Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-17


would 90 very much 10 allay some oil The pIe,u-
dices existing against il, and 10 bring suuens
from neishborhoods which now send Them eise'
where, or not al all, 10 college. As III large
Board, there would be more talent, so also woula
the highest talent command the greatest influence
whereas the history Of all small bodies q men
shows that they are more or less under the 60
rernlnenl Of particular clique OF parry. III ''ie
appointment Of Professors and officers, y
thought there would be less danger OF iaToritish'
ard more probability Of selections acceptable 10
the public al large. With an Executive Com
mi'tec residing near the spot, as is The case al
present, II is argued that large Board would ne
equally as efficient as The Board composed OF Sc
ven Visitors.
Inc foregoing are some of The measures which
have been proposed and which have reference
more Immediately TO the internal organization
Of The University itself. Others there are more
important, because they concern The great pubic
Tor whose benefit the institution was created, It's
noble ar hileclure erected lis Professors given
s''PendS and its other appendages sci on foot
As Tue public made it, SO must the demands oil
The public be complied with-satisfy these de-
Inands and clamors will be hushed, and interested
revilings no longer attended TO.
The public call for reduction Of nc Students
expenses in the first place, and greater facilities
Ter TIC education Of teachers jor onr primary ch0olS
in the second place These are the reforms
which they vii look 10 for rendering this ms i
tuition, created with their money, more accessible
loyonth OF everv shade OF fortune, and more pro-
life OF educational fruits TO all sections oi the
Sta e.
II is proposed 10 reduce the Professors fees
from so 10 Sla each, and 10 abolish The lee of
Sl5 lor the libraIyand public rooms. Some years
since, when the SESSION was more than 10 months
long, the price Of board was 800. In 1886,
when prices were high for everything, il was in
creased 10 lbs collars Recently, when the
session was cuFiaied 10 nine months il was re-
duced 10 10 It's proposed to carry il back 10
500. Thus, there would be an annuil saving OF
$40 % each SUDDEN, should The three proposed re-
ducticns be adopted. The debt OF the University
nov amounts, We believe 10 some 20 GOO dollars
When This shall be further reduced. we imagine
thai tie proposition 10 abolish the fee for library
and public rooms kill be entirely practicable
The reduction al the Professors fees, is matter
OF more difficulty. Wills, we feel satisfied that
such step sooner r later, FAUST b. taken, We
should exceedingly Ir,re; To see worthy and learn
ed men suddenly GU III from the enjoyment of
considerable pant Of their salaries, upon which
they had calculated vhen they accepted their ap-
Poinlmerls. When,,er this measure is adopted,
We should think Tia notice Of one year ought
10 be given OF the TAT. We doub. whether, I'M
der such circumstances. il would cause a single
resignation among lie Faculty and hesitate not
10 preiiict thai, aiIr a few sessions, their fees
wonlj be as large il the aggregate, if no. larger,
than before.
But the public los 10 the University 10 send
them ie; Cheers Tor ;ieir schools. They expect, al
least, that some oil he young men educated al
that institution; in arr al their expense, should
make return :or he privileges there enjoyed.
They 10 mol expcc! thai all shall be statesmen
and orators and shirng lights in society. They
wish 10 SEE some { The alumni coming out
among The people, ls.chng those that are igno-
rant and helping Ihoe that know little, hui desire
10 know moro, 10 q 10 college There is 10
odium in icaching:a sn.imen, which nany d no.
ble spirit whose fame sail burn bright hereafter,
understands and practices Lie, The University.
say we, open It's hall> and shed its knowledge
freely and sra,uitously pom those who willeach!
Let j, encourage the notorious schoolmaster By
qualifying him in his ,,cation, and afterwards
accepting his best schol;r, and il will adopt the
sure means OF cnlarsin. its numbers and vi
dening lis influence. Sppose the University
were required 10 receir: certain number
say thirty, forty, or nore--oi youths every
year without charge, exceT for their board; the
youths 10 be selected BY teachers Of primary
schools ard academies On account Of merit,
and The condition made with them, that they
sho1ld teach in the schools for certain pc
riod after leaving The Univcrsity-wha a
host would be thus educated, who Otherwise
would never have seen college How many
Of that much wanted class Of merilorious men,
schoolmas,ers, would be furnished, 10 assist in
dispeing the ignorance which broods over our
Stale, No scheme is more practicable. Not
dollar will he added 10 The expenses OF the Uni
versily-nol dollar subirdcled from the regular
fees OF its professors; whilst he Commonwealth
will have an annual addition 10 the number oil
its educated men, and more ana more OF It's
children rescued from Ignorance, each succeed
-, md mud
will betide our noble institution. Situated as il
is, in the centre Of the territory, The population
and Tho wealth 81 our State, we arc disposed
10 uphold il, not because it is on this side oil Inc
Blue Ridge, but because it is destined 10 be The
pride and glory OF our whole State through years
10 come In treating Of lis wants, and OF the
manner in which it may be improved IN accord
ance with the spirit OF the age We have but
cursoriIy glanced over an extensive SUBJECT
We leave every thing else 70 the enlightened
consideration OF the public and The Alumni,
whose attention we have more particularly m
voked While we do so, we repeal our ceciara-
ion that VIC are deeply interested in the success
OF the other fourishing institutions in the State
But as the University has beca made the subject
Of discussion we have thought it our duty to sng-
gest few reforms in its system.
awe now declare II, as niir most solemn CONVECTION
that the siate Interest will BE- paid IN crh on me hs
of Augu-t next, and continued 10 he pah puhcluaiIy
hereafttr."- Harrisburg, pa y Ca'0H
This auspicons event is well calculated, MOI
only to arouse the pride and give new and neal
Inv impulse 10 every industrial interest oil the
people OF Pennsylvania, but 10 exert no small IN
auence IN all American credit. The refusal oil
Pennsylvania, and few Other States, I" mee'
the demands Of foreign creditors, has been DIS
lorled by enemies Of free institutions ABROAD, mo
dissraccfu want OF honor and faith on the part
Of the United States. That fierce and vlndlc'ive
Journal, the Liverpool Mail, mos, conveniently
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