The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-26
HIGHER EDUCATION


tionai Institutions.
The following memorial was presented TO
the General Assembly Yesterday. and was
referred 90 the Committee on schools and
Colleges
Whereas. In his last message Governor Lee
directed the attention of the Legislature 90
tne value Of the work done. without cost to
tine STATE. by the donOminatlonal colleges
and private Institutions for higher education
in virginia .aud
Whereas This work Is necessarily affected
ny measures relating tO public lnstruc ION.
annually brought before the Legislature. and
Whereas lt lf desirable that the supporters
of these Institutions shall not Doe discouraged
in their efforts to continue and tO extend
their work boy fear Of unnecessary and de-
structiNc competition hy tnc state. hut that
tnc place occupied ny such denomin1tiOnal
and private institutions Doe recognized lu the
educational policy OF inc tDlfc. and hlrmO-
uiOus cooperation be secured..efweon them
ana inc INSTITUTIONS Tor higher education
sustained by Che public treasury. 0n1
Nhcrcns, such harmonious relations would.
hy avoiding the unnecessary duplication Of
work, notn improve the educ cluOual adFHn-
tHgcs offered our people and diminish the
public expense;
Therefore. your rmemOrialistsd desire respect
fully to submit 90 your honorable body;
lsf. That the educational Institutions not
aided or controlled hY tne state. have Iu-
vested in buildings. grounds and educational
appliances not less than f-oO,OOu. and That
beginning in some cases ot e. period nearly
One hundred years before the establishment
of the present luulc sclcQl system of Nlr-
ginin. fney have carried ON Che work uf nigh-
pr education. and are now giving instruction
fO 900 students annually GOO 0i them from
Virginia without cost i0 the state.
2ul. That these institution We're not or
lauiGel. nor are they conducted. with "a view
Orb lecuniury prOht to their projectors. hut
lor philonihropic and benevolent ends. That
not only du they receive mo- rent or Income
from the $500 OOD Invested as above stated,
hnf they eNueud uuOu nln fulrulluu "-ifn.
they give. apart ituu ana ln ADDITION To Nu
receipts from students. not less than 100000
secured Dy lhom, chat hY feilitlus college
fees in whole on ln naft ana hy loan FUNDS
and other means, tucY are aiding annually
not lles tulu fOr students. thus cnauIlf
many young men to secure collegiate cdu-
catlon which they could not otherwise OBJ
tain.
3d. Shat ifthc preparation of teachers iOl
the ruDIlc schools Dis Co Doe fecUEllIld Hs "a
valuable serv zee 20 the state. it VIII be seen
from the report of fhc Superintendent uf
Public instruction for lrel inat DO Oi lle
nuDIc school teachers, who were reported Hs
having had cOlegiafo training, came from
our Institutions, anl 1870 ifom tIf iusfliu-
tIOns Of higher education supported Dy fue
state. while tho report f0r l7@o. now |u press,
VIII show tnai I11 public school i'Acnfis
Then employed We're eluclted ll THESE State
higher education not supported hy tne state
Our colleges not h.INs Nuuhtnly reported.
Educational Journal %. Virginia TT lccem-
DER. pH.c 5osl
Ith. That the school report for 1850 shows
that thus fir the funds applicable fo liie pun-
DE school system have only sufiite1 % pro-
vide schools for elementary instruction for
one half The school population; That the nYcr-
age school term is less Cham Fix mouth~i
That the average salary of IclcNcls is NOT
over $50 per year. ana thAl .ne state iu-
vests in the work / g2ODOD year, To at
tain satisfactory results from these schools,
lO whose maintenance the state is commit
ted and tO make fle annual expenditures
g. id adequate return lu education 90 the
public, an Increase ls necessary iu the
length Of the school term, ihe number OF
schools. ana the compensation Ol teachers.
AS the ~uuerintendeut Ol Public lL.frurfiOn
says. "to double the Investment ls to quad
iuple the results, yes lhese nnpouan
improvements would easily unsOID a
million OI dollars annually OF ans revenue
the State might have for edufiti0nal pur-
poses. lu View OF THIS nrgent claim ana the
necessity for large appropriations sustain
the University Cf Virginia and other state
institutions HlfeHNY established Tor special
purposes. can ihe cate AFFORD % undertake
the costly Work Oi providing college cdura-
ti0n which, even in the rich c0mmDnWrnlfhs
OF the North and East where fhe public
school system has long been fully developed,
has been lct 90 Individual Oh lrnimiuA-
ti0nal benevOleuco?
9Th. We further submit tnat these iustitu-
tiOns, so hOnOrally mentioned Dy Governor
Lee. hAvs tins confidence of the public as
furnishing with unOblectlOuaDle surround.
incs, sound and adequate courses of instruc-
ton, and that they arc cnleafcd by tleif
histories, associations and Deucfcuou8 Co
tue great body of the people OF Nirglnil. f0
whose affection and support they owe THEN
existence.
And your memOrialisis ask OF your honor
able body thar in giving direct on 20 the edu-
ciuOnal policy az the state Dy your leglsla-
fiOn, due consideration Dee given TO the fore
going facts, and that Institutions Of sucn
value % the commonwealth De not destroyed
ur impcled By unnecessary competition, from
Institutions controlled by tbe STATE, and
supported by appropriations FROM her
treasury, but that such State Institutions
bee directed. so mr as lnay hc pmctic-
able. 20 providing technical. industrial or
professional training or such higher literary
lul scientific instruction as shall supple
ment ara NOT substitute the work done Dv
your memOrlalists. and your mem0ralists
wIil ever pray. William W. Smith. president
OF RanlOl pn-Macou College. D.. iufyur.
chlirman of faculty of Richmond College /:
j. ID. Drener, president OF Roanoke College /.
Richard Mcllwalne, president Oi-ulmpdau-
Sidney College James Atkins. president OF
EmOfy and Henry College.