Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
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Especial 70 The Titucs- Dispatch
ElACkSHli;G. VA. March in.-The
February Lrilrtn ST the V.rgini, Poly
,cchnic Institute has just been issued
rs the catalogue for III" session 1869,
and the .0O pages al tho y-arbooil
are replci" with information 81 inter
est 10 present aud prospective students,
alumni friends Of the school and the
people OF Virginia generally. While
much Of the subject matter ~ purely
technical dealing with methods OF in
:,ruction. the several courses leading
TO degrees. rules governing tn" CON
duct Of til. students and the expenses
Of the latter. som" statistics about the
various departments. the faculty and
the studen, body Viii Civ. an ide;, OF
the influences and iacturs ,hat are
combining IL carry on the work OF
N:rgi-ia's technical schooE
The officers of instruction arc divide
- follows: twcuty-.ight professors.
thirteen associate professors. fourteen
instructors AMI nftcru student assist
ants, these constituting tn. teaching
fore" Of the college. one profc ssor
q. q. Starchcr, resigned on December
81 aud ono associate and ono iustruC-
tor ar" on leave OF absence this year
Tor special study at other colleges.
Thcr" arc seven separate departments
in the collc:" and ititc"n courses Of
instruction, All students being r:a'Iir
ed 10 select one OF the regular courses
OF study. each OF four years duration
and leading to the degree OF bach lor
OF science. with tile privilege OF - Nfth
year Of graduate work leading TO cor
tain other degrees. Fourteen units Of
preparation arc required for admis-
sion To the freshman class.
or til" j3G students enrolled this
Year. go arc taking the engineering
course, 2e6 are studying agriculture,
thirty-Gvc are in applied science. and
sixteen in general science. Ey division
into classes there are fifteen graduate
students. seycnty-uinc seniors, sixty
two juniors. Ito sophomorrS, Isl fresh
mon. scNcnty-four tw"-ycar agriculture
men, and six special students. one
hundred and seventeen mon took the
winter short course ia agriculture du-
ring February. making total OF $50
young men VINO have studied at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute since
September. 1916.
In tho present student body there
arc representatives of thirteen states
and countries. Virginia leads with
4oi men. West Virginia and Maryland
each have eight. South Carolina comes
next with eight. North Carolina has
five. and tho res; arc divided between
various states ana the countries oil
Armenia and Brazil.
For the first time tho division of
extension work appears in the cata-
loguc as a distinct department ri the
college, tho General Assembly Of Nir-
ginia. nj its 1914 session having order
cd that all departments ot the extern
sion work in Virginia Should he cen
traDZcd ut the Virginia Polytechnic
institute. Tho staff of the extension
division consists Of tho president. the
director. the State agent. county
agents work; the State agent. home
demonstration aud girls club work: an
assistant state agent, boys club work:
seven district agents. seven specialists
in various lines. q secretary TO the d.
rector and an editor. The general
duties Of those engaged in extension
work arc defined in the description Of
the various projects described in the
catalogue. Copies of the 1861 ycar-
book may be had on application 10
the registrar of the college!