Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-07
Zach One the Child Of a Cultivated
Urban Community.
RICHMOND'S NUCLEUS FOR ONE
Plan for the Federation of All the Col
Iegcs with n Rector ana BOAR" Oh
Fellows, Twelve in All.


times given them their names. a glance
| at the maps OF Europe and America VIII
/ show many inspiring examples In lay
! we discover the famous uniVersluss o'
| Padua. OF Boulogne. and OF Rome III
! France that Of Parts and OF TOULOUSE
I'm Austria. that of Vienna: In Russia
( those OF 81. Petersburg and Moscow III
/ Germany. Heidelberg, Leipsic, and Der
/ lin; in England oxford, Cambridge, Lon
don; in Scotland. Edlnburg and Glasgow
in the United States, those OF Boston,
New York, and Chicago. All OF these
are city universities, at least in name
I Their origin was due 10 local eIUcatohAl
/ enterprise; and, though some OF them
| subsequently received state aid and 50 Dc
/ came national Institutions, the uh'le"
I impulse was confined 10 the limits OF
I municipality Each one OF these was
( the child or a cultivated city community
Richmond people. than whom tAeie u
none more loyal IN the country or even
I IN the world. are rrof0undly interested IN
whatever. extends their city's reputation
b adds 10 lis wealth and culture enlata ,
its sphere Of usefulness. ana further en-
riches its memorable history. More than
/ manufactures or monuments, etedI
ci.y university would couduce TO these
worthy ends. on the lowest grounds
namely. that of material gain. as Wen
/ as on the high ground q social ana IN
tellectual uplft, the thing proposed IS
contamination devo,edly TO be "iShed'
THE FOUNDATION.
The nucleus OF the University OF the
city OF Richmond Is at hand. Alre"dy
we have among us institutions OF hiSh
grade. proved success. and splenlld pos
sibiltles to form the foundation OF i
noble educational structure. Al present
they are doing their work separately'
oniv LEI them become affiliated, co-ope-
ratiye. united animated by one supreme
purpose. 10 afford the highest. Drot lest,
soundest. and most thorough culture anu
tine University OF Richmond becomes
glorious reality. 49,.
WHY is not some such scheme as tne
following easy to accomplish 49,.
University Of Richmond, embracing Inc
following colleqes: ,,.,..,
l. College Of Liberal Arts-Richmoni
College. ,, ,,o,
lege OF Virginia and University CoMese'
4 College Of LaW-Iiichmont college,
4. COLLEGE of Den,stry-U Universlty Col-
). College Of Technology-Mechanics'
I Institute.
FREE TO COMBINE.
These colleges are free to combine
their forces. 4 federation IS practicable
without modifying the charter OF either
one of them. or IN any way Interfering
with the independence Of any. Each may
retain its present board OK trustees IT'S
/ present faculty, its present course OF lh-
J struction, and occupy It's present sue
fr, Let
the LEGISLATURE charter the university
/ ~ Richmond" a corporation composed
let us say. OF Rector and a Board ol
Fellows"-twclye men In al-four choaei
h. the trustees " Richmond College, 10y
tho trustees of the University CcIe'r
and two by chose Of the Virginia MeIl
cal Coilcge. and four BY the g0YeIhiIs
artborltiss Of the Mechanics Institute
- rho hoard thus formed elect one ol
their own number rector. Let TINS M
yersify Board be empowered to eNeiC'N,
certain prescribed rights and duties u1'
IN conflict with the independence OF u"'
existing institutions. but tending - DrIh-
,b,ut clos. relations between their gov
eruing faculties and their teaching la0Ii
tfas Let the rector and fellows daE'a'
as =, the course Of instruction, scrutnlze
tne ou,~,ions propoun led q examinations
and docilA upon qualifications for th'
1.orees conferred. The University BOAR.
in rs authority, as well rs IN US acts
, would be advisory rather than mama
t,ry. blt ts high character and com
, ulsrling position would guarantee ID t"'
! public the s0liity. honesty ana thorouB"
MS of the work done by the stuir-'s
; What a proposed in the above plan Is
cough sketch. confessedly, mere "u'''l'
d.lhtle4~ requiring many modihcAtons
..-ff af. I
T. suggest something practical " 81
serves % set our wisest citizens tAiAh
Ing enough Is done.
, \ CATALOGUE.
, Tho advantages Of. a federation Of on
collcglate and professional institution
a, yynull aunear % b. obvious. Only IN thi
. way can Richmond. as a great education"
> c.ntre come fairly and c0mManiinEl
( FOR. the people Of the South. Let tn
. university publish catalogue contalhih'
s the names OF the professors ana stnd"nt
, in the several colleges. This list accord
I irg 10 the present enrolment. would eN
e. hibit the gratifying total OF heAry ".
names. SOW down the states rom II
, giuia to Texas with copies or ms cala
= logue. handsomely gotten up. and what y
: to urevent the coming Of twice go pupit
\ 10 the halls Of the university! lively
= hundred students at the University 81
, Richmond, Twelve hundred students r1
2 radng on an annual holiday. % be Gale.
/ "t'nlyersity- Day; 100 students assem-
p bling in Mozart Academy 10 coniron
3 nearly 100 professors seated On the fos
{ trum for the purpose or participating u
r commencement exercises: l2' student
gathered in the same building on th'
p afternoon Of university sunday 70 hca'
"a a sermon on the "Evidences Of Christi
: auity" by Rev. Dr. HOge. or Dr. Hatcher
or Or. Mason, or Or. Sledd, or Dr. Han
or DR.. Menzel, or Bishop Van de NyVer
4 or some eminent preacher brought from
r Il distance for the purpose.
i WOULD MATERIALIZE.
1 With wise cooperation. practiced for
t few years, this inspiring outlook woui'
. materallzc. From the presence OF I'D
4 students Richmond would reap man.
/ practical benefits Besides the none.
. brought here and spent in our midst
Y there would be IN increase of permanen
y population consisting Of parents wh'
bring their sons here 10 reap our unsur
passed educational facilities.
! As a matter Of course the students
, would take pride In prosecuting then
studies and acquiring their degrees at
, famous Alma Mater. The scheme wOulC
organize into a guild the trustees wh'
foster and the professor who make er
feCtlNe the courses OIL !lSlIACAlon OltIt,
/ the youth of the South in our gOOdly
, city, and impart to them es prit de corps
, Unitedly these educational leaders WOult
. b. able to bring to pass what is scarcely
possible in their present divided cOndi
, ton. Each one Of the colleges embrace
? under the general name OF th'
, , University of Richmond would receive Z
I, fresh impetus, and stride forth u wide
usefulness and success.
WITHOUT CONFERENCE.
what | have had the temerty 10 pre-
[ sent In this way TO our public-spiritet
. citizens through the columns OF the Dis
A., patch, ii is but fair 10 say. offer on my
: own responsibility without conference
2 with either the faculty or trustees OF any
one OF the Institutions named in thi
plan. | sincerely trust they will not thinl
my course presumptuous. Wiser friends
may not, at once. or even for some tine
n see their way clear 10 accept the views
# present, but | feel impeled to put then
2 forth. nevertheless. What ] wish To ask
y as intelligently and earnestly, but a
j. modestly as Is becoming IN private c.tl
l. I 1an WIN has no end I'm view but the gOO(