Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-27
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.FORRECORD ENROLMENT
Two Buildings Secured to DC Used
as College Dormitorics During
tho Session 102O-21.
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2 WILLIAMSBURG. VA. June %
= The close OF the 1920 session Of
the College OF William and Mary
terminated tho most successful and
]. rcvirifyinE year since the college
WAS reconstructed in lSSS. The en-
roilment OF 1913 students. greatest in
tho history of the college. was nearly
eguallcd By the number of students
in the extension division, 2SS. This.
with the 1919 summer session, made
"a total enrolment of Goa The fac
Nlty was materially increased last
!, year. and Will be added to before the
g1s20-2l session begins.
as, DIR. j. a. G. Chandler became head
ss4sof the institution July l, 1919. ANA
II Is largely due 10 his energy and
& ability that the college has entered
!; upon it's era OF new life. The Leg
( islature has granted the college near
4 ~ half million dollars. OF which
$IS3,S00 Will be devoted Ia the con-
Z struction of handsome dormitory
: for women. This building Will be
3 completed February /, 1921.
Endowment Campaign Higgins.
An endowment campaign for ST.
]. 100000 has also been begun, AS well
as Il 100000 campaign among the
alumni to guarantee the expenses of
the larger drive. Admiral Cary T.
Grayson. aid TO the Prcsi dcnt of the
! united states, heads the endowment
committee.
Another important step forward
was taken with the institution of
extension night schools in Norfolk.
Richmond and Newport News. These
= SCHOOLS were all successful, and will
pc regular phase OF the colleges
future activities. Most OF the ella Sscs
taught were OF commercial nature.
ministration, law and organization.
The schools were conducted under
the department OF business adminis-
tratton, which was begun at the coll
I leEe last year.
Additional Dormitory Room.
Although the enrolment OF the coll
lese was increased over any other
year .! ABOUT 80 per cent, 1t is eX-
eeS,Ga 10 s much rhe "FG 5o 9r b ns
leased the building formerly used
by the williamsburg Female Insti-.
tute, and this Will be used as dor
the college has secured one OF the
dormitories usei for war workers al
Pehn:man. which Will he moved TO
the campus.
liam and Mary won no cups. yet the
season was quite n successful one.
and the Indians were noted and com
mended everywhere for their clean
sportsmanship. Next year the ath-
letic department will include J. Il.
Driver, head coach: X. l.. Wallace.
physical director, and j: c. Council
man, assistant in football and lcnnis
coach. Councilman was assistant
Z coach to Heismann when the latter
was turning out winning cleveus al
Georgia Tech.
Students mt Summer Session.
4 As an evidence of the prosperity
and growth for the future can he
taken the number Of students at
tendinE tho first summer session.
One hundred and eiGhty-fivc sdl-
dents have registered. and others are
expected. Nearly as many are cX-
pected for the second summer scs-
sion, which commences July 20.
Alumni seem 20 realize the re-
creation of William and Mary, and
are exhibiting Il good deal Of in
terost in their alma mater. Nearly
$50 attended finals this June. the
largest number in the history OF
William ana Mary.