The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-29
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tho eighteenth century II seems 10 have
been n rule 10 grant 20 the schoolmasters
q that date exemption from all public.
county and parish levics."
Mr. Meredith said that his time did not
permit him 10 enter into an extended
account Of the primary education pre-
vailing among the Scotch-lrish settlers
In int Valley. Suffice Il 20 say that the
log school houses stood side by side with
the church. and so prevalent was the
instruction that the deeds and court re-
cords AZ the time show all could read
and write
THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Mr. Meredith then proceeded 20 give an
entertaining account of the secondary
schools and Of the instructors in teach-
ing Of the higher sort. especially the
classics. These instructors in the Val
ley generally ministers Of the Presbyte-
rian Church. and in Eastern Virginia
we're ministers Of the Established
Church. Their number rapidly grew as
the colony increased In wealth and popu-
lation The result OF this classical train
ing has been well described by 4 modern
educator as causing the fclci'ous quo
tatOns with which Richard Henry Lee
and other speakers adorned their polish
cd oratorv 10 be enjoyed by their audi
ences with as keen a relish as we now
enjoy rhvmc from Milton or Illustration
from Shakespeare.
As a sample Of these classical schools
the speaker dHclicd at some length upon
The public schools founded about li0O IN
the Borough of Norfolk The charter
of that borough set apart lot on when
was built the academy; the control OF
and aldermen Of the said borough OF Nor
folk Before its teachers could become
instructors Of tho youth Of that town
they were required by law 60 he examined
and licensed by the president ana mas
tors OF William and Mary College. Among
its most distinguished teachers were Mr.
Buchan Richard Caollins0n and me
Roy. Walker Maury At the request oI
the latter rules and regulations Tor the
good government Of the school were ts-
tabHshed Among these rules We're:
II Tina roadire. writing, arithmetic
bookkeeping. English grammar gcog-
raphy and the use of the globes. The
latin. greek and frenck Languages. be
taught In the academy.
THAT the price for tuition in the
latin school TO be seven pounds per am
num- those of that department TO attend
tho English school also until they have
acquired writing. arithmetic, without any
additional charge.
3.-Tbat the school be formed into two
classes: The senior class shall consist OF
such pupils as shall be adv, need 10 the
grammar geography or the Use Of the
globes and shall pay Eve pounds per an
mum. Tho junior class shall pay three
pounds pcr annum.
4.-That a committee OF Aldermen be
appointed to examine the school one-hai
yearly.
5.-That the trustees require Of the
County Couri Of Norfolk 20 send one boy
from each parish 10 the academy, who
shall DE educated gratis and advanced 10
such branches Of science within the plan
of the school as genius may render ell
eiblc and that these three boys be Kept
up i'm regular succession.
6-That the hours OF attendance from
the vernal automonal equinox, DE from
g 90 S I'm the morning, from TO II a. VI.
and from 20 8 T.. NJ. During afternoon
period that the morning attendance pe
dropped.
THAT the vacation be four weeks 40
Vhitsuntido and four weeks at Christ
mas.
S.-That a plain decent dress be adopt
ed for an the pupils First class TO be
distinguished by a broad black ribbon
thrown over the right shoulder and hang
ing under The left and that all boys OF
Inferior classes be distinguished by blue
ribbon in the button hole Of the coat
and that they always appear i'm the
school. in the streets and in company
i'm this dress.
9-That females be received into the
school and taught any branches OF the
science within the system Of said school
and that separate department he all
lotted for them as soon as o sufficient
number attended 10 render it an object
until then that they set IN the la''eh
school.
Io.-That as soon as circumstances Will
admit of IL the mathematics lectures on
natural philosophy. belle lcttros ana NOR
al philosophy bee introduced into the
school on such plan as the trustee on APP
plicatios II tho principal shall deem best
for the advantage of the seminary
LARGE LIBRAK IS.
MT McrcUth then proceeded to give
a highly interesting account OF the libra
rics that EXISTED IN Virginia prior 10 the
revolution. Among those described was
the library of Colonel Thomas Willoughby
OF lower Norfolk county; the Randolph,
Wormlcy ana Byrd collection. that of Col
oncl William Cabell, ST., containing sew
oral hundred volumes. the college libra
~ at Williamsburg numbering some
three thousand volumes. The largest Of
these libraries being that of Colonel Byrd,
and consisting OF 1928 volumes Among
others possessing large libraries he men
toned Dr. Charles Brown of York cOun-
~. colonel John Baylor, OF Caroline (,
George Mason. Gunston Han, William
Mitchell. William Beverly. Robert Bev-
crlv his works. Richard Cary William
Stth Benjamin Waller Gabriel Jones,
General Hugh Mercer. Robert Boiling,
ST.. and Robert Boiling. Jr.. Chancellor
Wythc. Thomas jefferson. w. Il. Curle,
Ralrh Wormley Rosegin who had a very
large collection: James Mnge. William
randolph. Sir George Tucker. James
Mercer. Thomas Lewis. one Of the early
settlers in the Valley OF Virginia. Bartho-
nmcw cambridge, John Mayo, Edmund
Pcndleton, John Mercer. John Tazewell
and many others.
he gave an account Of the books adver-
tised in the Gazette" under date of June
TO- 1913. by Purdio & Dixon. the colonial
booksellers and publishers az Williams
burg. II occupied four columns Of the
newspaper ana hI. het'"ith 0aiu 'hhb nc
did not believe that there was a bookscl-
Ter IN Virginia to-day that carried a
stock which contained as many valuable.
solid and expensive works.
Mr.. Meredith closed by quoting the fol-
lowing quaint and exquisite passage from
the writing Of Captain John Smith:
Seeing that We are not born for our
selves. but each TO help others, and our
abilities are much alike at the hour Of our
birth and the minute Of our death; see
ing our good deeds or our bad. by faith
in Christ's merits, is all we have TO carry