The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
STATE UNIVERSITY
. FOLLOWS PLANS
OF ITS FOUNDER
But Reaches Out in Successful
Effort to Meet New
Conditions.
WORK OF SUMNER SCHOOL
Courses OF Study Distinctly
Vocational Offered to
Students.
WORK OF SUMNER school,.

University of Virginia approximate5
moro nearly to-day the ideal of what
State university should be than at
any other time in its history. The
academic session has closed and the
summer session has begun. Taken to-
sether. these two phases of the work
OF the institution demonstrates the
truth of the statement that the uni
Versity has consistently followed the
plans OF its founder and, at the same!
time. has reached out in a successful
effort to meet new and varying con-
ditions. with the result that 1t is touch
ing the life of the State and the nation
more helpfully than ever before.
Under the leadership of President
Alderman. the university has kept
abreast of the times, has raised it's
standards and has enlarged its work
without in the least losing It's grip
upon the permeating and distinctive
spirit of the place which dates from
its very foundation.
When the university wes nrst opened
to students March Z 1925. the organi-
cation consisted of eight independent
schools-ancient languages. modern
languages. mathematics, natural phil
osiphy moral philosophy. chemistry,
medicine and law. AT the opening the
enrolment was 123.
At the beginning of the s7th session
last September, the enrolment was
nearly $50. The courses of instruction
are given in twenty-six schools SO
co-ordinated as to form six great de-
| ~ orf Ia.
and four professional. or technical,
as follows:
| Academic.
The college. with the degrees of
bachelor of arts. cultural bachelor OF
science, vocational bachelor of science.
The department. OF graduate studies,
with the degrees of graduate in a
| school, master of arts. master of
| science and doctor of philosophy.
Professional.
| The department OF law, with the de-
gree of bachelor of laws.
The department of medicine. with
the degree of doctor of medicine.
The department of engineering. with
the depress OF civil engineer me-
chanical engineer. electrical engi-
| engineer.
the degree of bachelor OF science.
very important part OF the work Of
the university is the summer school,
under the direction of Professor
| Charles G. Maphis.
For years. ever since the foundation
of universities in fact, there has eX-
listed, more or less dimly defined and
vaguely expressed. perhaps. but never
theless existed. in the minds OF the
world outside the academic walls q
distrust of the work that goes ON With
in the clustered secluslon, because it
did nothing to mt men and women for
success in the battles with the MATERIAL
world that must come every day to
those who do tho work that alone
makes possible the more elusive and
ethereal pursuits of the colleges
Separation Bridged.
OF late years. however. this separa4
ton between the universities and the
world Is being brideged by structure
firmly rooted on either side in the de-
sire for mutual helpfulness, and whose
arches are sealed with the capstone
of sympathy. Tho university, with Its
tremendous fund freely lavished by a
State proud OF Its educational system y
was the first of the universities to
realize the necessity and duty of int
tergrating itself with the people whose
good sense and nberality made the
university possible. How the extern
sion movement OF Wisconsin Univer-l
sity has widened its field until its8
ramihcations extend to every cross
roads post-offlce in the State. or how
Its correspondence school reaches
every one who wished an education is
another story; it is enough to say that
other States have been rapidly falling
into line and that the University Of
Virginia in her splendid summer school
has given the people OF the State the (
right and duty to- DC proud of her
splendid achievements.
In a least five ways is the uaiver.
sity now meeting splendidly some <
needs that have been for years very
real and vital. Their first and perhaps
most important is filled in supplying
an opportunity for the training from
4 professional standpoint of the teach
srs that the rapid multiplication of
high schools has made necessary to
efficient and worthy service In the
proper training OF the next generation
in the things that they must know
IN order to become the good citizens
that modern conditions demand. AS an
index to the real service that is being
accomplished. 1t Is interesting to note
that last session there were about eight
hundred students pursuing the adj
vanced courses. OF course. these ac-
tivities are | naddition 20 those OF
the regular session OF the universtty.3
The summer session trains both men *
and women for high school work. ana s.
there Is no other place In the state Ss
where women can receive this train
The summer school Is also meeting
another demand heretofore unnIled In
that 1t ia Offering large nunhor OF
courses for which university college
credit Is given thereby enabling indus.
trious and ambitious boys and ynwng
men to work during the summer
months and thereby shorten materially q