Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-20
|. P. |. CLOSES GREATEST
SESSION IN ITS HISTORY
|Enroiiment Double That OF Last
Year and Larger Than Five
Year Average.
DEBT REDUCED oNE.THIRD
ttepairs, New Buildings, Additional
Equipment and More Land for
Cultivation Give Promise OF nn
Even Greater Year.

BLACkSBURG. VA. June 1.-the
Progress. or the iallure to progrcss.
u any state institution Is Of interest
o every taxpayer within it's bounds.
or 1t Is the peoples money that pro-
fidcs the necessary funds for its up
ieep. AT the commencement day ex-
'rcises % the Virginia Polytechnic
institute Wednesday the president OF
he college made number OF an
iouncemcn, as TO conditions during
he session l9lJ-20. which showed
hat Nirginias agricultural and me-
annicai college IS keenins abreast
louncement Of special Interest was
hat the family OF the late Frank
,lemmer. former student who gave
lis life for his country In the recent
var. had established sholarshiD In
liz memory TO DO awarded TO somc
tudent who eIcells both in class
me of a family o: Augusta County
,oys who graduated from V. +. !. and
he scholarship VIII be awarded for
ion. Some OF the signs OF progress
uring the year Just closed. as ind!
atsd by the president. were: ~
DRY of the college, more than 800
tudents. which Is about 80 per cent
more than last year or the average
College Put on budget System.
The largest appropriation eyer re-
eived from the STATE. being for the
arrGn, siennium ian an nerSase b 9y%r
roper and 81 per cent ior the ex,
sns12n avs Mes very =" uo sssS n
he Legislature and the antagonIsm
vhic hthe college has suffered thc'c
|n the past WAN conspicuous b. rs
The entire business of the instltu-
Ion has been put upon budget sys-
EN-. largely as 4 result OF the budget
aw or the State. Together with this
Expenditures.
The service and commercial depart
ncnts OF the college arc being pat
pom a better business basis
The floating debt OF The college has
cen reduced BY about one third Of
~ amount year ago.
\ splendid farm OF l,5 acres MAJ
cen purchased and paid for.
An agricultural education building.
modest proportions, but very use
Plans for two new professors
ouscs and an apartment house, have
len In made; .a ana sonairur,ion VII pc
nE erected and Il third vii! be started
The Y; NJ. G. \. building has been
Liberation for further improvements.
BuildlnEs 10 lie Improved.
More extensive re2airs Than usual
hat much will he done during the
acation period, provided the mate
!als and labor can be secured. Con
ldcrable Improvement III the hos.
Ei,al. the dining hall and certain
Yther buildings will soon be under
gay.
New engines have been purchased.
nd these, with new generators and
lcctrIcal equipment. Will soon be in
tailed at the power plant. n a cost
( $4,000.
Some equipment has been added for
re protection.
ruipment has been purchased for the
hops, and other equipment will be
ddcd here and in other departments
asst as s0orl az deliveries can he OBJ
hillary equipment has been placed
ere by the Federal authorities. par
icularly guns for the instruction In
cast artillery and Instruments for
he bands.
Arrangements have been perfected
With the State Highway Commission
Whereby the road materials testing
eGu.red In the great scheme OF ROAD
Inferred is TO be done at this institu-
ion. \ technical expert has been
ddcd To the stan. and laboratories
re nov being equipped,
Teacher training IN vocational agrl-
ulturc has been completely estah-
shed in "a wril-dovclopcd department
e. { three professors. and II large nnm-
|er o. students have been taking this
York. Appropriations from The
NTH Hughes funds To this institu.
ion have been materially increased
T. provide for this department, and
lans for further expansion for the
oming year are already made
An appropriation has been secured
rom the Smith Hughes funds for the
Establishment of a department OF IN
ustrial education. which shall in
Jude the misunderstanding work In
radcs and Industries and the
ranches related thereto. One pro
,ssor has been added as 4 result Of
Sis new department.
y new and more equitable salary
ale has been adopted for members
the Institutional stan.
\ definite plan OF house assign
bent for professors has been adopted.
The extension division has been
Made more efficient because Of close
with the other divisions
{ the institution. The department
teacher training In agriculture has
Performed some extension service in
o-opcration with the state Depart
bent OF Public Instruction. The