Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-11
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h'G , exclusive con'r"' Aware, therefore, Of the
t''ncacy "i t'i: task unc, take, and The unusual in
IS "s 'H'cu''o" may excite, both from lis novelty
IA" us mi'nr'anac, approach you wi,,out ceren,o-
-, Is pu's'c agents, men ri unlue stoned integrity
',''' "de;1"dsnce, and ask your serious consJsra.
'nh 10 wat shall suggest.
do ih', not from any vain l,ope or e,,;,.Jv c.,
'''G'ns You, thai >omriliu. in the nan,.ement az
ne Coll y- Is radically Gefecn,e, hut with ie conf
'." ehpfe'"'"'' ir"m my knowledge al sour cha
',e'", ~ m y rouse ynni energies, and call forth
u,nPt deih raiion aud j ~ru ,sIon.
Kn'w' rs ~" nggrrgare b.dy, you vii. receive
STU Kindness, i"E"mation derived iron, any sourc.
'''" o""''S ho' sincere fiicnd Ia you al, and 10
~ "f"i "."rr, vii, wiih YOU, euli,ie il 10 somr
gir"trI weight. - ~
For "ear fi'y years, William, aud M,ry COLLEGE,
20" ne "e"' mi i'"hihn ri literary iu,a,aon and
'''''ocnon Ia Virginia he the n,rsery i. WHICH
'" "ss' and "'s'st sirir>mrn and pa,r,ois we're
tanned where their ia>i,s, Dpniuns auI ,uor.i,
"rre So wei, f"rm-.i md fashioned, Tar the y;.ws
"h h'r'c'er al "u' n-upi-. She has sent fnr,h ms
i'"'r"iS l" "r', I" '"g'ui,, 10 America--nay per-
i''' me 10 x" i"iher d.d uuiy 10 declare 10 an.
World, '"mr at The pm'cs' aud brightest phiiosunhers
'"t'",s ard statesmen, tia, have ever lived urder
re m'ir ""d steady administration of her Affairs
Sn'ch ,"rme''y prevailed under regulations which
r'emeh to cuo'iani respect and obedience mac
'o" 'iier prop,"ty, than hccnuse they we're ,ecnl,
pms, he yo"'hs who ii.led her halls, and who have
''"ce "'"ment ~ the domestic "a. Gle or who have
sl'nc I" the ScnaIe, or bern distinguished in ,,,
He a, wetr governed and guided
ine bland aud aifacuonae manner of The
''"s goou man, VINO, Tor mure than thirty wears
"e'i"" over tins INSTITUTION, had in il TO com
h,"d order, than AL The non handed and uui,cu,l;n,
'"ie' winch IN modern ,n-s have bee IN dictated, 4
vas more ny moral han pin, steal Causes that The
N"m," al " 'iliam aud Alary we're then cont, Oiled
Wan a Dopuld"r Of luIe mnre than 500 COO nco.
e 'rg,ni . there WAS TOT several years pr-ce.iin.
e yea" ioi2 an ascrag" of fully six'v-fve students
htrnd"g The college. F.om 1912 To 1914 there wa.
m 'nIrrrrgnum in the College
az ioio, ne new dynisiy commence ed fully its on
erA'ions aud ~ thar year, 1876 and in jol7 ia
college ght truly he sad he IN numbers exce.d
nsy Prospr'ous. From 1917, it has gradually de-
III.
keep 10 the iuto schpoi having ia each wear and
- hei,eVed IN ahou like proportions d Unfinished
'"''! "ui lew more Than 'hr'v students, including
nose VINO attend the law lectures have uairicuI,tcd
''' The sess'"" OF 1873 .nd 1921. OF this small num-
"'f' "s rccen occurrences, some six or seven have
t""n suspended or expelled
d. yur not once ask yourselves ub.sca ,L;.
~ ing II - II arisen from, oppressive or deirc,i,e
ives ''r he government Of The pupils? ar from in
r1,, ,,. ~ Tue professors, or any one Of Them
'sO' 0 the college I'll from any oae or nu Of ,hese
'srs, the remedy, Gentlemen, is in YOUR hands
'ppy .ne corrective, or the ceusuie will he deserv-
civ visited you
The decline Of William and Miry College c,.no,
~ accounted for by any imagined dimuu,ion in The
'ier'fy taste D! our iolow-cz.us ON The coutr,,v
- o''' respect there has been much Improvement,
y r can be SAID wih proiie,y, thar 4" han d ,imes''
ave been ~ The least instrumental in This change
~ "tlrm u, from documentary violence that mn.
nsaside " lillian, aud Mary college there il
1'racr nnmhrr "t The Youth uf Virginia now attenJ-
'g :" Other Colleges, than have done so w;,hin lie
Inst ten years.
The preseIi dcploraiile condition of w ,ll;am and
III 'fy Coll 's%, cannu he attributed 10 The wn,, ,c
iiscu",'ry me""> Her -nd""m" nj is ample-Wnh
"a ~ duciive nancy capt. Al Of near $50 GOO wub
'btcco rents aud cbis, Which, ilihoush no, uo,p
''""c'ng certain revenue, yet }e deJis, aud To he
'nsh "io ihe estimate, the a"u".,l m-ams of the
''ge o'hy ie safely STAGED ~ $500, aud her ruod,
" j prop'ri may tie considered u.s. Amounting IN
Si2OoOo. o. niis revenue, $4,000 is annually ex.
'ird - salaries 10 The professors anh unit ve,y
ir.s, oCJO dollars were so expended. This sun oi
''9o distributed IA The following manner To III e
r"-deni, 5oO liars 10 the professor Of moral NH
''A.y, c i2lo dollars e. Tie professor Of n,ail,-
" 'ucs, ~ l-Jo dnllus; To The professor Of natu-
&! nn}I-op!,y, 81. $3.50 and to the professor of
~, SO dollars T.c Psrsicit u, is allowed an ex
n.'t"t n'"sr' i-"sc garden, and ills two professor
''ii's, ~. ri Hor"' philosophy, Sr. HIS salary is
inh hrieio'e 10 400 dollars, besides Zee Of 90
"',''i ,o'a r"c' f"wl WHO attends his lectures D
teu oy 'he "ticf pfa!c, sJrs How tho remainder
- 2JO9 10 expended, IS Do certain nuab Of il is
sd 'v' ~ repair Oh The buildings, and purchas-
- books ana PR Zoe conservation The hufsar
> Spos'hg men 'nn number 81 young attend ng
- college 10 be- ry five, one costs lie Dubiic
least iG5 dI'ints FOR instruction; 10 which If
T. riding, professors fees, and hooks he added ~,
f'dins 20 ne pt"'sh state Of .nss, every student
& William aod Mary, costs 10 his parent and the
t''ic, ne' less Than 400 dolls. expenditure of the
mel! ,ie publ,c md ,,are"N QUIT, no looye, =, IT,,
i'xrd, and o1e "lnc;i you should do some,bing
..nHptiy Il" diminish.
Wade, iherefUie, YOU will moi be ;ndiGcteu, 4, ,Ie
st,cqU"nces which may follow the measures do
,nIed from ih"se circumstances, yorr on inrerri.
md regulations are, 10 no IncOnsrIo rnie exteut
.yDlved ~ no longer permitting this prodyd waste
% funds inirusled Ia your care and manag pment
81 has been aid, viil what truth viii YOU, ,)
u eiing uf your bpds has been he'll Tor tw
come July. Tus cau0of have arisen from an
s.! deicncs 10 the duties voluntarily assumed 10y you
from :, dispO shiUn 10 permit The revenues of The
'Ileges 10 be hcid and managed by others, who
y possess bofh TIC interest aud the inclination fo
an II 10 as present condition.
Not one member Of the visitors can by any argu-
's-nf, excuse The present. state of tIings
t,f:sie them hear IT declared, in The most res
i-Gl.Ale circles, Ivy shu do ncOn., jerstelv
is.&sy IUrm or express opinions, HAT something
ight 20 he dome u redeem hrs institution and to
~ fae pVi,lic aaxoI>ly AID a. ccr,arly took frt
remedy. beg NOT 10 lc considered ~ iniruhing
Iowa opi1iDh4 thM which most d. sire is Ia
,<s you ir'n yrIr lsthUgt, rad TX YOU, ohen ynu
act 20 do s,c,Inly, CONSIDERABLY, yer deciIe,ly
you sNsi q, That the college is un,lot the hes,
zal,iiJns you can devise Tha ynnr professor.
tops are web hIied Inat your fnods are wisely
,1e0deJ' ih0 the Of Instruction. ~ the
icge, ~ the hest adapted 10 The present improved
Of soc'fy, IL YOU iJeSe vi dis, is the re- no,
Is further aud n'rst impurf'pt enquiry to bn pro.
.r5hI-dI I, he ur'eoi luconbr Of the cplleca tho
81 j. i,cinu-I HIS not change " circumstances
tiHitttOn AID he1lib, pToduccd edrcts. uhrj, n,
.rn, 90 Wisdom ir foresight c,nid have gu,,Icd a.
.Urs AID wili & got be vanion aud uniUsttGn
waste Of m"nry, producing important goo,
yer 10 refdtn lie college where IL INV is ,
pat these is,.trOgaOres To 500, Grnileueo. q it,
unfrieaily feeling towards NV hghly esteemed
'pds. Dear friends ! can truly call hem in III
81 w iiliaH'sbufg CITY, whose pOyuIstion has
81 most Jescrvedy esteemed amiaile, ,ntellireot
,snlished God forbid should do aught TO III zee
~ NV recnllcc ion the many happy huurs have
az IN thu norton Of the commonwealth As The
A.. I.fffa N.lc. IL.