The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-28
VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL cHvENTluN.
hsssss Of the Literary Fund-Cux1uus D1s-
closures ~ Govern a WIS.,
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h4asss OF the Literary Fund-cux1uus DIS
closures ~ Govern a WIS.,
YrHsT DAT.
RcHNosD, Va, August ~, lsS,
me Educstcrai Convention CT Virginia met N a Hall
sDe House OF reIessee, a. 10 O'Clock A. mi. o,,v
Yesterday, pursuant 70 he cali of ne Exc cu,,vs Conn
ssee appointed u 10 last session.
On the motion az Or Tursiu, Of wSshp' tim casre. Va
cAp Minor, E,q or william and NARY oo,;sse was
pcirsd temporary Chairman, and wm K Psndleon OF
thaay College, was appointed 3 cre.rv.
ssv Aoss D. Hocs, Trusso' OF Hsnasden Sydney Col
g. scsss>ted sna' me oe egAes present report ther
nes 70 the secretary, nich acted upon, aud tho
lowing nsnes reP"rt~ i,-Lsolsa Minor Of william and
NY College; Hosef' J. Aorrsson Of The southern Fe-
aas institute. siah aord; Ncsss Q. Eose, Trustee Of
p.oJ5eu s!0nes uollege Jssn x. Noel, Principal Of
nas nsoorg Fen ale Academy, George JaRsiS P'er'dsrs
Washington J.ilese Rev. Thomas H. Jones, 3efeTson
ale Acajeeay Church KTI Richmond; Sasias n. Eish
a,p, Professor Washington colleges Or. Samuel oox,
rssider. Iyrchnarg uxiese; Rev. Tn.. b. CahsaAa,
rusiden. Pe,efsbusx Felsls College; John Chrslan'
escrssurg Kslo AcxSvmy william &. Pendieisn'
schany College; Rev J. Peserkn, Richmond; John VII
a. President Wesleyan Female Institute stanton; n.
iah Upper lie Military Academy Fsasaier county, Va
lexender ParkD,, E'wccd, Cake county; 4. Chris
sn achmond; r. z. I. Tsne, NShnend; George r.
so, DO
On motion 0. D. JrsK-s, Rev. William a. gar, OF Rlc,.
scaa, and 0 I-iewu, Esq, ecaor EsSEord Oa:ly
sepa.ca, we'O ns'ec - ses:s Is delegates ca motion
SosTsop, Governor ise was sl.o invited 70 scot
me- lDues the proceedings OF las. years convention
read, .';sT wS'n tho coSverron saozrnec until
Ats ps&s oo,cos ri. afternoon
AFTEEE0Gh EHssIoE.
ne Ccnventoa assembled pSr.ssE; 20 s5.oJrr nehi
M o. two cher 1e.eg ueF xcYe enrolled.
Dr. Ju.KIs from conrol Zee appointed Sy the Eiuos
ssi Convention @ 1855 consider tha cOnasiioa o toe
seys'y fySd, rs sanusl amount 6is apobos
AyuTseenl feeui- TO anaaart or 5enets and whether
ny better application IL ssst Do made, submitted re-
o hese sabeoss went On 70 cay ihai On the I'd
directing tha al cschcsx, cortscsGcns, laes, penal
e and ior,e'ases ana q. Tshs u ,erssr. properly 40
Ignfe prooTsici, snail 90 sFioprlHeo % ino enooIf
scuca; OF learning Ara the auditor Was dir 'c;sd 20
spcu be iea.gnatea The Literary Fund"
fcm his lille and the object 70 @hioh ibe fund was 70 be
gpsopris.ei he community inferred hat The ,hjsc wss
a .ronoe general a=rsuTe, but The eEpresson for "a
hooi or sckoos cssh SID every county 70 bold
the rei soScoi AsJairgs the literature sud sns
70 lie saS. s.sa 80 - ne b .1 r q scvc3
be secs.vr frc the C9.e3 s.aes for certain recla ions
In mi ssry servoes This has been the che. foundation
Aas vssoCs periods have seer made 70 'r5si
soSu: su, wn.; "a &c tao cso: source ofiScoe "a toe
spA.ion tex ibis vas Ean 1888 sol imposed forty
<aH sc each ~h.!e male person over twenty years
which By lie &C. OF March Is secey sell asi 'fer
10 .. saa1s;i'n n g.@sry snG me ,eao1
be came rainer The appropriations re tee Literary
Fund ioi BE sane poTosss are nov or may 90 hereafter
esace, -oaid 10 te ne design 20 aii lis ~Jpics
Son he prc1tan o. lea, ming ths children,
Md mo- or TIE children OF the people in seneraL The
Amount OF Ma l-r, Of course, visr Win he popl-s
ne csp.,E.lcn !az amounts annually e.,il2o,ooo 90
20 ca 1sI.o A@x,ssi u
u
TO rytrsry sah1-s tres sSs ooiT -.....&;20o ac
nc do. FOR peer children SIS Gao
40 tho University Of yiJ ,ns. ..t...,..... 1900
&c sse Virginia HILLARY In.ii!cie 1850
go.i. 500
ysn i. on.y nca.ns ssa sy sx on: tie com :;se ~ss
-nabl 70 s-oerala whe,her hl. meant Actually
Scuded They rsh-- sGpgo.ed n,.
il. dshur eiaen. Isi Place Acco dag to law hrocgh
Be- ond Audiias al the OF the rssrd CT lha LIE
sxy Fund craving the Treasurer o; the sate In favor
" sc srnsen3sns az S-roa, for each county, FOR the
% money Ia .ns COUNTY s1hoc's u esc'UsEA y n the
.niIcron, sxcoF. there ;he ca scnnoi EYE em, DO
scyseea IN the co1o CT Virginia, Is sdoped snd ercsp'
where there suy ias besoad the neoes,.r. Of Tbs
poor children: hen The County tc.-c may t-crricr rad
,esn:y. rae committee wa nos swsro "a VIVA. erso1,
soch tsE-.trs MAY have nesn made ~ Presaia, hey
70 nos rrs T1sr-. ocrur
A 10 ire resus The sroouuf C res n the
mice rcr--oc- c-oed sgrjec, little d e:,c
- Gar se relates 10 Tie sl5oo I'd he 500 annues
ine crmEslls- fef"r=2 IT, The rfr,, Officially % ccs
mating the s-nvan Of b=neE, ~ me ate The nation
zn The irpase given - the general OF education
y zoe n~'sff -hi ,.'shHG, ,s,sts "a we .Ns,'y
- oe,i 10 nsrtiuG af s5gs 'haroasay e1vcAisd iGs
E~sy mur ana sag, ihoH, osa.i tie cano';stso ~egh
nsiaToS tnSs tac Unworthy Of yirsois mas
c-nmiiso hiunacrs O. ihs u "a anything iEo vnu
,-shs 70 he $40 uvst IN De Apd ut 90 III of H.
rrNrf xisrdinz high u.iiy sni ~ Influence
a. HPau ;hc col eFs ADJ =ca5smos ard I,sools II
s.' mo las ''rss S % oar poss. % snsn 70 n.as.a
.ke universal = f-.ge --fe ard permanent nnst De
., Aght and hes. i,~m aso e
tire -cpea Z ON ;oe arc h-narod oca-s ANNUITY
Virginia nniarr rxs'tste. cannot say mccn.
To instHus "a q ,ciebrae not literary tcsoo the
ere. bf vai u profs--e- teach IA Il -hsi 10 ga.
rye e keOs u "R-se school" Such schocs risnin
AsH o-n sphsrt. ATE ashy beneficial pai a. the insa
ls<e,orcsosrt they nave res n any sdsccx-s Q norg
ID great educators o. ne void
Tue bcc fe.nzed from the main disbursement n tho
Aerary fund y'ry rpble pAoAL Il IL closr that the
ssns she prcy ty el the veop,e Of Virginia We there.
urs, meet at atce morsi qacfuou Ia :; right IN Jake
re p-op-,t' OF wsns sad 10 bsstos IL ex u.igey toe
so.f sbou'd DO kspt nind ttat mt few counties
sd,fed free school sta fe ths shall ,hro~
"a broaa fscs tbai $50 ca on, Of saaI "a are
~ rba,ea for roGsht Of toe ponr cnioTen. TtoY
Ne he w e cissH-ioo s'socrsoy OF poverty. Nos.
iisht % e'eisoe frnm All the benefits
ihe hefsry frnd all the Children OF tbs
Tse'ous Ga commonwealth, eroApt thcse who put In the
Y>-~ IL rag oird rror nmiLee wouacavs the
vspron Ar-~ er th>, a. rioD.
FhS mi;es, In rrer IN sDov tho te benefits which
Ascrved T. uror shf, Of the eailh from
psrrahty IA tho asrbgr Of literary rrad.
sreJ r'o statistics ssteun ~ ,he proportion VI
yrts~r stucsae- ar tna syrem
TIE 1870 is re - that sises The number OF
rtes over t1enY srsr. ~ sse, Inst cs.no read aud
sris. rpe nner shon fi.y elshs snoa..ui
snshr.d sBd NIFTY to IN 1860 "a seventy three
hn~a.rd a-e hGn tsd ard siyty sx Tue ~nols whit,
pcu~ sscp in $40 sesep buocsed ard forty tho ssnf
D.1 prnst fovr tpcg,snd sshs sgndrea Tasre ia.
during a. len .nssgle Of fourteen
Scr annam Of readers, ana q alive simlnuuon
r am, Loh ng bClEy bgt fo'ty-scvcn huod o.
me p-r cen Bot mo ie'.sve dsaiounos, ~aea '.-ef
Arv~ehi uto 1AT.OD ~sh be fen-na aud constsat
fgirs ~ frifii clue. me utter fsare
ne p.1Ier svst-m " care t1o evil.
'hsr- are opjs ions 20 mis- ssp opn-rouse snf pspus
nd