The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-18

whites.
RECEIPTS OF THE COLLEGE.
william and Mary College received
| last session, ending juno 3D. 1877, Tor
tuition fees $500. and for board or stu
dens $3.50. the two sums masking
total Of $3.50. But as the cos, OF taxing
! care OF the students amounted 10 S5,Ihw,
there was nothing Melted from these
sources. In fact there was a deficit OF
s35ies.
Under an act of the General Assembly.
| William and Mary is Obliged 10 take all
| State students (who are pledged to teach
In the public schools two years. free OF
| tuition fees, and nj cost Tor board. fuel
| lights and washing of ten HlOl dollars
per month-a sum, as shown by the eX-
perience OF ten years, insufficient 10 de-
| fray the expenses OF the number IN at
tendance last session G5D thirty-six paid
tuition fees. II may be added that the
! college maintains I'm connection with the
Normal department. n model and practice
school. containing thrty-eight children,
who are taught free
ADVANTAGES OFFERED
"O). The State appropriation enables
| the college to send forth every year an
/ efficient corps OF trained instructors.
whose value consists as well In the ex-
ample they afford 10 other teachers as I'm
the work they do in their own particular
! schools. A trained instructor acts as a
| leaven to the mass and inspires a higher
standard OF educational work. Three
fourths Of the students Of the college. on
the average. are students intending TO be
| teachers. Many OF the teachers who
! have been trained at William and Mary
| occupy at present places as principals
| Of high and graded schools
| "t2). The State appropriation gives
| scores OF young men-sons OF farmers
and old Confederate soldiers in straiten-
| ed circumstances-an opportunity 20 OBJ
| tain an education and an honorable pro-
| fession IN life. Under the law. any one
who takes a pledge TO teach I'm the public
| schools Of Virginia two years IS received
| at William and Mary free OF tuition
| charges, and az cost for board. fuel
lights and washing Of $40 per month";
! This is cheaper than many persons can
| take care of "A boy at home.
EFFECT OF THE REDUCTION
go. without the aid Of the State APP
| preparation the public loses "A valuable in
| stituuon Of learning. The endowment is
| not sufficient 10 sustain the college with
out being supplemented. It's buildings and
1 improvements become unproductiye. And
I yet the endowment fund is large enough,
| being S3.ed annually 10 save tho State
| prOvements and 20 pay "a part Of the
! current expenses. The state has been 20
no expense IN this direction. On the other
hand, over $1,000 OF the endowment has
! been put I'm buildings, mess halls. sew
ers. and furniture for the advantage OF
| the NOrmal-an expense which would not
| have been required but for the nni0n with
| the State. I'M order 90 keep the rates Of
caring for the Normal students any
where near $40 a month, the authori-
| ties are Obliged 20 provide boarding de-
| partment and this fact created the neces-
sity OF the expenditure above mentioned
30. The cost 10 the parents Of the
Young men for each state student is Slu
| per session which carries every expense
fees. board. fuel, lights, washing. ana
I books. The cost 20 the pay students IS
| $1ci per session.
90. 4 reduction 10 $500 as proposed
| by the Joint Committee for Rotrenchmcnt
and Reform, reduces the salaries of the
| Professors 10 $40 apiece. since the entire
present appropriation OF $1,000 IS barely
| more lhan sufficient 10 cover the pay
roll. out Of this would have 10 come about
| si2o Tor house rent. leaving the profes-
| sors out 500 This would practically
close the only institution for training
! white male teachers in the state
!
of testimonials from superintendents OF
| oublic schools and others as 10 the good
/ results achieved by the college ana the
| normal school.
THE v. NJ. ]. AGAIN.
! Mr. Willard brought out the fact that
! the expenses at the Virginia Military IN
| sutute. amounting to 1865 annually IN
| cluded clothing. while the expenses M
| William and Mary amounting 20 Sill am
! ruallv did not include clothing
| col. Nichol of the Virginia Military
| Institute stated that the adjunct probes
| sor of ths institute did most of the work
| of Professor Brooke who was very Ola
! and feeble. The iattar's salary was SiNV
/ "a year and an allowance of $9' Tor
/ house. The salary OF the adjunct pro-
/ fessor was Sl9n. but one professor could
| not do the work of the two. Professor
! BROOKE had been there since 1868 and his
chair could Doe filed by the adjunct pro-
/ iessor.
Colonel Nichol said the salaries of the
professors at the institute Were not 81
| 900 as stated by President Tyler but Nolcl
| only those professors who had no nous $.
! were allowed S2l0 besides. The salaries
/ were higher now than they had been
| before The State appropriation had been
| $4,000 year He thought if the state
| would give them the fun appropriation thls
! year go as TO provide for the heating
/ apparatus. they could thereafter stand
d. cut of 5000 as recommended Boy the
! committee. The cost of the heating ape
! paratus was estimated at from $1,000 TO
J 5000.
d. Joseph W. southall. the Incoming
! Superintendent OF public instruction said
| hc had hardly any thing 20 add 20 Mr..
| Tylers explanation but he regarded
| William and Mary College ass the most
| important part OF the public school sys-
| tenn of Virginia. The model school com
! nectcd with the college. was what the
| hospital was 90 medical college. 10
| William and Mary College was crippled.
! the whole public school system Of Nir-
! sinia would Doe crippled.
| Mr.. -. g. Glass. th- superintendent OF
| public schools in Lynchburg also spoke
| 0riahv 90 hlGaif of William and Mary
-olcgc Ho thought the college was
| sun Oh 2 cheaper basis than any other
! institution I'D the state. He did not
! thi4E hl. enc institution doing the best
! WORT. tor .ae lsust expense should be cut
! che most
AIR. rowel. 3l Newport News who had
! introduced io -Ae committee the several
speakers Who appeared on behalf of VIII
Aam ami Mary College. then presented
| DR.. D. b. Moucure. the superintendent Of
| the Eastern state Hospital. who In detail
explained The needs or that institution.
| ana asked thai the usual APPROXIMATION