The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-08-17

WHY IS IT? We received, a few days SINCE o
letter from the interior of the State of New York
ordering copy of the VUyinian and at the same
time making inquiry as to the facilities for edu-
eating young ladies in the Valley Of Virginia.
Information requested, ALSO as to the price
of real estate, both in the towns aud country
OF course, this writer had not seen the Virginion
containing the very full reports gave of the
commencement proceedings of the various Fee
male Schools 10 Gated here, there befound
in either Of the papers Published in Staunton,
the advertisement of any of the schools, either
male female, except that Of the Baptist Female
fnstitu'e. Rev. John Hart, Principal. There is
not in the State, in the whole South, u gem
tleman more thoroughly qualified, in every re-
spect for the duties of President of a first class
Female College, nor school where sub
stantial and flashed education can be impaired
But the Baptist school is only Of the five
established here for female education, and it is
the only whose candidacy for public patron
age is announced in the public prints of the city
A great mistake is committed, not only by the
Principals of the other schools, but the business
men of the place, in not making known there dis
tinct enterprises. They should remember that
the perusal Of the papers is not confined 10 the
subscribers Immediately in this vicinity. The
Yirginian is taken and read, by persons living in
nearly every State i'll the Union We have had
numerous aceessions to our list, within the past
six months from the States of Maryland Penn
sylvaua and New York. Some of these parties
are seeking information, with view to the Sc.
lection of future homes, and they form idea of
the business Of a town and county, rom the ad-
yertisiug columns of the local newspaper. They
regard that as the mirror Of the enterprise of the
people live repre- sentative Of the business OF the
place-and form their opinions of its advantages
from that source more than any other
A capital blunder is COMMITTED by the Princi
pals OF our schools, in combining their advertise
ments to the columns OF distant papers, in the ex-
pectation Of their being generally read. If
persons living in other communities wish to be
Informed OF any particular business, they almost
invariably go to the newspaper office TO look over
the columns of the exchange papers published in
the place TO which their attention has been direct
ed. Ifthey see the advertisement the business,
or the school, they are making inquiry about, Ii
tSeliltates their purpose, and enables them to
aoopt definite mode of attaining it. school
advertisement IN the local paper is read by TWEEN
" persons from a distance, to where it is read
oy one When published in paper in another
locality.
We have not written this article for the pur-
pose OF securing insertion in Cur paper of adver-
tisements for the immediate peculiarly return il
would make to u.s. That would be comparative |
iy small matter. We have q broader and a
more generel purpose TO govern US. It is the
prosperity of Staunton, i'll the benefits arising from
which we would share in common with other en-
terprises. Nothing creates so favorable an impress
zion upon stranger, to the provincial
newspaper presenting freshness activity and en- |
terprlse In the advertising and local columns
1t Is the first thing visitor looks at, and first i'm
Ercsslons are generally the best, and the most en-
during !