The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-19
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"s. MACPIN, Committee"
q FRANCIS n. SHiTE,S


tory aid English Literature, submitted Il report
forty pages in length which he asked should be
recnmmited to the committee, and enlarged upon
The general desire seemed. however. that it
should be heard at once: so the Professor read it.
The report was one which showed deep Research
and The fullest knowledge Of the subject, and
proved highly interesting. 1t EN- oraced a rapid
review and criticism Of the various works Of Eng
lsh history and literature, extending over an
astonishingly wide fed, and exhibiting true
learning and ripe scholarshi2 At the conc usion
he thanked his heArers deeply for the marked at
tention they had paid his lengthy report. and in
return he was greeted with hearty round Of APP
prevail and applause.
pass BY without expressing his qualification, and
he would move that the Association tender TO Pro-
lessor Holmes its grateful Acknowledgements for
the faithful and efficient manner In which he had
performed his duty. This motion was carried
nanim0usly.
The Convention then adjourned to meet again
in the Second Presby ,eran church at o'clock 10
hear the address Of the Rev. DR.. Sears.
ADDRESS OF DIR. SEARS.
in pursuance OF adjournment, the Association
assembled III the Second PreSby terrain church, a
neat and prettiy built edfce, to hear the remarks
of the Rev. DR.. sears, Agent of the Peabody Fund.
Quite number of citizens, including many ladies'.
were present.
Tie evenings proceedings were opened with
PRAYER by the Rev. Or Smith. Dr. Sears was in
troduccd by Professor Minor.
The Doctor prefaced his remarks by au acknow-
that had been given him by the Educational hsso-
citation. He was especially pleased that upon this
his F sPPd IN pbSO IN his
en- nent and so able in the good old State OF Viz
ginia.
charities ever known. and endowed by mer-
chant prince, man whose mnnihcence and good
ness were already known. He had in this endow-
men changed his original plan of extending 1t all
over the country and had restricted it TO hat per
ton which has been devastated and was most in
need Of it. TIE distribution Of the charity had
ncen entrusted to a set Of gentlemen well known
for heir good qualities These gentlemen had IN
view the moral and religious advancement OF mat
portion to which the money had been gwen: The
ch ief object in view, however. was primary or
common school education, as the most important
and most needed, as the higher branches were de-
pendent pom them for Subjects.
There were certain things that tho trustees had
determined that they would be unable TO do, In
the limited amount OF funds IN their hands for the
great work beors For instsrI0e tney G4a
indi viduals king assistance for educational pur.
noses or could the trustees distribute the funds
among the States for ths establishment Of any par
ficula2 sy stem of schools for the amount in their
hands would be entirely inadequate 10 such
work.
amount to be contributed to the systems already
established in each state as TINS could not = oe
done until the condition o the state S sp hs nm sne
dsrstood the trustees had determined TO help tnose
who would help themselves, and not TO build up
schools systems OF sclOolS-lOr no system COulu
be permanent that had not sprung from the PEG.
ple-that had not been established by thehi, snu
been made d-ar to them by sacrifces and effort:
TWAS not the dessn OF the trustees 10 give I'd m a.
public systems that would be permanent In lts
character, and not exhaust itself at once, and
leave the need as great as 1t was before.
He proceeded briefly 10 show the great In
1uence upon the general prosperity and happine.:
produced in every community by a free system o.
popular education.
He had shown some Of the Intentions of the trus-
tees in regard to the direct accomplishment o.
| their work but there remained some lndiIec
| agencies to be brought into consideration FOL
| instance, competent teachers were wanted ior PIT
| mary schools and this want Nigh. be supplied 0y
means OF the fund in the hands OF the trustees.
| Some fifty applications had already been re.
ceived from institutions desiring to be turned Int
normal schools, but had not been decided to eS
that the scholarship system would Dc oeclus1
| upon. ,,.,
| endeay0r to find ont the wants OF each State, ant
IN this he would be glad TO receive ADVICE iron
those better acquainted with the respective com
| munities.
Professor Minor followed DR.. Sears he sail
that after careful calculation he had found GU
that the amount at the disposal OF the trustee
would no, exceed In pr S5t 60 600 to Fs
XIX XIX Of NJ. Psabody, though nuniaeent, wa
9o be In
primary education Of its people, needed upward
Of $40, 900; Campbell would need eyer go GEO. an
1 hOCRDllQS6 WOulQ ueeO over @-ooo'.
faction, therefore, directly applied, could do bu
little good, but II applied indirectly repeatin
! cation could be conveyed to the masses.
General Smith, Professor Charles II. winston
DR.. Atkinson, Professor Cooke, and DR.. Smltn
spoke successivety after Professor Minor, all con
| curing in the main with him and DR.. sears, an
| presenting arguments which will be embraced
(, the disc ussions Tor to- morrow morning
On motion of DR.. smith, committee, conslstln
| Of Professor Minor, General smith, Dr. AtRinso.
and Professors Cooke aud Winston, we're sppolh
ed to prepare report IN answer to VI. oeafs, I'LL
I submit 1t to- morrow.
On motion OF General Smith, resolution
thanks TO DR.. Sears was adopted.
The Convention then adjourned unh1 o-Morro
morning,