Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-03
A CIRCULAR ADDRESS
or tie Trustees Of RANDOLPH
MACON COLLEGE, 10 the pub

nc generally, and 10 the Ministers
and members Of The H. Il. C.. IN par
tieHfar.
Il I becomes our duty 10 address you on the
y subject oil The Randolph Macon College
n duty 10 the Obligations of which must ever
cherish becoming scusbilify. aud a most live
ly concern Tor. while II is designed 10 concur
With other institutions OF this Commonwealth
ia tho promotion aud general diffusion Of Lit
erary culture, II also conlemplatess more than
ordinary regard 10 the morals Of those whose
Improvement aud cultivation shall be consigned
10 the faculty aud the government OF this board
With you 1t is moi now 10 be learned, that the
great a. distinguished advantages ofa liberal ed
ucaion. 80 Justly priced by our worthy and in
ielligent predecessors, aud all the well-inlorn-
ed at the present time. have suffered lamcnia-
be delraoiion, from the corruption aud unre
sfraioed vices, but too common 10 many nur-
Sercs Of youth. Many. throughout the coun-
try, are dcsigucdly Kept away aud others,
after they have attended to the various branch
IS embraced IN the eomae designed. aud taken
then leave under the distinction Of mn hpnota-
BILE diploma, have not only Neglected tho du-
ties OF husbandry. but every other pursuit OF
respectable character, until the hard earnings
u' many iaborious years are squnndered aud
their full career is terminated IN shameless
remorse aud Ilotous dissipation. We do not
however, pretend 10 say, thai every individual,
educated at The Randolph Macon College, will,
with undouhled certainty, succeed we'll Ia
what he undertakes, and come, at last, TO an
honorable Termination Of lllc.--ws do not mean
to say, that he shall be inspired with II genus
different from what The God of nature la. bes-
lowed nor do We intend to say, thu, his lifs
will, OF course, be good because he has enjoyed
its advantages but we do wish To be under
stood, M saying there shall be coincidence
OF the best means and measures 10 guard
the morals we'll as TO improve the mind.
The claims of this institution 10 your pa
uouage aud nreunia,y aid. deserve attention
and exerlion II ON several considerations -
!. II forms principal object with the Board
OF Trustees, to bring tho advantages OF The ia
slitullon HI peifreil, within the reach Of every
individual, as the character aud nature OF such
advantages will admit. No pecunlary emoIn'
ment. II is certain, can ever be derived by
them or their successors, from the establish
meni and prosperity OF Randolph Macon Col
lego 10 this they do not direct their aIteu-
ton, They do, however, hr their undivided
attention upon the means necessary 10 the most
extensive aud general diffusion of those bles.
sings, arising from the existence oil such an
institution. To do this they direct SINGLE
cvs To the terms of board aud tuition. These,
with the superior advantages of this Common.
wealth, may he brought on parallel with tue
most rea sonable and accommodating terms OF
any institution ia the United states i, and # no,
one half OF the amount now required III this
State for the accomplishment oil a liberal edu
cation, will be competent 10 elect the same
object, under the arrangement and regulations
now contemplated In the application Of this
general sd Jnnage there IL provision not only
for the education OF ms many more, bnt also To
call ou The funds OF individuals, whose cnpiIa
under existing circumstances wound oot warrant
thu taking Of the first step towards huCh an OBJ |
iect Like all other real benefits tn man, this
will contribute 10 u more extensive diffusion OF
intellectual light and useful erud'tion aud la |
doing 50 will, necessarily, tend 10 engage the |
whole community with deeper interest IN the
purposes of literary attBinments. "A soon NJ
tins object obtains the number of students IN !
every such Institution must a0nnnlly increase
learning will be duly appreciated, and society |
will be elevated much higher III the scale OF
science aud the usefulHrts
>. Added to these advantages. Randolph Ma
con college, prefers claims 10 public patronage
on the ground OF absolute brnevolrnce ny
virtue OF tho graut made by the late General
Assembly of Virginia. the Trustees are priv
legged, NJ soon rs their funds viii allow, To re- |
ceive aud to educate, III whole or III part, any |
or individuals, whom they mny |
deem proper objects OF charity. In this way IA
class Of persons heretofore neglected and ohen
worse than useless, has a provision Afforded
them which, AT the time IL resoues them from
the shame of ignorance. elevales them above
the degradation oil vice Aud who, that mas
the milk Of human kindness IN his heart, and
the means OF anording relief IN lis power, can
refuse so TO dol
3. Nor do VIZ think that the agricultural de.
panmeni, designed 10 he established II The tide
oil prosperous opef"uon shonln sYe' "a,'""'
snch measure, me ,eh'' "of'hy ~ eon'."o'"
ton and support ms may emo'a'e " e''Ss o,
persons, VINO, though destitute OF me ''e'hs u
a liberal ednca'lon' nave ncv'f'nr'ew' ms"
perable objections to an rniTe depehhance on
charity. oihers, possessing me means, may
choose an employment OF mus knu 10 avon INC