Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-12-01
RICHMOND WHIG.
FRIDAY MORNING..............DEC. I, 1865.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.


gestion of Captain W. L. Eubank, of this city, we
urged in the columns of this paper the organization
of night school for young men whose education
had been broken in on by the advent Of war. The
school is organized, aud has assumed such form and
shape and Is fOsered 10y much of ability, and by
many good and true men, that a solid success Is
now beyond all doubt.
II is impossible to overestmate the advantages
moral and material, which must acIue to our young
men, and through them 10 the best interests of the
State, from a scheme OF education admirably devised
by the able literary men who at the head OF the
schoOl-Or, perhaps, we should call il college; and
accordingly every man and woman who values
good morals, the improvement OF the human mind
the future happiness of the heroic young fellows
who stood in the front of battle defending the dear
ones behind them, and the resurrection of Old Nir-
gina from wreck and ruin, should by every posi-
ble persuasion induce eyey young man over whom
they have influence, TO attend the school, so that
what education has been lost may be recovered, and
more garnered M.
-"Culture's hand
Has scattered verdure o'er the land,
And smiles and fragrance rule serene,
Where barren wild uSurpd the scene,
And such is mana soil which breeds,
Or sweetest flowers or vest weeds;
Flowers lovely rs the morning light,
Weeds deadly as an aCOnite-
Just as his heart IS trained 10 bear
The poisonous weed or flow ret fair.
Five years ago there was many youth in Old
Virginia whose hopeful heart no care had touched
over whose future prospects no c.Oud Seenedt lower
but red-handed war appeared on her borders and
they sprung up from their desks and halls 0 study
10 meet him, and, buc6ling on the habiliments oil
battle stood shoulder to shoulder IN stern defiance
of the tremendous force against thenl-mahy one
though has sunk down exhausted never 10 rise more,
many one has survived but survives in pcnury ana
solitude and now is the hour in which TO cheer
and encourage them, to aid them in facing the
dreary present 10 help them in securing brighter
future With this view the Teachers Union have got
torether and feeling that during the war they were
exempt from service in tue battlefield, while the
youpG men of the land were bravey fighting in the
irout they regard themselves, and justly, under an
OBLIGATION, and they have chosen the best and
the most eficaciouS way OF discharging It, and the
most Opportune time, too.
On Tuesday evening, in the basement OF Dr.
Moore's church, there was large attendance.
leryent PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Dr. Moore,
aud practical aud instructive addresses were de-
liyered by the Rev. Dr. Hoge and Colonel Powell in
which many instances of great success in the pur-
suit of knowledge under difficulties were cited by
the former, while the latter described the course of
study which the preceptors had devised and cOun
Selled the young men to pcrsevere
Let uo Young man hang back because of a notion
that hc is receiving a sort of literary aims. II he
has money 10 spare let him contribute what he
pledscs and it will go 10 the purchase OF books for
the Young Mems Christian AssOCiatiOn-and if lie
that then 0rc him debt for his struggles jH tie
feld jrhich they feel bos1ld in honor and in con-
science 10 pay.
There is not young man in the city but has
some leisure hours after his days work Is done. In
stead then of PLAYING marbles with sticks at bill
lard table, Or ndulging in other Improbable
pastnes, let him 90 to the school where he will ac
quire knowledge, on the possession Of which, in
after years he will pride himself and which will be
the sure means Of giving him decent and an
honorable livelihood.
The classes are now formed, and with the view of
stimulating Others, aud letting the public know what
vouug men are disposed to improve themselves, and
have an ambition higher than trcquentng places of
idle and, mayhap, sinful resort, we publish the
names Of the young men already on the roll They
are as follows George H. Philips, j. VI. Tolcr, John
T. Allsopp, Charles W. Mcfarland, Lewis c. Wood,
W C. Laughtou. G. L. LaughtOn, \. ID. Caldwell,
Charles j. Anderson q. W. West, II. C.. Lockwood
f. NJ Carey r. B. Lyme Jr., W. Brown, ). II. Par
ker II. c. Euhuuk, +. u. Taylor W. b. Robins, 81
!uou Cullen. ". Smith, Joseph Bidgood, ". A.
Royster g. E. EXall, Junius T.. Leigh, J. B. Turpn,
g.. H. BURTON c. l.. Cooke, W. p. Poythress b. c.
.cvis, j. L. Marks, j, ". Laube, c. +. WmgO, c.
r. Seldeu, X. F. jennings \. n. llaTiSs, W. W.
Carey. g. T. Wicker, Il. F. Bass 4. \. Smith, Il.
w Bidguod, Alexander Daniel, Jr., w. Taylor, r..
f. Talscott r. Il. Martin, r. d. Harwood \. W.
Blow. =. " North. Robert Pzzini, Jr., John krItl,
L. g. Wood, K. J. Bulord, b. \. Hawkins, II. Il.
Allsopp.