Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-27
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TIE UNlvERSlTY-[No. 81


To Chapman Jstason Grd oiacrs, compasisg Tie
Board Of TIsifcrs of ne University Of Virginia:
The objec, Of every literary institution should
be, 10 beneti; The community in which il may be
located. This is the real or protested design OF
every college in the Union. This benefit must
arise directly, in difriIsing knowledge, and disc
minalng The principles ofs:ence among The mnl.
tilude. by bringing The many directly inconneciion
with the college, or indirectly, br educating and
training few, lhrongh whom the mass must be
influenced OF this latter class are teachers Of
school, q less note, sni HE politicians and Other
public men II Inc country, who control the larger
p ion Of Inc mind ot tie public.
Whatever mas have been The oIiginal design OF
he University OF f.inia-prohaby rocomTels
III, .CucalioLs o. the more advanced. who may
ha"v .na',a considerable progress in lie Depart
merits Of science and ilela,ure-ceran il is,
that much the larger portion Of the ANIMAL ma
lfrula,es OF The University are not OF this class
but such as are oL!y qua iiisd 10 er,eT any fresh
man class, in ordinary colleges. Every one VITO
has been connected with the University knows
this. The text books, as published in The annual
advertisements OF The institution, asso show that
HE policy of he University is 10 EDUCATE the
mann, taking them in almost The ircilient Stage
oi liberal education.
marked cut the general policy .! ihe University
thar il is 70, 10 educate teachers :og high schools
AMI tlr nominal schools--bu, 10 OPERATE directly
uaon The muliilule, in impar,ine krowle2cr 10,
AMI training and cuiva,iDs the minds OF all those
who NAV come wi:hin is walls, fitness ot things
would seem 10 require that The cx Dcn>es should
be on a scale more suited Ia lie purses .: The
many, than he present very eXorhant charges.
In locking OYER he annual expenses Tor ho0rd al
the several literary institutions Of the United
States !or the session OF about forty weeks, We
find the Lowest sum is $50 and tie highest Sll0
The University Of Virginia and William ana
Mary College have $40 Harvard has from
20 10 800, (arcrage 500 Yale from 6D 10 800.
average S175) It will be seen, therefore: that
Inc eyta n>es for board al the University are unu-
suay high, and unnecessarily 50, unless il can
be- shown. thai, in The very productive and fertile
county Of A.bemaTe, ar, the adjoining country,
the farmer, must have higher price for beet.
mutton ard -four. than the actual value Of such
articles. There is no section oi Tie State cf Viz
GINA, that has improved marc rapidly in en- a.fi.
cultural and productive Ioin, OF view. than the
county Of Alhemar!e and The region of the South.
west Mountains. /; this section Of country were
comparatively sterile and barren, The valley 81
Virginia is near enough, 10 afford an ample
supply OF al, domestic provisions for the Uni
versilv And il We were called upon to select
a section Of country. in which 10 locate a
literary institution with special reference
10 cheapness Of board, We would select The
very site Of The University Of Virginia
An accurate calculation Of The productions Of the
surrounding country, their nature and amount.
made with direct regard 10 The demand and The
consumption would authorize us N coming 10
such conclusion. according 70 the true princi-
pies OF political economy. 1t would real ly be a
point Of much interest, 10 understand why il is. or
owing 10 wha, peculiarties il is, tba, young
man or youth OF 10 shall paw for board at the
University Of Virginia no dollars, and if c 30
10 Lexington, in l;ocsbridge county, eighty miles
farther, he can live on the same articles Of diet,
served up in equally good style, for $50 Balimay
be said, that beef SC, canno, Be purchased about
the University OF Virginia, for less than j, is now
purchased; and, consequently, the hotel keepers
canno. afford board for less. lflhs be trnc, j, is
owing 10 the ex,ravaeant scale on which things
proceed abou, the University and, according 10
which, the farmers think they are well entitled 10
their portion OF the State annuity OF 10000 il
his be the true stale Of the CASE, il is The strong
es, possible arsumen.in favor OF thorough aud
Some, from this remark, rag conclude, The writer Is
in faycr III the st.,es Withdrawing The annual npp,o
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