The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-10-05
sTAUNToN VIRGINIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1871
Z Proposed Pythian College

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We direct attention to the following time
y and philahthropic suggestions. We ar,
satisfied they will receive cordial and liber
al response, from the order generally in Vir
glnia, and that each lodge will take promp
ACTION in fIrherauce Of the laudabIe objec
had in view. The basis principles Of the Or
4 der of the knights Of Pythias are in conso
nance with the idea covered in Mr.. Will
liams comm nication-charity, and good vii
to our fellow men. They are broad enough
seGtial elements Of moral religious man
aud to take in the whole code of reformation
and mental and moral elevation. The foun-
dation stone OF the organization, is recogni.
ton Of an overriding Prqyidence-the pro-
gressiye construction of the order, the inter-
weaving of all the virtues inculcated in the
Bible.
/ We believe the suggestions Of Mr.. Will
liams will be seized upon by tho order at once,
and the plan vigorously carried OUT
RICHMOND, July 25th, 1871.
/ To the Editors If the Ttue Kmght:
| As know you are very much interested ia
everything which promises a benefit to our
Order and that your excellent paper is devo-
ted entirely to the interest Of the knights of
Py,hias, ask the privilege through its col
| amns, .ofslaying before its readers scheme
calculated to benefit, not only our brothers
throughout the State. aud their children after
them, but Que that must enura to the we'll
being oftIe State itself.
have not thorou hly digested a plan.
since prefer to leave that to the combined
wisdom aud s.al Of. the different lodges; but
the general object in view will state briefly
and generally, and trust to the corporation
Of your magaziue, and OF our brothers, in ar
ranyin. details.
propose gradually to raise a fund for the
endowment Of Il ( hair in some college in the
State, and then to dpna.e that fund, or the
Income from it, each year to that institutions
which will give us the greatest number OF
scholarships-those scholarships % be given
to the sons ofdeceased members of our Order
who evince a Jealous desire for thorough edz
ucation. and to the OF those living mem
bers of the Order who are unable to complete
their training
When, alter a few years. our fund attains,
BY gradual accumulation, sufficient masui
Jude, propose that We shall institute
PythiaH College,, into the preparatory depart
niefts # Which the boy may enter the lowest
classes, and remaining, attain the highest
collegiate hoaors-a college SO P riect III ali
OF It's departments as to attract the attention
of all who desire to educate their sons, and
induce them to enter them at The usual char
yes in like Institutions; inc education therein
TO be free Of charge only to the sons Of de-
ceased and poor members of the Pythian fra.
ternity
think with little exertion on the part
of the members Of the different lodges In the
State, We may hope to number in the next
twelve months ten thousand. For the pur
pose Of founding sum for the purpose indi-
Gated propose to lay an assessment of one
dollar per annum upon each knight-in ad
dition to devote AN sums of money which
may be due to the sick and which they de-
cline to receive ; also all moneys to which the
family Of any deceased Knight may be cnti-
tied, and which they may decline to accept
all money derived from these sources, and
such voluntary contributions as mag be offer
ed by members OF others. to be paid over as
fast as collected to a committee of the Grand
Lodge Of the State appointed by it, for the
purpose of investing and disbursing under its
direction such money they may receive.
II this we're done, it would take but few
years to raise SUN sufficient to inaugurate
our College, and then hope to see it SO we'll
adapted to the purposes OF education as to
>oon become at least in part, self sustaining,
from the patronage it would receive frou. our
own Order, aud from those not members with
us.
As to the mode Of appointment to the
scholarships, would suggest that applica-
tioas should DC made to Il committee OF the
Grand lodge of the State who should be
charged by the lodge with the duty of passing
upon them. CONTENT myself with this bare
statement of the objects to be attained, and
these crude idehs, as to the means and meas
ures because | wish to think more Of them
myself before trying to elaborate them; and,
IN the meantime, | wish our brothers to d.
rect their minds to the subject and to give to
me and to our Order the benefit Of their
views propose to bring the matter to the
attesiton OF our lodge, and to ask the appoint
ment OF IA cpnmittcc tic confer with the other
hodges in the State, and to request of chem
the appointment Of similar committees
Of the committees, when 50 appointed, to meet
aud agree upon detailed pl.n to be adopt
ed, If approved by all Of the lodges
5m Yours, in F. c and Is.
Chas U. Williams
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