The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
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much fruit II the Old Dominion, but the
Yield ], from them was magnificent IN the
Daughters Of Virgnia beyond The noun ur,;
knows, Virginia ced t.iae so the e d
i, the ," Z. 1srritory,'.,th The vast
y iha M n@1ss p south G o cansd da
and west OF the Allegheny nountalns.
0n, e this grant hasf been
ssrr1Itc1Ty atisr territory IRON th,s iiorih
posed certain ' condi }i Which, f.sii Il the
people ,aeecepted; the territory was ad-
/ Ar.ong these conditions was q grant by
the Federal Government 10 the nascent
State OF the sixteenth section of land
es sshS6 aa fe snsnt S oS
entire township.and IN some ca ses OF
two, for the endowment Of a Seminary
Of Learning" which, In tile speech of
our rGfathers. meant what We should
f ate wss svss1 vs4y c4oay
Is, faith e tie estabiiahment q public
earliest Of these Northwest states; to en-
ter the Union was Ohio. This was IN
1903. when. Jeffcrson himself was Presl-
y "a by. him. Similar methods we're pnr-
sued when other States carved. from the
Mortthttw,est Territory or from the lonisi-
No, ,hcrI policy OF the Federal Govern
fyes 6ee1 Ssrgs.d
likefthe wind, but this policy n regard
denay e Mr bas nd been fo1w
led by the Federal Government for more
thansa hundred years. Indeed. since 1850.
West virginia, It has reigned supreme in
the admission OF States from the crest
f$thc Allcgheny mountains to the shores
gone beyond the confines OF the CONT
nsnt to our island possessions ~ me ne
Eastern and In the Western i. sea- e,. I g
I establishment Of this policy would BIO ex-
travagant; to, deny him, high praice would
The old Atlantic Slope. We may
s I'D cr,ad 'ss lssssp
the greater. my father my father. The
eharIots Israel and th e, horss,n q e,
Public Education. from kindergarten#to
n statesnniverslty. Jefferson has been MS a
squadron Of armed chariots and as q
Tie Bin Of l77s and subsequent meas
lie aid not not failp ii Ills preaefhing Com.
public schools in Virginia, he stu plead
ed for great State university. What
he founded here WAS but tithe e. that
1T was perhaps the foremost university
our 6 What itnm ,,s c haye
plished had Virginia heaIkcncd 70 all the
pleadings OF her illustrious son, no man
cnn now tell.
Time fails me to tell fully OF Jcfferson's
contributions to higher. education. Scarce
Is a department has been added within
OF learning ii America that he lid mot
deal Slate university; II thissassertion
witt, mo briefly some OF the facts.
Without Precedent.
The best universities Of. Jefferson,s
\ time embraced departments Of law. incdi-
cine, theology. and philosophy. He had
going beyond this quad riyium. Yet these
For example. without q precedent there
for on Garth among universities then,
existing. he advocated Instruction in /, the
3 ast t OF educators he laid out
COURSES in Agriculture, horticulture.
seenee. not sua sil 1862 did
realize that q College of Agriculture,e ems
bra cling also the Science oi warfare
might be added 10 q university Without
diminishing Its dignity. Even. mere AMID
these n,onnta!ns he re con; l't !. q
8Schooi$o f1ne Arts. = ot Tess astoulains
IS 1t to hear him pleading In those priln-
Tive times for training IN q rchitecture,s
#.civil.s illtary and NAVAL. More
than one seat 81 Learning Is Doa Ga ~ y
these latter days ol ITS School, OF stAtes,
Is nlanship and Diplomacy sue N scnooi
Jefferson outlined for the University Of
Virginia when the n;neteenth century was
Net In its teens. SchooiS OF commerce
arc springing up of8late like mushrooms
on our canpuses east and west. The
teaching Of Commerce would nave peen pc E,
Virginia had listened 70 al that Jefferson
g advised. Nor did he forget, 10 plead f0r
the Theory OF Music: Indeed scarcely
large division aof leaning mas !, peep ~
our great col or tiiyersites lnats