Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-08

an! y on: school. II primary distraction, hEi composed Of
ralny ~ our MOS learned professor a'Di of III friends OF
educational r'C'rrn gcia"aliy. Their views ar! plan Of
.''"ol organization are con'aipcd IN II" accompanying re
port oi Their proceedings. which commend 10 You: most
!tvora"t' consideration and 20 yoir adoption. They yer"
Unau:iHDu-, and are ucG.'; IN one sentiment, thu; II W.
would PROPERLY ''l'l'. oU' children ourselves. 81 l".lr
ani 9i," a"I r:'iy, ~: a. II g, our Literary Fund nuri &,
our prinary .ct,"'s, We inEs' cE:'n' NOR, patronage :" 'h'
lniv"r-i'r, Military Institute. org co.lr--. AMI ii.'IcT
.'li""!.. i'll "risri 4" rt." iin .!IrIltrl 81 instruction. and 20
elevate. ihr Grade Of tr4cil.rs f.: tc lover schools. AMI Il
sir III 4 spirii "i cE!uit:i0n III ilc punli' miul. Ili- sen.
'-""t!i' = "i"Ft'Sa! WIN The if'eh!- ri ciEcs;ioI ever!
"herc. AID there j. AZ earliest wish expressed by ia, poo
ic - have til public !url. ":tic STATE applied in tie most
ri!icieG; way +, 10 tn" lro>' go0fi 80 the creates: nlhler of
pupils. Tn. Who'll" sp'y"cr j. fli!y discussed Ia the report
referred Ia. AMI isy individual views ar" therein expressed
ii1 explained III detail. the rll'! proposed IL hot such ~
T"uit be preferred. If ii" means Were ANAL" or not limited.
t."' wiz tr i..ah' AZ Tie command -! Tie stale II j.
deemed IL" be- disposition TIA: can be m!llc Of The yearly
neon" O! IT, Literary Fun! proper, AMI Of the capitation
''N- sur tc Lot lis" year. That income independent OF
special funds AMI county fund>-la- been aipG, S2i4,o'-'
per hnnH'n. t!''!"1 nj inconI" from Literary Fund
proper. aiI t6o.'vr rom the caUitation tax per annim. In
iituTr II VIII, from the increase OF the %capitaIon tax. be
h'Y"t f-'','tH' per aAit!Al. ~ the tim" the Convention
met, there Wa great difficulty il ..ttin: a correct OF int Il
li..nl- statement Of thu caui;arion TAX and Literary Fun!
proper. ""i::- Il the fact that tn" First Auditors Once had
kept no separate account of the capi,a,ion IAN, and that
the second Auditor had not ordered the FiT>; Auditor, a.
trInIe'' ny law I" pay The net balances o, the TAX l" The
circuit nj The Literary Fund. Great confusion and error
arose iron" ihi' neglect, and Is soon as ii became Known to
he. ! i>'uri the order 10 Keep the accounts separate. ami
Ia" error, will Ia future he corrected. Accordingly, ..ve.
raj Of The items of account, as prepared hy the officers, at
my in>iaItr, AZ III" time the report Of the Convention was
made, must now be- corrected by the accompanying more
accurate statements prepared by the First Auditor, and by
the Board .! ihe Literary Fund. BY tl- latter II appears
'!"!t Tie balance of caiita,ion tax unrNpendcd, for the i've
Year, ending The 3uth September, !>JG, is 5000 -, ana
that 50 -! ~ ha' been added Ia The permanent Unrest
incnt Of III" Literary Fund in The last two years. Nothing
has been received or ~disburscd, from capi;ation tax, for IA"
year ending The both September, 1s57 ly The former it ap.
pears that there Is a balance due of capitation tax for The
year ending the @,th September. lSTi, Of at least 81, "a,
a.l III" whole al the tax Tor lsJI, estimated AT i!et.
st2J,.E3 .0-S0 ;iIat the statement Of the uncXpendcd
amount Of the caiitati0n tax, is
Balance Of amnun; carried 10 credit Of Litsra-
~ Fund, uncNpcnlel ESQ -
Balance Of capi;ation tax for $50, no, get car
rirl 10 Literary Fund se.G,J o.
The whole Of the net cali,a;ion tax for year
ending 3o'h September. ISL, estimated 1926 20
Total balance now uneSpe"l.a $::o,I@ -
| call tn. attention Of the General Assembly to the delay
in many counties, and tn. eniir. failure In others. "a make
returns Of delinquent lists, rs reported by the First Auditor.
Great confusion arises in the settlement of accounts from
;hi, cause. Aud 10 ;hi. day no full and accurate net ba.
lance of the capi:aiioa taN To be credited to the Literary
Fund, can he stated. for any on. year, until the sherifs Of
all the counties for every year are compelled 10 make their
returns and state their accounts.
II the Literary Fund proper and the capi,ation tax are
strictly husbaudcd, and applied in the most efficient way,
they will greatly increase. every year. and constitute in IA
short tine az ample fund TO supply the wants Of ii large
and liberia! plan Of home Instruction. The University i
- inhgnihccitly successful, II ha- So enlarged in IL rcpu;a.
tion and the number Of it, ma,ricularc.. tia: IT,. demands
for buildings and expense q: every kind max" il absolutely
ncccssar! la Increase iS annuity 10 ~ least S4i.h'"i per AN.
mum. This l. the more Just from the fact that the excellent
and devoted professors have been too long limited in their
salaries out Of fees which their lhbor- earn, and which have
been credited 10 the University. lea vim. them barely enough
70 live upon. They oash; 10 be allowed a greater proper
ton Of wha. their eminent services yield 10 the state. AZ
no time has III" University been more prosperous than il i
nov. | regret to announce tina, another Of II, rcctors has
departed this life. the Hon. Andrew Stevenson. Like his
predecessor. Whose death it was my painful duty to an
HOuncc 10 the last General Assembly. he died full Of years
and full 81 homUrs," and the Board Il Visitors have paid a
!vsTi',rl frIlfl's fD his memory He has lTgu Surr,Dlgl ly
a worthy descendant Of The gcat founder Of thu Cniyer-
.i,y.
recommend also an increase Of the annuity Of the Mill.
tary Institute TO the sum Of Al least SI,j0o per annun-
The report Of the Board and superintendent fully exhibits
IT. successful operation. And IL proposed 10 form u class
VI topography aHd civil engineering for the field, 10 recon.
noitrc the routes for new public works, 10 make SURVEYS OF
the lines Of counties and Of waste and Incorporated
lanI.. and especially 10 hcsin Il correct map u the STATE,
and TO explore our mineral regions. We have no reliable
map Of Virginia. and but few materials TO begin one. Col.
crozet recommended a plan, which, II i, had been followed,
would have been useful, TO plat upon copper plates all the
correct material, We had and nigh: from time to time ac-
quirc, until The outline. were Oiled M. But this was no, put
INTO execution, ii would take An age 10 complete IL, and he
was compelled 10 draw his maps from mere description Of
those who had local knowledge. Now, we have some valuable
authentic materials. The coast survey has tri.ngn-
lated the most Of our Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay front,
based upon lines founded by llas.!cr and Baci.c. and run
ming a considerable distance into our interior. These tri-
ineuIa,ions have only 10 be- carried out by proper officers
and instrument; across the state: and with the aid nov Of
the electric telegraph W. can make a chronoiD,tric survey,
TO assist the ;ria,tgria;ion-. which would in a hort time
ave u, a comparatively correct map, worth? pf orr state,
ana iHd!.prIsably Necessary for every purpose OF improve.
ueu;. Tie institute. can easily organize an ainri. corps Of
graduates fr0II aIu1ag thu state students, and they will
gladly iIlGll heir engagements 90 teach a number ri years
by entering upon til, wor: Al the lowest rates of cpmpei-
-aticr. il order 10 ;raiu themselves in a school of practical
aud applied science i"s'" views are e''a'-,' "P"""!
Upon tn whole view Of our ~oeien,iGc ana literary wants
md means. | rcrommend 'hg fo!low!n: distribution oi our
Income from ,lc Literary Fund aud expiration 'aN, ~ APP
preparation Il law. as follows
To the University. s:h,~'
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