Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-26
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WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEC

WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
We learn from Williamsburg that uncommon interest
and expectation excited the subject Of the APP
preaching OF lectures which will commence at
this venerable Institution, the last Monday of the
present month. The Professors returned from their
usual summer tour of recreation, and about enter
upon the duties of their respective departments with
renewed health and animation. There is every pros
pect that public confidence and support will cheer them
their way and cnliven their labours with the con-
seriousness OF doing well and of being Justly appreciat-
ed The school of .Ancient Languages &c. attached
to the Institution, opened the lst instant; and its
exercises, according TO informant pursued with
degree OF zeal the part of the Professor in that de-
partment which calls for the utmost excrtion OF the
young classes TO do justice to the devotion of their in
structors There arc regulations spoken OF, rela
tive to the pupils at ention and application which seem
to be admirably well adapted to the object of in.urng
their success They worthy of the consideration
of such parents and guardians may be interested
this important subject. There is great advantage
doubtless in sending boys to grammar school, kept
within the precincts Of the College, which is designed
to give subsequent developement to their talents, and
finish their education. In such situaon they breathe
rs II were, db nho the atmosphere of general Iitera
ure, and early imbbe intelligence and ustre for the
higher studies 10 which they aspire. [yvorfok Beacon
The College of William and Mary, at WILLIAMSBURG.
in Virginia, stands deservedly high seminary OF
learning, and especially school for the incubation of
those sound polit cal principles which have been
fortunately lost sight OF in ef northern nstitu-
tons. In William and Mary there is a political depart
nlen divided into two courses Junior and Senior: the
first embracing History and Metaphysics and the second
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Economy. The text books used are such as Brown
Vatel, and Adam Smith, and of those il is the practice
Of the Professor TO give out at each meeting OF the class
certain portions 10 be studied and Analysed, delivering
at the same tmo lecture, embracing the principles
thus offered for examination, with such additional mat
ter as may be useful for calculation. AT the succeed
ing meeting, the class is vigorously examined upon the
doctrine and matter Of the lecture, after which new
lecture is presented. Sometimes but rarely. ndepen
dent lectures are delivered, without reference the
books Of these, fair specimen laid before The
public last year, IN small volume, comprising ten Ice
lures upon the Restrictive System delivered by Profess
Thomas r. Dew, who then occupied and sill occu
pies the political chair or the great merit of those
lectures have than spoken and il IL there
fore enough to say, that they have taken a rank
amongst the orthodox and en ghtened productoos
OF the present day. The College course lasts eioht
months commencing each year the last Monday of
October; and learn that more healthy place than
Williamsburg, is where to be found South Of the Pc
tomac.
= II would give us grea, pleasure 10 be able to state
that the science Of government held in the Middle
and Northern States in as high repute as IL 10 at tho
South, branch Of liberal education But unhapply
there notion too widely prevails that men are bofr
makers, and when candidate is offered for election
to the State Legislature, to Congress the question
asked, is he acquainted with the principles which
alone qualify TO be statesman, but is he II
favour Of this individual that for the office Of Cover
nor President So long other qualifications ar
demanded than these, the region where poIi6cs or
taught as science must produce the most eminent 20
stican' and az mind mgsi ultimately ruls over bar