Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-22
IREC|TES DAILY SERVICE
| OF EXPERIMENT STATION
RECENT Bulletin Tells Of Nj
|; mcrous Calls on Nir-
ginia Tech.
OBSTRUCTION MOST PRACTICAL
Great BlncksburE Institution Draw.
~ Fer Cent OF Its student Body
( From Within boundaries of the
. State.
[Snecial 10 The MINES. nlsnatch !

~ lsPeclaI 10 me Times DIS patch.
81 BLACKSBCRG, VA. Jan. Elbow
r tthc Virginia Poiy,cchnic Institute
serves Virginia, why i, has ou;grown
LIS resources. and what IL needs for
), greater service. is set forth very
graphically in tho service number OF
the college bullctia which has recent
~ come from the press. This bull
& ]etin, complied by President Rurruss.
carries on the title page this motto
: as the V. i. I. slogan: ~ greater
Il Virginia through a greater aSricul-
= tural and mechanical college," and is
pen picture OF what the school is
doing. and hopes 10 do for the people
or Virginia 10 whom IL belongs, The
{. state OF Virginia is the campus @.
1.-The agricultural and mechanical coll
lere. V. i. l. serves all the pcorle
!. all the time" says President Burrnss
Il as par; OF the introductory chap
'.ter OF tho bulletin.
- lInS Unique Record
N. The author says further concern
: Ing the school OF which he is the
head: This college has rather
{. unique record among State instl,u-
lions in that about 81 per cen, Of It's
regularly enrolled students and all
OF Its special students, come from
! homes within the borders OF Virginia
The V. l.. !. does not. therefore. boast
OF the number OF States from which
Its students come II has anplv
: demonstrated the fact that IL can at
tract students from other States and
: foreiSn countries but Il is virginia
institution, maintained primarily 10
7. meet NirEinia's needs, and its :irst In
:teresi is in providing for N;rEinians
The boast OF this college is that {, is
giving the kind OF instruction which,
Virginia needs for her sons and
daughters Its dormi;orics and reci-
.tation halls arc filed To overlooking
with her own States children. drawn
7 mere by the advantages So freely Of
Tered.
V. i. I. mt Top OF List.
An examination oC the catalogs ~
the twelve universities and colleges
: open TO men in Virginia, shows tina,
during the session OF l92O-oi they
included in their student enrolment,
percentages Of N!rEin;aus ranging
from % per cent TO as per cent. the
: v. Il. /. being AZ the ton OF the
list. Four the these institutions are
/. owned and operated by the state Of
Virginia. while tho others are private
or church Institutions. The proper
lion Of NirSinians 10 total enroll
ment in the four State institutions
was. In l22o2l. 81. IS. 81 and % per
cent, tho highest being that OF WI
Gives striking summary.
II. mere Is found on one page OF the
bulletin this very striking summary:
some folks think that a college is
merely a place where sad professors
try TO crowd information into the
heads of unwilling youth who arc
blinking only OF football: and doubt
less there are still Il few who don't
think much OF book farming. hut
here's what comes TO the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College in
-l"nc days mail-with variations day
by day.
~ sample OF sol, with n request
that IL be analysed and a rcCommcr-
dation made for its Improvement.
~ Notwithstanding insect pes, 10
be identified with n request for di-
reciions as 10 it's determination.
- request for advice as 10 the
purchase Of "A certain farm
"A request for directions as 10 the
manufacture az ice cream
"A request FOR material tor a high
school debate on a vocational sub
jcc,
* reaues, for young man as
farm manager.
- plea from public school
teacher Tor aid in Improving ho- dos
crt.like school premises
- bot;ls OF watcr-su9 roset!y o.
medicinal valuc-:or free ANALYSIS.
- reques, for advice as to curing
& certain poultry disease
- r.quesl-thc same from -h-ee
different correspondents In the sam.
1nai!--tor serum Tor b!acE-!er n
stock =.
"A request for ..ea- Grst;susa 20
DC senI - once.
"a reques, ;o- mining e-giaeo-.
- iettrr stating ina; a certain Gr,u
Will employ al the trEtreerirE men
in " certain line we can supply
- = request from q sister iuScI,--
zion "a senc an expert 20 look ov.-
and advise - 20 is electric power
plant"
And 50 j. goes - 3 merry roYnd.
day a:te. dey. y. college which !s
really serving SIS lecg..