Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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::::::!::: ifl The nucleus of the physical plant of Rich- mond Professional Institute is contained within the few brick buildings which rise above the floral umbrella of down- town Richmond. Slowly the grandeur of lavish Franklin Street houses gives way to the outgrowth of educational endeavor. VAt 4 • i i i ■•••it • • i • • m m ::::::]

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Though the number of city blocks which separate Richmond Professional In- stitute from the State Capitol are few, the two are a world apart, for the student, involved in his own sphere of growth and learning rarely comes into direct contact with the great powers of government which busy themselves conducting the affairs of the state. ■■ ■ i - ' % » •♦■

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4 9 • ♦ t ! 4 ' ' The little garden of President Jeff Davis ' home murmurs his memory. THE WHITE HOUSES OF THE CONFEDERACY AND OF RPI 910 West Franklin Street basks in the sun of today, cools in the shadow of the past which hovers above. The heritage which Richmond has lent to the Richmond Professional Insti- tute is full and rich, encompassing fields of history, literature and nature. It is as though the city had opened a small hole in the mental function of RPI and poured itself in, filling what could have been a cultural void had not the far-sighted citizens felt the need to provide the school with firm ground and traditions on which to stand.