The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-31
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BLACKSTONE COLLEGE

So, 10 The Richmond virginian.,

81 Special TO The kichnaeh"
ss*s4 tsis-xEcre. Va. Dee. se.-~A sceass
Il M aassss,s., OF suasss assembled al
ss,anss.one college Friday night by
shc Joint invitation Of it's president.
/ Rsy. ~. Asnury Christian. ID. D.. ana
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mr.. Geo. r.
B sfanss.
A shcr, bu. delightfully."- eaJoyso'e
III. usics, program was given as IN
4 sa r.r,,3,,e.o r,- s4rs.o-, 20 other fields ar
II y,fsnss.re and enjoyment PROVIDED TOR
Fhr audience IT'S director was Miss
Anderson. who also was the interest
srx seicsss IN rue OF the nun GERS
Another charming feature wss tns
i srA rendering by Miss Grace Ihris~
tar f,f violin selections. in which she
vas mos. happily sustained and col
sanoya;ed with ~ her mother as the
seccsnpariSt-
ra,,erirx TIE music was great
surprise ard great enjoyment Also
tor the ssse II, hiea guests when l<eu-
sAn&nt Jchn EesgS- formerly O. Fiaea
ssnn1 hcy and Inc son % beloved
rastor. was prescns ea and gave some
81 his personal experiences or ZIG
ard service at fhc front %
Natural. ss-npis. sna in eonreefss~
rinrAI Rowland manner he speaker
t~rried .hts 'hnare.s with aim Into ute
III the .trrE.nsr. going eve: The top
-roesspg No Mar s.nn7. ans the az
sssasssfs sxrd .4cto-ies II the tserasa
sreAftas e'o4uenc' sro ns,.
ss.v% ysfAsess ftststn esets TeIssed rFongnt
!. Sxs. X 70 tie rfa erssandinS and the
hss%- sshe swfalne5s Of the CONNER
ss-f Ire tremendous cost Of our VIC
!, .sx6~ 80 asfhoiieh tn. hafQehlps ana
sxsrrf6cyx we're never mentioned as
such ard ~ere only touched upon as
y .fnttAcrta; ans necessary IN connec-
tiny with n statement ~ other sauens
,.tx34x Hut between the lines MI ne
nay shreugh tho admirable address
me s8dier,ce read of sacrthce ana
suffering and heroisrn sublime
E.rcf, tie spel, OF the speaker me
audience sud 7S@f~ rea..ges That IL
ws~ cnrryored Of guests when IN" IN :
witatlcn 20 the dining room foiiowS'
he address OF Lieutenant Eoses
Brilliantly lit. testeoned with Christ :
\ ssas decorations, the tables octuai'E'
suYdered with everything good to cat
th.. the Garth the sna and air pro-
v3se~ FOR civilized man. that dining
room wa a place we'll worth looking
nj even If the guests had not been
hungry-which they verv eyte arily
wera The teachers and students,
whe for Que reason or another hau
not gore 10 their tonnes to spend the
holidays, kindly gave their a-rF ices IN
rciasssrfes re the guests n the tables.
iris completed tho picture add the
perfection OF the 'dtning-roorn and its
servscs
Al the conclusion of the meal. Dr.
Christian stated that the main object
nf the gathering was the ccnsidera-
tior OF the work ard tho financial
needs OF the college. Two years ago
III was decided To build the wing
originally planned FOR In designing the
building, make sofle necessary I'm
nsevements, add seEne essentials "a
the ecuiprnert and TO cancel some
indebtedness ;nat was nsmpcrinE the
work The total called for 100000
This was voted for by the board ol
trustees, and aItefward confirmed bS
the Farmville District Conference. bu,
the war and its financial needs had
hailed the movement.
by a recent action the trustees anc
ala OF the college authorities decided
!. hat the time had fully come to AGAR
take up the matter and to carry \
forward to successful eonc'uaf9n NJ
TER referring 70 the great work tina
q sh~ college had done. and to the Sill
greater work opening up before IL
future, Or Christian presented Mr.
G. r. wilson. of Crcwe.
Mr.. Wilson referring 70 the bond
ea Indebtedness mentioned by Or
Nd sEtstisXp insissted ih7ss 'hs ti,ne h9s
n, ~ n isss yion.nSs II ar.ounts Is :. ~,
sseA Mr. Wilson had already made
proposition to the trustees t" Civ
q a. 200 nf IL If Blackstone would civ,
The other slb.eo0. In fact fe has al
ready placed that amount In bank 4
iNt43A. credit of the college for thi
'sxIsegife spurpose payable when tn
H9fAA1ning part of il IS raised. Thu
f%N1jttment around the liable bcSam'
unified in the purpose to close up Thu
Indebtedness by the seth day o
January, 1919 then to begin tht
sanSMes of Inc district and after tbs
l.syonA II. amongst the friends u th'
astttuttou ia tho driv. for the re
.na4nder Of the $500 ,o0e.
n Nj remarks, Mr., Wilson @.iI'
fnorO fthan (. hint Of his pGrpoSt l.
tantriLuta literally and iargol!
@avcr6 this hYs. .nstailnent II $40,
80.
Dther Speakers called on wer'
Aeasers J.. " Hurt. colonel q. $
4 Lyon, II. II Seay < l. Barrow, J
u. Crawiey. and g. =. Adams. Al
wSRe sorcefuI and interesting. and 4
nnlt IN iest.fying to tNe Importance G
434o great work oi the college art
sooea3sg tho iYrmeniata movem-a
Ifke better souipmoIt o. tho Jnsti
l15om for the work ROY before tt
C1D0et Lyon Is the kead q, on
Y y,fxEkKtons-. Military academy.
few years ago G. IRE destroyed IL!
ssii6ingT- Before the ashes were cox
shh capable and piucky leader wa
planning and canvlssin: for the new
building that speedily arose above tins
Sy&sld foundations He il a Baptist. The
i. sHAn vho knows nothing Of thu
sseuadening growth of Christian vistov
Wonld have listened wonderingiy IL
q he words r. this sp aaker who en-
outraged che friends Of college re-
gxrded as Methodist r. arise and
suiId,' True yisioE~d and broaG
MINDED Colonel Lyon knows that IL
III essential things the two school.
are ~ one. And the better and snort
influential that each can lie made
10 better it is for the other.
Both schools have all deroinira.
Items represented IL thai studer
hodise, ana in large measu-, in !hei,
faculties An,f Biackston sfsnds by
ia eciiese. i,s academy. and tts araa1
tnb3fc m !, school.
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