The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-11
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AGAINST APPROACH
Of MATER|A[|SM
r. A. Cram, Architect, Makes
Principal Address at Cor
nerstone Laying
RICHMOND COLLEGE
ON BEAUTIFUL SITE
Elaborate Ceremonies Are Com
Quoted Under Auspices Of
Richmond Lodge, No.
10, A.. F. and A. M.

Beneath a sky benign in it's aspect,
as II 1t would convey a harbinger OF
success to the new institution. tho
cornerstone of the administration
building Of Greater Richmond college
at Westhampton was laid yesterday
afternoon with the beautiful and im-
pressive ceremony of the Ancient.
Free and Accepted Masons, under the
auspices of Richmond Lodge, No. 10.
The administration building is to be
the center of a group modelled In wha
is called Gothic architecture. in part
a copy of the buildings of Cambridge,
oxford and Elton, in part new with
the spirit of a later day.
The ceremony OF the laying of the
cornerstone impressed all who viewed
it with the significance of the insti-
tuition to he. its enlargd scope and its
varied activities. On the other side
OF the lake. a part of the college prop
erty, doomed the buildings of the Wo-
mans college. already nearing ON
pletion, indicative of what the great
er institution of learning will be.
Landscape gardening has already
been begun, and it is expected that
the college will be removed to the
new buildings in the fall of 1914.
Conferred on wooded heights, the coli
IeEc Dullul1RS Will D6 I1uSI dllTd CllN0s
ly situated. They will be far from the
glitter and lure of the city. secluded
in a spot best suited for the forma-
tive period of young minds.
The cornerstone laying was witt
messed by a large assemblage of stud-
ents, alumni, graduates, members Of
the board of trustees and friends OF
the college. The principal address
was delivered by Ralph A. Cram. OF
Boston, chief architect, who made .
plea for the tripod OF civilization
the home, the school and the church.
as opposed to the insidious advance
of materiaiism-
Oficers Elected.
In the morning the board OF truss
tees held their annual meeting, n
elected the following officers: ]. Tay-
Tor Ellyson. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of
Virginia, president; A.. w. PattersOns
vice-president: b. West Tabb. treas-s
urer; Colonel Thomas r. McAdamA
auditor, and DR.. Charles II. Ryland.
secretary. A leave of absence OF
twelve months was granted to DR.. r.
E. Gaines. of the hair of mathe-
mates, who will be connected with
the great laymen's movement under
j. Campbell White. The trustees will
meet again this morning. The annual
banquet of the alumni association
was held last night in the Business
Mems club, and the occasion was =
Joyous one of reunion of the grad
yates OF many years. ago.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone was intermingled with music
provided by w. Kirk Matthews, organ
list. and "A choir consisting OF Mr1.
William r.. Reinhardt. Miss Louise
Sutton. Haddon S. Watkins and Joseph
L White altar the rnrnarStOna had
been laid the tools of the craft were
presented TO Mr.. Carneal. of the Arm
Of Carmel & Johnston, supervising
architects, n then a committee noti-
fed Governor J. Taylor Ellyson, chair
man of the building committee. that
the cornerstone had been laid, and
invited his inspection. Governor Ely
son introduced President F. W. Boat
wright. who. in turn. introduced he
speaker of the occasion-R. A. Cram
The architect.
Inyeighs Against Materialism.
Mr.. Cram inveighed against h fn-
sidious approach of materialism into
life of nations, which lis destructive
Of both individual and national char
acter. There are, he said, but three
things to which is granted h eter-
nifty of existence n unchangeablA
identity--the home, the school q
the church. The people which sacrt~
fee these foundations is handed oveR
to destruction. He continued:
England is today h great
horrifying example of the state
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ruthless assaults on h home; Fl n
an Portugal the states that ar
unscrupulously working not
wards the destruction of y
tan. Church, but Of all Wit g
as we'll Shall we say tbs
with Germany. represent.
pletely the parallel ass .
n creative educationT-
be a measure of truthHNO1 ss# s9Ms
ment, for nowhere 81
gene so far in enfo
that the province A~
best simply menta'
ly vocational. N
This particrN .
pernicious and
fest education
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now a sc s Y
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