The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-19
a>rlNDIRD or ScoLAESHIr."
Prof. Miles SAYS II is Hisherin Nifg'a'a
Than i'm ANY Ofher state ina the Union

Prof. Miles says - - hi-h'i u"
Than in ANY Other state In the 'nl""'
Editor of The Times:
sir.-I have heard of very sound man
b.iue told by mischievous people that he
was SICK until he actually believed IT ana
went to bed That is the only way e'"
explain Rev. Mr. Chumbiy reiholN'
r.ro-tsd where Doe said. in opposing lhe
,trtoo5 resolutions before r.. j.. Lee
canp S G. ". that we ought 10 go
N-,,tb for our teachers because I'm VIZ
-,.,ia the standard OF scholarship was
,erv low and again Virginia snoulh
learn lessons from its northern lile""9
fo- the scholarship was in the North
( have waited something over a week
f,r This sentiment 20 Doe challenged 10y
COMO oro better able 10 defend Virginia
ana tbe South from such false assertions
lint Gear. like the patient referred TOD
above we have AN gone 20 bed under
tho miscnievOus charge.
The charge is "a false one After much
conference with scholars from every Sec
ton of this Union after intimate assoc
Citations with graduates of Yale, Harvard
Princeton Columbia, Cornell, CAloaho'
Ann Arbor and Leland stanford am
convinced that the standard OF scholai-
shin IS higher in Virginia than IN any
other state I'm this Union. and that tho
North and West are cons family learning
Lessons from Virginia. while our Southern
Sisters look TO us as their best inspiration
and model.
Now. [ know we have q greater num-
her of uterates in Virginia, due largely
to the negro population and the distress
inc uovertv following tine war. but that
hqa NOTHING 10 do with the standard OF
scholarship" and the learning OF lessons
from the North" I also know that ln
vast cudowmcnts and imposing piles or
brick and mortar. and great numbers or
students. the North and West Tar SUR
pass. us. bus that has nothing TO do with
sthe standard of scholarship A man
tbue hurdcd should recall President Car
Geloa remark about his old teacher
Said ho. Mark Hopkins ON one cnd OF
lo- and n boy on the other constitutes
rnt,arsifv" And n such zeal universities
as thfr. virginia has been rch lhor'u.
Where ON the American continent ls lh'l'
such % standard of scholarship MS at me
University Of virginia. Us Do mci.t
Virginia brag To ask that question"
Then go ask it n the great German un'-
vorsitics. Ask them what students from
America that come 20 them come "l.h
tho highest ideals Of scholarship "l.h
tho hest proDarati0n to- take mp their work.
Let me can over list Of young mon who
were matriculltcd with me at the Unit
vsrsity Of Virginia in the early eighties
and I challenge any State IN The Union
from any like number Of matriculatei
from any ono institution 90 begin 20 due
plicate 20 for % standard OF scholarship.
Chas W. Kent. Ph. ID. Berl,n) Profess
gor OF English in the University OF VIZ
einia. W d. Echols Professor OF Mathc-
rnatics i'm the University of Virginia. w.
81 pprkingon Professor Of Tcutonic Lam
cuaees I'm University Of Virginia. VIM.
Minor Lyle. Professor of Law. OniNer-
sitv OF Virginia. John Staigc Davis Pro-
fcssor OF Matena Medica. University OF
Virginia Chas Edward Bishop. Ph. u.
Loipsic) Professor Of Greek. William and
Mary College: Richard NJ Smith lPh. ID.
Lelpsic). Professor or Greek. Randolph
Macon. Hunter PendietOn (Ph ID. Leip-
siO. Professor OF Chemistry Y. NJ. j.;
John b. Henneman. fph. II. Berlin). Pro-
fessor Of English. University OF Tonnes
see. C0oper d. Schmidt. (Ph d.. Pro-
lessor Of Mathematics. University OF Ten
nossec. Douglas Bruce Ph. d. Berlln),
Professor Of English. Bryn Mawr. Samuel
NJ Parton OH ID Professor of M1the-
matics. University OF the south VIM.
T.. Trent. NJ A.. Professor OF History,
University OF the South j. W. Gore NJ.
A.. Professor Of Mathematics. University
OF North Carolina; Walter ID. Toy 'Ph.
y. Berhn). Professor Modern Languages,
University Of North Carolina; William
Bingham. NJ A.. formerly Professor
Latin, Davidson College; Walter klcn-
ards VI. A.. Director School Of Mines.
Mo. Walter lie Fevre. CPh ID. Leipsic),
Professor Moral Philosophy University
Of Texas r. NJ Taylor, Professor OF
Mathematics. University Of Texas
walker Powman (Ph ID. Berln) Chem
lst. Louisville Ky.
These are some OF my distinguished
academic ella ss-mates. The schools OF med
,cine and law were equally rich. And IN
mis- list have omitted many equally as
worthy. I speak thus specially or the
Trniversity Of Virginia. because OF my
own personal knowledge. Drawing their