Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-11
A Few w ,rds 10 OIL Citizens

Few Words to OIL citizens
No truth of political or domestic economy i
nearer self evident than that which condemns tie
policy Of sending abroad to purchase what nny
be- at leusi a. WELL procured Mt home. There j.
a commodity very essential Ia thu wen being of
every community, the utility of which Is unyer-
sally acknowlrdgcl-yct which the citizens Of
Lynchburg either do without, else procure
elsewhere at "A cost of money and Inconvenience
which would easily furnish it AT their doors, and
Of better quality than they now obtain. 1t i.
strange thai Il people who have got a name for
-hre,yd business scuse should So long have over
loosed ihi- fact l. II an illustration Of the truth
thai an intense commercial spirit is unfriendy
to Iiberulity of mind
The hl1nder we are making j. in espcct 10
education. Therr y scarcely village in the
State, with one tenth i the population, or one
thirtieih Of the wealth Of lhl- city. which Is mol
better supplied with fucilic- for the cdeeat ou OF
il. youth of both sexc-. There j. no reason
why the boys and girl- Of Lynehhurg should
either grow II. in comparative ignorance, or be-
sent to distant schoo- for academic training
thereby draining oil no lncon>idrrabe amount Oh
capital, II should MOI lie 50 There ought tu
be high >ehool- for both sexes in our midst
schools Of such grade a. Ia afford full prcpnr-
alton for the business Of life, il the pupils should
gono farther; and such a. should prepare those
who desire college course. to do credit to them
selves aud to the city.
We mean to throw no discrcdi upon the pri-
yate sch 'ols umonl Us, when we say that they
are wholly inadequate 10 our wants. They are
not sufficiently humorous 10 accommod tie all
tbp i =, In
thing, the course of instruction could be sufi-
GENTLY extensive to meet the requirements nd-
Gated above. We need at least male academy
wi h IA corps of accomplished teachers, whose al
tention shall be devoted to particular branches.
In no other way can any considerable success in
teaching hr attained. Let 81 table building be-
erected, and as soon as that guaranty that we
are in earnest Is given, suitable instructors will
present themselves without an endowment io
! secure their salaries. The known wealth of the
! place, aud the known absence of amy rival insti-
tuition would hold out tempting inducements to
| men OF superior nttainments. We may then see
! the youth from the surrounding country bringing
money here; instead of our sending it to other
parts with the numbers who are every year re
moved far from the supervision Of their parents,
To receive such attention only rs irresponsible
instructors may find convenient To bestow
We believe the establishment of school of
| high grade to be necessary to the pccanary IN
terest of parents; for they would save, if nothing
ethe board they are obliged to pay when they
send their sons elsewhere To the interest ton oi
| the youth-for they would be subjected to the
restraints of home influence, and would pursue
their studies under the superintendent of their
parents, aud to the credit of the tY; for not
only is IT diSreputohe that population of ten
thousand should be without sue facilities for ed
ucation but the literary standing of our comnu
! nj Y j. not, vi II not considered to be- quite as
! high a. that oi some country neighborhoods.
W. inyoSe the attention of our citizens to these
+ hiHt-, and net refrain from expressing the
/ hope. that they will be promptly acted on Since
the matter first referred to in the columns of
this paper, have received gratifying aSsnr-
a1ces FROM many, nf their Willingness to contrib
/ ute to The contamination of the scheme Moth
| ing Is needed hut concerted plan of operation
VIII ch may he easily az -ecd upon by consultations
| among those who take an interest in it. We
will only add that the first ,tep- should lac taken
at once. The Legislature will soon adjourn.
not To meet again till winter after the next. and
II il desirable that an act of incorporation sboold
be had before that time.