The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-09
Nh. WIN. STONE, US A.
COMMANDMENT AT v. P.L

Especial to The Richmond Virginian1
v. r. l., Blacksburg, Va, Sept. D.
The Virginia Polytechnic institute vii
open for the session 1si7-ls on Wed
f,esday. September 10, and the pro
spect. for a considerable increase II
the number of new students ARE ex'
ceedingiy bright AS so many of las'
years men entered the reserve ON
cers' training corps at instruction
camps. or have secured commissions
IN some branch of the national SER
vice. It is likely that there VIII ne
falling off in the number OF old stu
dents. The authorities of the COZ
-.ex- announce that. all former students
who have conditional or deferred eN-
sminations 10 get or. and new men
who have not a certificate from some
accredited preparatory or high schooi
emitting them To enter without ex-
animation, must report here Septem-
her IL. so that the work OF the SEES
sion may begin on the first day OF the
regular term. September ~.
Major william T. stone, Y. :. A.
retired, who has been detailed ny the
war department to succeed captain
C. c. Carson as commandant OF ca"
sets 81 Y. p. l.. arrived at the coll
leae "wednesday Major stone is
native of Arkansas, Is tifty-seven years
old. and graduated from West Point
In the class of 1883. He Is an off,
Ger of the coast artillery and was re-
tired at his own request AFTER Unity
years Of active service A caelegran1
from Captain Carson announces ms
arrival with his regiment at French
port,
John ]. Owens OF Roanoke. has
been appointed as steward Of the
college dining hall, succeeding the
late John II. Sbultz, Mr.. Owens has
had q wide experience in this line OF
work at the University of Chicago
commons and at Johns Hopkins uni
versity, and for the last two years has
been steward at the Elks club In
Roanoke He comes 10 V. F. J. with
the highest recommendation as q
caterer and a business man,
At the summer meeting OF the
board OF visitors of the college the fol-
lowing promotions in the faculty were
made, effective September j:
Clarence p. Miles and John J. pa'
Wis fror associate professors in tht
department of modern languages tt
the rank of full professors; William
NJ Brodie, department of mathemat'
les, promoted from associate TO full
professor; Frank l.. Robson. depart
ment of physics. from associate Il
full professor and head OF the depart
ment of physics; NJ. G. Harrison. de
partment of rhetoric. from instructor
to associate professor. Dabney S, Ian
caster, from instructor in animal hus
bandry to associate professor, MIR
Lancaster has been on a years leav'
souri, for postgraduate work S. c
Harmon, class OF 1916, has been ap
pointed as assistant in the agronom,
department. and S, A. Wingard, al
NJ. 8. of the Alabama Polytechnic in
st!tute, has been made assistant L
DIR. F. .. F'romme in the department
of plant pathology.
Major stone will have the followin
men as aides on the military staff thi
year; first assistant commandant, s
r. McKesson. Petersburg; second as
sistant, Beverley S. Parish: third as
sistant. Robert Somerville Gray. Rich
moud. These men are graduates c
/ the college and Mr.. McKesson serve
as a major last year,
49, Athletics Will not be abandoned &
the college this year on account {
Wat conditions prevailing in the cour
try and Charles r BernIer. coach
the football team. is expected to al
rive here in q few days Bernier wa
a student at V p l. several years ag
and has been coach at Hampdeu- Sic
ney for four seasons.