary Foundation
IN ms statement to the General
assembly of Virginia for 1910 for
die rector and visitors uf the uni
! tersit&, President Alderman showed
~ 'A''aiNtdf itAHAHtlpfl bI uni
Fersltr was estimated at s3.Tk0.26H.
| an Increase at $I.452,2eS over the
year 1909, "Onv million two hun
/ dred thousand dollars OF thus sum
! represents the gifts Of private indi-
Nloualss one hundred and lifty thoHs-
| ana represents direct appropriation
ffpm the state, and one hundred and
htty-two thousand represents the ap-
| pAcation OF Income from ali sources
10 material equipment The fact that
the University of Virginia has at,
haeted TO its Use private gifts
amounting Ia nearly two millions Of
dollars is unique In the history of
state institutions | helleVe this hen4-
ncehce. would quickly cease If. b.
reason Of IT, the State itself should
in any way sacken lis menda ble
efforts To build up it's chiefest SEMI
nary Of learning
The annual income of the Unlyer-
aity for the session 1909-10 was $24l.-
so, an increase Of S11, $50 over
1904-b. The expenditures for 1909
10 We're 500. 600. an Increase OF
. $4,000 over l9o+-a.
The service of the university to the
j State OF Virginia has been incaleHl-
able II at The present the unIYer-
eity alumni were taken from our
; ia t9fsiftdk4t'ti ia tRilEi lbs III tsi'
State asse mbiy from the professions
! of medicine. law, education. ministry
l and engineering and from the various
: fields Of business how incom parabfy
would the State suffer In education
the university has for years set the
standard for hiG her academic and
! professional training and has exert
cd fine influence on the develop
ment OF preparatory schools. Since
i The movement for public high schools
became sta wide six wears ago. the
university professor Of secondary edu-
cation has led in the movement and
has been upheld by the facuItys in-
ststenee on high standards of en-
trance 10 all university courses. The
establishment of the Curry School of
Education in 1905 will result in the
next few years In n large professional
department With technical degrees
for specialists In public school work.
: The University Summer School il
one Of the best and largest in the
. nited States ard Is remaking the
advanced grades Of public school
teaching in Virginia. The state
board Of education has for years
been strengthened by the service "
its university members. A large pro-
: portion of the school conventions and
institutes In the State call upon one
: or more university professors FOR ad'
dresses. There is now In contempla
ton a State wide campaign for the
| protection and promotion OF the
school child's health, this campaign
to he carried on from the university
as its centre. IF tho Legislature Will
esta 18Th in the next few years col
lege for women in the neighhorhood
OF the university, the possibilities of
/ university services 10 the pubic
schools Of the State will be im'neas-
ureabty increased. Truly can 1T be
said Of the past and present ana
ever more ana more so in the future
that the University Of Virginia +
the capstone OF the public school
system OF the State