The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-13
The Third Stnool PICNIC fn f'fffsylva-
MIA County. Vn.

| correspondence or the Richmond Dispatch.1
NEAR MILToN. \. c.. August 10, 1914.
have not had time till to-day to report
ANYTHING about a pic mic given day or two
ago al kcniuck church, PittSylvania county,
Va. This was in honor OF the free school
under Mr.. W. j. Tyrcc, and Of the free
school system. Seldom have / seen so large
ard 50 happy gathering OF the people
The question was frequently asked, "Whcrc
did 50 many Young people come from:"
speeches were made 10y several gentlemen
who came out from DanvilIc by invitation.
Mr.. J. u. blackwell spoke OF The practical
r>utS 10 be expected from the education nt
the masses. These results. lac said, would
hr witnessed in Improvement III every branch
81 business III domestic and social lille. and
III pablo sentiment on all questions pertain
ing 10 the general good.
Professor j. +. Avcrctt submitted that 10y
the adoption Of the present State Con>litu-
ton. by the laws enacted under il. and the
pledges Of The politicians, the people were
committed 10 some system oil Tree SCHOOLS.
aud that i, was unwisc by any indirect pro-
crdurr 10 render the ircc-schcoi clause OF the
Constitution and the laws enacted under 1t
iAorcratiyc. The present system. although
working under uinuy disadvantages, SOME of
which Mr. avcrrtt pointed out, had by no
r.eals proved a failure: but il the trcc-school
system should hc abolished, what system
could lis opponents devise for the cducal'on
Of The ma>>r>: For. under the the present
Constitution Of the State and the National
GcNcru Mcnt. the education OF the masses
was al ab>"lu'" necessity.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes WIS. rs 4 matter Of
cour>r. in favor Of whit is called universal
rIucltion. He thought that under wise
teachers ard GOOD trustees the evils arising
from the methods of instruction used in
many nf tie northern schools could hr
avoided, anal 4 mode OF education l.c adopt
ed That would bring oct the beneficial re-
>!i!:> winch had been spoken Of.
Rev. Mr.. Dame asserted that thousands Of
children were being educated ia the free
schools That never could have been reached
hr the >y-icm Of schools formerly used in
Virginia. There we're in pitl-y lYsnil co:Iniy
hr!Grc The establishment OF free >cnVri>aoout
tive hundred children attending private
schools. The numhrr in the county atlcnd-
INK private schools during the la>t year WAS
rot greater than FIVE hundred. But during
The Ia>l year about thr:y.t iHc hundred had
attended the free >chuuis under biz >uperfi-
sion. The tree schools in ritt>yiyania had
conferred benefits on thirty-tiyc hundred
ciiGrcn who would otherwise have been
uubrnctittd IS 10 education.
Mr.. Blackwell WAS ;ignln called ont. In
response be spoke lcllcitousiy Of public
schools. and Il suppose upon Leigh Hunts
>unj,ct, MEN, " oucn. ANA Books aud
rnin->.
The dinner WAS abundant and Of the
choicest character | rraily thought that
Wyman had hcwi;chcd the box upon which
Brother Glasgow administered. The
speaking over. WatcrmcIlons were intro
ducrd. aud soft eyes LOOKED love to eyes
W uica." Nc. When that kid o! mischief
bean look leave. ILruA.