The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
A PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
PURCHASE or THE GLADE SPRING
ACADEMY.

Recent Action of the Board of Trustees OF
the Richmond ColIege-Buildings Pur-
chased From Rev. j. II. Harrison for
$1,000.
A recent issue Of the Glade Spring Gazette
contained the following
1.-THE trustees Of the Richmond College
have for some time been negotiating for the
purchase or the Male Academy at Glade
Spring. and the sale was consummated last
week The school will after this session, be
under the control of the Richmond College
and be nun as a training school Tor that instl-
tuition. Professors EdmondsOn and Loving
will be retained in their present positions and
another instructor be added 10 the faculty.
The addition now being put on The man
building Will. when completed. increase the
capacity So that seventy boarders can be ac-
cOmOdated.n
4 Vrwrs reporter interviewed DR.. Ryland
and Professor Harris of the College last night
i'm regard to the statement. and while they
were not surprised they SAID II was not entire
~ true. that is at the present AT any rate.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
The Glade Spring Academy was established
about three wears ago by the popular revival.
ist. Rev j. Il. Harrison, with the intention Oh
making it. rs far as possible preparatory
school 10 the college Mr.. Harrison Is very
DESTROYS that the academy shall be perma-
nent nstitation. and fearing that at ms death
the property might bee sold by his heirs. he
decided to put it out of their power.
Extensive improvements are now going on,
and with the idea of permauency IN view MI,
Harrison will. when the buildings are com
pleted. provided they come up 10 contract,
sell them 10 the trustees Of the college, for
which they are fD las him 20 600
This Will give the trustees OF the college en-
tire control of the school but DR.. Rylaud IL
of the opinion that for the present. at least,
the school will be left under the same man
agenent, and that the buildings will be leased
TO them.
CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL.
The trustee. Of the college think that more
effective work can be done if the academy is
left under local control and dependent upon
local support as the following resolution
adopted at the December meeting of the Board
will show:
Resolved by the Trustees Of Richmond
College, That this Board has heard with
much satisfaction Of the great and growing
interest felt throughout the State in acade-
mics and schools preparatory for college edu-
cation. and while feeling that the fullest
success Of such schools will be best secured
by making them dependent upon local SUI
port the trustees will do all within their
power 10 foster and encourage them
This resolution WAS recommended % the
Board 10y the Committee on Academies.
CHARTER AMENDED.
Before the college could control any other
institution other than the college proper. or
hold real estate in other sections Of the state,
II was necessary that It's charter be amended.
They therefore applied 10 the last session of
the Legislature and secured an amendment as
follows:
said trustees may receive donations. be-
ouoets and devises. or in their discretion pur-
chase and hold property. real and personal, in
any county or corporation of this Common
wealth. and use and control the same for
educational purposes. in the founding and
maintaining Of schools or academies, under
such rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the said trustees"
Within The last few years several Of these
academies have been established, but not pur-
chased by the college. There is now one IN
New River Association ct Mouth-of Wilson, one
IN the Valley Association, al Roanoke, and
one in Concord Association, at Chase City.