The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-24
Ten COLLEGE TEAMS
To RENEW ACTIVITY

After having stepped aside a few
days in order that the success OF the
campaign for the Jewish War relief
fund might in no way be jeopardized
the ten teams working in behalf OF
the milliou-dollar enlargement and en-
dowment fund of Richmond college
will begin active solicitations tomor-
row morning.
OF the total amount sought by the
college, this city is asked to contribute
1900 600. payable In five years. This
sum barely represents the total an
nually spent by the institution and its
students in Richmond. so the request
has aptly been described as "a clean
cut business proposition which can not
be rejected
Obviously the people hareabouts
arc taking kindly to the appeal OF the
college, for may handsome contribu .
tons already have been promised
though unrcmjttine work on the part
Of tho solicitors viii prob ably be TO
quired for. the next three or fonr days
In order to give Richmond the OPP
portunity to prove her generosity.
Chairman John Stewart Bryan.
who is not only hard worker but
also an optimist, told the ten team!
captains at their session yesterday
could be procured by Tuesday night
II sufficient ginger were put into the
drive The wish may have been the
father OF the thought in his case, but
1T any rate, hts hearers were inspired
by what he said.
President Boatwright, at the same
session. said that some of his friends
had asked him how the college could
apply s. 900 IL they should decide &c
give that amount He explained that
among other things, $4,000 would pay
for room in n memorial 0omitory
1t Is purposed in connection with the
dormitories---and they are about the
first thing the college will have to
build--to place benefactor. Further
more, 1t is also planned TO have the
names OF all donors giving rooms ap
pear on a bronze tablet to bet set NJ
in the reception rooms OF the dormi-
tories.
If the college succeeds In raising
the million 1t so badly needs. 100000
OF the tote1 obtained will he used
for the endowment of one hundred
perpetual scholarships. President
Boatwright told the team captain:
Yesterday that the campaign already
had advanced sufficiently fa.' for hin
10 sec that many persons pref~r &c
-giyE tDe1T money with the SDcCILlCd-
ton tliat II be applied III Jus, tnlt
way.
This plan suits him exactly: indeed
he is particularly anxious for Rich
mond 10 show up handsomely in Its
attitude towards scholarships, rs
many young people without the
means OF procuring higher education
will thus be materially assisted Al
ready John Marshall high school has
about eight sch olarships to the col
iege. and he would like to see the
number for this school at least in.
creased 10 twenty five.
IT requires $4,000 10 endow n per
petual scholarship, The beneficiary
may be either a boy or girl as the
donor SPECIFIES. In fact, the intend
ling donor may prescribe and reason
able or workable conditions. with the
assurance that his generosity Will be
made TO bear rich fruit
The captains of the teams who will
do the soliciting are as foiiows---No
IL, Hamilton field No. 2 G.. Jeter
Jones. No. 3. Edward G. Schmidt. No
4, James f. Ryland, No. s, Alvin
Smith, No. 6. O. A Hawkins, No. Z,
w. II. Schwarzchild. No. s. Vharies
IT. Norman. No. 8, Jesse Wood. No.
10. II. r.. Pollard. Jr. They. together
with their workers TO the number OF
fifty or more. will meet at ! O'Clock
luncheon in the Mutual building to-
morrow in order to compare notes and
report progress.