The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
RICHMOND COLLEGE
TO OPEN SEPT. Is
Students Army Training
Corps Brings About Changes
Which Defer Opening.
WOMEN ENTER SEPT. Il
College, That Gave Grounds tc
Country for Hospital, Moves
Into City for Duration
of the War.

Richmond college has deferred the
opening OF it's session until September
-. instead N September Il, as first an
nounoed. Wssthampion college. how
ever, wilt conform WITH it's schedule
and will open on Septernb Der IL. Dr.
Frederick w. Boatwrigh;, president of
lGrea,er Richmond college. liz in Wash
ington at the present time comforting
with the war department concerning
the many changes in the college work
this year
The rostronement OF the opening OF
, Richmond college this session Is due to
the many changes that must be made in
the curriculum of the college and the
place that must be made for the ac-
9tivities OF the students army training
CORPS that wiz be established there.
Richmond college made its first patrio-
tic and scldierly plunge last session
" hen the students formed q military
cofps and were uniforms and enjoyed
regular drilling each day, but the train
ing this year viii be a more serious
matter and has been taken over by the
United States government As pr1vis-
ion VIII be made by the government for
the housing. boarding. eauipping and
paying OF the members of the students
army training corps great change
will have to be made In the usual coli
lege plans and this will take few
extra days time
President Boatwrirht will go from
Washington to Plattsburg N Y. today
TO attend the conference OF college rep
resentative~ at which plans will be
completed for the Inauguration and the
future condoct of the students train
ing corps. DIR. u. b, Bryan, of the de-
partment of sociology and psychology
at Richmond college. is attending a
conference Of student army Y. NJ. c. A.
workers at Blue Ridge. n c., this week
and he win return with plans for the
Y. M. c. A. activities at college for the
coming year.
The necessary arrangements for the
fitting in the academic classes with the
military training and the many COM
plete changes which must be made in
the registration of students will defer
the opening OF Richmond college until
September rs. The main college, offices
and classes will be held In the brick
haiiding on the old campus facing Ry-
land and Broad streets occupied last
year by the Richmond academy This
building was used as dormitory and
known Memorial hall at the time
Richmond college occupied the campus
Additional buildings will be used for
the college work but they have not yet
/: been completed and this is factor in
delaying opening few days
WestAnmpton- Opens Sept. IL.
wesfhampton college Ii not affected
by the changes in curriculum at Rich
mond college and registration OF local
and out-of-town students will be held
September II as announced. The col
lege viii be conducted in the building
formerly occupied by St Luke's hospi-
tai at 1000 West Grace street. Prepara-
tons have been going on all sum.ne to
ut this building for Its new purpose
and Dean May l. Keller will be ready
to receive the young women in her
office there on September IL.
Pntrictism Of College.
The real patriotism Of Greater Rich-
mond college (Richmond college ana
Westhampton college) was demonstrate
ed when the beautiful college grounds
and buildings at Westhampton, which
had only been used for four sessions
were offered the United States govern
ment last spring for use as hospital
Tradition had just begun to surround
these beautiful structures and the ivy
OF memory was just beginning to creep
over Its gothic walls when the time
came to offer what service was possible
to the government The faculty and
students willingly gave their alma
mater to the service thus placing an
invisible star to hover over the college
service flag for the ages to come.
After having begun their studies
within such inspiring halls and amid
such calm and beautiful surroundings
1t will not be easy for the students to
adapt themselves to the bnstle OF the
city and less spacious and well equipped
buildings but II was the one sacrifice
they could make and they made It un-
lhesitattngly. not realizing. perhaps, that
they were not only serving their coun-
try but establishing a lasting memorial
to their own patriotism,
In giving over the college grounds
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