The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-21
STUDENTS RAISE MORE
THAN $1,000 FOR FUND

speaking befOre q number OF the
workers in the Richmond College
luncheon yesterday at noon. Fl. A.
Ford, president of the sophomore
class OF the college, reported that tbs
students. had already raised $1,000 for
the fund ans were {apidlg pressing on
~ tie -; 81, :, As.s.-ssss- ". 4-s...s-aS
been subscribed only by the men in
the academic school. No pledges have
yet been made in the law school,
which Is held at the John Marshall
High school in the evenings for the
benefit of those who are engaged
downtown during the day.
OF the $500 pledged, $4,000 has
been given by the freshman class,
SO, 500 by the sophomore class, 81, 500
by the Junior class, and $1,000 by
the seniors. The student committee
is still at work and after every man
in the student body has been seen, 1t
is expected that at least $4,000 will
be the total figure.
There have been several individual
gifts OF $500 from students, 1t was re-
ported at the meeting yesterday, and
many of the pledges had already been
paid either in cash or with Liberty
bonds A number OF the students who
were enrolled in the Students Army
Training Corps will contribute their
government bonus of $50 to the cam
paign fund, it Ia understood
The girls Of westhampton College
have not yet subscribed to the cam
paign. They will start their canvass
in a short time and will probably
raise as large sum as the men. Miss
May L. Keller. dean of Westhampton
College, is counting on them to make
liberal pledges and even now points
to the fact that the girls of West
hampton College made larger invest
ments In Liberty bonds than did the
men Of Richmond College. This
would seem to indicate that they can
and will give a larger sum In the cam
paign than the men.
II was officially announced last
night by Mrs W. c, James, chairman
OF the woman's compaign committee,
pledged $4,000 of the $40. 00e which
they have set out to raise. Women
throughout the city at large will be
asked for an additional $4,000 to
make a total of $4,000. This money
will be spent entirely for the benefit
of Westhampton College to provide a
new dormitory for the young women.
The present building was crowded last
session and the rapidity with which
applications are coming to the col
lege from new students indicates that
there will be need for more space for
the young women.
The woman's committee embraces
in it's personne some OF the most
prominent and public spirited women
in Richmond. 1t Is now engaged IN
the preparation of an open letter
which will be sent to women all over
the city setting forth the reasons why
they should come to the aid OF the
campaign and by giving generously
assure the building OF the new dormi-
tory at an early date. Alth ough
Westhampton College Is under de-
nominatioual supervision, II Is ahso~
iutely non-sectarian in It's student
body and it's curriculum, the letter
will show Some of the best students
have been Jewesses and every creed
and denomination has been repre-
seuted in the roll OF the classes. Dean
eKller has noted In her reports.
westhampton College. with a single
exception. Is the only standard col
lega for women In Virginia 1t is
mum oered among the few standard in
sdtutions for young women in the
whole South. Since its establishment
almost FIVE years ago at the new site
at Westhampton. its growth has been
remarkable
Wel1-known women who are taking
an active part in the campaign are:
Mrs l. r. Rashieil. OF the Richmond
Educational association: Miss Orrie L.
Hatcher. director of the Bureau of
Vacations for Women: Mrs- b. r.
Munford president of the Virginia
Cooperative Education association;
Mrs S. T. Glover. Miss Blanche Bin
ford, Mrs III. J. Clarke. Mrs. D. c,
O'FIaherty. Miss Caroline Holiday.
Mrs J. ID. Crump. Miss Ethel Smfshe
Mrs J. &IfisAn' fzpdxsx. ss&Ss%s u; ifsss S.
yanderhoof, Miss May I. Moore, Mrs.
Sarah Rugg. Miss Anita Kloss. Mrs.
Benjamin r. Crump, Mrs. Eudora
Ramsay Richardson. Miss Mary Will
iiams and Dean May l.. Keller