The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, November 27, 1995              TAG: 9511230024
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

A POSITIVE NOTE

It feels good to be on the receiving end of a positive editorial - in this case your compliment to Virginia Tech's Carole Cramer (``Tobacco research at Tech,'' editorial, Oct. 16).

Let me also take this opportunity to express our appreciation for your longstanding support of Virginia higher education.

We know we are not perfect, and we work hard every day to improve the quality and efficiency of operations. But we also know that Virginia has one of the finest systems of higher education in the nation. We must not let it falter.

PAUL E. TORGERSON

President and John W. Hancock Jr. chair

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

and State University

Blacksburg, Oct. 25, 1995 by CNB