Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-27
Far he Er1uirer.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, AGAIN.

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In the Editorial Of The Wing OF The oh IN
slant, we have this language: The lnsh'u-
tionn-the University" entirely disappointed
the views OF lis "gieat founder and Virginia-it
has not spread science among The poorer ana
humber ranks; on The contrary il has been, and
!. nov the deares, and most exclusive school in
yiroinia-lhe middling and poorer class OF GILL
zens of farmers, mechanics, planters and arli-
zans, no more think Of sending, or OF being able
10 send their sons TO that extravagant school, than
10 the University of Oxford or Paris" Now Inc
term being relative in its nature, we shall never
know who, among our citizens, The Wing is
pleased to rank among the "poorer classes" out
we can tell the Wing, that within The distance OF
five miles from Tie place where we da.e, poor
country too, there have been five young men edu-
Gated by their own hard and unaided exertions al
The University, TWO OF them having had the
honor OF the degree OF a. Nj. conferred on
them. all OF them sons Of farmers and me-
chanics, except one. Can the Wing imagine
state Of things, caused by poverty, which would
be more difficult for The student 10 overcome than
his having his whole expenses 10 pay al the Uni
yersity7 VIVA, College in Virginia or elsewhere,
howsoever cheap, can boast OF having sent INTO
| The world from one neiahborhood, and In so short
time so many as i've young men, all OF them
in good standing in the classes which they joined
| and all Of them supported by their own honesl
exer,ionsl Nor have VIC any reason 10 believe
this STATE Of things 10 be peculiar 10 This neigh
borhool: we know OF instances IN other neishoor-
! hoods We can also, within short distance from
this place, poiulhe Wing as many as three high
schools, which, in their mode Of instruction, have
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| pills a, the University all OF them in desefvediy
1 high repute, each Of whose conductors were edn-
Gated there and again, another school, just about
| 10 be established whose head was educated at The
| University by his own unaided exertion, making
The sixth foster child from this immediate neigh.
borhoGd. But peIchance The Wing does not
rank among the poor, The young man who is SO
independent as 10 defray his own expenses at The
University. Will lie give US his definition OF a
poor man, and tell US what The views OF The great
| founder and Virginia" were, il they have mol
been fulfilled, WHEN The expenses OF the lnsltu-
lion may he met by every individual really de.
string an education, who conducts himself with
propriey, when sends forth over The country lis
numbers of wei. educated yonng men, who cs
tablish. at reduced rate Of charges those large
preparatory schools, Gas they are calcd) from
which schools, in their turn, others are sent forth
10 establish yet a third class of schools, all de-
irving their profound system OF instruction iron
The University. II our youth would have rctl
great advantages n the acquisition OF knowledge
they can have them from The fountain head, by
extraordinary exerion-if they desire only Sreat
advantages, they can obtain them with less e&er-
lion, lnle down The slream-ii they be satisfied
with moderate advantages, they can drink them
in al point still lower down in the fountain, al
corresponding rates of exerlion. All these are
l tta &c NJ IInIyfrSitV In c
nothing OF the very great influence exerled BY its
Alumni throughout society, as eaven through the
whole lump.
We will venture 10 assert, II never entered into
MIR. Jefiersons head, nor into that OF the people
OF Virginia, that every one OF our citizens were
10 be educated al the University. They would
moi have The education il they could get it, and
would not appreciate it if they had H. We have
shown that all can be educated there who want it
What more does the Wing ask There are those
among US who will not avail themselves OF The
advantages 10 be derived from the common school
system-advanlages, gratuilous, without fee o'
reward. Does he ever expect any system of edu-
cation to be established, BY which snch men will
be led 10 any University or Collese7
The terms 'twaddle," "grannyism," &C., are
very popular with the Wing, in speaking Of the
arguments Of olhess-are they not peculiarly
applicable 10 such as these, following, from the
article OF The same dae2
"The University has not, in more than twen-
ty years, educated half a dozen young men
who would no, have been educated without il y
Upon what does the Wing base such an opnion2
Not upon fact, as We have shown most conclu-
sively. Upon what, then, does he base such an
opinion7 Why upon nothing as is The case with
100 many Of the opinions coming from e same
). source.
I In support Of an article signed Reform" in
which the writer makes many good good sus.