The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-30
Officers Elected.
NOTED EDUCATOR
ENDS L|FE'S WORK
CONTINUED From FIRST PaSe.l

tuUS Lite ) WUkk
Continued From FIRST Pasel
opened with an initial enrolment OF
thirty eight. To-day there are $40 stu
dents housed in ,hs building IN addi-
ton to iC0 members OF the faculty ana
other members Of the organization.
The main building. named several
wears ago the ". w. Smith Hall. cost
ing about Sl5e.ocr. was available for
tn frs, sin or eight years. and the
college was too large Tor its equip
,n.nt. Sine. that three dormitories,
costing $4,000 each. a science nall.
library, a large gymnasium have been
built and the chapel has been d"upied
in size. T. accomplish this DR.. smith
almost single-handed secured the funds
necessary for the cost or the puildihSs'
and to-day the college property IS es-
tima,ed to have 4 valuation OF 100000.
Endowment Completed.
Several years ago Or. smith secured
ar offer from the General Education
Board OF SIS. 900 for endowment for the
college the condition Of the offer be-
ing that he raise $4,000 for the same
purpose. This FUND was coarpieted
las, December. DIR. Smith securing th''
last Of the S115.N00 from his sick room.
much of Il being accomplished through
personal letters. In less than a year
81 40 600 Of the $4,000 has been paid,
and the board has forwarded the pro-
portionate part Of it's oner. The re-
NAMING $4,000 is secured by personal
notes and all will be paid From the
original endowment Of s1ee,oee. winch
was raised before the college could be
started. It has grown to s3l1,eeo. prac-
,ically all Of which was raised by the
efscrts of the lanented head OF the
college.
Tn. Jones library building came as 4
memorial to George NJ. Jones. former
" Of this city. while another $4,000
came at the same time from Andrew
Carnegie f0- the Carnegie science hall
upon condition that the college secure
q similar amount.
Although DR.. Smith is known to have
had numerous invitations to go 10 the
head Of some of the best and largest
..iuce tional institutions Of the country.
he never gave these a moments con-
sideration, despite the fact that he
could have been paid three or four
times as much as was his salary here.
Indeed. his salary was a mere pittance
for the work he accomplished Only a
few years ago the executive committee
forced him ia accept an increase IN
SALARY and this was only taken when
he saw his protest would not prevail
with the committee. Even then the
increase went back into the coll
lege. for all he kept was a mere lIv-
ing. That he impoverished himself for
the school is a fact known to those
who Iabored with him in the manage
bent and development OF the college
Once years ago. he made a ten weeks
campaign in a Northern State for an
educational purpose For this he re-
ceived $1,000 week and expenses
Til. 100000 are said to have gone 20
liauidate the Indebtedness outstand-
ing a, that time on the Front Royal
Academy.
SbSdIns Faith In Neu.
On. Of the reasons for DR.. Smiths
zr.s; success IN raising money was
mis- Urbounded and abiding faiIh in
men. Able TO communicat. his enthu-
s!asm. ne experienced little trouble in
securing larg. and small donations for
the school tina: stands now. although
not completed as he had hoped. as a
nonum. NJ TO his indomitable will and
untiring energy. When he felt the
TIME had come for enlar sement-that
the organization could stand further
svpauSion--!l" let his wants be known.
ard never once did hts fa::h fail in the
friends of the institution. Then he
went 20 work AMI generally. in re-
rrarfabIy short Zine. the sum needed
was in hand and the work was ordered
To get the friends Of she school TO
sec IL. needs was his best work. and
then results poured in. He could ask
p-rple knew ina. he was making him
self poor for IN. college. An iiiusrra
t3"n Of this vas In tn" canvass for tn.
Carr.ei. canvass. which came soon
after s.a.so, had been raised FOR a
dorruitory. Tn. contributions were
SLOW. and he boosted IL with gift Of
81 ,aa ca, ns his salary and tn" rest
was quickly secured
when ID. Smith naS hIs GSs' vision
Of great college for tn. high"r edu-
cation Of southern women. IL was fnT
q splendid Equipment fpT al least i.Ses
students with that n view. 10 had
his IDEAS ;i- Int d.ts!I..j plans and
s2scircat.o.s b- competent a-chf:rrrs
Th.s. os'l.d fcr tL-~s additional DOR
.nitories and an administration build
ing. which VII nc built precisely after
the original plan. as soon a. provision
car he Iade for them.
Last year. N the late fall. Or. smiths
health began 20 fail, ana when he zeal
!z,J ;Na. the .sd could not b. moro
shan a rep months N the future. MS
| on. concern. sssde from tha' - 'hr
wife who haa been q Aefpms'e ir5"sc
| for nor. than thirty.Av~ years. was
! a.. yorasn's College. Al during the
/ winter ard IN tire srrs,e he ev.'eA
/ himself pe-s~cfiaE 'hese plans sYtH'
f,s manner - nan preparing BIS
/ will and .h,n ~ 10 th!s hts 'fcs-
I xe-c - s~ii t-S~r thai no 'rorhi"
WI - s~par'en,rd ss'''rv 'h-rn int
l thr af1ifivEa! strgr.rrcS n~eSel 70
| hriuS the enrolment M ~ me goal set