Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-29
From the Religious Herald.
The High 6chool Of Western Virginia.

The High school Of Western Virginia.
The Commit ee on the Organization, Id
cation, and Plan of commencing the High
School have met, and after mature delibera-
ton have agreed upon the following
1. That the school be called the. Gale
ghany High School. !"
2. That it be on benevolent basis, j. e.
that all funds and other property, acquired
BY donation or otherwise, be held in trust
By the Board, and be forever sacredly de-
voted TO the cause of education in western
Virginia.
8. That the High School educate free Of
charge for tuition candidates for the minis
try from any evangelical denomination who
may be suitably recommended. and at half
price for tuition the sons Of ministers of any
evangelical denomination.
4. That the present Board of Trustees
Consisting Of thirteen persons,) increase
their number to twenty-on the i'd itions
to be made from The region in which the High
School shall be located, and with sole refer
ence to their suitableness for trustees.
s. That the High School begin with three
Instructors, to be either graduates Of the
University Of Virginia on the branches they
respectively teach, or possessed Of qualifca-
tons equal to those of such graduates and
that the number Of instructors be increased
as the number of students may demand; and
that the instructors employed be allowed the
tuition fees, and be made dependent upon
them. ~
g. That there be, from the beginning,
three departments Of study, viz: I, English
Language and Literature; II, Ancient and
Modern Languages: III. Mathematics and
Natural Science; that degrees be given in
each Of these departments separately, and
that these degrees be conferred only upon
such students as shall have satisfactorily
passed rigorous examinations upon all the
subjects for which the degree is given.
7, That subscription book be opened
for raising the sum Of $40, 900 for the pur-
pose Of providing premises, buildings, fur
niture and apparatus; that the subscription
be bonded, and payable in four equal annu-
al instalments, without interest, the first
instalment to become due as soon as the
Board shall advertize that the sum of &c.
600 has been subscribed.
8. That thereupon the Board take infne-
diate steps for the erection of tasteful, SUBJ
antial buildings affording lecture-rooms,
Offices, and as far as possible, dormitories
and other boarding facilities, and that they
also take steps to secure from the Legisla-
ture an Act Of Incorporation, authorizing
them to hold property to the amount Of $10,-
600. to confer degrees, and to declare and
ill vacancies in their own number.
It will be seen from the foregoing that it
Is proposed to establish school Ct the high
est grade and on liberal scale: In order
to bring this subject before the people, ana
to give those interested an opportunity to
secure the location Of the school in their
midst. the Committee propose to call con-
vention of the friends of education to be-
held at Union, Monroe county, during the
coming spring, to which distinguished speak
ers will be invited, and at which, persons
from all parts of Western Virginia are earn
estly requested to be present, prepared to
sffer inducements for the location of he
school, Already the Committee have re-
oeived bids from different points, but it
seemed to them best not to act till they had
the fullest light and till an ample opportnni-
had been given for competition. Moreover
they have deemed it desirably, before the
appointment of an agent, to have the subs
scription sufficiently advanced to guarantee
its completion, and tnis object II is hoped to
secure at the convention. Of the time and
arrangements for this convention, due no.
sice will be given in the public prints.
At the same time and place the Board Of
Trustees will hold special meeting
The papers Of Lewisburg. Union, Chris
Eansburg, Marion, and Of Western Virgin
L., generally, are requested to copy this
communication with editorial comment.
Gro. B. TAYLOR,
VIM HUFF
CHAs T.. CocKB.