The venerable Professor David Duncan resigned the Chair of Ancient Languages, September, 1853, to take effect June, 1854. So in June, after a continuous faithful service of twenty-one years, he bade farewell to Randolph-Macon, and went to Wofford, the scene of his labors to the end of a long life. Professor O. H. P. Corprew, A. M., was transferred from the Chair of Natural Philosophy to fill the vacancy occasioned by Professor Duncan's resignation. Professor Corprew had been elected to the Professorship of Natural Philosophy in the previous December. H. G. Leigh, Jr., resigned as Tutor of Languages, and was succeeded by T. H. L. Young, A. B. Wm. H. Bass resigned the place of Principal of the Preparatory School, and was succeeded by John W. Stuart. [Illustration: THOMAS C. ELDER, A. M., _Of the Staunton, Va. Bar._] John S. Moore, A. M., was elected to the Chair of Natural Philosophy, vacated by the transfer of Professor Corprew. At the annual meeting in June, 1854, the following received degrees: A. B. JESSE P. BAGBY, Va. JOHN G. S. BOYD, Va. RICHARD BOYD, Va. WILLIAM H. CHEEK, N. C. THOMAS C. ELDER, Va. GEORGE W. HAMLIN, Va. GARLAND B. HANES, Va. GEORGE W. MAGRUDER, N. C. ADOLPHUS W. MANGUM, Va. A. C. MASSENBURG, N. C. SAMUEL MOORE, Va. THOMAS C. THACKSTON, Va. L. O. RIVES, Tenn. LEROY M. WILSON, Va. THADDEUS L. H. YOUNG, Va. A. M. WILLIAM M. CRENSHAW, Va. BENJAMIN F. SIMMONS, N. C. WILLIAM MCK. ROBBINS, N. C. HEZEKIAH G. LEIGH, JR., Va. EDWARD S. BROWN, Va. ARMSTREAT E. FOWLKES, Va. B., Eng. Lit. and Science. ALEX. HOGG, Va. J. KIRKPATRICK. W. H. SHAY. D. D. REV. T. B. SARGENT, Balt. Conf. REV. ALFRED T. MANN, Ga. Conf. At a called meeting held July 26, 1854, which was well attended, a further effort was made to secure aid from the Legislature of Virginia. At this session of the Board the following important action was taken: Rev. Robert O. Burton offered the following resolutions: 1. That in view of still further elevating the institution and securing its permanency we will endeavor to increase the endowment to $100,000. 2. That whenever the amount of $100,000 shall have been secured, or the interest on the endowment fund shall amount to $6,000, this Board will grant to the ministers of the Virginia and North Carolina Conferences the right to educate their sons free of tuition fees for thirty years. 3. That one or more agents be appointed to raise the money, and that we earnestly ask the co-operation of all the ministers of the Virginia and North Carolina Conferences. 4. That subscriptions of $500 may be paid by the subscribers either during their natural life or twelve months after death, with interest from date, to be paid annually. 5. That Rev. H. B. Cowles be appointed agent, and that Dr. William A. Smith be associated with him. [Illustration: REV. L. M. LEE, D. D., _Editor: Richmond Christian Advocate_.]