University of Virginia Library

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA RECORD

Vol. 1

Charlottesville, Va., March, 1908

No. 7.

The University of Virginia Record is published monthly, except July
and August, by the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., for the purpose of
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Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Charlottesville (University
Station), Va.

A LIST OF GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY—Continued.

(Note.—Other parts will appear in
order in subsequent issues of the Record.
The series is published for its intrinsic
interest and historical value, and
for the information of the alumni and
friends of the Institution. The editors
will be grateful for the correction of
any errors; or, when the series is complete,
for the pointing out of any omissions
that may unintentionally be
made.)

CLASS A.

Those Constituting no Part of the Fixed
and Permanent Endowment
of the Institution.

Corrections of Class A, as published in
January:—

(1) Under 1870-1876, instead of "Library
for the Chemical Department,"
read "For the Library."

(2) Under 1902-1903, instead of "in
memory of," read "in honor of."

(3) The Austin bequest has not yet
come into the control of the University;
but several years ago Mr. Austin's
daughter, who was to receive the earnings
of the estate during her lifetime,
very generously transferred to the University
all of the annual income except
about $5000.00.

Additions to Class A, as published in
January:—

(1) The address of M. K. Karr is
Washington, D. C.

(2) Donations in 1903-1904 to the
Physical Laboratory for equipment:
Joseph Bryan, Richmond, Va., $200;
Warren, Jones & Gratz, St. Louis, Mo.,
$100; Samuel Spencer, New York City,
$100; Dr. H. S. Hedges, Charlottesville,
Va., $100; C. Steele, New York City,
$50; Thomas Nelson Page, Washington,
D. C., $25; Lambert Bros., St. Louis,
$25; Anderson Bros., University, $25.

CLASS B.

Donations for Permanent and Fixed
Endowments. Not Including the
Jefferson Million-Dollar Memorial
Fund.

               

1836. By will of Ex-President Madison, for Library,	$ 1,500 00
1869-1881. By A. A. Low, New York, for Library,	1,000 00
1869-1881. By W. M. Meigs, Philadelphia, Pa., for Library,	100 00
1869-1881. By Robert Gordon, New York, for Library,	500 00
1869. By Samuel Miller of Campbell Co., Va., to endow a department of scientific and practical agriculture,	100,000 00
1869-1871. Gift of Thompson Brown Scholarship, by ——; appointment by donor's representative,	1,500 00
1876. By W. W. Corcoran, Washington, D. C., to endow the existing school of Moral Philosophy, and those of History and Literature,	50,000 00
1878. By W. W. Corcoran, Washington, D. C., to endow a new chair of Natural History and Geology,	50,000 00

                       

1878-1881. By W. H. Vanderbilt of New York, and sundry liberal friends, chiefly Alumni, to endow Directorship of Observatory,	76,000 00
1883. By will of Douglas H. Gordon of Baltimore, for Library,	5,000 00
1883. By will of Isaac Cary, Richmond, Va., to found a scholarship for poor and deserving young men,	7,000 00
1888. By will of Mrs. E. S. Birely, Frederick, Md., to endow a scholarship for Maryland students,	5,000 00
1887-1888. By Archer Anderson, Richmond, Va., to found the John Y. Mason Fellowship for Graduate Students,	7,000 00
1892. By Mrs. Linden Kent, Washington, D. C., to endow the chair of English Literature,	60,000 00
1897. By Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska, for permanent investment; annual income to be used in purchase of Medal to be given to the author of the best original article on the "Theory of Government,"	250 00
1899. By George H. Byrd, New York, to endow the Alfred Henry Byrd Library,	10,000 00
1899. By Mrs. D'Arcy Paul, for Library (special),	500 00
1903. By Mrs. Kate Cabell Claiborne, Richmond, Va., to establish a scholarship in the department of English Literature,	1,200 00
1904. By Mrs. Sarah F. Scott, through F. W. Scott, Richmond, Va., for the "John Waverly Scott Memorial Laboratory" in connection with the Engineering Department,	5,000 00
	$381 550 00

CLASS C.

Special Gifts to the Hospital.

                                              

1901. From Capt. Lorraine F. Jones, St. Louis, through Dr. Barringer,	$ 1,500 00
1901. From ——, through Dr. Barringer,	400 00
1901. From Edward Coles, through Dr. Barringer,	200 00
1901. From Mrs. Peyton and others, through Dr. Barringer,	148 70
1901. From Mrs. Nancy L. Shaw, through Dr. Barringer,	1,250 00
1901. From G. R. Tuska, through Dr. Barringer,	200 00
1901. From —— , (special) through Dr. A. H. Buckmaster,	150 00
1901. From the Children's Guild, through the Misses Meade,	5 00
1901. From Drs. Barringer and Lambeth,	150 00
1901. From Dr. Barringer from Donor, through Dr. W. G. Christian,	20 00
1901. From Dr. M. L. Crimmins, through Dr. Barringer,	100 00
1901. From Mrs. Francis Wilson, Boston, Mass., through Dr. Barringer,	100 00
1901. From William F. Mott, through Dr. Barringer,	25 00
1902. From Mrs. Nancy L. Shaw, through Dr. Barringer,	250 00
1902. From "King's Daughters" (for ambulance), through Dr. Davis,	440 00
1903. From Mrs. Nancy L. Shaw, through Dr. Barringer,	100 00
1903 From V V V Dramatic Club,	494 11
1903. From "King's Daughters", through Miss Cocke,	40 00
1903. From Unknown Donor in memory of "C. M.
V. D.," through Dr. Davis,	25 00
1905. From "King's Daughters," through Dr. Barringer,	35 00
1906. From "King's Daughters," through Miss F. E. Besley,	21 00
1906. From "King's Daughters," through Mrs. Lambeth, Sec'y,	10 00
	$5,663 81

Geological Survey.

Last month (February) a bill was
passed by the Virginia legislature establishing
a bureau to be known as the Virginia
State Geological Survey. This is
a measure of great importance, and
should prove of great value to the Commonwealth.
The bureau is to have its
headquarters at the University; and the
board is to be composed of the Governor
(ex-officio), the president of the University,
the president of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, and two citizens
at large. An annual appropriation of
ten thousand dollars is provided for in
the bill.

University Band.

On February 14 a number of students
met at Madison Hall and organized a
band. Sixteen men, all of whom have
had experience in band work, have been
enrolled; and the following officers have
been elected: Director, M. R. Faville;
assistant director, A. H. Lueders; manager,
Thos. V. Williamson; assistant
manager, W. G. Kollock. The main
need of the band at this juncture is
money to pay for the instruments; but
students, teachers, and alumni are aiding
the project, and the need will likely
be met in due time.

On March 22 President Alderman will
make an address on "The Constructive
South" before the Civic Forum, in
Carnegie Hall, New York City. Other
eminent speakers from America and
Europe will participate in the discussions
of the organization.

A copy of the Jewish Encyclopedia,
recently issued by Funk & Wagnalls in
12 magnificent volumes, has been presented
to the University library through
the initiative of Rev. E. N. Calisch,
Richmond, Va.

James Bequest.

By the provisions of the will of the
late E. W. James, Esq., of Norfolk, Va.,
the sum of $250,000, in round numbers,
—the bulk of his estate,—will come to
the University. One-half of the income
from the bequest, however, is to be paid
for the period of fifteen years to the
Soldiers' Home at Richmond.

New Requirement for Ph. D. Men.

At a meeting of the Academic Faculty,
December 7, 1907, the following regulation
was passed in reference to candidates
for the degree of Doctor of Phils-
ophy:

"The candidate's `reading knowledge
of French and German' must be tested
at the beginning of the first year of his
candidacy, by examination on these
languages in the presence of a committee
consisting of the professor of the
candidate's major subject and the professors
of French and German. In case
of failure on either or both of the examinations,
he shall be required to enter
the appropriate class or classes in one or
both of the languages, and shall not be
regarded as a regular candidate for the
Ph. D. degree until he has fulfilled the
requirements in French and German.

"It is provided, however, that any
student who has already passed on the
regular B. A. course in either or both of
these languages at this University shall
be considered as having the requisite
knowledge of either or both of them, as
the case may be."

Summer School.

The University of Virginia Summer
School, for high school teachers and
principals, will begin on June 18, 1908,
and continue till July 31. Full information
may be obtained by addressing
Bruce R. Payne, Director, Charlottesville,
Va.

Dr. John Beverley Pollard, who graduated
in the medical department in 1905
after a brilliant record as student and
athlete, has been secured as coach for the
baseball team this spring.

Prof. W. M. Thornton delivered an
admirable address to the students at the
inauguration of "College Hour," January
16. On February 11 he spoke on
"The Larger Hope of the Commonwealth"
in Winchester, Va., at the ninth
annual banquet of the Charley Rouss
Fire Company.

Mr. Herbert Massey Peck, the new
General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.,
represents at least five phases of student
life—scholarship, athletics, forensics,
fraternity, and Christianity—and is
proving the right man for the position
he holds.

The Arcadians, the University dramatic
club, are presenting this spring
the "Merry Mexican Comedy," La
Serena. They have played in Staunton,
at the University, in Norfolk, Petersburg,
Richmond, Lynchburg, and Roauoke,
with great success.

Washington's Birthday.

Lectures were suspended from 12 till 2
on February 22, and the teachers and students,
with a number of other persons,
assembled in Madison Hall where Dr.
Albert Shaw, editor of the American Review
of Reviews, delivered an address
fitting to the occasion. The speaker referred
to a former visit to the University,
when he spoke upon the occasion of a
Jefferson birthday celebration; and remarked
that one can hardly come to Virginia
at all without finding the day worthy
of celebration on account of some
great man or his deeds. The address
centered chiefly about the year 1808—
just a hundred years past—and the end
that year of the importation of slaves.
The far-reaching significance of this event
was pointed out, and the relation of
Washington and Jefferson to the great
questions at issue was shown in a masterly
way.

Lecture on Mathematics.

On the evening of January 28, Dr. C. J.
Keyser, Adrain Professor of Mathematics
in Columbia University, spoke to a large
audience in Madison Hall. The subject
of Mathematics was treated with the skill
of mastery, and was presented in its practical
and poetical as well as in its abstract
and theoretical aspects. The relation of
mathematics to logic, psychology, and
other sciences was pointed out, and many
interesting questions suggested.

College Hour.

The University has recently inaugurated
"College Hour"—a single hour that
comes once each month—when faculty
and students meet together in Cabell Hall,
sing songs, practice yells, listen to the
organ, and talk. One man does not do
it all, but every man has a chance to say
what he thinks will be for the good of all.
An opportunity is thus afforded to discuss
vital and interesting current questions,
and to get acquainted. The president
of the graduate school had the
chair at the first "hour," January 16; the
president of the academic class presided
the next time, February 8. On Friday, March 6, the president of the law class
was in charge, and Prof. T. W. Page
was the chief speaker. Prof. J. B. Henneman
of Sewanee, an old student, was
present and made a short address.