Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-15

pedty and usefulness on that extended eale. which The best M
teIcsis Of Virginia require, aud which Is 50 earnestly desired by
her trustees and facuity nthc year 1870. the trustees expert
enciug something of thc same Inconvenience, that they do now,
from the want OF sufficient house loon, To accommodate their
students, made Az appeal To the friends Of the institution, aud
asked OF them money Ia erect a new College buhdmg, They
succeeded IN obtaining about thirteen thousand dollars. and
commenced a buliiing upon such y plan and scale, as would
have been, could they have finished II, commensurate with their
wants They had not funds sufficient TO- complete il, bot finish
eu pa wang anu ne ern'fe hulhifs' determining to postpone
the completion OF their plan until a moze convenient season, or
until their wants should become more pressing The building
which they then erected, together with the old college buildings
were sufficient for all their purposes. Tune. however, las ex-
ertcd Is accustomed influence; the old culese. though Toy din,
of constant repairing. IL mas been heretofore kept IN a hahitaile
condition, i now become UNFIT ff usc aud the number Of suit
able rooms ioE tie Occupation OF students Is nov reduced 10
twenty. These are not sufficient to afford good accnmmola.
tons to the students now ~ tie institution, UhcIe are about ff
". And there rarely a seNdo" pas'e', tia, young nen who are
sent 10 college by their parents w;tl' a view of giving them a
literal education, do return to them with Intelligence that they
sessions aso there were as many as 1--we Or six who let college
at one time on this account. This state Of thing pugh, no, 10
continue. Literary fire rs hard. ip hard To kiudlc n Virginia,
aud every spark of 1t which d 10y any means Smoupcrcd or ex-
l'nsuished, IS an incalcnllb!e loss The tinre Lookcd forward
TO IA 1870, il come. The wants of The institution. the wants OF
the people IN south eastern Virginia, Demand that the college
huhd'ng should be Completed. and the trustees ak of a hereto
ib.e liberal public aid, To eualle Them TO provide for NnEiia's
sons, WHO seek an education ~ their halls, suitable rooms 10
live Ia
ThsIc are uon connected win tic institution 4 president aud
three professors. Three of the four have families, anG the
Trustees have bu, one hou. for them To 1--we in; The consequence
:, that one Of their professors has to reside at a considerable
distance from the college, in Il rented house. TO tho very great
injury OF the institution, aud inconvenience of hrm,elf and I.mi.
81 and anothrT Of them, will his family, Is compelled To board
II one oi the college hotels with the students Thesr arc incon-
vcnicuccs to which the trustees cannot expect good urof,s>nrs
how great soevcr may toe their attachment to the institution,
long to submit. The officers cannot feel seltlcn under such
circumstances, and no literary institution can flourish for any
length of Time, unless its professors feel their interests peIna-
nenuy aud iasunsy connected aud identified with those of ihr
institution. The public spirit ut the gentleman who mow fills
the presidents chair, had, as was hoped la a great measure,
supplied TINS want, by creating at his own expense d suitable
establishment Tor the president OF tile institution; bot, Unfortu.
nately Tor hun, aud for the college, this establishment, was con-
su'ned 10y FIRE, before II was eVst occupied, aud this hope dis
'Wo"'eu- Another waoi OF n very urgent character, IS, that
oi q small permanent fund. the interest OF which, added to the
tuition lees, might make decent aud comfortable salaries for
PtU-N>"is' Inc hussecs oi itawpdrn sydney have never
wished to have large salaries for their professors; and il they
han me wealth oi tie Indies at command, ,he.T professors
shou,d n' be independent oi the tuition fees. They have seen
too clearly, the bad consequences OF such a system ~ other
institutions; but they think SOME permanent fund for salaries Is
"u'ia"Ic al III t'mes' IN order tn maze education as cheup az
practicable, and To- enable thetn 70 pro, ue aud retain the ablcsi
instructors Aud there are some occasions, when 4 fund Of the
N'nn proposed Is absolutely neccssary-viz: for there are huc-
iuauons IA the number Of students al every nnsUtJiion, arisns
from particular causes, not connected with the merits ut the
institution, u the ab'iifs aud ilihiulne>s Of ITS Instructors;
which, u the professors depend entirely on the tuition fees, VIII
compel them TO leave the institution. Such, for instance, Is sc a
% eN,r't INC case Al rus thie Win all Tie literary institutions
o! tins state: so great has been the pecuniary distress Of tho
county l1r some years past, aud 50 mulch has the literary spIIt
Of Virginia cen diminished bv the operation Of particular
causes, that the number of young men now educating in the
eni institutinus,) for their tuition fees to support the persons
necessarily engaged in their Instruction. Al such times an
institution must have a fund to aid the tuition ices tl the
r1iu'n OF more prospC rors circumstances, OF it must EXPECT
IN lose is officers Besides tire three great objects above
means OF accomplishing, there ave others of SCARCELY MINOR
rnroi rince:-ior instance, the Chemical sud Philosophical!
. .I4"'~' 'N"-"f u WIZ S'IoiAJ VI hS Ihhit>eoI III lnu-E
departments, II has been made as good as that of ANY lie
rd'y institution ia this country, wt,h the exception, perhaps, al
ca'h'ot expect or cesITe that its professors sH0Uli furnish any
pant of its apparatus The College Library - extremely den
cieut. and has not been at all improved for MANY wears. And
The college srounds aud building, should all he enclosed IN or
der 20 preserve them, and to give item the appearance thai n
literary institution ought 10 have. These are the wants of
tlnpden Sydney; wants, which the public VIII perceive can-
NOT he satisfied Ivy a sum of money, short Of p or $50, 1Oo.-
To satisfy tieni thc trustees have At their dIsposal ahnli ,sos
hundred acres OF poor laad, ing in INC vicinity OF the college,
ana about six thousand FIVE hundred dollars yielding an inter-
est of SIX per cent per anuun. Tive question arises, where are
the trustees 10 obtain the funds necessary To supply tins ereaI
uetcIeIcy: virginia has a very large fund Tor literary puTpo
ses, perhaps tie largest IN the Union, with the exception Of on,
or two; aud that fund bcluise o9uaHy to tho people Of ever
portion oi inc state; AMI Il might be supposed that Hanpdcr
Sydney could gel something iIun that source, as IL IL wei
known that she is an o jet OF much sol cnude and regard viii
le nouh tas'ein section oi the state. But application aitti
application has bcen made !or ten years past, To the legislature
for AID from that fund and those applications tave been as Of
Ten rejected upon some frivolous preleNt or other The only
resource let, is one which has never failed Hannpden Sydney in
time OF need -Prtrd, liberation The q"cstiri row - be set
80 Is no wheuie' lii"p.ien ~ ineJ VA, Z" oI - make those
advances and improvements which are desirable; hut il IS.
wnJther she snail continue her present very useful operations,
u sh'" u,ch,e Sno'ih tie present applications fail, VIC shall
be- compelled 20 behold our students leaving us for want Of sncl-
tel from the weather, and our professors going To otler msii,u.
unns OF 10 oIh'i ooe"raii"ns' because we cannot furnish them
with houses to live IN, or salaries to support them. The penplc
must sustain the institution now, or it must go down. ON tho
c!'izenS oi the more distant sections OF the state, the trustees of
Hampdcn sydney have claims, because of the intrinsic value OF
ih2ir institution, because Of the good service size mas rendered
% the Sia'e' ana because OF tue very small proportion Of the
proceeds OF the Literary Fund, which southeastern virginia
has received. On south eastern Virginia they have pcculiar
cams because mai section OF the state has experienced prin.
GP1hy the dement's resulting from their past lahors; aud because
II, in a peculiar manner, must be benefited hy the future pros
pcriy OF the institution. For, there is no proposition clearer
than that the citizens Of that section OF the State, as well as cy.
eY other, viii find u gpaatly TO their ADVANTAGE to educate their
sous near home as well IN saving expense, as III preventing the
formation Of vicious habits, and m securing the mora and liter.
airy improvement of their children. To tire alumni of the insti.
tuition (and Hampden sydney Is proud 10 see her sons occupy
ing most important and uscill Situations in society," tho trustees
most earnestly aud confidently Apply, to exert that intcIlircncc
and Influence, for which they are in q great measure indebted
. ''!d iIampaen Sydney" in procuring aid for their "Alra
Mater in this, hcy ,imc of pressing need.
From ihc y. Y. Commercial, Advertiser of Aug II.
Departure efhc VupIers.--Wbilc we are mdtnc tins para.
graph, TIC hra7cn tirDlts of the CONSULTATIONS broad sides. arc