The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-02
WILLIAM AND MARY.
AN INTERESTING PAPER BY PRES
lpENT LYON G. TYLER.

At the concluding session Of the American
Historical Association, in Wa-lhngton. Pre-
deut Lyon G.. Tyler. Of William and Mary
College, read an interesting paper on CLEAN
ings from the records Of that ancientinstltu-
ton As it was the germ Of the higher cd
vocational system Of The South. and seems
destined % regain it- old position in many
respects, anything recalling its glories cam
not but mil to interest yirginians 40 home
and wherever they may have contributed TO
the prosperity and culture Of this country.
For this reason the paper is published in
full as follows.
rHE COURSE or STUDY
desire 20 say au0rd as 10 the course of
study no William and Mary. The proposal
submitted in 1000 hY DR.. James Blair, the
first president ol william and Mary. rs ar-
pear. from an unpublished paper 10 the
| British archives. was tO found college OF
three grades Of instructions; the first grade
/ 90 consist of q grammar school, Ike Lt0n
and Harrow. for instruction in Latin and
Greek: the second devoted t0 philosophy. 20
CONSIST OF two schools. moral philosophy
aid natural philosophy. including under
/ the latter matthew ltlc-, and the third grade
| t0 consist also az two schools. intended 10
qualify young men l0r fle churcl-lne 0l
/ divinity and ile OiherOf oriental languages.
/ 10 was course founded on promotion from
one grade 90 See next highest. and this then
was the course pursued at William and
/ Mary before Che Revolution, as shown Dy
/ the faculty minutes. -ly it was pursued
100 William and Mary, but as all Thought
and ali progress i- an evolution. 500 We cHn
] i'm .f|I. ID ID .H|
/ lege." the gradual transition of ihe oxford
collegiate teaching into ih1t system now so
] popular boo fhn country known a- ine olfc-
tive system OF siudy--a system made h}
] Jefferson. tle corner stone of fhe University
/ nf Virginia. tle Institution founded hv him.
/ which treaties the Yari0u. departments Oi
/ instruction a' SD many independent schools.
leaves iO the student within certain limit,
the selection Of The course he viii pursue
and ah0lishes an espionage On bis actions
is far as is consist. uf with ordinary rrecHH-
TONS know that some who have written
In regard tO this system maintain chat th0
IDEAS chlmpioned by Mr. Jefferson wer.
French ideas. foreign ideas. huf ] believe
they err. They were ideas NOT separated
. from MS by an ocean. ney were. BOO TRUTH
home IDEAS American ideas: ideas finding
doubtless their best express ln DOB nm whom
Nirgini1n- iondlv called the Apostle of
Liberty but really sprn-'nl irum That
free colonial life of tie people. which Hl-
norred con-iraints an,tiarwlA'ics 0f ~
kinds. Whea brought about the revolution
] gt 10y Grnmont in 1913. and the revolution Of
dress and manners Boo 1901. and which
wears before both rlng bitter complaints
from the royal Governors. -poi7Wu0l dnu
DnWialie Who We're nightly disguised
in having to deal in tine House of hur.e-ee-
with the -m0b 0i the country acting in ODD.
capacity OF Legislators. men often .-lusl oul
10 the condition of servants with "rfpnnl-
can ways of thinking ANA of such in-o.
fence as 0n one occasion. m Dnwid1ie'
time. 90 send their macc-bearer within Tho
bar of the supreme Court over which Oh.
Governor presided and i0rclhly "t0 take
away the ministers of Che COURT as were
members of their house. When Freedom
vas $50 rampant in colonial life. it is not hl
lil surprising tO find thafira. d0W of study
the principle OF the elective system wac
early m00ted ar William and Mary was. ir
/ fact actually proposed 90 One faculty hf tN'
/ board 0f visitors I'm the year 100. And iAlt
was the shape tha proposition assumed
! The board proposed 90 SEQ aside the ancient
rule of promotion from lle grammar or cIl-
/ steal school. and permit students FOB Dee re
ceiyed into the mathematical 0h0li with
1it the usual classical probation. provided
"ihey have acquired competent hn0Wlede
/ VI common or vulgar arithmetic. nho
/ their parents or guardians mass desire li.
MEN TO GOVERN.
The board of visitors civilian and Mary
were NirIuians-natiYes of tHe colony
and they thought as such. But ihe answer
OF the faculty. which is set ont at length in
/ fhr faculty minutes. is char cierl-tic
I Thav were NOT rOinri-f-- reared iu fNH