The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
ALUMNI REGISTER
ISSUED BY Y. ?. II
SHOWS GRADUATES OF INSTI.
TUITION TO BE, IN ALL PARTS
1,
OF WORLD.

RI4ACKSBURG, VA, Feb. 21.-
The current number of the bulletin
of the Virginia Polytechnic institute
has been issued as THE Alumni
Register" and contains many inter-
est!ng facts about the graduates OF
the college since 1875; records be-
fore then not being sufficiently conn
plete to allow any accurate tabula-
ton as TO the number of men who
have received degrees here or their
careers after leaving college.
Nine hundred and eighty-three
have graduated from V. p. /. in these
thirty eight years. and 92t Of them
are living now. Eight hundred and
ninety-four matriculafed rom vfr-
ginia, twenty-five from South Caro-
lima. seventeen from North Caro-
Una, twelve from Maryland, the rest
frmo various States. republics OF
South America. Germany and Canada
OF the graduates. who matriculaAed
In their freshmen year from the coun-
ties in Virginia, Montgomery shows
eighty four Henrico comes next with
sixty-three Campbell has forty three.
Augusta, thirty -four. and Albemarae.
twenty -four; in all ninety-two of tho
counties in Virginia have represent
tatives among the graduates to
date.
A summary of the present distribu-
ton of the alumni shows that ass
Of them are now following their pro-
fessinnS in Virginia. seventy one have
migrated to New York, twenty-six to
the District of Columbia, fifty-eight
to Pennsylvania, and twenty-five TO
Massachusetts. OF those who have
left the United States TO find occu-
patton in other lands. two are in Ar
Eentina, one in Australia, one in
Brazil two in China, and one in
h 10
ippines each have six Tech graduates
within their bounds.
Eleven local chapters of the alumni
association are now in existence.
Clarence =. Miles, associate professor
Of modern languages In the college. Is
president of the general association
ANA j. s. A. Johnson of the department
of experimental engineering is general
secretary. The annual meetings OF
the association are held during tho
June finals. when the officers are
elected.
pr Meade Ferguson, who has re-
Gently resigned as state hactertolo-
gist TO accept the editorship off the
Southern Planter. is a graduate of ".
r. l. class OF 1895. and was a member
of the faculty here till he entered
government work.
Professors w. X Brainerd and w.
q. Chrisman attended the meeting OF
the State Dairy assieation in
Lynchburg this week, DR.. S. w. Fetch
or spoke at the Farmers institute in
Winchester Thursday and Professor
G. c. Starcher left Monday for the
Nation corn show at Dallas.
Carl Bear state student secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A. spoke to the MEM
bers of the local association Thursday
night on The Man and His College,"
as Washingtons birthday falls this
+ 49, h al hzts rJatf mill
NOT be given. The annual joint de-
bate. of the Lee and Maury literary So
cieties win be held Monday night,
February card. when the fartunate
contestants will receive a silver cup.
7 this being the offered each var by
J Professor 4. w. Drinkard, Of the Eng
fish department. This cup is given to
stimulate interest in the work of the
I societies and is held for a year by the
! team of debaters that wins.