The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-11
PROTECT CADETS
AGAINST TYPHOID
v. M. /. Board to Make Vaccina-
V. M. l. Board to Make Vaccina-
ton Compulsory After
This Session.
FIVE MEN ARE REINsTATED
Corps Will Commemorate Battle
Of New Market by Repeat
ing Famous March.

Along with many other important
actions. the board OF visitors of tho
Virginia Military Institute, which has
been in session In Richmond for the
last two days. voted yesterday to make
typhoid vaccination compulsory ut the
Institute after this session. Before
an applicant >will be entered In the
corps he must submit to the vaccina-
tion which has proved a success In the
army and navy. BY the written con-
sent of the parents about one-half OF
the cadets In the corps this year were
given tho typhoid preventative, and the
board is we'll satisfied with the result
In answer to the urgent petitions of
graduates and students of tho instl-
tute the board took steps looking to-
ward the comforting OF degrees upon
al graduates in the future. COM
mittee was appointed to investigate the
advisablity of giving all graduates
either the bachelor of science or bache-
lor OF arts degree. The committee will
report to the board at called meet
ing within thirty days.
To Celebrate New Market.
On the recommendation OF Superin-
tendcnt Nichols the board unanimous
ly approved the plan for the celebration
OF the fft!eth anniversary OF the bat
tie of New Market, which calls for a
march by the corps In May over the
ground covered by the cadets In 1864
from Lexington to the battlefield. The
corps will camp for a few days on the
field and return by easy stages. The
Clinedinst painting OF the battle OF
New Market Will be unveiled at the
final exercises In June. when the sew
enty-flfth anniversary OF the founding
of the institute will also be celebrated
superintendent Nichols, who Is q
member OF tho War Departments ad-
visory committee for the summer army
camps for college students. reported
that Ma5or-General Leonard Wood, tho
CHIEF OF stan. expects to locate one of
tho army camps in Virginia next sum
mer. and that the students OF the in
stitute and all Virginia colleges are
being encouraged 10 attend. The stu
dents arc given elementary military in
struction at the expense of tho gov
eminent in these camps
Reinstnte Five Cadets.
BY unanimous vote. the board rein-
stated five cadets who wero dismissed
from the institute for breaches Of
military discipline. The reinstated
cadets are: G. II. Brown. g. ID Royal
G. e. Pickett. ILL.,, r l. Thompson and
w. n. AIassie.
X. A James. Of Danville, was re-
elec.ed president of the board of visi-
tors. and Colonel w T. Poazua was re-
elected secretary.
superintendent Nichols report show
ed that $50 students have matriculated
since the opening of the session. and
only eighteen have dropped out. a
record Tor casualties. There Is now
q waiting list of 100 applicants for
admission.
me board also arranged to give the
FOOTBALL team more time away from the
institute. Six days leave was form
cry allotted TO the members of the
football team for the playing OF games
from Lexington. In the past this has
oeen construed TO mean literally six
lays In the future 1t will mean sim
ply six academic days. ALLOWING the
team TO be absent on SUNDAYS and holt
days without infringing on the six
days leave
Press Congregational Fight.
Coionel Joseph Button. X. A. James
ana superintendent Nichols were APP
polhted committee TO press the pass
age or the bill in Congress for REIN
bursting the institute In the sum OF
vi 5000 for damage TO the barracks
during che War Between the States by
the Federal army. This bill is being
urged by Congressman Flood and Sem
ator Du Pont
The Legislative committee, TO care
Tor the Institutes interests In the Cen
erai Assembly, consists of r. A James
General Charles ]. Anderson, General
G. c. Vaughan. Adjutant General w. w.
Sales. Colonel Joseph Button and SUI
perintendent Nichols
The members of the board In attend
ance at the meeting We're: Il. A. James,
OF Danville, president; Captain T. L.
Tate. of Pulaski; Superintendent OF
Public instruction r. c. Stearnes, Adju-
tant-General w. w. Sale, Colonel Jo-
seph Button, Appomattox; Brlgadier-
General c. c. Vaughan. Franklin; Cen
ernl Charles J. Anderson. Richmond,
and Senator Edward Echols, stanton.
TIlnnAlTnAITnTRIN