Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
SERVICE OF VA. TECH.
/ TO STATE IS EXPANDING
Vast Enterprise for Public
3 Good Has 932 on
y lis Roll.
sLoGAN ONE OF SERVICE
G1cnf Institution Mt nInclsxlu
IL Touches, In Its Numerous Actiyi-
~ ticsh Tens Of Thousands Of Homes
~ in A1rsIpiR.
SERVICE;

= Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
- ELACkSRURG. VA. Feb. 20
Statistics gathered from the regis.
ftation hooks Of the Virginia Poly
tschntc institute Civ" some interest
tFG facts concerning the prcsau,
Student body ana bear out the claim
tnht tile service now hcing rendered.
bt' tine agricultural and mechanical
ceicge 10 TIA" people OF Virginia l.
very great. 'Fhr college ~ devoting
is present very limited resources to
work with Virginia students. as
We'll as with Virginia citizens. and
Sfs more wildly ii str.hUfcd ellen
teie than any ether Institution in
the State.
100000 or S2.000tG0 in value, with
e. regular student enrolment of
hearly 1000, and with instruction bo-
snE given through winter and sum.
Mcr short courses also by means of
t." various tarrl ard home demon
stratiou activities. OF the extension
DIVISION. large rpri Spuudcnce and q
niulntui" oc printed bulletins. to
thousands az other students. Young
and Old on the tarms and In the
Zones ot Nirg mia. tho State has st
IaacNshurg vast enterprise for he
VGbIiC good The Y. T.. l. has but
ono reason for its existence. ana ,hut
is tho SCod i, ,rn render the psu
pic who maintain it. It has, there
fore, chosen Tor its slogan. "Scrv.
ice to the state and nation" nnd it's
official seal bears the significant
niotto, II; rrosiru'-"That / may
do good
Total Enrnll,ncnt 93".
gThe total enrolment for the pres
cnt session is ga2. divided into
classes as follows: Post-graluH;cs.
2s, seniors, le2: juniors. 1888: sophie.
nfurcs, lSG: freshmen. ">I; second
Wo-ycar agriculture &c. first two
year agriculture. ~. specials 81
Two hundred ana thirJy-iwo mon
arc enrolled in the course in agricul-
tire, $50 In engineering. G3 la APP
pied science. and - ar. unclussiael.
Virginia leads IN State Representa-
t!on with $50 men. Nest Virginia has
81. and the other States have the
{d!lowing students: Alabama. .;
California. /, Florida, ]: Georgia, .:
Kentucky. .; Maryland &; Massachu-
suits. - New Jersey. !: New York. > {:
Sbrth Carolina. ): Pennsylvania. s.
South Carolina, 2: Tennessee. 6.
two students enrolled from china.
eight from the District Of Columbia
fdiir from Mexico, ana one from
Rorto Rico.
professors 7 II. Nutoheson
Charles W. Holloway ana r. IL
Wolfe have just returned from the
Southcrn Agriculture! Workers con-
Scrtion In Atlanta. Professor lIutch.
cson was made chairman OF the Ger
ufcd Seed Association Of the south
while in Atlanta
q Keen IInnorrd by Cattlrmcn.
sttt the recent meeting OF the
Southern Cattl-mcr's Association In
Knoxville, J. l.. Keen. animal hus-
handman, extension division. was
ELECTED secretary ~ the
s,SsociatiOn. Largely through MIR.
Kscn's Efforts uc next meeting Of
t&s association VIII be held IN Noa
nsko in 1929.
2Ehc following officers TO serve for
OF term were elected at the last
injecting OF the Maury Literary Soci-
ett: J. Il. lmge. president. Harry l.
Moore, vice-p president; j. H. Walker.
shtretary; II. y. Moore, critic; j. ".
yayman. ergeant-at-arm-; ;. d.
1reston chaplain; Charles u. Lewis,
Ttch reporter.
Mashineton's birthday was OBJ
served at the college hy q suspension
or ell classes ana IA general holiday
~ the students.