The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-08
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
FOR V.P.L. OPENING
Session Will Begin September
"a, and Attendance Expected
to Be Larger This Year.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

N.
Blacksburg. Va. September THE
Virginia Polytechnic institute will
open for the first term OF tho session,
l9l3-l4, on Wednesday, September "a.
and those Immediately connected with
the administrative affairs or the col
icSc are now busy with preparations
for tho opcningN President Egglcston
has about recovered from his illness
of the early summer. and is at his Of
lice in the administration building
every day. attending to heavy cor
respondence and looking after the
many problems that are constantly
arising. No attempt can DO made now
to forecast what the attendance on the
opening day Will be. but there Is every
reason to believe that the number OF
students this session will be material
| ~ increased over that OF last year.
! New members OF the faculty this
year will be II. r. II. Begg. professor
! of civil engineering; w. c. Chrisman.
| professor of animal husbandry, and ].
w Watson, professor of inorganic
chemistry. Professor Begg comes
| from the University of Kansas: Dr.
Chrisman from North Carolina. and
Dr. Watson from the University of
| Virginia. They were elected to I'LL
| these vacancies at the July meeting of
! the board of visitors, and are all form
er students of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and men of note in their sew
eral professions.
Professors Leave V. r. 1.
DR.. Edwin Il. Fred resigned the posi-
| ton as bacteriologist at the college in
July to accept place as associate pro-
| lessor of bacteriology in the Univer
| sity OF Wisconsin, and Will leave for
his new neld of work September 10.
Thomas b. Hutcheson associate pro-
lessor Of agronomy al the Virginia
! Polytechnic Institute, has recently
| resigned that position to take n SINH
lar place at the University of Mime
sofia Both DR.. Fred and Professor
Hutchinson are honor graduates of the
! Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and
have been engaged with the college OF
agricultural and the experiment sta
ton since their graduation. The posi-
tions to which they have been recently
| elected in the Ear West are decided
promotions. and illustrate the field
that is now open to the graduates OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in
agriculture and it's allied branches.
Work is being pushed as rapidly as
| possible on tho buildings that are to
serve this session as shops. to take
the place of those burned in June. II
was found Impossible to build better
| equipped shops on the scale desired
| for permanency during the present
summer. but those to be used temper
arily will be fitted out with all neces-
| sary machinery, and there will be no
interruption in the course Of instruc-
ton In shop-work Provision has been
made to conduct all classes as in the
past. nor will any course be abridged.
| During the vacation the usual force
| of workmen has been kept busy about
the buildings and grounds, and many
! improvements have eHen made, partic-
ularly in the way of painting and re-
| pairing. The water and sewerage sys-
TEN has been carefully inspected and
found to be in perfect condition; the
: barracks have been fitted with new
flooring, and the hospital well-cleanet
and painted.
T. Lee Shelor has been made farm
manager, succeeding ]. w. Albert, who
recently resigned to accept similar
place with n private concern in Roa
noke County.
People all over Virginia will have
opportunity to see the very best OF the
agricultural department products. ano
live stock this fall in the exhibits tina,
will be made at the various fairs
These exhibits will be in the hands OF
competent representatives OF the
school, who will take pleasure in show
ing them to visitors.
The La Fayctte. Otey, Christians
burg and Blacksburg Lodges, ]. o. o
| T.. gave district picnic on the Y IT
ginia Polytechnic Institute cnmpu:
Saturday, and there were about 3O'
members of these lodges and theil
friends in attendance. y special trail
was run over the local railroad fol
the accommodation of those along th'
lines of the Virginian and Norfolk nm,
Western while many came from th'
. country in convcyances or afoot- Mem
| bers of the local lodge acted as hosts
and the weather was ideal for such al
affair. The Blacksburg band furnish
ed the music, and bountiful dimes
was served under the trees at
o'clock.
Rev. r. b. Nelson acted as master o
ceremonies. and President j. u. Eggles
. ton. OF the Virginia polytechnic Inst
, tute. made Il brief address of WELCOME
, | to the visitors. Speeches were als
I made during the hours before Dime
, by Deputy Grand Master j. q. Wal
thall. park i. Deans. OF Windsor. an
, Past Grand Master c. d. l'oN of Roa
nokc. Informal talks were also gtve1
bv members OF the Blacksburg an
nearby lodges The afternoon wa
devoted to athletic stunts and base
: ball game
? Another chowd of picnickers mad
: the campus resemble somewhat the as
pect of sham battle day. The Metho
= dist sunday School, from Cambria
, | drove over in body and enjoyed
. dor under the trees about the ground:
They. too. were provided with a SUB
v stantial dinner, and none among tn