Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
V.P.L |. ASKS MORE MONEY
PRESIDENT BURRUSS TELLS
Of GREAT SCHOOLS NEEDS
Increased Equipment md siore Land
Required by Institution, Farm
Leases Expiring.

MIG the other day to n gathering of
agricultural workers from all sections
OF the State. President Burruss OF the
virginia Polytechnic Institute outlined
some OF the needs Of the institution,
ana told In detail some of the plans
the' ne mas In mind for the develop
ment OF the college. He also gave tho
workOrs a brief statement Of what
no VIII ask from the General Assembly
at it's meeting In Richmond this month.
'"ce coming to Virginia Polytechnic
IN september. President Bur-
by the way. Is The first
",,;.. the college to hold the
ON Oh president. has made care
tui survey OF every department Of the
Goilese. lie has been aided in this
Work by committees from the faculty,
nm, ,he stan OF the extension, division and
cnC experiment station force. Care
fui consolidation has been gi-eii t,
every line Of work and the ,nrec things
investigation arc: debts alrcady rest
,nE upon the college; it's 2res.n; needs.
oHd us development In the future.
Near bottom of List.
~ ~ Tact. probable? not .1eral!y
itno,"a. tiat out OF the forty ght
Statca. Virginia stands tor.y-sIXth IN
me amount OF money APPROPRIATED by
The General Assembly Tor expenses.
nc one great need in Virginia. today
a. that It's wonderful natural resources
n IN the .h way Of land. minerals. timber.
;cuns n.ci cannot receive the train
ing IN their own State which will en-
s soie them to aid properly in tho de-
'ctoPmcnt OF THESE RESOURCES
Many of them are going to the agri-
cultural colleges IA the North and
because they can ind a; these splen
,,;o!!y e9nipped agricultural and tech
n thai Colleges facii.ies for .duca ton
Records show that only "A small per
Cent Of these men ever come o.ck TO
1t is equally true tina. thousands ot
Scuns men in Virginia cannot AK" the
universities 10! lack OF mean W.;
their own state college OF Agriculture
not IN position financially. to oGcr
I ,yyen I me proper Inducements; In
Carolina. the State colleges RECEIVE
yearly appropriations considerably i'm
state College at Blacksbury, and viz
tf, ons ~ ne ,s. arc found a, The ins,,u-
~ asking for a $4,000, 900 appropria-
non this year for her State agricul-
o. influential MEN ana the leading
papers Of the state. Technical cdue
cation Is an cxpengive form of cduca-
non. but its results are proportion
~, IS Per Cent to Pay Roll Use.
The amount VIII len President I.urrus.
ie asking from the Gener;.i Assemblv
this year Is not excessive when the
needs OF the college are considered.
asked Is necessary TO Increase the nav
roll Tor those already here and 10 add
other Instructors. The balance is
Broad sense This increase is made
necessary BY the increascd cost that
me college must pay Tor everything
work o"'-!
1t Is made necessary by the increase
IN the number OF students. Every
ROOM On the college grounds that can
poESi1iy be used is now occupied. and
while It is true that the president
young man shall be denied adrnittance
mere. II place can be found Tor i'm
10 i've. the best work cannot be dole
In crowded quarters.
president Burruss, stated that he
n"aa asking considerable sum for
uauon Is Just as acute here now as
"a any or the large cities Besides
me The. regular faculty, the college en-
pIoys large force that Is NECESSARY
In carrying on, the great amount Of
work that Is done other than actual
fGhins. and under existing condi, IONS
employees, both men and women, TO
IND suitable places TO live. The sit
nat ion. as . to dormitor!es for students
rs also acute This session not all OF
the students have been able TO lnd
rooms in the barracks, the capacity
cans cs dnS nye buildings having been ex-
seek admittancc here in the next few
years are rcccived-and they certainly
a
purp9se for which 1t was estabiishcdW
a noi.,HuG dormitory room must be
bpG,rinee' A, least one new barracks
-, Agricultural Assembly Housc.
Inc president plans TO erect what
snat DE mnown as an agricultural as
Guided dormitories for the men Who
t t here to attend the farmers win
course sof that course ar. b ana other special
time and the State Farmers Institute
winch is TO hold its annual summer
meeting at the college hereafter. II
VIII also have under It's roof an assam
MY hall. where the State Farmers In
s;itnte and other organizations OF the
state may hold their sessions
These have been held for the past
nhree years in the ield house gym
nasl%m?. which Ic Is not suited for the
whose logical meeting place is the
Soiicse are debarred from coming be-
S Gauhe OF the lack OF boarding accom-
taehnic Institute is probably the only
size w JhTitisese or agriculture Of any
guiding. To build it is TO take a
college s ot aa towards making the state
Ice to the s agr,eui,ure OF greater serv-
III, Needs More I.nmd.
ne sgrfcultural college cannot opar-
amount Of good land. IT is like teach
, ,hs a man to swim without going near
siitut ma.er Virginia Polytechnic In
amor ,c owns but q comparatively small
a.nount Of land, but has on lease two
erty. S T 7mhme oni,n adjoining its prop
pires next year, and viii not he r rs-
H ax"d GTerrtainiy not at the price now
IeS s me president is asking the
one Of tSese iS Sar money to buy at least
An agricultural college that does no.
stress me Importance OF pure hired i've
stock. the prevention and trea tun t'o We
@ n, a;d y, IN stock Of all kinds that does
stock industry OF the state me ne I'VE I've
teehnic Inst S mflsI Il; Virginia Poly
in animal husbandry to mcnt ~ can
or erea ha s,sts hnf OF the stock
fully limited. The president 10 ere voc
for money, for new dairy barn ,sN hoe
houses and veterinary hospital TbS
frame structure now used as I. ~
pitai for live stock is unworthy rs
name. and Is ut present almost bcvond
use o"u
For horticultural Lnbor,to-