The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-19
COLLEGE CAMPAIGN
STARTS WITH RAH!
T1aos b. McAdnms and John Stewart
Bryan Whoop Things up.


Let us perform this operation UNI
der anaesthessa In eight minutes.
That was the way John Stewart
Bryan, general chairman OF the 'ciu-
Gers committee, Witty closed the ad-
dress he made yesterday AFTERNOON
when some forty prominent business
and professional men fofegathered 81
q 80 49,, - IA ~
ganize for the. million dollar enia8&e-
ment and endowment canN or
Richmond College.
Few N any words were wastA&a at
the meeting. 1t was briskness Itself.
and only one hour and one minute
were consumed getting things In
shans. Everybody knew In advance
that Richmond was asked 70 CON
tribute 100000 and everybody hhe-
wise knew that the town would 90 II
So there was no foolishness ana no
waste of time. Teams were orgahiAeu
in the twinkling OF an eye--seanls
representing the chamber OF com
rerce. the Retail Merchants associa-
aor the Civil association and the
Rotary club and all will swing INTO
action at once.
Chairman Eryan's talk had driving
nower In II. | breathed energy and
antirntsra and likewise had a pretty
snuch of sentiment for he Appeared
ar, behalf Of a time honored lnsti.u-
ton which every true RicnHohu".
inyes he found occasion TO reHiihu
hfx hearers that an a plain business
nrouosition everybody ought TO heip
in the campaign since the cores ?.
according TO carefully prepa.s"
strurss. spends annually about $780,
400 In Richmond.
President F.. w. Boatwright CON
viewed the cheering news tnat no.
yoik city not always too eager 10
ADVANCE Richyhond's interests at the
sxnense OF her own. had already CON
Frfhutad $4,000 towards the proposed
new buildings. and that Lyncnours
had exceeded the 100000 asked OF
nev No further explained with a
xiy twinkle of the eye that the M
lion now sought of the state At iaI
would not begin to SUFFICE dof my
ambitious and definitely formu'a.sd
n,ans which the college has TOT IN, M.
future. In sooth. the amount is
neeaed to do all that confemptat GU
II pine millions, but he Is Wiling 10
wait--va= willing to wait. The NIL
uor askad to-day will content the
doctor for the present: may ne 1or
some wears TO come. albeit ne SEES
sn,endid visions of the institutiol'
when all Its hopes will have oeeh
realized.
Col Thomas p McAdarns. an
siur,1nus who had four years OF ttala
in~ at the old school and GOT ms "a.
A. almost before he had doffed ms
kntckerbockers. showed the same IN
ltt5, ~tfs gN@f} IL came ms
,,roe ,, talk. He confidently spoke "a
1be aay when the college would nave
from, 400 10. eeo0 students. ana OK
xlatraa tts prctert 10 offer course
=, commerce and business atntnistra a.
tion.
nv thts afternoon the committees
,,rohsh1v will all he ready to begin
,be work of soliciting Some, indeed
nave probably begun by now
rsS,h aay mt O'Clock tho workers
.x,,i meet at luncheon In the basement
~ the Mutual building TO report pro-
xr.=s and exchange their views
Tvs. before Yesterdays meeung
President Boatwright had q pleasing
illustration of the manner In whiefs
fhe collage clutches the affections OF
tnoae who come within the sphere Oh
t,s influence Walter b. Anderson,
studen. who held lieutenants com
mission during the recent war. nahueo
htn, a liberty bond as gift Tor 'he
enlargement and endowment tuha'
And the crap OF paper waS o1
~ood- sized sum. too. The young man
Contained that the bond represented
hss entire savings while In the army.
w. had first taken his training a'
p,a,isburg and then served as An m
..ruetor at Pennsylvania state Coi,
lsre Undoubtedly the sucstantia'
ssft means sacrifice to TINS stuoehe
-. Y. was sacrifice which ne
nightly enjoys making.