The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-21
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Specia 10 The Tiimes- Dispatch
5iacksburg, Va. December 2O--'rh -
urst term Of the session fs13-l4 1T tn.
virginia Polytechnic Institute. ending
this week. has been one of tho most
successful IN the history of the col :
ieIe. 1T is also the first few months
or the presidency of Joseph -. Egrles
ton. and is marked by the largest en- :
rollneht OF students in eight years.
Statictics compiled from the matt leu
iation books give interesting facts as
TO tho religious preferences. inclina
tons towards II life work and other
data OF tho student body.
OF the 5lT cadets. 3iS arc church
members, and the religious affiliations
OF the corps are as follows: Methodist
lf5: Prcsbyt.rians. il2: Baptist IS:
Episcopal. 93 Lutheran. rs: Disciples
- homan Catholic. 20; the rest claim :
ing adherence to the various branches
of the Protestant faith. The Y. NJ
c. a. has membership OF 2GO. and $40
men are enrolled In the Bible study
classes of the association. those taught
BY members Of the faculty and others
Two hundred and SiN men are TAX
ing the agricultural course. this being
40 per cent OF the students aud the
largest proportion III the history Of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. There
ar" seventy nine students in tho two
year agricultural course" inaugurated
prospective farmer, in whatever branch
When he * not able 10 take the full
four-year training. the advantages that
n good business course affords those in
other professions. One hunderd and
Ave men arc pursuing the regular
course leading TO a degree and the
others are taking some Of the allied
branches OF agriculture In the en-
gineerinG group 2s3 are enrolled and
there are thirty-two in applied sci
cnccs
OF the students enrolled TO date. 2s3
are old mon and ga new. The classes
are divided into eleven postgraduatcs,
sixty seniors. uinety-onc juniors.
Us freshmen, seventy mine "two-yea
agricultural course and three in spc-
cial work The two literary societies
nave larger membership than ever
before. The weekly meetings are bet
ter attended and three literary pub
locations are supported and manage ed
by the student body.
Despite tho raising of the entrance
requirements the men came better pre-
pared than usual and the professors re-
port marked Improvement in academic
work The honor system prevails as
tho form OF student government and
is rigidly enforced. and that the stand
ard OF conduct among the cadets is
considerably better this year. is evil
dcnced by the fac; that tho rat pa
rade." an annual feature at the opening
of the session. was held this fall on
SATURDAY instead OF SUNDAY. This was
done without any order from the a,i-
thoritics; the bonfire. held each FIRST
term in celebration OF some football
victory and always . source OF an
noNancc and expense was abandoned
and the money from the contingent
fees, some $50, that was required to
pay for damage done. viii he devoted
20 the fund for a ncw athletic BUILDING
The conduct Of the students on the two
trips they have taken away from col
leg" was such as to cali forth the most
favorable comment so excellent indeed
was the latter that the daily newsna-
per I'm the city took occasion 10 say
cditorially. lit was not necessary to
put Virginia Polytechnic Institute bows
OH their honor 20 behave. they did il
anyway"
Owing 10 tho recent death OF his
father. Professor l.. +. Summers has
been compelled to resign his position
as associate IN animal husbandry. here !
and return 20 the mana cement OF the
family estate near Springfield. :. c.,
for the latter place this week. |
president Eggleston has been away
from college for several days. attend
inc meetings OF the trucking board N
Norfolk. the crop pest comrniss!on. and
eNccutiv" committee or the board OF
visitors in Richmond