Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-30
10 4nE oovERvon OF v1nGINIA.


We. the undersigned, members Of the Facul-
ties Of Richmond College, Washington College,
Randolph and Macon, and William and Mary
College, being ofopinion that the time has arii-
we'd when something should be done for the
cause of education in Virginia, and deeining the
present moment favorable one, do hereby unite
in respectfully requesting the Governor TOT invite
q GonTention of the Professors of the University,
Colleges, and incorporated Academies of the
Commonwealth and of the county and town
EupeTintendents of Primary and Free Schools,
70 assemble in Richmond on thC--day ofJuly
next, to take into consideration the interests OF
education in our State, how it may be best pro.
noted and by mutual consultation, to agree up.
on some general scheme to be recommended to
the Legislature at its next session for its appro-
val and adoption.
10. RYIAxD, President and Professor of
Moral Science, Richmond College.
B. PrRYrAR, Professor of Natural Phi!oso-
Ham J. GRESHAM, Professor of the Greek
Languages, &C., Richmond College.
Gro z. DABNEY, Professor of Latin and
French, Richmond College.
College.
il. CAxPBE11, Professor of Natural Sci.
ence, Washington College.
A. L. NEIsoS, Professor of Mathematics,
Washington College.
JAs.J. wnIrs, Professor of Greek, WASH
wAsnru, President &c, Of Randolph
Macon.
CHAaLrsB. STUART, Profcssorof Chemistry,
Randolph Macon.
o.H.P. CoaPRKw, Prof Ancient Languages,
Randolph Macon.
Oh. P. CoRPaEw, Adj Prof Ancient Lam
glIngcs Randolph Macon.
VIZ. A. SHEPARD, of Randolph Macon.
THos A. GRArcu, of Randolph Macon.
pv,,Y William and
Mary.
Mary.
H.A WAsnrsoroS, William and Nay.
MoRoAx j. SxEAD, Phi. Drs. of William and
Mary.
LUc1AS MHoR, of William and Mary.
RIcuXoXD, Va, May 24th, ls56
In respectful compliance with the foregoing re-
quest of the Presidents and Professors Of Wash
inRton, Richmond, Randolph Macon and w lilam
and Mary Colleges, beg leave to invite the
Professors of the University, of the Colleges,
and Of the Incorporated Academies of the Com
monwealth, and of the county and town Super
intendents of Primary and Free Schools To as
semble in Richmond on the esd day Of July
next, for the ends named by the Colleges which
have moved upon the subject of Education.
As have been thus appealed to, | venture to
express my full appreciation Of the plan prOpoS-
ed and Of the objects had in views and invoke
the friends of improvement in pubic instruction
to render this effort all the assistance i'll their
power No interest is of more Importance than
that of our schools, and II agriculture, pub lie
works and other matters of popular concern can
combine and concentrate public sentiment so as
TO bring it to bear upon legislation, and so as to
secure the benefits of order and system and legal
authority surely the cause of education may hope
to find friends enough to form concert c' "e'to"
aohieh aoill be feit /, therefore, appeal not only
70 those%whom am requested to invite, but to
an who take an interest in the highest of all I'M
sprovement-the mental improvement of our
people-to take an active part in the proposed
Convention. / dare, without authority, to say,
that our metropolis of Richmond will favor it
equally with any other which couldasscmble, a
that its citizenswill extend to those who convene
every facility of cordial and hoSi liable res :
ton. respectfully ask all the Journals in the
State, which are favorable to this call, to give it
ct least one insertion, continuing to publish the
dGyaGmsd until the Convention meets.
HENRY a. WISE.
70as friends Of Education in Virginia.