The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
Peabody Educational Fund

H. Stuart, for u copy of The proceedings
of the Trustees at their twenty sixth
meeting. held in New York. October 9Th,
1887. There were present. Mr.. Winthrop,
Chairman; Messrs. Evarts Stuart. Waite,
Whipple. Jackson, Lyman Hayes, Man
ming, Drexel Green. Porter. tnd Morgan.
The Right Rev. Bishop Whipple. OF Min
nesOta, a member of the Board, opened the
meeting with prayer. and Hon. Robert c.
| Winthrop, of Mass. presided. OF the l6
members of the Board originally APP
| pointed more than twenty years ago, by
Mr.. Peabody. there are now living four
only, viz: Hon. r. e. Winthrop. of Mass.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, OF New York; Hon.
! w. NJ. Eyarts, OF New York and George
Peabody Russell, Esq. of Massachusetts,
| Of the new Board there are twelve living.
! viz: Hon. Saml Watson. of Tennessee;
/ Hon. A. II. H.Stualt. Virginia: Chief
/ Justice Waite, Washington, D. e.; Right
Rev. Bishop Whipple, Mimi; Hon. Henry
r. Jackson, Ga: Col. Theodora Lyman,
Anthony j DreXel Ee4.. T.nr.; Hon S.
A. Green, Mass; lin... j y. Potter,
Tenn: l'ierl unG ", IAN. =. y: Pres
ident tiicvtr CleNeiard, " i.s!nnS on, D.
C., aHd Hon. W. "A. Courtney, =. y.
Hon. W. G. Rive:s was tle original APP
pointmenl from Va. ai.1 Hon. A. H. Stuart
succeeded him. and is siiliAn active. mem
/ Der. aud takes eieal n,e est ilf hiss noble
| trust. Mi. W insincp i'll his address speaks
in 7 high terms ef ht "atluirahle and
unanswerablo report = Il Mr. Stuart, made
some years since. designed 10 secure Ma
tional aid for lie special + petf of the South.
| He deeply regrets that Congress has thus
far done nothing ia II is direction. The
report continues at length, and dwells
with great satisfaction and pride. upon
| the increasing usefulness Of the trust com
mittaed to the care Of The Board. The
work of The Board lis limited TO the
States which Were impoverished by the
war;" and the following tables will show
how faithfully that work has been done.
and the great blessings that have
been derived from it by the, Southern
States
the Normal College at Nashville, viz: Ala
bama Is. Arkansas 10, Georgia IA. Louis
| lara s, North Carolina IA, South Carolina
10, Tennessee IA, Texas 9, Virginia "A.
West Virginia S.
+! During the year ending Oct. /, 1887,
$4,000 has been distributed as follows:
scholarships S22 500, Normal schools $l3,-
900, Institutes 81 200, Public Schools
$4,000, Normal College at Nashville.
So, 500; appropriated to the several States,
as follows: Alabama IS, leo, Arkansas
81. 400, Georgia 81 500 Louisiana So. 600.
North Carolina $500, South Carolina
$l1 900. Tennessee SIS, 500, Texas $4300
Virginia $500, West Virginia. 1900;
total, $1,000
Virglnia's apportionmt Mt was used for
the following objects: Scholarship Nash
vile Normal School 50 500, Normal School,
Farmville. Va. $4,000, Normal School.
Hampton, Va. $500, Institutes s., 600.
when we remember that all of the above
objects ure directly connected with the
Public School System of Virginia, we can
see the great blessings the masses OF the
people are enjoying from this magnificent
trust. For 1887. Institutes were held in
Virginia at ,Powe 'lton, Farmviile, Stras-
burg. Pearishurg, Fredericksburg. Gull
Epeper, Lynohburg and Wytheville, lasting
four weeks each. There were in attend
ance 09S white teachers, and 474 colored,
total .5722. So 230 0S of the fund were
expended, leaving balance to begin
another year of $94
Sapt. Buchanan. of Virginia. says: The
liberal appropriation made by the Hon.
Board OF Trustees of the Peabody Fund,
continues to place the friends Of popular
education in Virginia, under special OBJ
legations. The manner in which the pro-
coed of the noble benefaction of Mr. Pea
body, have been dispensed, commands the
profound respect and gratitude al cur
people" The superintendents of all the
othee States embraced in the work of the
| Board. speak iii the same high terms of
the benefits conferred by t;.and we'll may
the people of the entire South rise up and
bless the name of George Peabody.
Mr. EvartS was chosen End Vice PTesi-
dent in place of the late Geo. Aiken. Hon.
Alley. Fl. II. Stuart, of Virginia, chair :
man of the Executive Committee, Hon.
VIM. M. Evarts, Chairman of the Finance
Com mittee; DR.. Green. of Massachusetts,
was continued as General Agent, pro
tenn: Hon. w. A. Courtney, of Charles
tor, 5. &. was chosen to Gil the vacancy
caused by the death of Gov. Aiken The
Board adjourned TO meet in New York
the first Wednesday in October. 1883.
Election Of e. 5. Senator.
We mentioned last week the election of
Hon. John s, Barbour to be- U S. Senator
from Virginia. to succeed Hon. II. II
Riddleberger after 4th of March, 1889
The vote in the Senate was as follows:
For Mr.. BGrbour-Messrs. Arthur Barnes
Berry Bibb, Blackstone, Dalton Ludley, EG-
mm aasd, E1lys s Folkes Gordon, Harrison,
Twyman. Wickham, and Williams-2e
Duane Gee aeses eigs Ashs Hnbard
Lloyd, McDonald Mills. Nance. and Rawlings
Sena or koiner nominated Mr.. Barbour
on the part of the Democrats in the Sen
ate, and Senator Mcdonald, Gen. Mahone
seconded by Senator E. w. HUBBARD.
In the House. Hon. ". A. Anderson
nominated Mr.. Barbour, and Hon. j. B.
II ebh. Gen. Malone. seconded by Mr.
Mayo and Mr. Martin. The vote was as
follows;
For Mr.. Barbour Messrs. AlIenswortb, d. w.
Anderson, W. A. Anderson, Arnold. Baldwin,
Barbour, Buford, Carter. Catlett. Coleman
Counts, Crawford, Crsmond, Curtis. Dabney,
Dupuy, Echols, Edmundson, Edwards, Eweil
Figgat, Flood, Gordon. Graves. j. S. Harris,
Hay, Herbert Hobson, Huffman, Hunter
gruder, Mckee. A. Moore, u. j. E. Moore, Nor
ION, Mustain, OVERLY, Pitcher, Pollard. f. l..
Roberts, j. Roberts, Ryan, Saunders, Sehrell,
Silver, Simpson, Smith. Starike, Terrell, L. G.
Tyler. X. i. Tyler. watkins, West. Wilkins,
Williams, Wright. and MIR Speaker-6l.
For Mr. 0Idhone- Messrs. Ash, Baskerville,
Bristow, G Brown, j, 4. Brown, Corhe,t Craft
Daingerdeld, Dickev. ELAN, Evans, A. W. Har-
ris, Herring, Jarratt, Jones' Martin, Mayo, Nc
Candlish, McClintic. Mcneil, Mantagne, w. l..
Moore Moore Parr, Peaigo, Perkins, Philips. Porter
Waddill W ebb and Young So.
Total, for Barbour, S7-for Malone, 40.
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