Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-18
STRESS MILITARY SCIENCE
AT V. P. |. SUMMER SCHOOL
Demand for Officers Caunes Mnny to
Enroll for Courne-Womcn Study
Manual Trailing.

Especial to The Times spatchl
BLACkSBURG. VA. June l7.-Cla.sea
in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
summer school are now organized, and
the work is progressing satisfactorily.
Because Of the war conditions and the
general unsettled condition OF affairs
in the country. the attendance is small
or than usual and the proportion OF
those in the summer school who are
also students in the regular college
course Is considerably less than la st
year. a number of yount, women are
enrolled. some taking the course IN
manual training under Miss Emily HUI
ger. OF the lsidorc Norman School, New
Orleans, and others the course in home
economies. given by Miss Margaret
Hefin Wilson, OF the Burkevillc Agri-
cultural High School.
a special feature of the summer
school that is attracting considerable
attention is the intensive course in
military science and tactics. intended
to meet the needs OF applicants for
commissions in the regular army or
the reserve officers training corps. This
is under the direction OF Harry l.. KEEL
Ter. OF Bristol. ranking captain OF the
cadet corps last session, and the arms.
equipment and buildings OF the col
lcge are being used. Young men may
enter this course at any time. and IL
furnishes valua bic military training for
all persons who desire 1t
Eleven former students, most OF
them recent graduates of the V. p. l.,
have just received commissions as sec
ond l!cutenants in the regular army
and the name OF ore young man, S. y.
BedinEer. OF Charlotte, has been cor
nrmed by the Senate. The others will
be confirmed shortly on the recommen-
dation OF the War Department More
than 100 tech students arc now ut
Fort Mycr. and the commandment OF
cadets is still receiving requests, to
send men to the instruction camp there.
Early this spring. when Il was appar-
emit that war was inevitable, the college
authorities ordered special attention
given TO military training and one
result OF the drilling the men had
for the remainder OF the session is
the demand for students 10 serve their
country as officers. or as drill-masters
of recruits.
AT the commencement exercises OF
Washington and Lee University las,
week. the degree OF LII. D. was confer
red on President J. y. Eggleston of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. DR..
and Mrs. Eggleston attended the w.
and l.. commencement as guests OF DR..
Henry Louis Smith. president of the
university.
Bruce S. Williams, class Of 1912. V.
p. l., has just been awarded a compe-
titive university ascholarship at Johns
Hopkins University in the department
OF political sciences. Mr.. Williams is
in his third year as a graduate stu
dent at Johns Hopkins and was mem
Der OF the Ford peace party to Europe.
The work OF installing the machin-
cry and equipment OF the various divi-
sions of the mechanic arts department
in the new shops is now going on and
will be completed by midsummer. at
the beginning OF next session the Nc
Bryde Building, n splendid stone struc-
ture. covering more than an acre of
ground, will house all students in the
mechanic arts course, and they will
have every facility for acquiring i
working knowledge in one OF the many
practical courses offered by the col
lege as a requisite for any degree.
Arrangements are now being perfect
ed for tho entertainment OF all farm
ers and women Of their families, who
will attend the annual meeting of the
State Farmers Institute at V. P. l.,
August Is. 1G. II. Rooms in the bar
racks will be at the disposal of the
visitors. Those interested can secure
Information about this meeting from
the director of the extension division,
Blacksburg. or Is. Morgan Sheppard.
Richmond, Va.