Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-10

claims distinguished attention in Amcri-
| can education.
Medicine, where fully taught, is usually
subdlvided into several professorships,
but this cannot well be without The ac-
cessory of an hospital, where The student
can have the benefit Of attending clinical
lectures, and of assisting at operations OF
surgery. Wuh this accessory, the Seat
! OF Our university Is mol yet prepared eli
| Their by It's population, or By the plumbers
of poor who would leave their oy,n hou-
ses, and accept Of the charities Of an hos
piial. For the present, therefore, we pro-
| pose but single professor for both medi-
cine and anatomy. BY him the elements
81 medical science may be taught, with "a
history and explanations of all It's success
sive theories from fiippocraies 10 the pre-
sent day (: and anatomy may be fully
treated. Vegetable pharmacy will make a
| part Of the botanical course, and mineral
aud chemical pharmacy Of those of min
| eralOgy and chemistry. This degree of
| medical information is such as file mass
| OF scientific students would wish to pos
sess, as enabling them, i'm their course
| through life, 10 estimate with satisfaction
| The extent and limits OF the aid TO human
life and health, which they may under
| standingly expect from that art and il
constitutes such foundation for those
intended for The profession, that the fin
| lshins course Of practice at the bedsides
| OF the sick, and at The operations of sur
| gerry IN hospital, can neither be long nor
| expensive. To seek this finishing else
where, must therefore be submitted 10 for
| a while.
In conformity with the principles of
our constitution, which places all secis of
religion on an equal footing, with the lea
lousies of The different sects in guarding
that equality from encrOachmeni aud sur
prise, and with the sentiments of the legis-
lature in favor of freedom of religion,
manifested on former occasions, We have
proposed no professor of divinity; and
The rather as the proofs of the being of
God, the creator, prescrver, and supreme
ruler OF the universe, The author OF all The
relations OF morality, aud of the laws and
obligations these infer, will be within The
province of the professor of ethics TO
winch adding the Developments of these
moral obligations, Of those in which all
sects agree, with knowledge of the langna-
ges, Hebrew, Greek and Latin, IL basis will
be formed common TO all sects. Proceed
| ing thus far without offence 10 the consti-
luton, we have thought il proper at this
point, 10 leave every sect 10 provide, as
they think fittest, the means Of further in
sfruction in their own peculiar teneis.
We are further Of opinion, that after
declaring by law that certain sciences
shall be taught in The university, fixing
the number of professors they require,
which we think should, at present, be ten,
limiting Except as 10 the professors who
shall be first engaged in each branch)
maximum for their salaries (Which should
be certain, but moderate subsistence, 10
Ia m m nv Unit e.
excitement 10 assiduity) il will he best 10
leave 10 The discretion of the visitors the
grouping OF these sciences together, ac-
cordIng 10 the accidental qualifications Of
the professors; and the introduction also
OF other branches of science, when ena-
bled by private donations, or by public
provision, and called for by the increase
of population, or other change of circum-
stances; TO establish beginnings in short,
to be developed by time, as those W fOcome
after MS shall find expedient. They will be
more advanced than we are I'm science and
IN useful arts, and will know best what
VIII SUIT the circumstances of their day.
We have proposed no formal provision
for the gymnastics of the school, although
proper object of attention for every in
stiiuiion of.youih. These exercises with
aniient nations, constituted the principal
H.
Their arms and mode OF warfare rendered
them severe in the extreme: ours, OH the
same correct principle, should b. adapt
Ell. to our arms and warfare and the
manual exercise, military mapoeuvrss s, and
faciIcs generally, should be the frequent
exercises OF The students, in their hours
OF recreation. III is at H. age ofaptness,
docility and emulation Of the practices of
manhood that such things are soonest
learnt, and longest remembered. The
use OF tools too in the mammal arts is wor-
thy OF encouragement, by facilitating TO
such as choose il an admission into The
neighborlng workshops. To these should
be added the arts which embellish life,
dancing, music, and drawing; the last |
more especially, as an important part of
military education. These innocent arts |
furnish amusement and happiness TO those
who, having time on their hands, might |
less inoffenslvely employ it. Needing, at
The same time, no regular incorporation |
with the institution, they may be left 10 |
accessory teachers, who will be paid by |
the individuals employing them. the uni |
yerslty only providing proper apartments |
for their exercise.
The 9th duty prescribed TO the commits |
sioners is 10 propose such general provi- |
sions as may he properly enacted by the |
legislature. for The better organising and |
governing the university.
In the edu alton of youth provision is to
be maIle for, tuition, ., diet, 3, lodging,
1, government, and 5, honorary excite
mems. The LIST of these constitutes The
proper functions orthe professors. 2, the
dieting Of The students should be left 10
private boarding houses of their own
choice, and at their own expense TO be
regulated by the visitors from time TO
time, the house only being provided by |
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