Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11


biv. | think, and the officers predominantly
were Fplsc0palians The governing board
was SET. pcrIeiuaung. and the body which
apncarcd before the Leg slature IN 1883 N
ask this appropriation OF $4,000 a wear Ind
come dnNn IN regular succession from the
hands u TIE King Of Englsnd through the
"cyclusycly E1iscppll board Of II,9,
which prevented ThOm1s JcGcrson from
making william and Mary the University Of
the state. II was itseii composed amoS; ex-
cudycly a. mcmNera Of the Episcopal
Church. when This ball was proposed the
college wac by charter, by history. aud by
organization an Eawcoral college, Just -
much "a, llampdcG. dney Is q Pro.h'tcr9n,
Richmond q Baptist, or Emory and Henry
Methodist college.
Nor did The conditions 81 tse biz destroy
the dominant Influence - tha' dcnpmini-
ton 10 The Board o. Visitors TITS express.
~ provided that The on historic board should
never be cfi in q minority IN The new body,
and bv the anpointucnt- 81 the Governor a
majority Of tue entire board nov are MEM
beis 90 the Episcopal Church, and only one
OF tie six professor. WhOmi hcy have elected
f. oi a different fsith. The app'als - The
old alumni to rc0Igoui2e and the natural e.
fort 70 bring 20 toe support OF re college
The noble traditions am memo!lc, associated
with Vt show That IT. friends are not czpeci>
"a 40 believe that e. Or, been transformed
Into STATE n0rmai school Indeed. 90 not
see how William and Mary can eyer be Other
! th1n a college o. the Episcopal Churcn unless
the grounds and buildings and lhe $4,000
winch remain u TIE endowment contributed
under the charter Dy the King OF England
and the other Episcopllnns be diverted 20
| other uses than were intended by the donors
| who gave {; in trust 10 the board.
am we'll aware that this movement did
/ not originate with the Episcopal Church.
/ but was due 10 local interests ana yet am
/ opposed 20 any union OF Church and state,
whether asked FOR by a denomination or not.
/ The state should foster all and favor none.
| Unless the Legislature was prepared to vote
/ $4,000 apiece 10 llampden->iiney, Rich.
mOnd, R0qnoke, Emory and Henry, and
| Randolph. Macon Colleges on similar cond-
| tions u should not have voted tbi, $4,000 to
William and Mary.
Nv further objections 10 the Law arc based
/ upon the following facts:
]. The difficulty 10 manning the public
/ schools is not the lack Of competent teachers,
/ but The small paw offered, yls1.jl year
/ beng the average o. reported by the super
/ intcnJcut - Public Instruction. Tue places
/ paving 5000 aud upwards are sought by
many and desirable teachers This legis-
/ lstlon does not therefore meet any real need
/ Of The state and was NOT asked for by the
! department 81 public instruction.
! 2. The plan will not secure teachers for the
puylic schools for the state students nro
/ not required 20 give any legal bond or any
| security. but only 20 make q declaration Of
! their pUrpOso 10 teach Tor two year, after
/ leaving the college. This, ~ course, means
| that they viii teach II satisfactory positions
| he offered them, which is what The yraduItc-
] h.. L. go
neither hc compelled nor expected 10 teach
! for SiS7.jl a year. nor Is any penalty pro-
/ Vided IL they 90 not teach NJ al. There has
! been for many years similar requirement
/ that state cadets at the NiTginn Institute shall
| teach In The state for two ycsrs, bat il ha, mo-
! auprDcahlc effect In meeting the needs o. the
| public-schOOl .ystCm, and the Superintendent
/ OF Public Instruction report, that there
/ were last year but ten teachers ia the public
| institutions Of the STATE from the Military
! Institute.
! 3. The bin wqs dsiugcuuous IN its terms.
| At lifetime i; was thus proposed "t0 aid The
| sad college" 10 establish "iD connection
/ with the collegiate cour.o system " normal
| instruction ;'' college had not been open
| for ten wears ami had no collegiate course IN
/ operation, nor had II ans purpose on MEASURE
apart from this gift 10 establish such college
| course.
/ !. There is no provision that this $4,000
/ a wear shalt be expended upon the normal
| department; aud IA point OF fact, when APP
! plicatious were passed upon for the various
/ positions one teacher was elected ia that dee
plltmcut al salary or stated ~ Si00J.
| aud i've professors 90 organize tac missing
collegiate course at from Sl,joO 10 $1,000
c3ch.
| 3. There ls no adequate control by the
| State OF the funds She thus aprroW ale'. In
| each Of the other CIsce, a. al TIE DIVERSITY
/ % Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute.
/ the VIRGINIA Agricultural and Mechanical
| College, &C., thc state appoints the entire
| Board OF Visitors, who elect ot.cers and gro-
/ fcssors, prescribe the course OF instruction,
and absolutely govern the institution Tor
the State. In This case the state has not even
a majority representation on The board ana
/ cannot control even the normal department.
| She does not own one foot of Che ground
/ nor one brick OF the buildings, ana whatever
! Of this $4,000 year Is expended ON build
/ ings or grounds goes absolutely ard forever
| 10 tho college. II is true, a- Senator Stubs
saws, that Virginia has her University, her
| Institute, her Agricultural College. Sc. All
! these She owns. lut 1t is not accurate TO
| say she has her William and Mary. Rather
perhaps William and Mary las Virginia.
! G. There is no provision that these pay
ments by the State Of college fees, &c, snail
| De Tor those who are unable 20 pay Tor their
/ own education. The nomination /. left with
| the county supcruicndeu's. Whether The
most needy or the most influential citizen of
/ the county De- likely 10 secure this Nitie aid IN
giving his sou o college education the law
| leaves il 10 natural causes 20 decide.
| = Rv this act the state enters upon new
line Of educational expenditures different in
l f.r
heretofore made. WIKI this precedent there
il reason % expect many similar demands
from localities whose good will Is politically
necessary 10 the party, or whose legislative
| cooperation is important 10 The various iu-
| siilutiOus now dependent upon The annual
appropriati0ns Of the state. such appro-
priations naturally multiply thOm.eiycs until
/ thev so tax the public revenues as TO ncgrt i
reaction IN which the good and bad perish
together.
this act was blunGer, for IT has 10y
dangerous precedent sldCled upon the
Treasury n large annual expenditure not
called for by the public necessities, Without
prospect oi satisfactory return 10 the state
and with no adequate provision for stale
control.
Much more l. ut hand TO say; but for
bear. Vet this may be permitted by way Of
personal explanation.
| most heartily 'eish William ana Mary
godspeed n the college OF au honored de-
nomination OF Christians noble I'm the pur-
pose which originated il. venerable IA IL a.
socistions, worthy IA itself. would, had /
influence with ia members, urge upon NE
rich and influential denomination 10 which
If belongs 10 rehahiltate and Tce1dow
their seminary Of Christian culture and to
preSs il 90 the front As q power for The cause
~ Christ in our state We cannot have too
many colleges permeated through AMI
through by The spirit Of Christianity, and
those that exist have much greater interests
in common than they can have IN aharo'
niSm. If This discussion Shall tend 10 arouse
our brethren Of the Episcopal church TO The
value Of their college 10 them, make them
unwilling u see It made m appendase 10
STATE normal school, aud cause them 10 place
il again IN IFS righiinl position amons me
chi stian colleges Of our state, | shall dis
miss the regret with which | hegan this aru-
Gle n having beea drawn into discussion
from which could see no present adNan-