Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-09

drst Vt hisiufirmity and next OF his resoln,on
Withdraw from the contest, yet the citzrns a
TINS state have never shvered in the wind-pr
yer shaken IN their attachment To this ADM
raoie man. His fateis yet in the hands of hi
coun'rymen, If they should ultimately pre-
.ei any other man land it will take noun
ta'ns weight Of evidence to make us admit Nh,
roposihon,) u Is the peoples bidding, and MI
.'enus VIII bow before the dispensaiivn. But
suey WHO nave $ cnnsc'entiously preferred
mr. Crawford amid all his competitors. will
never strike their colvIs ill the battle - for..
yer decided. They will not "siye IN m.
SNIP. They entertain the strongest homes nj
Crawtord's success. They are still persuaded
'nat Truth Is great, and that it will pre-, all .
n. FOR THE ENQUIRER.
"" me present. sfate of Education in Y;rginiak
r. winchester, Virginia, 1924.
"na. cause Is Tie present lang uishing
anu uecliniug condition Of our uubjc seu,ina
rIes of learning, and more particularly of our
grammar schools in Virginia, to be attributed ?
DO our citizens entertain the idea that i, i.
unnecessary TO afford their children an oppor-
UNITY OF acquiring liberal education, and
ona' they are taught 10 read, write aud
SPEAK their mother tongue intelIgbly, howe
'e' 'neirSantiy, or uOgrammatcally, and learn
a'"h'neuc enough Id calculate interest on
pounds, shilllngs and pence, the Parental duty
Is discharged? Can such a course of instr,c-
'ioh qua'ity the youth of our stale, for becom.
inS legislators or statesmen, or even respec,,-
Die members OF the learned professions? II
may De SAID IN reply, that those whom Virgil
,w ooas's I'll as tier most distinguished sons our
washington and our Pendletsn, were men of
p'a'u' uhc'assicai education. Let il be howe
yer remembered, that such individuals firm
In nj A
'hat ages may eapse ere providence again
confer on any Of our species, minds endowed
with such peculiar faculties.
Does Tie deplorable situation of our schools
arise from the deprecated value of our agri-
cultural products, and the consequent Difficulty
W ueirayinS the expenses uf education? This
i>Penese To be, one of the principal causes of
the decay OF our literary Institutions. Whence
are we 10 obtain IL remedy for 50 serious an
ev.l: From our Legislature. Virginia is the
oldest State IN the Union, and the only one of
the OLD A states that has not by law establish
ed and endowed Grammar Schools. Primary
ochoo's nave been put into operation, and will
IL IS hoped, be attended with beneficial effects.
sPienaiu University will soon b. thrown
open, which ell, doubtless, emit, aud d,fFu SO
the lights ofscience over our land. and remain
a perpetual unpnument of the muniIicen,e ADD
lioeraity, OF "'the Ancient Dominion" aud of
me classic taste Of its venerable founder. Let
not our legislature hesitate 10 put finishing
hand 10 tile work which they have So nearly
completed. Fifty Thousand dollars are want
'lo 10 procure library and apparatus. That
sum WAS granted during The last session of The
assembly upon a con,igencywhich has failed:
but the principle has been admitted that tha
institution required donation to that amount
IN order 10 commence its operations, and ibs
state must feel itself bound to grant it. At the
same Tine, let not the Grammar SchvoIs ba
neglected. Lett be considered, that thu arr.
nurseries, and preparatory schools, in which
,ne youih Of our country wili-be quail fled Tor
su'"isson into the University, and are there
io's inaispensabiy necessary, and let it not b,i'
forgotten that only the most healthy mart OF
our population can afford 10 extend Il, ,h,,r
children, the benefits Of collegiate education
al Grammar Schools, our BOYS ought To re.
cs"e Classical Instruction Sufficient To emu
Die mem to enter the University, and acqnire
hno"iedee OF Dathematics, at least "a Tar
as The elements of Euclid. Sr,niuay;as ~
'u's hihu would require two professors, one OF
classics, another of English and Mathematics.
IN ofuer 10 locate aud establish them. Ii
would be necessary 10 make legislative proyi.
sions Tor the following purposes, viz.
ISL ihe purchase of tracts of land In yari-
ouS parts Oh The state: TO each tract il would
oe reGais''e mat there be attached a sufficient
quantity OF fire-wood aud spring of pure
wa.er, that the situation should be healthy.
ana as remote as possible nom vicious temp
tations. end. The erection of three nla;n
substantial, biick buildings on each tract one
To contaIs a school room and bed rooms for
tie students, and an apartment for the Math.
ematcai professor, another TO be apprunria,-
eu ior me use OF steward, by whom the pu-
ps residing d; "a distance from the school
might he accommodated with board The
third building, Tor the use Of the principal pro-
lessor aud family.
81. 10 each OF these Institutions, donation
from The state of al least 8 500 per wear. nav
able half yearly, upon the joaocing Conditions
that II be paid to each school during the FIRST
year oils operations, iihout regard To the nun
Der OF pupils, but that at the end of every six
months thereafter, there be exhibited to the pro-
per officer of the Treasury Of the State, a list
VI Inc names OF The students, attached TO each
seminary, certified upon oath by the principal
professor, before justice Of the peace, that {
saiu ISL contains the names of 80 boss, and
MOI otherwise, the Treasurer shall be, by law,
directed to pay the half Of the annual dona
ton, SO that, whenever, after the first year, the
number Of scholars is less than so, the dona-
ton shall be forfeited, until that complement
be again made up; in locating these establish
menis particular attention ought to be paid
10 The SIZE or population of The county in
which the institutions shall be established so
that If one county be not Sufficient 10 SUPPORT
an Academy, the buildings should be- erected
10 such a situation as would be contiguous, or
al least, as convenient as possible, TO district
oil two or more counties. The tuition fee for
classical ADD mathematical Instructions, ought
not 10 exceed 81 per quarter; the French
language to be an extra charge; the expen-
ses of board and tuition 10 be payasle quarter.