Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-24
rrw on AIRS AT THE UNIVERSITY.

have established two new chairs 1t its recent 'hee
ing-one Of Greek and one If History and L'ter"'u,
We are much pleased ut this disposition to keep !"
University abreast OF the sipsilar institutions !" ~.
country and abroad. II there lie one ~ o.
should be to every Virginian an object i '" =. ,,,n,
licitude, it is the University. 1t has a,vro ,u
and continues 10 do, much for the geue," r..,.hli.
education If the State. No other pao'' -
,,.,. 10. ,..n hs,,.r or more faithfully adr'"'''e''o
I, :, .,.od;lv growing in public favor anu II ,efN'o
-. .,J management TO make II tue HUE
s-,o ;r.t;tution in the country. NO pam
=. shared. no expense ought to be avoided
""s"' - ...,.;hr,,t to its advancement and deveI
opment. u,o.,i,, nnv pos
.;bly br filed by the Board aethe ensuing "se'"N
an the 9th inst. 1t strikes us that, il this DE IN con
temptation, it will be a great mistake-at ioas'' J"
l.ss the proposed action is far more generaiiy h"'"'
| than We presume it is.
There ia no occasion, we should think, tor has'o "
this matter. The appointment OF a ne" Ptoe'''' :"
Of far TOO grea, importance to be proceeded III ~"
vis.dly. After the appointment we oene,e !"
common for any interference at the uni'eri"y' """'
ever may appear the incompetency OF Tie ihcu"i''"
II IL therefore extremely necessary that the creates
circumspect,ou be- exercised in tho selectoh' 9 -
not have any hny:,cay appointments LEI - ""'
men who will do honor to the State.
Particularly as regards the chair Oh ii's'otS "
Literature, who is it We shall find, byth s''h oi june
competent for 80 vast and comprehensive d uepaf''
m.ntl We know Of few men in Virginia. "no' a''
90, ding to our notion of what such a chair ought u
be. begin 10 possess the qualification ~hich seems "
us desirable for such a position.
We sincerely hope that the able and Intelligent gen.
t,,.men who constitute the Board will not move hur'
ri.dIy in this matter. Let us fnd the r'g"f man. De-
| fore this appointment is made. And let U.s. III look
inr ont for him, extend our enquiries abroad as "ei
"a nj home. Ii is we'll known that there are tow gen.
tlem.n in Virginia, who have made these topics the
subject of any special study-certainly very few who
have push.d lhe,n 70 any extended degree. II there
are such men in Virginia, by all means we hope tha'
one of them will receive the appointment we 10
li.ye most firmly in encouraging home talent. an"
wa believe it would be u hne stimulus 10 tue Sou"s
men of Virginia, to be able to look forward 10 PROBES
sional honors at the University. AT the same 'pe' I"
,be man is not here, still let us haze Ann. Let US ~
>, Eurons. IL necessary. The University has had no
OCCASION to regret the appointments OF European gen
| ,lemsp TO it's professorrlips. The first set ol fro'es
sors brough, over by Mr.. Gilmer from ABROAD co"'
sis,ing of Long, OF Key, OF Bonnycastle' &C. was
perhaps the ablest that has ever been az the Ch''er-
sity, willie they were gentlemen who commended
themselves, in every respect, to the community ~
which they removed.
We should not at all object to seing a gentleman
from the Continent in this Chair. Even English Lite
t. l. a., G.nly ontrapiatnh nv those VINO
spoke a different language, as it has been al nome
We need only mention Guizot, SchleSsel' lleck' Les
sing, sc. Leasing was the first man who' III any
true sense, turned public attention to ShaRspeare'-
Il ia from his dramnturgir, that we are to date tha'
reputation, which Shakespeare now enjoys. Before
that, Cato was preferred to "Othello.' Let one
read also the criticism Oh Hamlet. in GDthe's Will
helm Meister. What Euglishman has surpassed 1t I
In the matter OF History, the attsinments and thu
philosophical comprehension OF, for example, Inc
Germans are 80 far beyond ours, that it ID unneces'
sary to speak of them.
Will. on this subject, We take occasion 10 e1'
press the hope, that tho improvements which have
been commenced at the University, will be car
ried on yet farther. We conceive it highly important
that some attention should bs given 10 the lamenta
BILE condition Of things which ID known to exist WIN
regard to the indiscriminats admission of young men to
the University, and with regard To tho short period OF
the usual s4journ made by the students at this insti'
tuition. In respect to these matters something oHSAt
to be done. 1t is idle to ask 1rhnt TO do! We only
something: something can be done. We would
upset all the existing Adjustments, but We found re
,nedy. These belong to things that must "' done
Let no one carelessly put them aside. aud sing Cara
ca piH not ira, at this rate.
We want to see the University a great institution
We want to see it The best in The country. we want
to see it striking deeply its educational influences
the heart OF the State, and elevating aud develop
ing the taste for real knowledge.
BAN HOUSTON TURNING STATES EVIDENCE
AGAINST THE kNOW-NOTHiNG PARTY.