Virginia Memory, Library of Virginia
THIS PAGE HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

THIS DAY IN VIRGINIA HISTORY

Click image for larger view.

March 03, 1901

Broadside 1901 .D7 FF, Special Collections, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Julius D. Dreher Opposed the Division of the School Fund

Julius Daniel Dreher (1846–1938) was the third president of Roanoke College and served from 1879 to 1903. In 1901, he wrote an editorial that was printed in the Richmond Times, in which he opposed a proposed division of the state funds for white and African American schools depending on the amount of tax money paid by citizens of each race. Dreher spent much of his tenure at Roanoke College seeking donations and other support for the school. He believed in education for all and gave the school an international focus. Today Roanoke College educates approximately 2,000 students yearly.