The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-04-11

AIl ALtlN lu the VIII WIN TIC mum
country, in 1872, and furnished soldie
in the Mexican war aud made III
blood Of those who encroached upo
= our rights in the war between Tn
states flow like water, and a. relic ,
? the times " persecution there is toda
in the achive- Of Gardenia the OH
Iuguenot Bible published 2ij year
+ ago. "A valued treasure Of historic wort
20 many Of the people Of Prince Ed
ward county aud elsewhere.
Another event occurred in the tim
Of sir John Harvey, who was Colonia
, Governor Of Virginia in 1880, when a
the second massacre Of Virginia IN,
Indians were numbering men, womer
aud children indl-criminately, and
were wagiug "A war Of determination
against the whites. An old duck fowl
ing gun, now also in the archives OF
Gardenia, 20 years old, saved the life of
the common ancestor Of hundreds and
thousands Of people, many Of whose
descendants are now Lying in this
county. and many scattered over the
various states Of the Union, principally
100 the South and West Some Of their
descend ms have attained eminence
40 thc bar and boo fhe school room, and
in the legislative halls. md in the
pulpit. some Governors Of States, some
members of Congress, distinguished
soldiers and statesmen, and if IL had
NOT been fr this gun their existence
could not have been possible
Fortunately fr Prince Edward coun-
49, ALSO. there were established in the
early history of the country two in.titu-
tiou- of learning in the central part Of
the county, one having come into ex-
i-tence during The stormy day. that
marked the era Of the Revolution and
following year after the twin sister
nearby, from both of which have gone
forth men distinguished in every walk
Of life. lawyers of national reputation,
noted physicians, College and Uuiver-
-ity professors of high order, profound
philosophers, brilliant editors and
statesmen, governors Of states and
president Of the United States, and
last, but not least many eminent
ministers of the gospel and self sacri- |
dcing missionaries that have Sd ellec
ual'y lent helping hand in placing |
tho world upon higher plane Of eX-
i-tence and boz directing men toanobler |
ii-tny.
ln and before the memory Of some |
Of tine oldest citizens of this county, |
There were established at Worsham, |
then village Of considerable impor-
lance. prosperous and houri-hing Fe-
male institutions of learning, which
kepti u pace with the advanced thought /
ufiheage. There went forth from those
schools ladies of refinement and culture,
whose high toned character helped 10
make the civilization of an era never
surpassed before or since in the history
Df this or any other county for deep
penetrating thought, profound and
discriminating judgment and intellec.
ual ability
There arose also in the same village
amedical -choo' ofhirh order, incorpo-
rated under the laws Of Virginia and
under the supervision Of the celebrated
dr.. John Peter Mettauer, who was
native Of this county aud was noted
not oul, in this country, but in Europe
AS one Of the most skillful surgeons the
United States ever produced
lu the same village in after yeat-,
the Res. Thomas Wheary, teacher Of
no.ordinary ability, admirably fitted
pupils in his preparatory school for
entrance % Hampden Sidney college
About or nearly one-third Of "A cen
fury ago. the public free school system
went in operation iu the State of Nir
ginia aud following a- "a necessary adj
lunct the Female Normal School was
established under favorable auspices IN
The prosperous town Of Farmville. No
event since the civil war has coutribu-
ted more 10 female education in the
state aud especially a. an advantage To
Prince Edward county than the estab-
Ii-hment of that school that teaches
teachers how to teach
II i.a recognized fact that the art OF
teaching like the art Of music, sculp-
ture, oratory or poetry is natures gift
bat there is also another recognized
fact that any art, though gift, is Won
deriullv improved 10y practice aud
training. and a. one in position To
know thus publicly bear evidence Of
the general excellence done in my coun-
ty by the graduates Of the Farmvllle
Female Normal school.
While on the history Of education !
feel that ! would be recreant 10 my du-
tylf did not publicly testify TO the
fact that there are more boys aud girls
now in this county that can read, and
VT te and cipher than ever before, and
that there is steady, persistent i'm
proyement in educational work and
corresponding improvement la the
-.b,oi bufdings atpliauce. of the