The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-02-11
THE NEW FEMALE
NORMAL SCHOOL
ACTION OF THIS CITY IN RE-
LATlON TO THE LOCATlONOF
THE INSTITUTION.

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Some Of the Reasons and Induce
ments in Favor OF fredericksburg
As the Place.
TIT people Of this city ARE thoroughly
aroused 20 the importance of securing
the location ( the new normal school ~
Frederickshurg and every ything possible
10 that end Is being done. The follow
ing resolution was adopted by the City
& .uuc.l ~ Fredericksburg, on February
2ni, 1904:
Resolved by the City Council, That
the Committee heretofore appDinted IN
relation 10 the location Of the state te'
male Normal school at Frederick sburg
and whose report has just been received
and adopted. be and the same is hereby
authorized and empowered 10 communl-
cate with the committee Of the General
Assembly having the proposed Normal
School IN charge and To state To the
committee that the tity Council stands
ready to donate "A suitable site Tor SAID
Normal school with ample grounds Tor
all purposes ola said school and the indus
trial training department 10 be connect
ca herewith. and that said committee
invite said committee Of the Legislature
L. visit Frederick -burg, and To indicate
what site 10 or near the corporate limits
of said city. would. in the judgment OF
the said committee, be adequate Tor said
Normal school. and upon the report OF
the selection made the Council will take
appropriate action with u view Of s'cur-
ing the same
The flowing il the inll text Of the re-
port of the Joint Committee, setting
forth the reasons and Inducements for
locating the Normal School at Freder
icksburz. which il the report referred TO
in the foregoing resolution OF the 'lty
Council.
The Undersigned Committee consist
ing Of the City Council and citizens not
members Of said body To whom was re-
ierred an Act Of the General Assembly OF
Virginia, entitled
An Act looking 10 the establishment
Of "A state Female Normal School with
industrial training, approved January
II. 1904. with instructions 70 report TO
the Couccil such recommendations, as to
action on its part with the view Of hay.
i.g sail Normal School lOcated At or
near fredericksburg, "a the Committee
may deem proper, beg leave to recon-
mend. that in connection with the tender
of a site for such Normal School, the
Council shall officially present to the
Commission and TO the General Assembly
the following reasons why said Normal
School should be located here:
First fredericksburg is situated at the
head Of tide water. one hundred ana
twenty five miles from Chesapeake Bay,
and forty miles from Piedmont Virginia:
hence. il is free from the malaria OF the
low lands, and from the typhoid type Of
fever OF higher latitudes.
No city in Virginia has better health
record than fredericksburg, IA can I've
dem onstrated by our Board of Health
The city has never had an epidemic 10
its history.
Second-The water is equal in purity
to any in the world.
Third-As Farmvile represents South
ern Virginia. ~ does Fredericksburg rep
resent Northern Virginia and Tidewater
Virginia.
Prior TO the construction OF the rail
roads OF Middle Virginia and the Valley,
Fredericksburg was the marke. for the
major portion of Northern Virginia, in
cluring the Valley from Hsrrisonburg TO
Winchester: and today there is not in
Northern Virginia a more accessible
point for both Piedmont Virginia, the
Valley Of Virginia and for all that portion
of the State from the James river tn the
Chesapeake Bay and to the Potomac
river
Fourth-The food supply is equal to
and cheaper than that OF any other city
in the State.
fredericksburg is surrounded by truck
farms. and its adjacent lands are pecu-
liarly adapted to the raising OF all kinds
of vegetables and fruits, which are sold
here cheaper than in any city or even
small town in Virginia.
The Potomac and Rappahannocs
rivers, and Chesapeake Bay, furnish IN
exhaustibIe supplies of fish and oysters
brought fresh nearly every day during
the season TO our doOrs; and our mar.
ket for fowls and eggs, and milk and
butter, and game, cannot be equalleu
else where
Fiith-It il situated Immediately on
the great trunk line OF railway from
North to South. within one hours travel,
when the Coast Line from Washington
To Richmond il doubled tracked), from
both the capital OF the United States an d
the capital Of Virginia; and is connected
with Norfolk, the Eastern shore OF Viz
ginia and Baltimore, by steamboat.
Sixth-It is the most historic city in
| Virginia. both in its Continental and
Revolutionary history, and in its Civil
war history. -.
/ It's Revolutionary history Is familiar
to every school boy and girl in this
country.
Its Civil war history. md that I'll the
county ada ebt, was more tragic ahd
still more heroic.
Being in the most direct line irum
Washington to Richmond, it was on the
firing line Of two great armies from the
commencement to the close OF the war
The city was repeatedly occupied, and
its homes sacke1 by h stile armies. lte
entire population were refugees; ana
General r. T.. Lee, in his report of the
hattie of Fredericksburg. says: "On the
21st of November, 1862, it became ap
pgtent that Geleral Burnside WAS con
centrsting his whole army on the porth
side Of the Rappahsnnock, dn Staff lrd
county. Immediately opposite Fretericks-
bura). On the same day General Sum
ner sammoned the corporate authorize
of fredericksburg, to surrender the place
by > .. m, and threatened in case 81 RI
fnsal to lombard the city at . o'clocs
next morning The weather had btef
temp,sfou- for two days, AMI storm
was raging at the time OF the summons
lt was Impossible to prevent the exrcu
tion I the threat To shell the city, as II
was complete y exposed to the batterie'
on stafford hills, with were beyond oul
rearh The city authorities weren't 'rmeC
that while our forces would not use thu
Mace for military purposes, its occupa
lion by the enemy would be resisted. anC
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