Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-01

is abandoned, and new one IS adul'e,i: L a,r
damns all book leaning, ana knowing hiinsei
quite competent 10 tia, undertaking, Ec ioohS 10
a rio, as his field OF glory Ard thus has been
lost many i yoang man .sho possessed all me
clements of success; aud thus has become d dead
~ enemy Of lie UniyeIsiii's rrcspeiay many
yuliRs man who, Under more ldvoraoic auspices,
would have been 10 il and 10 himself an hohof aiu
blessing. For Ibis evil there Is 4 double ielAeu!.
This very class are 2eneraiiF oi'ae hices' s.se
of honor, generous ma.naniinity, disposhion
TO sco'n every thing that Is mean. " ius'e"u -
the vague promise now exaefed oil me h.a'licu
late 10 obey The laws, he were required IN solemn
form 10 riedse his honor 10 engage Ill no rict or
breach Of the peace, within tie college pFec ncis
while a student, OF were h. required 70 take i
solemn cath 10 that effect, nothing could INDUCE
him /, violate his aecmehis-sooner wonid nc
STE his limbs Torn from HI. body.
Ii preparatory school were auacheu 10 'he
University, into which those unqnalI'ie' 20 reap
benefit from college course, might ehler 10 ire
pare themselves, many young man "ou' 'heh
eventually leave the University prepared ~ uo
homer 10 himself ard his country, VINO now leaves
ii The enemy Of himself and his Alma Mater:
Tie in,I,ccment TO s,ady would lie much m
creased il The passing certain ordeal enlIliedihe
Student 10 a distinction called, say = ne hI>i no
nor This ordeal might consist IN:
|. A depoumeni in accordance with Inc Jaws.
y The being first in his own class of graduates
in each school in which he graduates:
;. A graduation in The six aeatemical SCHOOLS
aud in either law or medicine
A fund might be raised by payment Of - ao
by each matriculale, sufficient 10 enable nm WHO
took The fills, honor 10 make HE tour OF Europe.
Furnished will letters of Introduction given or
procured 10, him by The Faculty or Board oil VI
sitors he would be received by The European lite.
rail- as one enli,ledl0 their waIlnest sympalhleS,
| and 10 high consideration. II might be further
understood, that if he who took this FIRST honor,
manifested The proper spirit after he lelt The M
verSity, and emp!oycl his time in The cultivation
Of letters, he should, other things being equal,
have The Preference in all vacant proicssorsh'ps
With those who thoroughly understand the rrin-
cpes on which the University is olsahized, love
of country mus. bring about an earnest desire lof
lis prosperity lis organization is belief adapted
10 The genius OF our government, and TO The deVs-
lopment OF our national peculi2tllies Than that OF
any other college in America. Structures upon
| Mr.. JeiiersonS views relative 10 the University,
which have lately appeared in some OF The papers,
are wholly unjust. lie did not live long enough
20 see how far lis rsanizalicn 81 luld be modified,
| 10 make il thoroughly practicable. History VIII
yet declare HAT, as founder Of tie University ne
| displayed asproionnd 4 knowledge Of The wants
| OF mankind, as in any measure advocated 10y
/ him. All or counlrymen agree, that national
literature isnow the gIealdesideraium. lllera-
ture cmineny national re shall inevitably have.
And is but reasonable TO suppose, that that lie
rary institution will be lis nucleus, whose orsani-
cation best accords with The genius OF our govern
nenl. l. H.