The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-24
STATUE OF MCCONNELL
REACHES University

Charlottesville. va, April 23.--The
statue of James Roger Mcconnell, 10,
who lost his life flying in the Lafayette
Escadrille, has just been received at
the University of Virginia and will
be at once erected on the knoll north
of the old chemical laboratory. This
work OF the sculptor. GutZon Borglum,
of New York. is the result OF ma
tion-wide campaign among the friends
OF the dead aviator. IL depicts Nc
Cornell flying II his plane. and being
the first of it's kind ever erected, has
created a sensation in art circles,
The statue will be unveiled during
the university finals in June. Plans
are being made to secure special
speaker for the occasion. In recogni-
ton Of McConnelrs services, the
French government has sent to the
university a bronze com memo rative
tablet which will be placed in the Uni
| versity chapel.
The annual Faster Germans of the
University Of Virginia will be given
| throughout this week and indications
point to the presence of an unusually
large number of visiting girls from
! different sections Of the state. The
formal germans given this year are
the p. X. german Monday night, ELI
german Tuesday night, r. I. L. X. A.
german Wednesday night, Beta ger
man Thursday night. and Corks and
Curls ball Friday night. The dances
will close With an informal hop on
Sa 4urday.
The Meyer Davis orchestra from
/ Washington will furnish the music
for all dances, Besides the formal
affairs. several private dances will
he arranged by the fraternities. In
addition to the dances. four baseball
games will he played with North Caro-
, lima, Maryland state, and University
of Georgia, respectively. The Players
club whose cast Ia composed largely
Of the university faculty, will give on
Friday nigh. Il second presentation
! of The Man Who Married a Dumb
Wife" and Devils for supper"
The teacher, whether he or she
teaches in the primary school or the
university" said President Edwin A
Alderman. of the University OF Nir-
ginia. in recent address. must be
scientifically trained f1r his task, bet
ter paid, and IN the case of the col
leces with sufficient leisure from
routine to do scholarly research.
Speaking technically and specifically
Of universities, ! may say that sub
stantial salary increases must be pro-
vided for the American college pro-
fessor or the very existence of uni
versi'ies as homes of science and
learning will he threatened through
the Introduction into their service of
an Inferior type of personality and
training.
1T is getting increasingly difficult
the president added, lin the face of
present economic facts to induce
young men If talent to enter this
great career. Universities exist to
train for leadership. ANY deteriora
ton Of teaching staff will be fatal
to this high purpose" That no uni
versity or college. in the future. will
long endure which is not in fairly
close touch with the com munity To
whose needs 1t must minister, was
strongly emphasized by DR. Alderman.
Il stand on the principle" he as
serted. that a universities chief task
is. first, to teach its own students
faithfully and we'll. not primarily for
their sakes as individuals. but as q
means of state and national enrich.
men5. Secondly 1t must discover anE
vjtalize new and old truth. and ther
som chow i. must get out and touch
and mould the sources of public cpin
ion by applying technical guidance
just standards. and varied scholar