The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
JAPAN WILL SEND
FIRST LECTURER
Six Universities From Inter
national Exchange Professor
ship Group.
VIRGINIA is REPRESENTED
Number of Faculty Members
Give Series of Bible
Lectures.
VIRGINIA is REPRESENTED
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Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Charlottesville, Va, October 21.-
The University of Virginia is one o. six
American universities forming the most
recently perfected international OK
change professorship group. The ar
rangemcnt was made with the govern
rnent of Japan, and becomes effective
this fall. Japan sending the first lee
turcr. The university group consists
of Virginia. Columbia. Brown, Johns
Hopkins, Minnesota and Illinois.
The first lecturer will DC DIR. 1nazo
Nitobc, widely known as .Iapan's build
or of schools" His reputation os an
educator is worldwide. and lie is also
the author of number of books and
monographs dealing with educational.
historical and economic problems. lie
spent several years as Il student in
this country, and is an alumnus OF
Johns Hopkins University. where he
pursued advanced studies in history,
political economy and politics. lie will
visit the University of Virginia in the
spring and will spend about six weeks
here, lecturng and conducting semi
mars. ls
Next year the presidents OF the six
universities comprising the exchange
group will select a man to represent
the United States in Japan in sim
liar capacity.
The University of Virginia was cho-
sen as one of the SIX universities be-
cause. as one OF the men who made
possiblu the exchange profcssorship
said: al Virginia arc trained 50 many
of the young men of the South who
arc destined to he tho leaders in
thought and opinion III that section,
and IL Is well to have them como in
contact with and hear scholarly Jap
anese. who will discuss tho great issues
OF his own land"
President Edwin A. Alderman, of the
University of Virginia, win leave mkt
Wednesday for Chicago TO preside sat
the meeting OF the Association of
American Universities, of which hc is
president. The sessions begin Friday.
Last year this association met at
the University Of Virginia. 1t includes
twenty-five institutions of learning.
Virginia is The only Southern univer-
sity In the association. DR.. Richard
Heath Dabney and DR.. James Morris
Page will be delegates from Virginia.
on Sunday, October 90. DR.. Alderman
to sneak at the meeting to be held at
the College of tho city OF Now, York
in memory Of tho late Edward NJ.
Shepard.
4 number OF the members of the
University of Virginia faculty arc Civ
ing a series of Bible lectures in tho
university Y. NJ. {. A. The series has
proven Immensely popular with the
students. Tho lectures arc given
Tuesday evenings in Madison IInll.
Tho series wa" opened october :; by
pr Albert Lcfcvrc professor OF
philosophy whose subject was THE
Ethical Philosophy or the Teachings
of Christ"
The following Tuesday evening Pro-
fessor Armiste NJ. Dobic, of the de-
partinent OF law, spoke on Tho Early
Hebrew Code and Modern Jurispru
dnncc." Last Tuesday DR.. Thomas w.
l7ita Hugh discussed Tho Religion Of
job" The other speakers will be
President Alderman. DIR. c. Alfonso
Smith. Or. Charles w. Kent. Professor
i. W. Mallott, DR. w. NJ. Forrest and
Professor A. H. futile,