The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-01

division Of the fund whether the mem.
IRA are really in favor of sncii at
vision or not, -ifasmuch rs each mem oel
would hope that his pet institution Wolia ne
one Of the two. The question could LII one
,lay he taken upon each Of these PROPOSE
tions--Shall Richmond College have one-thuo
OF the fund? Shall the University have one
third? Shall the Military Institute have one
third: Shall Hampden Sidney have one
turds Shall Roanoke College have one
.Aird. And so on through the entire iist, OF
until two institutions should have Deen ilaine.
in the bill. Now, it Is highly probable tha'
although this manner Of deciding the qtes
ton seems to be fair, the result VIII not ol
the selection OF the two institutions Whlcn
majority Of the members would really prefer
for the reason that the institution nrst Eoteu
,1por would have to compete with All t.st
others in the State. Let Us suppose tiat tut
question is first put as to the University
evidently the friends Of all the other lnS9lIu
lions ar: combined against it, for no menDei
vet knows but that his own local lIlstt
irtirn may be successful. And SO the Chf
vcrsity goes BY the board. The INSTITUTION
next but TO the test will have more chances
The next. still more: and so Oh until (the
choice Icing between only the last TWO coilt
mo uu) some institution may be 1lNed upon
which l,Dou its merits could not secure the
sunnort of onc-third Of the members.
similar result might follow if the institution
receiving the lowest number OF votes "heh
all were I'D were dropped; because Oh tlit
first ballot Richmond College would eyi'
IDENTITY stand a better chance than the PHI
farv Institute. Richmond having I'VE dele,
Gates and RocEbridge only two, ana the ics'
OF the delegates voting for their local lhstitt,,
tions. The same difficulty presents itse'l
under every plan for ascertaining the sense
If tho Uo,l,c-nariely, that the sense Of inc
Honsn is not taken as between any one llstf
tution and any other, but as between SONG
one and all the rest. The institution Whicf
il best entitled to the fund should, like
bloodcd racer, lie able to pass its competitors
on fine quarter stretch; but TINS cannot Ut
done under any Of the plans when we nave
here passed i'll review.
what is the remedy? live had iayorlte
insiirl:tiou NC should claim the right to BRING
i ND Gu the quarter stretch. and all the
members who are willing (s it IS to be sup
posed every one Isl to submit the INSTITUTIONS
If thcir choice to o fair test will agree fha,
after two institutions shall have Dcch nAeo
upon, nnGcr any System vi 'o''H-' ~ -
ton may still, upon motion, nc I"hcil ~ We
tween either OF them, and any other orc i
which its friends Think could successiunS
comnete with it. In these cases, rs there
will he ONLY two competing institutions, inc
vote can he taken eta c0ce, or by rising
and it need not require bali an hour TO pH.
a!l tic institutions in the State successlveiy II
competition with the partially successful
one, And in these cases there Woui1 DE nc
member really preferred the competing In
sfitution; for the question would not be.
Shall \ be struck out and all the rest Of the
alphabet be allowed chance to come III
but. Shall 4 lie str,lck out and l. Inserted:
Having thus fixed upon two institutions,
.hc vote might be taken neXtupon tins ques,
ton, ':;:haIl all tic fund SO to AZ" ana II
this lie decided in the negative, then upon
the question, "SEall al the fund 90 to Is =: -,
Il this also he decided in the negative, 1t VIII
appear that the lIonse not only absolutely
prefers these two institutions TO any other
two in the state, but prefers that The fund
shall le divided. SOUTH SIDE.