The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
NO LET-UP IN STRIKE SITUATION
so FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT Is
CONCERNED DECLARE OFFICERS
w. & [. Alumni
Start Campaign
for$l,0O0, 0O0Fund

Impetus to the camraign to raise
Fl. 0Af geo for the endowment FUND
OF Washington and Lee university
will be gwen in Richmond at an early
date. either tn December or January.
when a banquet Will be given the
alumni Of the institution here, in
order thai they may be drawn togeth-
or for discussion OF this movement.
Arrangements for this banquet will
be made by en- executive C mmitten
named last right at a meeting of the
alumni in the Westnoreiand club.
where President Henry Louis Smith
addressed them On the needs Of the
university. The committee consists
Of Colonel Henry " Anderson. chair
man DR.. J Morrison Hutcheson,
Colonel LeRov Hodges and G. Car
rlngton Moseley-
President Smith declared that the
university has reached the point when
it's needs for carving on it's academic
and professional work have outgrown
the equipment on hand and it must
hsve additional funds If it is TO mako
the best Of the opportunity presented
to play a s1iil greater part in train
ing young men for service TO the state
and nation.
He pointed 70 the great quota OF
national leaders which the university
has in Washington including Score
tarv Of War Baker, a justice Of the
United States supreme court. two
JUDGES Of the court of claims and
many Leaders IN both branches Of
congress rr Thomas Nelson Page,
am hassador for six years from tho
United States to italy. himself an
alumnus If both Washington and
Lee and the University of Virginia
said. DR.. Smith declared. that no
other Institution IN the country could
equal this record for public men
The university IN addition TO other
very pressing needs, should have at
the earliest possible moment at least
ten additional professors. DR.. Smith
said. 1t nov averages an instructor
70 about twenty eight students, when
in other institutions doing the same
grade Of work there ~ one for every
four or Ave The student body this
wear has been greatly enlarged, MAX
ing this mead particularly acute.
These professors must, he said. Be
naid more money One member OF
the faculty told the president that
last year ne snent $500 more than
his salary. This professor has an In
some from othsr sources But an@tn .
ar he declared who has no outside
income. told him ne was obliged to
profess iora1 work In majority
, Of cases wives Of mem bers Of the fac
ulty are obi red to 10 the house work,
servants being dispensed with IN or
der to conserve the income.
Among the alumni at the meeting
last right were AGtutant General Jo
Lane stern former Adintart General
William Wilson Sale, Secretary Of the
t-rzg 7ortys. "a }th 30. Iara @s. Goianef
-epoy Hodges Z; Darlington Nose
lev Director ~ the Eislative
PafsrercA pureau Charles H Nor
rtsette ard others MANY Of these
made talks after DR. Smith had con-
cludeA. orerine practical suggestions
I for carving on the campaign, So
, far as the Ricntnond alumni are con
terrsd ara rttdsinr themselves - do
~hatevrr they could in the move
ment
Most II the speakers thought that
nothing would heIp The university
more n Richmond than to bring an
annual football gau7e here and eft
forts will be made 10 put this game
II rexe wears schedule. No parttcc
lar team was mentioned, but V P.
7 Or washington and JEFFERSON - a
rossihtAtv.