The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-07
FORMAL OPENING OF
. NEW RICHMOND COLLEGE
livery Dormltory In Westhampton
4 Group Reported Crowded
4 With Students.
ELLYsoN MAKES
ADDRESS
Pays High Tribute to President
Boatwright and Work of Virginia
baptist Education Commission.
4 Immense Sums Expended.

Baptist Education Commission.
Immense Sums Expended.
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Exercises marking the formal open
ing Of Greater Richmond College. were
conducted yesterday morning in the
new college auditorium Mt Westhamp-
|, ton. with members of the faculty. tho
entire student body and several hun
dred friends of the institution IT. at
tendance. Short speeches by promi-
nent State and city officials and the
address OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. Tny-
! lor Ellyson were features of the OPEN
| ing. In his speech President Il. w.
Boatwrfght said the college was never
In moro prosperous condition and
that overy dormitory on the college
campus ls filled with students. In ad-
dition many students who have been
unable to- secure rooms In the college
buildings are CHARTERED Off the cam
/ pus.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. r. II. Pitt. ID. D., and with
singing by the College Glee Club. The
assembled students were heartily well
coined to the city of Richmond by May
or George Ainslio. while r. c. Stearnes
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, extended to them a cordial well
como In behalf OF the Commonwealth
Dr.. J. A. G. Chandler. Superintendent
OF Richmond City Schools. made an In
teresting address, to the students.
GOVERNOR ELLYSON
REVIEWS PROGRESS OF WORK
Reviewing the history and marvellous
progress of the College since It's orr
Sanization, Lieutenant-G Governor Ely
son. chairman OF the board OF .rustces,
said. In part:
+, This is great day in the history of
s Hh,eh m o.. College. and am here to
taking and tho realization Of iong-
hoR Res sor the cose
education In Virginia has been fortu-
,m In having among the Baptist Of
vision. men with brave hearts and
deep the Foundations for better train
men Of their belo Me Sta State y0nPn s may may
seem seem thai that small beginning in higher
aa done s1siety the w wisso or
Sani5ed In the early morning OF May
80: 1892 .sa. but It Will not SO appear when
relopment that has followed"
The Lieutenant Governor then traced
college. dwelling upon the perIlous
p pes.ed through through which the Institution
sates He paid tEibvte 10 the the
men whose names are linked with the the
history of the institution. and who.
made possible the Greater Richmond
epoal H.! .,qd,t today, ,,,,,, -.
PRESIDENT BOATWRIGHT
* eoneinsion the speaker said:
task. and certainly the members of no
ihla s than did the members Of
; work was varied. We built a railroad
70 20 connect on the college property. with
facilitate the delivery OF the ma atne
ana ans. thus hasten tho completion of the
distance @e PIT down a e Pipes
us to connect with the city mains, and
thus insure an abundant supply of pure
water from the same e'T rese g,.5hs t SSat
sd55E,,es the citizens Of Richmond. In
ton Of the beautiful buiidine eg ws now
occupy. and the improvements of the
sro%Wnds. all at total cost Of sl,o4o. 600.
IT seems invidious to make particular
mention. am sure, however, that the
peaSy Of the W
Of raising an endowment and the intel :
ligent and active Interest In all the de-
tails OF the work Of the committee on
rspde peiIdi s,rb there vas no one who
President F. w: Boatwright. cam s
not too cordially commend his un-
gut. all the years in which we were
seeking to secure the money and build
The beautiful buildings which we now
s a6IPsx; COMMISSION
m STARTED NEW. EZRA
Baptist e 5ss ,H5Ens
which DR.. r. II. Pitt was the able
and efficient president. marked the be :
ona ire 81 Of p TTFn sEa In rh the
sion had for It's aim the unifcation OF
I'll the educstional institutions under
BaPt hnn co on TO- for mutual protection
The work Of the commission has
p P,;a worthy ,hS, Of all the praise given it.
81 tns ,os we fos the
greater womans college, sand it was
fortunate Tor for for us that Richmond was
that 1t became our duty to have it
incorporated and made part OF our
work You could have mo better as
probation OF this opportunity for use
sulness than Is to be found in the
Fact 1 that we &c HI have erected building
with equipment, OF nearly $3.50, 900
which Is more than the cost of ali
he buildings ever erected on the old
The wisdom of our change of loca-
lon Is already demonstrated. The be-
Ginning OF q, the work Of the first ses-
he assurance of wide usefulness for
he new institution, and we now see
low nucH we nee9ed the new build
ngs and grounds for the proper con-
iuct OF our work. A splendid com
oany Of young men and young women.
IN efficient corps Of Instructors to
he educational life OF the younp man
and young women of Virginia and
Rev. J. M Pitcher, the first student
% receive the. degree of master of arts
rom Richmond College. offered the
Supervisors Meet.
The Board of Supervisors of Henrico
,ounty met In regular monthly ses-
sion yesterday at the County Court
E. outline nature were considered In the
' meeting.