D. D.
Rev. W. S. BLACK, of the North Carolina Conference.
Rev. W. E. EDWARDS, of the Virginia Conference.
Rev. P. H. WHISNER, of the Baltimore Conference.
Sutherlin Medalist.—CLAUDE A. SWANSON, Virginia.
Pace Medalist.—CHARLES EMORY KREGLOE, Virginia.
[Illustration: JOHN MORRIS, A. M., Professor of English, University of
Georgia.]
Thomas Branch, Esq., who had served on the Board for forty years, tendered his resignation as a trustee. This was received, with a resolution of the high appreciation of his services as president of the Board and trustee, and his liberality and devotion to the College. He was succeeded by his son, John P. Branch.
The President's report showed the attendance to be 114. In this report the President recommended the system of co-education of males and females for the first time. The recommendation of the President was not adopted.
The Board took steps to have erected new dormitories on the campus.
[Illustration: CHARLES EMORY KREGLOE, Pace Medalist; Professor
Alleghany Institute.]
1883-1884.
This year, the anniversary year of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States, was to prove the turning point in the financial history of the College. The movement towards the increase of the endowment was not general, but it was in the right direction. The first subscription was for $1,000, as in 1855; it was made by Mr. E. M. Tilley, of Berkley, Va., a Northern man living in that town, not then a member of the Methodist Church. The larger part of the funds raised was from the Norfolk district, apart from the subscription made by members of the Board at the annual meeting, June, 1884, which amounted to $9,000. From this time forward the increase of the capital of the College has been steady, and, at times, very material and gratifying.