The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-11
TEACHES IN COUNCIL % { 8.
EraH9M ANNUAL sEs&IOH OF THE
EDUCATEONAL AssOCTATIoN
- OF VIRGINIA.
ANNUAL ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR
~ JoYNEs. II 4 cstfirTs
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church. the preSlutut, I IoieoSoa AN
Joyfles, Tin the chalr.., ,.-
After prayer by the Rev. c: d. Ryland .
cordial and eloquent address OF welcome was
delivered by the Rev. Randolph II. hchim q
The President then read his amman ao
Dress Is fsigfS .1sH -it gL-,- y .Fja .t'
- ApDaEss OF PROFESSOR iJ'oYNEs..i ,ro,.
He opened with congratulations on the
encouragement afforded by the year Jus,
passed to those engaged In the work o
reaching! aaNever BEFORE" he said, SIT
proportion to the;means Of our people, nave
our schools been more active or more sue
cessful. Never, in view Of the condition OF
the country, has a larger number OF young
men FROM other States been present In oul
colleges and universities; aud though there
has been perhaps some absolute reductlon o.
number, vet the comparative result mas Deel
highly encouraging. The newspapers o.
Virginia, by the prominence they nave gieel
TO the cornmencemenis Of our universities
colIeges,a land schools, have; given bofn ample
and generous evidence of the unequalieq IN
terest with which education Is regarded Dy
the press. the public men, and the people o.
Virginia. Itseems to be conceded that Fir'
pinia. once the mother Of States and states
men for,the whole country, is now to be the
mother of schools and scholars for the South
and MANY Of our sister States unite in look
ing to Der for the highest education of tbell
The public schools were noticed at length
and their representatives. cordially wei.
coined. The number OF these schools ano
of those attending them has increased sc
much, and their organization and efhclencJ
have been so, much improved, that d" Viz
GINA has come to be recognized as the MODE
pubIic-school Stateo the South" The IN
,stitution of public schools he believed to be
O blessing g but however that may be, they
exist-exist irreyocably-and the best that
we can do is to make the best Of them 6s
making them the best they can be made" LII
the same connection he said: IS In the eX.
tension, the support, the Improvement, and
perfection of our public-school system re-
Sides. in my judgment, the. most certain
hone of our State now, when so many hopes
afeIuncertain; and to this object believe the
Educational Association can contribute 9
direct and weighty influence. The union Of
the private and the public teachers of the
State in this Association cannot fail to he Of
the greatest benefit. = : Let me hope
that it may become. a centre Of light and in,
fuence-of cooperation and progress for al
our schools and all our teachers, of what
ever grade or name, throughout the whole
State"
The deaths, since the last annual meeting,
of Commodore Maury and DR.. McGuhey
were noticed in terms SO eloquent that We
quote both paragraphs:
But amid SO many causes for congratu'
lation the year just past is not without its
sadder "reminiscences for us as an Assocla
ton. In the midst of all our prosperity, pro
gress. and hopefulness, the interchangeable
reaper has been. amongst lis with his scythe
the shafts Of the unerring archer have strick
en- down more than one of those who, ayeaI
ago, were numbered among our members
And though the list Of the fallen is happily
not so large as at our last meeting, yet il
presents names which, In far-reaching and
Well-merited fame, have never been sur
passed perhaps never will be equalled in
future-in any single year of our history
First in the order Or time-as first in
ceIebrity-is the name Of Commodore Mat
thew F. Maury, who died at the Virginia Mill.
tary Institute on the 1st day of February; in
the fulness of II ripe and honored age; of Z
wide and lofty fame; of a glorious and Ger
tain. hope. rOf this noble aud illu:strious
man; this fnr-sighted and siDgle-hearted
beneiactor of his race; this simple and
kindly. gentleman this unpretending and
devout Christian philosopher, it does not
become me here to speak the euleSy. That
belongs to q wider sphere, and TO an ADLER
tongue than mine or, rather, 1t is spoken
already In the common voice Of the world
it speaks itself perpetually in the enduring
blessings which he has bequeathed to man.
kind, and the hearts of all Of you are silently
speaking it now i AS long . as the
ocsaa shall keep Swinging slow with
solemn roar as long as its, plateauX shall
thrill with electric currents, bearing precious
messages from continent to continents
long as its bosom shall be whitened by the
sails Of commerce, in the fruition of benefits
which his wisdom and labors have conferred
upon mankind; nay, more and better than
that, as long as there is reverence for q
noble life nobly spent in the noblest works
forthe noblest ends, so long shall the name
of Maury be remembered and hOnored in
every nation. Let it be ours tonight, while
the world embalms the memory of his
worldwide services, to remember gratefully,
in our humble sphere, that be belonged to
thiS Association that he took deep interest
IN its work, and never failed IN any effort for
its welfare Or usefulness. And let us cherish,
as ours, the pride of bis fame and the infiu-
ence of his example. ...t..sr .a -...... =
"Second in the order of time was the
death of another eminent member Of our
Association, inferior to Maury indeed in
the extent Of his works and reputation, but
scarcely inferiorto any in the elements of
intellectual and moral character, or in the
usefulness of his long and, laborious life. 81
speak Of DR.. William 81. McGufey, who
died ut the University OF Virginia on the
lib day Of May. OFT eminent and excel
ent man can scarcely trust myselftO speak
publicly, for myself have sat beueath' his
,eachipgs and received his fatherlyIcouncils;
ind none that have tloneiso can fail to re-
member not only with the respect due to an
lble aud -honored professor, but with the
leeper affection won by: bis large.hearted
kindness, bis reverend character, his sympa-
hetic intellect. His life was long and
aborious-at every period remarkable,
md at every period noble and successful I'D
he highest; sense. u His early career was
marked by difficulties and struggles which
night have shaken many minds, but vi lch
or him were oniya severe, and loftier educa-
ion for his future work. To us, however,
re is known chiefly as Professor of Moral
Philosophy at the University Of Virginia,
IN institution which. illus trions in so many
,reat names, has had none nobler than his,
ind which owes no small part Of Its fame
Turing the last thirty gears to his ability and
reputation. OF DIR. McGufeyas professor
t. il impossible3oto 1 speak: too highly,
md speaking oathose who have known
him 4 so well I may gladly spare my
self any analysis of his peculiar power. His
riffs as a teacher were prominent !; bis
power for. awakening thought, inquiry, and
10 the minds Of pupils was simply
unique. He invested the dryestsubject with
interest, and by bis wonderful power of
illustration cast iightupon the most abstruse