The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-21
Airhmond nispatth.
SATCRDAY..........,JU JULY q, 1866.
From our Special Reporter.
Convention of the Educational Asso'
citation Of Virginia.
r,rfy
THIRD DAY.
Cu,RIorrrsvrlLE, July 10, 1866.

The committee appointed 10 consider
the time and place for the next meeting
reported that they had deemed it most
cxpcdicnt TO mcct in Lynchburg on the
second Tuesday in August, 1867. After u
little discussion, the report OF the commit
tee was amended by inserting the third
Tuesday in July instead of the second
Tuesday in August.
The report of the committee on the
constitution was then taken up, and the
following were among the changes adopted !:
In the first urticle, where the object of
the Association is stated as-"by all pos
sible means to promote the educational
welfare OF Virginia aud Of the other States
in the Conitderacy," tho words "of the
whole country" were inserted instead OF
""f the other States in the Confcderacy."
In the third article, the initiation fee
was changed TO "three" dollars, instead
Of GIVE" dollars; and an additional an
nual subscription Of two dollars was
agreed upon.
In the fifth article, the following were
agreed upon as standing committees: A
committee of three on spoilers and read
erS, one on English grammar, one on arith-
metic, one on geography, one on mathcma-
tics, one on Latin literature and language,
one on Greek literature and language, one
on modern languages, one on chemistry,
one on natural philosophy and other natu-
raj sciences, one on metaphysics and
logic, one ON moral philosophy, one on
political philosophy, one on school archi-
lecture, one on school furniture and imple-
mcnts. one on school discipline, one on
educational Journals, and one on printing
and publishing.
The tenth article was changed into the
sixth, and in the seventh article the regu-
lar time Of meeting was placed at the
third Tuesday in July in each year, at
such place rs the Association might have
agreed upon at a previous meeting.
Mr.. D. Lee Powell gave notice TO the
Association that the Central Railroad
Company had granted to the members Of
tie Association free return tickets over
tlrir road, and any member having ccrtl-
iiralr Of membership could pass over the
read free on his return. The Rev. Mr..
l.ravvnworth gave notice that the Orange
and Alexandria and the Petersburg ana
Weldon roads had granted the same prirl-
lcge TO the Association.
DR.. Minor offered the following:
ReSoircd, That committee OF three be
appointed to prepare memorial upon the
subject Of u Bureau OF Popular Education
in connection with the State Government, q,
to hc submitted to the General Assembly Of
Virginia.
This gave rise [" quite an animated dis
cussion, in which Drs. Minor and Atkinson
took part, tayoring the resolution, and
Professors Holmes and tcnablc, General
i ~ tn
il. While there was no direct opposition
To- the system Of popular education, 1t was
not thought cXpedicnt by those opposing
the resolution, in the present unsettled
and impoverished state Of the country, 10
urge the matter. Was il not better to let
il rest until the storm OF passion and strife
had passed away and the way could he
clearly seem The subject was one of in.
finite importance. That some system of
popular education had I" be adopted in
tie State was fact of which all were COLI
vinccd, but Who could tell to-day or give
any correct idea as to the most advantage
Gus and practicable plan.
DrS. Minor and Atkinson maintained
4 we'll the grounds in favor Of the formers
resolution, but consented, in face of the
strenuous opposition on the other side, to
modify il 50 as to read as follows
"That committee of three be ap.
pointed TO prepare report on the subject
Of the institution of a department of pub
lie instruction in connection with the
, State Government, TO report at the next
annual meeting Of the Association
This was adopted, and the following conf
mitlce appointed: DR.. Minor, General
Smith, and DR.. Atkinson.
The following committee was appointed
to prepare an appeal to the parents and
teachers in Virginia, viz: General Lee, DR..
, Minor, and DR.. Dabney.
The committee appointed TO report upon
tlc expcdiency Of establishing un cduca-
tional journal reported that, after care
ful lclibcration, they had concluded that
at present il was mpracticahlc and unsafe
They lad made estimates, from consuta.
tions with practical printers, both as to the
cost Of the publication Of IL quarterly and
ofa respectable sized monthly. The cost
together with the compensation for writer's
was rather more than could be raised III
the Association, or than they could count
upon from patronage. They did not, how.
ever, advise that the subject should be
dropped, but urgently requested each
member to gain all possible information on
the subject.
Professor Holmes named the cost OF the
publication Of q quarterly OF two hundred
pages as estimated for him by publisher
This was much lower than the estimates
obtained 10y tie committee, and if IT could
ONLY he asccrtaincd as to the probable mum
bcr of subscribers they would be able tt
get, they could commence the work a,
once.
A committee Of tlIrec-Proiessors
Holmes and Vcnablc, and Mr.. Ilart-was
appointed to take the matter into conslde'
ration and to ascertain what number o
subscribers they could possibly get. The
report of the first committee was received
and referred TO the last committee.
Mr.. Cooke was then requested to deliver
the address that he was TO have delivered
last night. Mr.. Cooke said that he would
rather make use OF the address at some
other time.
On motion, he was then invited to de.
liver it as the opening address Of the next
meeting. TO this Mr.. Cooke consented.
The following new members were then
elected: Colonel ". 3. Blair, Colonel T
IL. Williamson, Captain J. N. Brooke,
General G.. W. c. Lee, Captain Thomas
NJ. Semmes, Captain N. Mcdonald, and
Colonel Scott Shipp, (the remaining mem
, bers of the faculty OF the Virginia Mill
tary Institute not already members OF the
Association); Professor Walter Blair,
Hampden Sidney; Colonel B. S. Ewell,
William and Mary. Professor R. S, Nc.