Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-11
president smith Replies 10 Senator
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which senator Stlhhs would appreciate j
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EANpoIpuMaCoN CoILEGE,}
ASHLAND, Va, october p, lS>S.
Editor u the Dispatch: In your issue OF
Tie a3d instant / am called upon 10y my
friend senator Stubbs 10 acknowledge my
s.'f mistaken m having said IN CONVERSE
non. which Unexpectedly 20 me was report
ed ina the public prints, that the act OF our
Inst LEGISLATURE appfopriating lOouo year
10 Within and Mary College was blunueI'
have often been mistaken ana Would huch
rather lind that had Numbered IN TINS opln-
ion than prove myself correct by showing
That our legislators hsye passed an improper
law costing the state $4,000 year. but
.fter r., examining the facts upon whlcn my
orinion was based and seeking al 0ddluoha'
information accessible, am cOinpeiieu 10 "u'
here 20 my FIRST position. 800
The law under discussion Acts OF 1851
,Sc. page 5l2, Is I'm brief a follows:
f,rgtvef Whereas It Is represented
tlat the COLLEGE Of william and Mary Is de-
eir,u, ~ establishing IN connection WIN
49,, colle~iote course a system Of normal IN
simcuou aud training % ~ TO prepare Whl'e
male teachers for the public free schooiS oil
tbr Commonwealth, and ~ uuaole 10 90 80
h,cause Of the nadeQuacy OF the resources
therefore. 70 aid the said college III tuV pIii
nose. aforesaid. but subject 10 such copul-
ttous and restrictions az are hereinafter men
toned, be il enacted, Nc. .., 49,. A..
section / appropriatCs $4,000 "to the
College # William and Mary.
section provides that Tue couege ,iust
c.tabDsh Gin connection with The college
course" a system Of normal instruction rs
mentioned I'm the preamble.
Section 3 and place the control OF Tue
college in the hands Of a board oI t"ent
visitors, one section OF ten being the oiu
charter board members and the 0lhei SEC
ton being the superintendent OF fuohc IN
struction and nine others 70 be appoln'eu ny
the Governor, each section 10 hu us own
vacancies. 50, AZ least, the law reads.
Section requires each pupil receiving
state aid "to give satisfactory assurance OF
bis intention and willingness 10 teach IN Tue
public schools II the State for two years.
section provides thai the county superln-
tendents Of public schools shall nominate
one free student for each member OF the Le-
pislaturt 100 IN alp from their respective
counties, all whose expenses for board, iuel,
lights, and washing, except $40, are TO be re-
mittcd.
section requires the visitors representing
che St,fe 20 resign whenever the annual ap-
propriat1on Of $4,000 Is withheld.
Nv first reason for obieciipg 10 this law Is
tl,ot n enacts partial and class legislation ly
/, -, department was added by The Common
we,ith 40 one 81 the six denominations col
ices OF our State snd special pecunary al.
vsutares equal 10 500 a wear were Oueted
Inv the Stale 10 100 young men to induce
them 10 attend that college OF that particular
Church. NJ
For that william and Mary was sn Epis-
conal college when this bill was o1trtd
cannot. I think, be disputed. It's charter
and endowment were given 10y the hing OF
Fn,tqnd in 1898 "tO the end, among other
tI.inss that the Church in Virginia may be
FURNISHED with q seminary Of ministers OF
the Gospel Episcopal clergymene" The
Hishoo of London was for The uf't seven
ves,s the chancellor Of the college, and down
e. the Revolution "the presidency OF The
COLLEGE and the primscy Of the Church were
rSnyeseotcd by one and the same man.
dJnited States Report.) Thomas Jefferson
says IN bis Autobiography taal IN I''V 'tse
College of william and Mary was an tstao@
It.hment purely Of the Church OF England
he visitors we're required TO be all Of lha!
Cbuycb.U GA March 10 1861, the iscuIY OF
me college wrote a letter TO Queen victoria
asking q favor o. her in It's Oehah' ID "ni'"
"Iu The fourth year Of their reign, on tue
9Th Of February, King William and queen
Mary granted charter aud 8 mualnctns GU
downment 10 this college. Under TINS on"'