The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-09

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In 1877 Samuel Miller, Of Lyncbbnrg,
died. He was man Of large wealth, an q
|when his will was examined 1t was found
that, in addition to other beneticent pc
quests, he had left large sum for tn 1'
founding or a school for orphan children 10
| the county Of Albemarle, OF which ne was 4
NATIVE. This bequest amounts: atler hasins
Ibecn shaved down by various depreclatioas,
| pynenses or establishing il, &C., to about
100000, and its provisions are MS follow y; !:
| II shall be held in trust By the Board OF Tue
| literary Fund for the benefit OF the county
To-; Albemarle, the income and profits TO De
Eannropriated through the County Court OF
| aibenarIe for the establishment ana per-
net,1aI support of school on the manual
| labor nrinciple on the tract OF land ne
owned in the county OF Albenarle, to be
| sunerintended by competent teacher OF
teachers. wherein at all times there shall be
fed. clothed, and instructed in all the
branches Of q good, plain. sound Engllsn
education. the various languages, both an
Gent. and modern. agriculture and the use
P1l arts, and wholly free OF .cXpnnse 70
the pupils, as many poor orphan chlloren,
and other white children whose parents
shall be unable to educate them lIle
said orphans and other children nelnS fcsi-
dents OF the county OF Albemarie,? as Ilit
profits and income Of the fund VIII autilc
OF or compass, regard being haa 10 tile eU ~,
of the buildings directed TO De quiz loi tne
said school. The will requires tnat tl1e
buildings shall be OF brick or other durable
materials. and sufficient for the accommoda-
tion OF one hundred pupils and their teach
ers. which buildings are to be kept con-
stontIy in repair. The County Court IS a,l-
thorized to employ some skilful and eXpe-
rienced architect to superintend the cree
ton Of the buildings; and The Court Is
authorized and directed to appoint annually
| two respectable, intelligent, and weil-edu-
Gated gentlemen to act as visitors OF the sald
school during the year, who shall receive
reasonable compensation for their services
to be fixed BY the Court, and whose duty IL
shall be to select and employ, whenever ne
cessary, competent and suitable teachers Tor
the school (subiect, however, to the appro-
val OF the said County Court, to visit the
school uuarter-vearly, examining into IFS
condition infinitely, and make written re-
ports to the County Court. The District
School Trustees of the respective school dis
tricts of said school shall, from time to time,
select and designate, subject to approval by
the County Court, the poor orphans and
other children, OF the description herelnDe-
| fore mentioned. who shall be admitted into
said school, and shall determine the length
OF time they shall respectively continue
there, and shall make written reports semi
annually OF the said selections to the County
Court OF Abemarle.
| M. H. 0ffnnIinn
establishment and support OF the school.
Including the erection OF the buildings, the
| feeding, clothing, and education OF The pu.
pills, the charges for medical attendance
upon them, and everything incident to and
connected with the school, shall, when cX-
amined, allowed, and certified by the said
County Court, bc paid by the said Board OF
the Literary Fund out OF the income ana
profits Of the trust fund.
The Courty Court is authorized, when
ever it shall be OF opinion that it will be
eXpedient for the use O. the school, to pur-
chase other lands adjoining the tract owned
bv Mr.. Miller. The will requires that the
pupils of the school shall be fed and clothed
ia plain. substantial, and comfortable
manner, and their health cared and pro-
vided for by medical aid and attention,
when necessary, whilst they remain at
school; that said pupils shall not be re-
uuired to perform manual labor more than
SIX hours out Of every twenty-four hours,
nor be treated with cruelty or severity.
Under these provisions the trustees COM
mcnced the work assigned them in 1866,
and upon the farm owned by Mr.. Miller, III
Albemarle, the work of erecting a suitable
building and preparing the appliances for the
fultilment of Mr.. Mliler's designs has been
steadily progressing, untilit has eliminated
in the present splendid structure, whose
Inauguration took place yesterday. Nicholas
NJ, Page, ESQ.,, OF Batesville, is the executor
OF Mr.. Miller's will. Colonel c. S. Vena-
BILE and Professor F. Fl. Smith, OF the Uni
yersity Of Virginia, with Governor Holiday
as eE.oficio chairman, constitute the Board
OF Visitors, and in conjunction with the
Judge OF the County Court OF Albcmare
(Judge j. L. Cochrap) have the matter oil
organizing the school in hand. The first
thing, of course, was TO erect suitable
building. Among the plans submitted, that
OF Mr.. Albert Lybrock, OF Richmond, was
adopted, and the contract for the execution
OF the work was awarded TO Mr.. Thomas
Woodrofe, also OF Richmond. Tie con.
tract for the manufacture OF The bricks mad
been previously awarded to Dir. w. y.
Wheeler Il Charlottesville: To say that these
contracts have been well carried out would
be faint praise. The only term by which
we could describe the building would be to
call it a
MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE.
Rising three stories Of high pitch in
height, presenting front OF 22S feet, in
shape OF II, running back 220 feet, OF COM
.posite architecture, combining Gothic and
| Elizabelhan styles, its grandeur strikes the
beholder at once with establishment, and
The exclamation Of every one is, What a
pity this splendid building should be in
such an inaccessible place Its interior ar
engagements are perfect, 1t is divided into
halls, spacious and airy; lecture-roous,
dormltories, chapel, cooking-rooms; is to
be heated by steam, lighted with gas, and
supplied with bathrooms and al other con-
yeniences, while.an inexhauStible supply OF
pure spring-water is carried to every room
in the house, brought, from the top OF q
mountain three miles away. The interior
is finished Off in the best manner, modern
appliances being used on all the doors, win
dows, shutters, &c. There is also system
of electric wires running through the house,
connecting with bells at different points
In short, there is hardly suggestion tha'
could be made tending to the accomplish
ment OF the object sought that is not me-
at once.
Upon the completion Of the building Il
was thought well to inaugurate it by ccle
bration which would attract the people o.
the county to il, that they might see anc
hear OF the importance Of the splendid IN