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: VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.
,scond Duy-The Convention re-assembled in tn,
Hall Of the House of Delegates at the hour Of II
O'Clock, pursuant TO adjournment
:, heH Wm A. Smith, D. D., having arrived took
.he ehalr as President Of the body, when the Con
'enson ns n was opened with prayer by DIR. Junkin.
} Vt. fendiefon, who acted as Secretary the first
uay session. declined tn act further in that cana
e9y ana his place was filled by Rev. Thos Hume
- uov wise rose to make personal explanation
In regard to some of his remarks sulu,;t,a, 80
: teruay, and which he found aIluded 10 6. in a.
morning papers" 1t was a MISREPRESENTATION to
say that nc made personal attack on the Srnerin.
ssidents and commissioners of common school, :
He attacked the system; did not bIa,,o az, 80
Intehdents but condemned the system by which In.
Literary fund was Appropriated Nor did he on
pose common or primary schools. lie wanted
| thehi TO nave more money. and by aiding colleges
he proposed to furnish better teachers for ,har,
Ihe PRESIDENT. at the conclusion of Gov. Wis.,s
Eeniarks, In response to calls made on him ax
pressed his very great qualification at being pre-
s'. anu ms reeret that he had filled to be present
at the opening of the session. Though he mad,
earnest eIidcavors to do so -
Ihe names OF the following delegates were then.
pursuant TO a motion to that effect reported and
enrolled on the list of members viz.
Rev. IL. $. keppler Drs. VIM. p. Palmer and A
| T. b. Merritt; Rev. n. Head and d. Manley. Jr Of
| lhe Richmond Female Institute; Jno 81 Nurrsv
Trustee Richmond College; r. +. Stubbs, Union
lchdit Institute, heV 1H0S Hume. of Port
| Rev III. III. Tucker, Of Mercer University. Ga Wa
| invited to seat rs corresponding member. Rev
| A. ). Leayenworth, of Petersburg Va: Roger Mar.
| I'm, Classical and Mathematical school Richmond
| Va Rev. q. W. Petheridge. of jefferson Academy
| Richmond, and Vim. 7. Davis Petersburo Coi,aas
! Inc Convention, on notion took up the order of
the day, being the resolutions reported bv DIR Inn.
Kin from the committee on the Literary Fund
/ In the discussion which followed. a number of
subjects were introduced. and handled with an
ability truly astonishing for body not wholly
composed of speaking men. Messrs Junkin. Uovc
b. W. smith Cox, Morrison and others participated
| in the debate. F
DR. Smith, of Randolph Macon College maintain.
ed that no appropriation should no made to Col
| leSes not endowed to the amount of sIooo00 Tho
Common School system had produced great disgat
lshctlon throughout the State, vet he did NOT Fac,
| himself prepared, and he did not presume anv o,h
er member Of the body prepared at this ti,,n
to submit any better scheme. He was in favor Of
ana would advise the appointment of an agent by
the executive, whose duty it should he TO canvass
the state in behalf of the interests of Elncaion 70
obtain statistics, and dfuse information among the
| people . ~
Rev L. Manly. jr.. addressed the Convcdtiop in
advocacy CT the propriety Of recommending a,pyc-
| ri iatiops to colleges in proportion to the nnnb.r
| of individuals educated each year .
Professor b. Vi. Smith in fave OF the nendinp
resolutions, with an amendment designating the
| colleges To which an annual appropriation should
| be made. lfany other plan was proposed he would
| favor an apportionment adjusted to the endowment
| OF the respective institutions.
| Prof Smiths suggestion was assented to by Nv
| Junkin; and on his motion, the 4th resolution Sf
those reported by him was amended so as TO road
T. That the interests OF this great cause require
distribution of the fund, something like the follow
ing. viz: To the University of Virginia s25 0on nor
| annum to the Military Institute 13 OOo To nach ot
| the following Colleges 5000: William and Mary
Richmond, Ilampdcn and Sydney. Randolrh Ma
con, Emory and Henry, lynChburg, Bethany, Roam
oke Washington, Winchester, Bethany: provided
that each of said Colleges shall furnish the proper
authorities of the State satisfactory evidence of re
crving an income annually for the payment of its
| instructors, of at least 5000
The proviso submitted by Professor Smith was
Incorporated in the resolution, by a vote of the
Convention after discussion,
The question recurring on the adoption Of til,
resolution amended, .-
Gov. Wise submitted few remarks to the Con
vention, and offered a series of resolutions whicl
he designed to get some member of the body to sub
nit for ratification or rejection.
DR.. Smith, of Il. N. College, moved that the reso
lutions read by his Excelency be adopted and con
sidcred as substitute for all resolutions pendin,
before the Convention. .
The Convention adjourned till half-past4 clock
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at half past o'clock an,
was called to order. In the absence of the Secre
tary. Rev. Mr.. Hume, Rev. A. J. Leavenworth off
ciated US Secretary.
The resolutions presented by the Governor wer
read By the Secretary. The motion of DR.. Smitl
having Detu submitted TO the convention.
agreed to- after Mr.. b. NJ. Smiths suggestion to in
scrt provision relative to the qualifications o
teachers, had been discussed. The resolutions wer
then adopted, and on motion of DIR. Smith. a pre-
amble was prephxed so that the whole should rea,
as follows:
| The Convention respectfully submits to the Leg
lSlature, and to the people of Virginia, the opiI.
ions expressed in the following resolutions:
1. Resolved, That the losses of the Literar,
Fund, amounting to $3.50 Al SIS. as described b,
the Auditors Report for 1885. doc No s. n CO.
ought to he made good by the State: and that the
suspended debts ~ described by the same report
(page 10,) ought to be called in and the interest
thereon TO be pail in order to increase the princi-
pal and income of the Literary Fund.
= That the nth section of art 1, of the COnsti-
tuition, and the act passed March 2jth 1858 appro-
priatinS the entire capiaion tax, to the purposes
oi education in primary or free schools ought IL
be faithfully executed, by annually setting apart
and paying into the Treasury, to the credit of the
Literary Fund, for the purposes of education in
primary and Tree schools, the amount of the capi
tation tax for the preceding year, after the pro
| per and legal deduction for collection and in
| solvent returns.
3. That the Literary Fund thus inc rcasetl ought.
after all legal deductions To yield an increase of
nearly $3.50, ,100-the estimated amount for the cui
rent year being independent of interest on losses
| and suspended debts about S242 ~ .0l.
!. That this sum Is ample, first TO increase the
amount actually heretofore applied to primary nd
free schools; secondly, to increase the annuity 10
the University, and to the Virginia Military Inst-
iute anu tnlfiy, I'd grant COhslderaDie annulteS
| to twelve Colleges.
| 5. That there being in round numbers about
30U,0o0 pupils over and under q III the State
over aud under
over u and under
over 10 and under d1
30OUD
| they ought to be apportioned: according TO age.
among the appropriate schools, and the income OF
| the Literary Fund ought to be applied according
| 10 the respective grades Of instruction.
| 9th. The primary and free Schools ought to be
classified into Infant Schools" for the ages be-
| tween and y, and into .'Ifigh Schools" for the
| ages between II and IT. and the minimum number
Of pupils over and nnder IL for which provision
ought to be made being 10000 there ought to ha'
| ut least 40 'lnf,nt Schools; and the minimum
| number of pupils over Il and under IT, for which
provision ought TO be made, being about 1900.
there ought to he at least $50 High Schons." And
| the proportion of income of Literary Fund which
unght TO be appropriated to Infant schools
! IS.aoout. Si t.',tp
And TO HIGH ScloOlS..,- ~ $50
TO all Primary and Free Schools. ISL si
TO the II Jop
To Medical College. !, 40
To Virginia Military Institute. tHa
TO the University Z3IFV
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