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Educational Convention in Virginia
The Educational Convention of Virginia M. :
the hall Of the House Of Delegates, Richmond -
the 25th August pursuant to the call of the Era,s
tive Committee, appointed by the Convention =, =.
last session.
In the absence Of the regular President, Rev n.
Junkin, Professor in William and Mary Co],e..
called to the chair. The names of delepstes -'
then enrolled, consisting for the most part of pss
dents and Professors Of Colleges and Aeadsmss
and among them such men as DR.. Smith If D..
dolph Macon, .Lucian Minor, of William and M.l
Rev. NJ. d. Hoge, Rev. W. H. Christian. forma.1.,
Raleigh, N. c., and DR.. s. R. Cox, of Lvucbbn,.
On motion, several members of the Editorial T.,
ternity were invited to take seats, and Gov WIS.,.
was invited to attend the Convention and .,,s
part in its deliberations. subsequently, Gov w.
appeared in the Convention, and spoke a. .ons
length on the subject of education giving bisto,
of the past and present condition of the State in ri,
respect, dwelling upon the abuses of The svston,
and suggesting the best means in bis Judgment f.,
improving the system. He was quite pointed and
Justly severe upon the manner in which the scboo,
fund Of the State bad been misappied and sou.n.
dered. He said that he had Just ascertained n,
fact that the amount of the capation tax for ,sss
and 1856 for educational purposes, had not been
transferred to the literary fund.- as required bv tbe
organic law. He said the system as now admins.
tered was little better than a"sink pocketn On e.,
as the funds were concerned He made the Start.
ling announcement that large proportion of the
funds appropriated for the support of primary school.
was devoted to private uses by those who draw the
quotas. In fact, the whole amount was absorboa
in this way. Perhaps they paid debts due here IN
this way was applied the mental bounty of Virginia.
In view Of this state Of affairs, it becomes oues.
ton Of manners and morals, as we'll as of right
whether the system should continue. He would
cheerfully unite in arranging some plan to present
to the next Assembly. No plan could be worse than
the one now IN operation.
On the second day, August 26th, DR.. William A.
Smith, the regular President of the Convention a..
peared and took the chair Additional delegates ap
peared and took seats. "In the discussions which
followed" says the South, "a number of subjects
were introduced, and handled with an ability truly
astonishing for body not wholly composed Of
speaking men,"
A proposition to insert provision in the resolu.
tions relative to the qualification of teachers was
discussed, but not acted on
After much discussion and elaboration, the fol.
lowing resolutions, submitted by Gov Wise, WERE
on motion of DR.. W. A. Smith, accepted as sub.
stitute for all other pending resolutions, and we're
then adopted as embodying the views and senti.
ments Of the Convention:
1.-THE Convention respectfully submits to the Leg.
slature, and to the people of Virginia the opinions
expressed in the following resolutions:
l. Resolred, That the losses of the Literary Fund,
amounting to $3.50 541 ,s5, described by the Audi
tors Report for 1855, (Doc. No. 8, p 69) ought to
be made good by the State and that the suspended
debts, as described by the same report (page 7O)
ought to be called in and the interest thereon to be
paid, in order to increase the principal and income
of the Literary Fund
q. AhaS Aftn SeCt'Odl Oi dftIC.e Vi tne SVh'
stitution, and the act passed March 25th 1858, ap
proprating the entire captaon tax to the purposes
OF education in primary free schools, ought be
faithfully executed BY annually setting apart and
paying into the Treasury, to the credit of the Liter
airy Fund, for the purposes of education in primary
and free schools. the amount Of the capitation tax
for the preceding year, after the proper and legal de-
duction for collection and insolvent returns
8. That the Literary Fund thus increased, ought.
Io0oI AoAn Afsn IN v,Sold
nearly $3.50 O00-the estimated amount for the cur
rent year being independent of interest on losses
and suspended debts, about $242, 427,Ol.
. 4. That this sum is ample, first to increase the
amount actually heretofore applied to primary ana
free schools; secondly, to increase the annuity 70
the University, and to the Virginia Military lns'.
tute and, thirdly, to grant considerable annut'es
to twelve Colleges
3. That there being in round numbers about SoV''
Ooe pupils over and under 81 in the State nm
Over and under IL lZoo ooo
Over II and under l6 lO0oOo
Over ia aad nnder 81. $4,000
100000
they ought to be apportioned according to age,
among the appropriate schools. and the 'ncomsm "
the Literary Fund ought to be applied according"
the respectivs grades Of instruction. ,,
6. The primary and free Schools ought 10 Os
classified into "Inant Schools" for the ages between
and -, and into "High Schools" for the ages Os
tween - and l6; and the minimum number Of pu
pills over and under IL for which provisions ous
to be made being 100 000 there ought to be aTss.
l. 40 'Infant schools = and the minimum numHs
OF pupils over IL and under 18, for which proVSth.
ought to be made, being about 0oO there ous ~.
to be at least $50 "High Schools" And the PIN ~
portion of income Of Literary Fund which ougn'"
be appropriated to Infant Schools. .ooo
Ia ah.o
And :, H;.,, s.hoo,s 5000
To 81 primary and F,.. s.hso,. 1920
To the II Colleges oo ''eOO
To Medical College 4s'sO
~ ~ 49,. sag M,.;.s n"'s i''''''''' $4,000