Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-12
PUSHING TO COMPLETION
'. NJ. |. IMPROVEMENTS
General Nichols Expects Greater Part
Of New Work to BE Finished
for Opening Of Term.
sERENADER is BADLY INJURED
Marion Man, Using Dynamite In We'll
coming Newly Married Couple
Home. Has Leg Blown on aud
Hand Mangled by Explosion.
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LE&INGTON. VA, August l1.-Gcn-
eral e. w. Nichols. superintendent OF
the Virginia Military Institute. stated
today that every effort would be made
TO have the greater part OF the i'm
OF Visitors, last spring completed by
the opening OF the next session early
In September.
General Nichols also said that tho
CADET roster would be as large an the
facilities permit the total enrolment
being, about 500. If any vacancies
corded appointments VIII be made from
the waiting list. which was begun last
June.
The new academic building is rapidly
nearing completion, and will Dc used
at the opening OF the session. This
6uiding will cost when completed over
tural type OF the new Jackson Memo
rial Hall, and Is an imposing structure.
1, wiz be equipped With al. the mod
a building The walls and floors will
DC soundproot. and particular atten-
ton has been given to facilities for
Sentsiiation: heating and lighting:
The addition to the meas hall will
supplement the whole so that 1000 ca :
aets can DC accomplished in the hall
at Ser one ;n linz refrigeratins plant is
being enlarged and newly equipped.
one hundred horses for use in con-
cavalry instruction have already ar
rived Stables will soon be completed
rives: Stables will soon be completed
foF the whole outfit. Several add.
from the War Department, together
ment Money is in, hand for the CON
strucuon Of a cavalry plain. and work
on that will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. There have been established
at the institute Reserve Officers Train
~ q IN -.
lcry. cavalry and engineering. under
the auspices of the War Department
. IN add a,ioa,. 10 ne eommandan, other
tUe-
General Nichols announced a number
Colonel r; G, Bull. post surgeon and
a aIdssso1 Of biology: Major James a.
eerinE. Major English Basby. adjsnct
protessor of psychology and history;
Major +. A; Grove. Jr., adjunct profess
NO Mose 81 nrofesso5 oelonsl a E
spanish; Captain r. A. Mari. assistant
professor n, Of physics: Captain 4. *.
@a,c. cap,sn G. of R. m.,hs
Captain r. F. Morton. assistant pro.
d lessor or history; Captain ]. a. Rhu-
languages
Major George L. Barton Jr.. has
neen promoted from instructor to ad-
Captain +. Hunton Nichols ha. been
made ouartermaster
Form Sunday schoo, A.,or,,.,,.
,CHARIOTT ESVILLE. VA. Augus,
ll-1-eading Sunday school workers. Of
e euGmss'e, bav AuS fo5a ard Highland
sunday school Associa,io, w, uoun ny
follo wing officers: Watson Sadler, Of
81 nss..iottesville: president; Guy Jordan.
Ger. OF stanton, secretary-treasuteT
Frederick q Hamer and Guy jordan
OF StauntonH and J. f. Patterson, Of
Ell. Charlottesville will entertain the
next conference.
GMvc Prisoner Too Much Freedom.
Cofey, Nelson County resident. who
vas convicted at the July term OF the
eeaerai court here for removing and
four months in the Nelson County ia
mas been removed to the Jail here he
cause the sheriff Of Nelson County gave
inc prisoner too much freedom. Corey
Is now IN the solitary confines of the
local Jail. whore he will get no freedom
untl! ne completes his sentence in No.
Eember.
Small Splinter CauAes Death,
CHARLoTTE VA. August
miss Lutte NJ Brockman rs dead
or blood poisoning. which resulted
from a small splinter that she stuck
IN niger on her right hand. She
vas a daughter OF the late Fountain
- brockman, a native OF Orange
county. but for years a merchant Ia iIor
OF this city. She is survived by two
SISTERS, Mrs. II. c. Chaplin and Miss
Matte B.ockman. both Of this city.
All Schools Taxed to Limit.
1.YNCHBCRG, VA. August II.-Con-
ditions similar to those in the three
colleges in the city prevail at Sweet
Briar College, ten miles from Lynch
ourE, for that college is already taxed
TO its limit by registrations and A
long waiting list is now in the making.
1t is evident that the four schools
could double their last years enroll
ments il there were dormitory accom-
modations available for this.
Serenader BADLY Injured