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ccl1t0l year IN every department d
Waehlngton and Lee are very bright,
One addition has been made to IND
faculty. R. W. Withefs, graduate Of
the law school with the class OF 1905,
having been chosen to MI the Brad
ford chair OF International and con-
stitutional law, established in June by
the board Of trustees. Among the late
arrivals at the university are two Chi
nese students, who come to Licking
ton on Government scholarships In
July competitive examinations were
held in Canton and Is men received
appointments. The university build
ings have undergone many improve
/! ments since last year. The biology
laboratory has been considerably en-
larged by an addition to the main
building, and is now well equipped and
will furnish spacious quarters for.
laboratory work.
Charlottesville Academic exercises
formally ushering in the session Of
1912-1913 were held Saturday In
Sabell Hall at the University Of Vir-
ginia. The members Of the faculty, In
academic caps and gowns, formed in
line at the rotunda and marched down
the lawn, to the Cabell Hall audi-
forum. After. prayer by Dr. w. M.
Forrest, professor of Biblical Iitera-
ture, President Edwin A. Alderman, in
the name OF the university, welcomed
the students He announced the
registration figures to date as TAB and
stated that normal increase as in
past years over the figures at this time
of the session would give a total for
the year OF. at least rs more.
Enthusiastically O'Rourke, 40
years old, employed on construction
work at the Virginia Wooden Com
pany's mill here, was fatally injured
and four others we're seriously hurt,
when a brick wall that had been weak
ened by recent rains and heavy blast
ing collapsed. O'Rourke was buried
under the debris, while his fellow.
workmen were struck by falling bricks
and knocked senseless, O'Rourke was
dug out of the pit into which he had
been hurled and buried under six feet
of brick and mortar and was rushed
to Memorial Hospital, where he died
two hours later
Lynchburg last registration
for Virginia voters to prepare them
selves for the November election will
be on next Saturday, when registrars
all over the State are required by law
to be at their polling places from sun
rise to sunset for the enrolment of
new voters and to take care of trans
fers
Lynchburg. A tablet has been
placed In the First Presbyterian
Church here to the memory of the
late Rev. Dr. William T. Moore, who
was pastor of that church from 1872
to 1895, its unwilling having been
made an occasion of much interest to
the large congregation.
Lynchburg-John L. Lee, noted
criminal attorney, on Friday announce
ed his decision not to take the defense
of Sidna Allen, who was arrested
recently at Des Moines for completely
in the shooting at the Carroll court in
Hillsville last March.
Charlottesville. The annual convo.
cation, formally announcing the open
ing of the University of Virginia for
the eighty-ninth session was held in
Cabell Hall Saturday.
Charlottesville Anne's Church |
School for Girls opened its third SEES
sion here Monday with an enrolment |
OF 12S, from seven States. and the
Philippines, and with Is teachers.
Woodstock. Miss Mary Samuels, OF /
this place, has been notified that she
is heir to one-fourth of large estate
left by her uncle, who died number
Of years ago in Indiana.