New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-27

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! From ths Memphis C0nnlerciaiJ
| The authorities of this venerable institution,
whose history connects two centuries, cradiel as
/ It was in anti.rsyoIutionary times, and bearing
about it many hallowed associations. have rem
der, ID an object of unwonted Interest By entrust
ing is supervision to Gen. +. p. Lee, and thus
afnrd q to the youth of the whole country an OPP
portunitT of securing aiiberai classical and seen-
tfc educ stion, guided and controlled by the ex-
ample and wisdom Of that great Virginian " was
wise suggs stion that led the authorities of this
institution to fer Gen. Lee what none had thought
Of offering, emf loymentin in position OF such dig
rity and usefusnt S.
a. ION Of eineDs vi ,rth, evinced eager desire to
aha We what remsn !, | to them with their dstin-
on;s,, I'd e0unryysan the authorities OF " ashngton
College rendered AH tne rlesidency ol Is.e ihs.l-
sicas p,igi,t be secased to the young men Of our
snnn.rvs and that he q. llegs might, under ans
Sices 30 or opftfous, atsa IN distinction that it
snn,etb9e If he history and present prospects
Of this institution mast, N der existing eircum-
stances, prove irteres iog to the pnoiic.
washn gton College, had y orls ~ ~
BY the hardy sestlers
Of tie Valleyof vfJgini. !, pc opls aisIngnsnsed
alike for their inteigenc and Vftue. @ @Dusing tne
earlier da7s Of its hissory it was susfaHned by the
priyass nunis, .ence u il founders, who secured
for it IN lfS4 j preseas oh sfter, the school bear
ing ihs name ot Liberty sHa,s Academy" until
honor e sea ~ "a sabssausn
WaahinHtcnaG aGoslsze.
The Virgins W tslaturs s,ttessng their appreci-
nson o il 'e ostobss aIIsa s ss Cd a. &C. vssng in
him one kindred sha res inthe james River Navi-
cation Cosopany, WIKI III he'd ciinetin consistency
public services, ercep on com ion that the legis
lature wouia'pernis In n to sxp end ne fdnd upon
objects of q publfc nan re. 10 '.cco1aanee, there
legislature substituted FOR shs act ~ October,
l7s4, an act Of Octohe5 pi osiolng mat this,
fund be conveyed to- hia q tss ~. proPF1ate as he
might Indicate.
fund in the enaermentef inssitu aon 81 learn.
ing upon the upper waters the Ja! yes f1yer and
accordingly, by hs wilt Con Ve7sa e 70 Liberty
| marched with lis students to Rcokfsh Gap, in the
Blue Ridge, to meet the Brsti N, ah.e. Iafleton
This munifcent endowment no 2IeIds % ane col
quenty, the Cincinnati secies. '. on orgaazation
composed of revolutionary o6c srs5-foT the relief
Of INDECENT families representing their class there
being no more objects Of char among g .hsm aan,
$25 900, to Washington College.
In 1926, John Robinson, of Rock bridge county,
Va, revolutionary soldier, beg ieatnea a. to the
:same object his estate, am01M.ugNs 4Ao,u0U.
1t il interesting fact that the &c ege .authorl-
/ les have revived thsse sweet nenor, les % Mount
ernon by inviting to the Drs sidnnes of this in
st tuition thrice endowed by Tevolato nary charac
1e rs, one intimately with that sacred
SPOT.
By these munifcent gifts, W0shSngt on Coiiege
wa,s firmly established. and coatinuedi g career OF
ust ,fulness seat Of learning whnse enial mfu-
ent,es have been felt m the forum, the pulpit and
the halls of Legislation over our co1nsry for, while
the elder Alexander in New Jersey PTie sstr, Roam
and Foote in Tennessee, Stuart in His. ouri, and
Mar shall in Kentucky. bear raaeoted distinction
upoin their respective States the AeDe wells the
.Stus rts the Presto MS and othersof the Valley Of
Vire inia, with their distinguished oemp eers from
the Halls of Hamp deu Sidney and vii liam and
Mary, have contributed the weight othe ir talents
to kI,ale the sraditi onary glory Of Vfrgini; :;
( In the month of Jane, 1S6ss ths-lstu 1ents Of
Washington College, animated by thsr spl rit that
moved the young Iaen of the South aini. ost uni
versally, organized themselves. into q ailitary
company and repor ted to the insmoTtal jackson
at Winchester for ounyears-sharingstAe 10 rtunes
of the Stonewall Br gade and winning iron their
illustrious command, the designation OF more
| In the nonth Of Ju nss 1864, Gen. David Hunter,
whose dssoiating trea d felts aAkeshy the pri
vate dwelling and the school of learning occupied
the town of Lexingtotl for q few days, and under
his eyes the college ut bore the and enjoy
ed the manifcence of Washington sacked, its
chemical and philoso phieal appaFatuss destroyed,
The The CO coege M through liz zeal and eteisncy of its
Board OF Trustees MlsiHg recovered In a great
measure from these dssslaticns,. Tas- reopened
last October, andis no win most properous con-
diton, ,haying withinits walls meH tsem Mary
land, Virginia, Ohio, .kantcky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carroll ma. Georgia, Louisiana and
Texas; the number s.sR 7incres@sag; while the
whole aspect of the college is highly gratifying,
both in regard to the diligence and gentlsmaniy
department of its stud ants. Ata late maeting of
the board it was resolyfGdto expand the sphere of
its operations and by anealargoS course
to respond more EN- phateally to thsse material
\ wants of the country. To the thorough courss Of
classical and scientif ni:study cow pursued. five
professoTships have bsen added zone of modern
languages, one of English hterasure- and
history, and thre q Of applied, science.
With view to such an object, efforts are now
making with signal su.coessn Virginia, as well as
in other States to enlar the endowment Of the in
sttutiCn. Upon the handsome donation of $40 GOO
by Mr.. G. H. McCormisk, q native Of Rockbridge
the 'sMcCormick Pr.ctessorship Of Experimental
Philos Sphy and Pracieal Mechanics ~ has been
established and will be filled in Apslnextl ithir
few days past ano thes donation Of $40 ,000by a.
philanthropic ctizeIl of New York city has, been
annoanced. These gifts, together with what has
been secured in Mar ysand and Virginia, aggregate.
tabost $40 900.
i It is confidently e3pacted thatthe funds neeas-
sary to fill the cha irs in question will be secured
by The coming sur mar, and thsns the huMl of lii
nerTa's spindle mil tgting with the music ofAppn.
ceantry may enter tie walls of this time Aqnarad q
school, assured II rat the highest attainusants may
be secured in the utse as we'll as in the x,aasiasa
few words a. to the discipline Of tase cellag
will conclude,wh At Lhave to,say. At present ID
Students are all required to assemble daily, ST
O'Clock A. n, IN the:college chap el, where daN
sional exercises are condaeted f,y the diHszs
elergymen. OF LIE xingtOn in sosatien. rhe force
example aGen. Lee, who punctu ally attsnds,ab
exercises every morning. ia very striking. .
chair Of moral philosophy, now vacant. Wsa
filled in April, WHEN tits pr opposed to, amp o
some Protestant minister. who, in addii0nlh a
duties oihis chaia will perfoxl n, in q true Gu 40
\ spirit, the ohice of chaplain
| To stimulate tlB studsnts TO greaten di1 enc
! General Lee reqsases OF each member of the ia
ulty tofurnish hin weekly, report Of tho stan
ing ofayery student. which he closely sesat nize
noting any dersliction of duty. The doll nque
q student is summoned to e.u interview with de Ge
l. erak tAe character. OF which may % readi
i. imagined. TIE. young, man must % reckle
r. indeed to pro1eks a.csaas ure that he kn ows wi
i. clnfs To him like the sAir of Sessus.
7. To exhibits Gen. Lees yiewsof duty under Il
c. peculiar circumstances that snrronnd'n it is on
st necessary to quote sentence IN ms isf ter accep
Is ing the Prssidencss addressed to. ths Hon JUDI
n Drockenblough, rector OF the haasd of trustee
0. tGen Lee writess Il think it the uty of eve,
" eitizen in the psesent conditioned ie country
D. do all ini his power 10 ao iu' lub restoration
%. peace aad harnnnF ana ~: ~ WAY to oppose Il
r policy ofthe State or general EoVau nment directe
er Eto thai object It is particularly inenmhant
those charged with tie instra6tiom of the yanno
i, set taen an example. of, submssiaa tn n,isartS,
fi 1t s proper to ada that, while such an inerea
OF th9 college ense" lsns is eaI ,ected as will
ii stauction, large additional ara cunt il e
1t t4e purchh-e VI uouhS ahS M AilOSoDhinaI any,