Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-28
CITY AND STAIE r. Wa.

CITY AND STATE news.
VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL CuSvESrIox-FIEsr
DAY-Ihe Educational Convention of Virginia, met
~ Tie Hal OF the House of Delegates, in this city, n:
lO clock Tuesday morning 25.h inst, pursuant 10
the call OF the Executive Committee appointed bv
the Convention at lis last session.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Junkin, Professor Minor ..
William and Mary College, WAS called to the Chair
and William X. PendIeton. appointed Secretary pro.
TEN. We copy from the Dispatch the following ,!c
tails Of the proceedings
Pursuant to suggestion Of Rev. NJ. d. Hoss, ths
delegates present proceeded to enrol their Nance THE
following nAmts wer. sted
Lucian Minor OF William and Mary College: 10 J
Morrison, Southern Famale Institute Rav " ID Hog.
Trustee of llampden Sydney Colie.e John Noel,
of Williamsburg Female Academy; George .Iunkin
President of Washington College; DR.. Samuel Il Cos
President of Lynchburg College; Rev. Thos w Jon,
Professor OF the Msfs Academy. Church Hill Ju'ias
w Fishburn, Professor of Washington College; Row
VIM II Christian, President Of the Petersburg r.,
male College. T. Christian of the Petersburg llale
Academy; WIN Pendleton Of Bethany College. Va
Rev Peterkin. Richmond, Va; John Wilson, Prrsi
dent Of the Wesleyan F,nals Institute. S,aunon; l.
w Smith of uppervi!le Military Academy Ale,
Clark, Millwood Clarke county. Va; Heath CHRIS
tian. Richmond; L II l. Tighe, Classical and Maiha
lnsticsl School; Geo Pace, Richmond Va.
On motion of Dr.. Junkin Rsv. VIM. ii. Starr ~
Richmond, and o. p Baldwin, Esq, Of the DIS
"arh, were invited 10 take seats as members OF he
body.
Uu Mr. Morrson's motion, Governor Wise wss "a
qu.sted to attend the Convention, and take part ~
lts deliberations.
DR.. Junkn remarked that he presumed the presea;
Convention was merely an adjournment of the former
one, Of which DR.. William A. Smith was President
that gentleman would not bs present before to.mo
row morning. In the absenca, therefore, Of tho
former Secretary he had procured abstract o the
proceedings OF the former Convention the basi5
which the body would act, and this he would request
the Secretary TO read. The document was read aire
which,
On motion of Mr. Morrison. the Conve enton si
journed, TO meet at half.past O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Pursuant 10 adjournment, Prof. Minor resumed the
chair Al 4! o'clock. The session was opened by
prayer from Rsv. j. u. Mitchell, OF Lypchburg--s
most eloquent petition TO the Throne Of Grace for aid
III carrying out the objects Of the Convention.
On motion Of DIR. Junkin, Rev. Mr.. Mitchell ana
Mr.. Is. NJ. Smith, Of the Trustees of Washington
College, also present, were invited 10 take seats n
members OF the body. , ,,,y ,,,,.
mittee appointed at the las, Convention proc.
io read able and instructive one, treating or 81
| following subjects lst. Considering the condlil
the Literary Fund.- its annual amount; its de-.
ton; disbursement; applications; reaults or e..
Of benefit; and whether any better application
| could be made.
The results arrived at by the committee ercD
| died in the following resolutions
]. That tho Literary Fund. as il belongs eque!i' -
the people OF the State, ought to be expended equa5
| tor the benefit Of ALL
y That go far as the Literary Fund ia appropriated
| to educate poor children, formally poor. the dis
| ribuou is wrong in principle-t degrades 10 ele
vate.
s. That education in primary schools can only hs
| effected by procuring light from the higher, ard
therefore, il is unphiiosophicsl and unwise as Well p.
| unjust to withhold from the institutions intermed'at"
between the primary schools and the UnIverlty whn
Performs in tnct nlneenths of the literary labor" oil
| participation in the Literary Fund.
L. That the interest of THE great cause require II
distribution u the fund.- something like the following
viz: to the University Of Virginia S2j,OOO per snnum;
to each college in efficient operation, and to the Mil
tsry Institute $4,000 10 each academy where the eie-
| rnents of classical literature and mathematics axe
| taught. $500, 10 the primary, or common schools
! $liOOOU.
| S That the Governor of the State be respectfully
requested TO give this body any information he may
have in his pos.ession relative to the actual disburse
ment Of the Fund, under existing lGws; and also such
suggestions he may think useful as TO the arrange
| nent of the whole educational agencies OF The Stale
into q syarem whose harmonious action Will at ones
| secure energy and success, aud avoid centrallsIn.
SIR. tioge moved that the report and resolutions be
received. Carried
On motion OF Dr. Junkin, the last resolution re
ques'ing Information, &c.' Of the Governor wa
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. B. NJ. Smith, the report and The
remaining resolutions made the order OF the day
for tomorrow.
Rsv Mr. Moore reported under the second resou
ton of the last meeting. Ii an examination into
the evils resulting from the premature admission oi
students into the Colleges and the Universities of this
Stni- and proposing remedies for the same.
The following resolutions accompanied the report:
! / Resolved, as the sense of this Convention, That
81 our Colleges require for the degree OF A. b. M
may be- the sans course and standard OF scho
larship.
vears of age or who has not completed such eemen
| sry course in the department which he proposes 70
.snfer. I'd may be agreed upon by the Colleges
5. That grammar schools attached as preparatory
schools to the Colleges are ineIpedent and ought tc
| be abolished.
A. Tint applicants for admission into colleges oush
10 show their fitness for the classes which they pro
pose to enter either by certificate from some respect
able academy, or by * animation.
s. That. in like manner. applicants for admission
into any Of the literary departments OF the UniveT
.ity ought to show, either by certificate from som
College or Academy, or by examination, that They
have completed such part Of a collegiate course, II
The department, a. may be agreed upon between tn'
Colleges and tn. University.
q. That when student Of either of the Cel'ege
or the University, is found utterly unfit for h cIa-'
or fr anv claas the Institution, he should b" pu
. back or Withdrawn.
I'm. report anu resolutions were received
! Dr. IIose stated to the ConvectIon thar lfoits5"i
Fi..,burn had investigated the EiucatIonary nyet"h
Of Germany, and other European na,'ohf' "'ln y"
posed that tim. be- set 70 hear an autfess HUH "'h
on the subject. ,s ,,o ,;,,o .
o'rnck rhur.d.y night, appointed. The addre''
, viii, b. delivered in the Hsl OF Ihe House OF Dee
gates. 49,, r
CIV Wise being called on addressed the Convsr
.,n ~ acme length, III reference Ia the Ll'srHrj
E'rd how il was used, and the sab ject of E!ucs
,i,u in Virginia generally.
, When be finished speaking. the Convention AL
;ourned to meet at the ssina place "Wednesday a. II
o'clock, A. NJ
Su1cIpE FOR LOyE.-BUKIED AT THE Cnos
. Ro,ps-We learn from tbs Wheeling Intel!igs snc.i
I that ON Mnoday last young girl named Enrlwiu.
whose father resides on Fish Greek Mills, in Msi
.hsIl county, committed suicide by banging. IL
cause of this carrying cut Of desperate resolve,
disappointment in love. She obtained Perm'ssion
20 to a clearing near her fathers house TO gsthc
bark for kindlinS wood, and was observed 10 lake
rope with her. She remained out longer thtI 80
nsr custom, and search being Instituted the ui!"
tunste found suspended to the limb OF tree lit
Miss Earlwne about eighteen years ot az
:. The superstitous people in the neghborho"d won!
not allow her to be buried in the church yard an
her remsns appropriately Inferred ut th' Cros
Roads in accordance with a hesthenIsh custom al
] an obsolete law.
J. RENAMED Mis-. McNea, examined before th
c Mayor on the charge OF causing the death OF Mr.
u Coleman, has been remanded to is for examinaio
bsiors the County Norfolk Ar4us.
& VIRo1slA Posr OFFICE "A new office !. establishe
u at Chilesburs Caroline county, and Thos. A. Cat
J., wood appointed postmaster. Il is four miles east
n the route from Fredericksburg to Beaver Dam D