Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-06


logical Seminary.
The Methodist Church proposes to
| rebuild its local plant In Charlottes-
Vile on Scale that VIII cnabc it TO
administer more Adequately to it's
membership at the university. The
new building il being planned as n
memorial TO Gos.ncr Harrison, for
mcr!y professor OF ancient languages.
To the local pas;orate. ii is proposed
To add student pastor who will
serve the university community and
foster the aHliation OF the students
with the A!herinarlc Church
Truly Representative Company
y truly representative company of
theological scholars Is suggested by
the names OF William l.. pu Bose.
Charles y. Gr!i;gs. John \. Rroadus
and Crawford H. Toy. \ ca;holicity
of spiritual leadership is suggested
by such alumni! in the city of Rich
inond as bishop BROWN of the r.psco-
ial Church: bishop Collins Denny. or
the Methods; Church: the Rev DR..
Theron II. Rice. OF the Presbyterian
Union Theological Seminary and
Itabh! Edward y. Calish.
Not less significant than the list
Of prominent ,!crcymen woul.l la. 81
rollcall OF graduates OF The Virginia
Medical School who have gone out
under the church as medical mission
aries TO the foreign field Three of
the missionary hospitals OF the E:pis-
copa! Church In China. are under tn.
direction OF University OF Virginia
Alumni. namely; 81. James Hospi-
tai, under pr. H. l.. Taylor: 81 Luke's
Hospital. Shanghai. under Or. y. W.
Tucker: ST. Andrews, Wus!h. under
DR.. {. NJ. Lee and Dr. w. II. y. pott
Three daughters OF DIR. i. T. Dun
ning,oM. Professor Emeritus in the
school OF Chemistry. married grad
yates o: the medical school who Went
as missionaries, under the PrcSby-
terrain Church, to Corea. China and
EraZil.
The same problems which have
always faced needy students and
which have been partly solved for
them by Alma Mater. are now facing
the university itself In recent years
the high cost of living has made
inroads upon the whole institution
Wheile the states hclpfuincss has in
creased. many burdens resting upon
the Common wealth have prevented IL
from placing the university upon the
financial basis necessary to achieve
its maxim OF usefulness. II now.
therefore. seeks. endowment from al
umni and friends OF education for
three general purposes.
l.. To place on u sound financial
nlst. 4. Z Eel,
2. TO care for necessary develop
nent within it's prescntt'a
3. To provide building and
equipment program commensurate
with these aims.
VIII Stabilize Present status.
1t is proposed to invest SS5O.OO0 OF
the fund in the StabiiiZinG OF the
present educational status in equal
izing and increasing the salaries OF
teachers and instructors now at work
" thin the institution. In the pas,
fifteen years the enrolment has in
ceased from CSC to 1850 in the reg
ular work Of the university. and there
has been added Il summer quarter OF
1000 students. The teaching staff has
been Increased from twenty eight pro-
f,ssors OF all grades and twelve In
structors to eighty professors and
seventy-iive instructors and asst
ants.
The most serious need OF the whole
situation. is an Immediate increase
OF salaries for the teaching staff. II
is hardly necessary to set forth IN
! detail! the reasons for this step. Til,
increased cost OF n! commodities be-