Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1865-11-14
Endowment for Washington College.


The people of Augusta are now called up
on, through an agent for the Board OF Trus-
tees Of Washington college, to assist 10 H.
creasing the endowment of the college. Tins
call is made necessary by the total loss OF a
portion, and the depreciation of the whole.
of its vested funds, and also by damage done
to the buildings, books, apparatus and oabi-
net of minerals of the Institution, by The
Federal army in June 1864. This damage
is estimated by committee Of the Board and
confirmed BY a United States officer at Sl7,-
500. Moreover, the standard Of education
now happily prevailing in the country, and
the election Of Gen'l Robert &. Lee to the
Presidency, renders an increase of Professor
ships indispensably necessary. Not Chair
in the Institution is adequately endowed
This is especially true Of the Chair occupied
by Gen'l Lee. The people of Augusta now
have the opportunity Of contributing their
proportion towards the removal Of these him
ORANGES to the future growth and usefulness
Of this venerable School, and when it is re-
membered that The germ, from which this
college sprung, was planted and nurtured with
astonishing liberaliiy BY the poople Of Au-
gusta, for more than thirty years prior to the
endowment bestowed upon ii by Gen'l WASH
ington, it is expected that there will be no
less libcrality now, in charging and perpet-
uating what our ancestors commenced under
so many disadvantages, yet with SO much
success. The plan proposed is twofold.
list. To contribute, in cash, SO much as
can be spared, to the Immediate repair of the
buildings and the restoration Of the apparatus,
Library, &c.
Fad. To contribute to the permanent fund
by signatures to the following pledge =
awe, the subscribers, with view to increase
the endowment Of Washington College DO
hereby promise and oblige ourselves TO pay 70
aCol. James K Edmonson, Of Lexington, Va,
Treasurer of said College, the sums respec-
lively annexed to our names, at the times
hereinafter specified; and We do further
promise to pay to said Elmonson, Treasr..
the legal interest on the sums by each Of us
respectively subscribed On the first day OF
January Of each year until the whole sum
subscribed BY US is fully paid.
The first insealment Of interest will be paio
on the LIST of Jan. 1867. But we reserve
the right to pay off the whole amount by any
of US subscribed at the time any instaImen
Of interest falls due"
Knowing, as we do, that the intelligent
citizens Of this county appreciate the irnpor
lance Of having good seminaries Of learning
and knowing their characteristic liberality
and high esteem and admiration for the char
acter and accomp lishments Of Gen. r. E. Lee
we deem an appeal to them wholly unneces
sary. Rev. DIR. White, Of Lexington, is nov
in this county for The purpose Of receiving
subscriptions, aod We hope that, on his re
turn to Lexington, he will be able to repor
that Augusta county has subscribed NOR
than Rookbridge, though the College is il
that.oounty. One of'our citizens has sub
scribed the handsome sum Of $1,000. and VI
hope that 9th ers will be equally liberal il
proportion to their means