The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-04
OR. ALDERMAN BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTEE
In Statement Of University Service In
Peace and War He Thrills
Hts Hearers.

: The senate finance committee was
thrilled at ITS session last night when
the story Of the splendid service OF
the University of Virginia to the state
md nation in peace and war was sim
ply and plainly told by President Ed
win A. Alderman.
DR.. Alderman presented figures
showing that the university received
the smallest sum per capita and per
thousand dollars of the states wealth
OF any similar institution in the forty
four American statea contributing to
the support of their state universities
Under the old system of taxation, the
only one the speaker said he knew how
to figure on, the man who paid taxes
on thousand dollars worth of prop
erty. paid something iesa than FIVE
cents toward the support OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
Patriotic Response OF University Men
He told OF the magnificent response
both offuniverss.~ alumni and students
to their country's call declaring that
the spirits OF men were trained TO pa
triotic response IN the great universe
ties.
Owing 10 war conditions ne said
that this university would have op.
Grated at loss of $55. 900 last year
tut Tor the most unsparing pairing by
means of which $4,000 was appar-
emily saved. However, a very consid-
cradle proportion of the saving can
rot be kept UP as II was brought about
by not alins vacant professorships.
Hospitals Great Work.
he declared that the great work
or the university hospital had been
carried on at loss Of nearly $50. 900
the mast {nl a. 10
sick of all classes and conditions Of
people. black and white, and is really
one OF the states noblest charities.
thousands of cases having passed
through it the year just closed.
war has taken a heavy toll from
the roll of the university. the regis
tration of something more than a.
thousand having fallen to about seven
hundred. The University base 1ospi-
tal has been organized and is ready
Tor service Osn the firing line.
The State Normal schoold board
presented it's requests. II wants
&foe,325 for additional buildings at
the HerrisonhurF Normal and an in
crease OF $4,000 to its annual APP
preparation for support: Radford
Normal asks for s62 500 for improve
ments an Increase of $4,000 in an
nual maintenance ppropriation: the
Fredericksburg Normal asks for
sal, 800 for improvements and an an
nual increase Of $4,000, Farmville
asks for s1l4.050 for improvements
and an increase of $4,000 for sup
port annually The request was pre-
sented by Judge John " Price, OF
Bristol. a member Of he board.
At the afternoon session If the com
mittee the Virginia Military institute
asked for 100000 year appropriation
in place ~ the previous appropriation
OF $4,000.
Holm stewart Bryan asked for an
appropriation for the work Of the Tray
elers' Aia society. which received 81 600
a year az the hands OF the last as
sembly.
Stnte Accountant ia Heard.
Yesterday morning State Accountant
W +. Smith discussed the ACCESSIBILITY
OF legislation which would provide for
sympathetic inspection of ALI county
treasurer's offices. He thinks that an
I Increase of his force by three men
would enable every office In the state
20 inspect once in two years,