The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-15
Annual Jefferson Birthday Cclc-
bration at Charlottcs-
vile.
ADDRESS BY JUDGE HUMPHREY
President Reports Largest En-
roln1cnt i'll History OF
Institution.
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charlottesville. Va, April li.--Foun-
acrs Day, concentrating the birth
uaE OF Thomas Jefferson and the
eighty seventh year of continuous ser
vice OF the University OF Virginia,
which he founded, was observed at that
institution yesterday with Impressive
! services. All lectures were suspended
throughout the day. and addresses were
delivered by Judge Alexander Il. Hum
phrey, OF Louisville. ny, and President
alderman. preceded by procession, In
| which all who arc in any way
nected with the university Joined. The
procession was hsaded by the president,
Judge Humphrey and the members OF
INC FACULTY. Next came the members
OF the board of trustees and following
them the visiting alumni anu the stu
dent body.
TIL exercises were opened with an
inrica ton By the RI. Rev. Beverly %.
FUCKER, the Episcopal Bishop CoaiJu-
tor for the Diocese OF Virginia. OIL
c!al greetings from the various alumni
chapters scattered over the country
were Rad by President Alderman. j.
Thompson Cole wired from Phlladel-
phta: The devotion Of the members
OF tho Philadelphia Alumni Chapter
needs no referendum, and their afrac-
ton is without recall. The sons grow
and fairer."
In beginning his annual statement
President Alderman said: This is thu
l6?th anniversary Of the birth OF our
touader or father, as he preferred to
designate himself. believe that
use the language OF restraint when /
say that at no time since he LEFT active
participation in public affairs has his
influence been so acute and profound
upon the nation, whose charter OF indie
pendcncc he proclaimed to the world.
Ills IS stun the name most often called.
his tho influence mos; commonly cN-
erted. his the example most frequently
appealed to as modern democracy
seeks to define Itself and TO organize
its forces for helpfulncss to men"
President Alderman reported the
present enrolment TO DC Sli. gain OF
ninety students over last year. III which
every department registered an in
crease, the greatest being in the col
lege, which gained hfty-six students.
-Four hundred and twenty-five students
have registered from Virginia ind 80.
from forty-onc states aud Territories,
the largest attendance in the history
of the institution. Eishty-fvc students
are from beyond the Mississippi and
100 from The States OF tho North. Az
craSc age OF TIL. student body, twenty
one years. Five hundred and seventy
live arc members OF some religious de-
nomination. :"i affiliated with some re-
liSious denominations; seven tiave nct-
Their membership nor af,iliaiion. The
occupation of parents, from tho Gal re-
plies received, were shown TO be: Far
crs 1o6: merchants. l02: law. Go; doc
tors, 10, manufacturers, 50; cl.rEymen.
"a.
Gifts to University.
President Aldermen announced tho
following gifts to tho univcrsity. An
Increase in tho annuity Of $1,000 a year
| from the state OF Virginia, ma kinS -
total appropriation now Of $4,000
The gift of Si",5oo from the estate
Fund for tho erection of modern
building for tho homo OF the depart.
| mcnt of education. The fundamental
purpose of tho department Will be to
train In the largest way men capa BILE OF
| carrying forward tina work of educa-
ton in this State and in the South.
The gift of $3.50 0fro m,he estate
of Miss Carolina Phelps Stokes for the
| promotion OF social Investigations, es-
pccially In the field OF tho negro and
his relations to our life.
The gift OF $500 by John Thomas
Iupton. OF tn year 1856. OF Chatta-
| nOoga, for the purpose of erecting on
| the grounds bronze replica Of lou
dons statue OF Washington.
A notable picture BY a great Ameri-
can landscape artist, Frederick L.
Church. given by Thomas i. Ryan. Mr..
Church Was the most noted landscape
artist OF his sncration This picture,
which Is landscape of tho Natural
Bridge of Virginia. was done by him
in S52 for Cyrus W. Field. the pro-
motcr OF the Atlantic cable, and has
hung in Mr.. Fields home in New York
since 1852 1t is considered The finest
example OF Mr.. Church's art.
portrait of Joseph Bryan. by his
sons.
a portrait Of John w. Daniel, by the
rector and visitors of@he university.
| President Alderman then introduced
the speaker. OF tho day. JudSs Hum
phrcy. who had for his theme Tho
| Government Of England" Judge
Humphrey Is a prominent alunnus Of
the university and achieved an cnviablo
| reputation as an orator while in COL
iegc Since that time lie has won dis
| tinction as a corporation lawyer for
some of the largest railroad companies
| In the country. He is a member of the
| university board of end 1wment fund.
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