The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-26
Announcement Made at Univcr-
sity of Virginia Convoca-
ton Exercises.
MESSAGE FROM ALDERMAN
Words OF Greeting Sent by Ab-
sent President Stir Audience
to Great Applause.
Especial to The T.mes-pispa,ch. ]


Charlottesville. Va. September 25.-
The eighty ninth consecutive session at
the University OF Virginia began nu-
spiciously to-day with n notable CON
vocation in Cabell Hall Lectures
started two weeks ago. but the exer-
cises to-day marked tho Official begin
ming OF tho newest and biggest session
in the institution's history.
mere are nearly as many students
enrolled now as were registered at the
close OF last session. The records show
tlat Tor many years approximately 100
students registered between the OMEN
ing and the close OF a session, 20 that
II this precedent Is maintained the
total registration for l9i3-li will be
we'll toward the !. 900 mark
The registrars figures, as presented
by Dean James Morris Page in his
announcement to-day. are as follows:
The college. $50, the graduate
school. IS: the department. OF engi-
iieering. 50; the department Of medI-
cine, lOS: the department OF law. $50.
Total. ST2
Inis total includes some duplicates
as In cases where students are taking
courses In more than one department:
but the total net repatriation Is not
much below the registrars total.
MesrnKe From Alderman.
from the mountains OF New York which
stirred the large audience that heard
II read By Dean Page Into n great
oGtburst of applause. President Alder
mans letter was addressed TO Dean
Page. and was AZ follows:
My Dear Mr.. Dean:
II send through you. to my coll
leagues and to the students or the uni
versity for the session of Ial3-l9lI,
my undimnished faith and my love
and good wishes.
Il comfort myself with the bener
that they all understand where my
heart is, and know how I am striving
TO come back to them. My purpose is
to be with them before the New Year.
and in that interval I shall watch with
vivid interest all OF their doings-
from the tickets they make to the
touchdowns they score.
This is my tenth anniversary Mt
he able to celebrate IL by giving my
self. with renewed strength. to the
service OF the university.
1T is a profound satisfaction to me
to know that the session opens with
increased attendance. with increased
facilities for instruction and with the
spirit OF hope and high purpose. ]
trust, in every heart. To the old stu
dents whom know, and whom think
OF rs my friends. I beg you will give
ms greetings. and tell them that
expect every one OF them to play the
| man at Virginia this year. To the
host Of new men whom. unhapply, ]
| do not know. save as a class. my SYM
| pathy and interest flow like a stream.
81 pray that they may bear them
| selves proudly in this. their greatest
adventure, and may live to bless tho
da; and tho influence that enrolled
them forever among the sons OF the
! University of Virginia.
Faithfully yours.
EDWIN a. ALDERMAN"
The exercises began with prayer by
Rev William NJ. Forrest. d. D., pro-
| lessor Of biblical literature at the uni
versity.
Gifts to University.
| Dean Page presided. and made an
| address OF welcome to students. old
md new. Concerning gifts to the in
| stitution, he said:
| 'It Is always gratifying to be able
to ANNOUNCE that through the wisdom
of benevolent individuals. friends OF
education. and in particular, friends OF
this university. means are being pro-
vided to enhance the power and efh-
| cheney Of the institution. I have the
| honor to announce that under the will
| OF the late Edward c. Fo1kes. native
| of Lynchburg, Virginia. two scholar
! ships have been founded in this uni
versity, Of the value of about $3.50 each
per annum, in memory Of the late VIII
| liam c. Folkes. The holders Of these