The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-04

parts OF the State, such was the reputa-
uon OF It's principal
one Of the assistants 1T una school.
III my memor,, &C. not at fault, was Miss
Rose Poe ietcr "a T. A. Poe the poet
The Misses Ritchie. the Misses Watson,
and "A host OF other were educated there.
one Of the many Shc came from distance
was Miss Helen skipwith, admired as
much for her loneliness OF Character as
for her personnel charms, who afterwards
married Rev Mr. Winner. who was made
q bishop In the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
ALadies' Seminary.
Anon, the first schools bearing the
rame OF Young Ladies seminary, which
can call Ia mind was taught by Mr. lie
Fevre, on the northwest corner Of Mar
shall and Sixth streets ana dlagonally
opposite the market-nouse' then called
the New Market, which extended only TO
Marshall street. not crossing over and
embracing part Of the Io' horth OF that
street, as is the case now,
Mr.. l. Fevre's was q large and FASH
ionable boarding SCHOOL, Dc' Deing OF
later date than those spoken or above,
/ can relate nothing more about IT,
lust baci- 81 the house built by Mr.
Abraham, Warwick. on the southeast cor
ner of Grace ard Fifth streets. was a
lart,e lot extending along Fifth TO Frank
lin ana an FRANKLIN half way 10 Sixth,
which lot uas vacant. except as TO a
frame school house. fronting on Fifth
street -rbo school house. the yard
with is Gymnasium embracing cross
bars narai1.t bars, an unusually
high swing and other means Of
exercise are things fresh in my mem
orv. The teacher Of this school, which
was being carried on as early as 1893,
was NJ since then handsome
bullaines have been erected upon that lot,
among them one built about 1876 by Mr..
If the GOOD brother VIII not take it
amiss If ] class HIS school with those
Of the olden time, ] VIII write II down
as such. because ] wish to refer to 1t
as one Of the best female schools ltlch-
mond was ever blessed with. III was
located on what ! have otten heafd was
the highest point in hichmohn' an .he
southeast corner OF rankin anu run
street I'm the house occupied by the
princinal the Rey. Moses y. .Hoge, ID.
u ana owned and formerly occupied
box a Mr. grown. ore Of the old citizens
az Richmond Who this Mr.. Brown was
DO not know. He was not, according
to my recollection relative OF NJ
James Brown. formerly second Auditor
of the state: neither was he related 10
that Mr.. Brown, who, as manufacturer
of tobacco. was so generally known as
the maker Of Browns Best The Mr.
Brown. whose house was occupied by DR..
Hoee. was the father Of DR.. Pat. Brown.
who practiced medicine several years
i'm Richmond. and had his Office In a
small frame building adjoining the lot
Of the dwelling house.
DIR. Roge'- school.
DR.. Hoge's school was inauSurated and
conducted not for pecurinary benefit. nor
yet only from a laudaoie desire 10 bene-
fit the young by aiding them in obtain
Ing a good education, though this latter
motive, we were sure ever actuated the
principal. An ardu0us work had just been
entered upon-viz. the p3storate OF a
city church. whose members had under
taken, with somewhat limited means, 10
erect "A house Of worship that should
be commensurate with the just expecta-
lions OF Il people with such "a preacher
and pastor az was Young H0gc
With a spirit of sef-deniai and whole
soul conservation 10 the work 10 which
Christ and the Church had called him.
he gave a large part. if not an his
salary to his church. and taught school
that he might not be burden 10 his
church. When the end sought had been
obtained, and there was no longer
necessity for his teaching, he gave up
his school. and. with the zeal ana I'M
firing Industry that characterizes him
10 this day gave himself wholly TO the
work Of the ministry and pastorate
This school, while il continued. was
attended by many pupils from the coun-
try as well .as the city and from other
States, as we'll as Virginia. and was
great success as a religious and educa-
tiOnal centre. r. C..