Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09
IN. 1. SPRING BULLETIN
las MANY GOOD FEATURES
,adet Corps Made Excellent Show.
ing Mt Annual Inspection by
W War Departfucnt Officers,
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BLACKSBURG. VA. May S,-Tlc
echnic Institute has Jus, been issued
rs the official catalogue for the scs-
fton of 1890. The sos pages Of the
Year Book are fun of information
kbout the various departments of the
follege of interest To present and
prospective students and people OF
no State in general. Copies may be
had on application 20 the registrar.
ehe bulletin committee FOR the Year is
composed Of Professors !. L.. Williams,
Is NJ. Newman. J. 5. A. johnson, {. l..
Niles, J. J. Davis. -. 5. Lancaster and
=. d. Fromnnc.
The faculty this year numbers forty
egular members twelve assistant
professors. seven instructors and
wcnty- three students assistants. The
otal number OF students for the year
IS 1871, divided as follows; Graduate
tunents, is: seniors, So juniors. 81.
ophomores, l64' freshmen, "a Spe,,
ftaI two-year agriculture. l; second
year agriculture "a: rchab!litaieLi
soldiers, Sc; soldiers and sailors spc-
Ial.ll0.
Fourteen states Represented.
Fourteen States. the District Of Co.
|umbia and Porto Rico are rcprcscnted
n the student body, Virginia leads,
With Ios men; West Virginia has is:
south Carolina. :. kentucky. ). and
cntatives. Three hundred and ninety
bne men are taking the engineering
curse: 2lb are studying agriculture:
J. applied science; 10, general science.
The sc rehab!litatcd soldiers and 10
oldiers and sailors special men are
ursuing the course in vocational rdu-
Patton by special arrangement with
he War Department. Thirty enrolled
In the farmers winter short course
his year, making "a grand total of 7SI
-
this session.
The catalogue contains brief de-
Fcriptions of each OF the sixteen dis
8tnct courses that the college offers
jal page is devoted TO the depart
nent Of agricultural education. This
department. was inausuratcd two
ears ago under the provisions of the
emith- Hughes act The work OF this
department. is the training of teach
8rs for the vocational agricultural
departments OF Virginia High Schools.
The Virginia Agricultural Expert
1ent station, with resident STAFF OF
Menty- three men, and the extension
division. with Il resident staff of
twenty-five men and women. both dis
inct departments of the college, are
described Al length in the Year Hook.
All OF the regular courses OF instruc-
len are now being revised and u sup
,lemcnt OF the Year Book containing
he revised outlines and other impor-
ant announcements will DE published
arly in the summer. y copy OF this
npplcment should he secured by all
respective students and others in
arrested in the work of the college.
official Inspection
Colonel Merry. Major Smith and
Captain Bull, representing the Board
tf Inspectors Of the general stan OF
he army commanded by Colonel
fhayer, adjutant OF the Department
tf the East. made their Official visit
u inspection TO the Virginia Poly
echnie Institute Wednesday and
" the visit was TO determine whether
he college shall continue us one Of
he fifteen distinguished military
,chools in the country.
Although the officers who make
hese inspections each year don't rem
Ter any opinion. and their report is
,ot made public until IL is flied with
ne war Department and acted upon
he cadet corps made AN excellent
3shoWing in military events.
The Inspection began al moor
"wednesday with dress parade; thi:
vas followed by close order drill, eN,
knded- order drill. tent pitching, bayo,
let and physical drill and all of tht
Ipther military features In which the
1udeRts are drilled throughout the
iear. There was also an Inspection
e quarters. the dining hall. hospita
md all other departments concerned
With the physical life of the cadets
Cor the frst time in several years III,
yeathcr conditions were ideal while
Che inspectors were at the college and
5here was fun opportunity for the
sui of door military .Napts