Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-28
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I. That the Medical College OF Richmond, ougb
to be the object OF this appropriation for the medca
profession. on condition that il will attach itself t.
the Medical School at The University, and be the De
schools. And that William and Mary, Richmond
llampden and Sidney, Randolph Macon, Lyncbburg
| Washington, Roanoke, Emory aud Henry, Bethany
and Winchester colleges, already established, ane
two other colleges 10 be established one in the centre
ui Northwestern Virginia. aud one near Fredericks
burg, in Northeastern Virginia, ought to be the
Objects Of this appropriation on condition that they
will subject themselves to the superlntendence and
report OF the Rector of the University retaining hsil
respective independent organizations and separate
| government and discipline.
3. That the Rector OF the University ought to be
made a salarisd officer, with the duty OF superln
tending the twelve colleges provided for to state their
accounts with the Literary Fund, aud to report upon
lis application, and upon the course ald standards OF
instruction and books, and upon the examination
oil the pupils in the colleges, aud 10 receive from them
their accounts of superintendent of the high, pri'
| mary and free seGools.
.. That the Presidents Of colleges ought TO be made
10 perform the SANS dEy of superintendence over the
high schools, assigning about thirty Of these TO each
college, aud to return the statements ofther accounts
TO the Rector OF the University and in ike manner
ABOUT Tour infant primary and tree schools ought 10
be assigned to esch high school, and the teachers
thereof be required to perform the duty OF su-
pelntendence the infant schools and to return
| their reports to the colleges.
10 That the Rector Superintendent, ought to
be required 10 report to the Board Of the Literary
Fund, annually, and to the Legislature bennialy
upon the whole system of public instruction; and to
that end he ought to be provided with an ample sas
~, say 81 600 per snnutD; that the whole expense
OF the system would bs about s2e25 ODO Leaving still
balance for contingencies aud investment, OF
H. That in the two new colleges to be established
the law should have special regard 10 the interest oil
agriculture aud to The sciences applied to that int
| rest.
l." That the feature OF charity 10 paupers in sys
tenn OF public instruction, ought to be abolished a.
| odous {, the people and degrading to the pupils.
Prot. b. ID Smith offered the following resoIution
which was adopted
Resolved, That committee be appointed to prepare
memorial to the Legislature, smbodying the views
Of this Convention, and ihat Gov. Eiss be respectful
y requested to present this memorial in ouch manner
as be may deem best and that the Colleges Of the State
be urged to sustain this enterprise by their oopera
ton.
The President dssgnat ID as the committee, Dr. N
D. hoge, Mr.. George f. Dabuey, and DR.. b N
Smith
Mr. Morrison, of Richmond, submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That President Smith, be requested 10
appear before the Committee of Schools, &c of the
Legislature, in behalf Of this Convention.
Rev. B. Manly, Jr, fsou the com%tee On thsl sub.