The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-09
BANKERS TO LECTURE At
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
New Course in Practical Financeer-
ing Is Added to Cur
riculum.
SESSION OPENS ON MoNDA,
BOARD Announces Faculty and Off
GERS for Coming Term of Rich
mond's Night Technical Institu-
fion-Donutiun of Equipment.

4 Preliminary TO the opening OF the
season uf lal;'l5. the directors OF the
Virginia Mechanics Institute will be
busly engaged this week 4 meeting
Of tho board was held last night. with
President W. j. Whitehurst in the
chair.
The following calendar which had
been prepared by superintendent Frank
w Duke for the sixtieth wear OF this
/ institution FOR the education ana train
3. ing Of students IN the scientific and
mechanical arts, was approved:
Monday. Septcmher Enrolment
begins.
I Wednesdays. Thursday and Friday.
September -. II. 25-Classes meet for
organizations
+ Friday. September a5-Arnual meet :
ins of board and faculty.
Monday, September 2S--Regualr ella SIS
4 exercises begin.
! Monday. April = tc May :. 1sla-
Examinations.
Thursday. May Is, i9t5--Closing en-
crciSos ~ school auditorium
Tuesday. June ), tl'l5--Annual meet :
\ ing Of the members and election of n. "
board of directors.
+ The officers ard directors in charr e
~ ~ iil1llS VI the institute arc w
j. Whitchurst. president: g. Rand.
Wexford, vice president: H. X. Archer.
T. j. Eoshe:, I. W. Bradley. h. r Chris
tian, James - crump. Henry W. FL
/ lett. + " Farley. Edgar n. Fergus
son. Marx Guust. Il. NJ. ciwathrncy.
Horace :, 'iawcs. Henry :. ilutaier. II.
+ w. Jackson, H. ~. Jenkins. 4. ~. Rat
\ clihe, ". {. Ricly. Arthur Scrivcnor. II.
T NJ. Starke, q. 6. Valentine. Joseph II.
, Welsh and 7. G. Williams. Jr.
\ FACULTY ANNoi HCkD
ron COMING. SESSION
/ The school committee reported that
1 all arrangements were practically com
! plct.d for the opening Of the new SEES
I sion September -. with the following
\ faculty.
\ Frank W Duke. superintendent: &
i ~. timer. librarian
I Instructors; a. W. Martenst.in
\ mathematics: Richard Ducl<harat. FREQ
! hand drawing. clay modelling; G. j
4 Roclker. mechanical drawing: Frank
\ u, Brown. :. L.. Il. H. electricity
/, physics: r.. Z. llouchcns. Instrumental
! drawing: =. IL. Rucker. mathematics.
]" T. Stoneburncr. Jr., Il. s. mathc-
! matics: \. a. Arvi, H. s. M H.. ana
4; chine shop. j. g. Ecaziey. estimating;
/, J. r. Fcntrcss, mathematics: w. ~ Ma
! zee A. ~, instrumental drawing: J. s.
staples cabinet making ANA pattern
i naling. .. r. Gillian, plumbing: j. II
/ StriblinE, II. :. electrical shop; Joseph
( T.. Han. icleGraphy: II. l.. Davidson,
=. >, chemistry: Frank g. Spear. I'VE.
hand ana architectural drawing: &. T.
! Sncdd, T.. =. G, l.. instrumental draw
/ ins Thomas I, ilulchcr. automobile
shop. Il, i. HuNton. Il. A.. boollk ccpng
X, g. Dashien, commercial law.
Assistant instructors: W. G. Fell. NJ
A., electrical shop: H. w. Stoneburner
y. >, mathematics; I. G.. woodSon
blacksmith shop.
TN" new vocational courses an
noumccd are commercial illustration
interior decorations. and furniture de.
\ scn. commercial law ana practical
( banking.
Si't.CIiI. IEt"riUI:S
IN PRACTICAL BANNING
H. ptactiacl banking a number OF
prominent bankers Will participate IN
4 the work oi instruction. George j.
/. SenN will lecture on the "Regionul Re-
! serve Banking Laws: H.. w. jackson,
! on clearing Houses and Trust unc
\ Savings InStitutiona": John NJ. Miller,
/ lry On Loans and Investments"
7 Charles \. reple. on Bank account
! ing. and Leroy Hodges, on "rrnc.
tc@l Economies" This class will meet
j OH Monday evenings III o'clock. and.
j while given in connection with the
I study courses OF the local CHAPTER Of
\ the American Institute OF Banking.
I may he taken by any one. who. in the
/ judgment Of the anaEenleut Of the
/ school, may he sufficiently mature Ia
! profit BY the high class of instruciio ion
/ offered
/ New industrial courses N chemistry
are planned. aud Il new chemical lab
oratory * now under construction.
\ Tnc institute has recently added tc
/ the equipment of its machine shop
4 two lathes, a drill press, a planer. and
4 Grinder, donated by the American
I locomotive Company through G. *.
] Las.itcr mechanical superintcndent