The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-16
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
The Situation as to fredericksburg
And The Location.
Effort viii Be Made to Have ibis City
Selected

During the Legislature held two years
ago the question of establishing another
normal school for the benefit OF Northern
Virginia and the Tidewater ami Pied
mont sections was discussed.
fredericksburg became candidate rs
the location for the school If established
and n committee OF cOuncimen ana citl-
zens was appointed to present the ad-
vantages oi fredericksburg and adNo-
cate it's selection. That committee was
composed of Capt. r. McCracken, Major
". :. Embrey. NJ. S. Chancellor, W. +.
BRADLEY. 4. y. Brent, NJ. q. Willis, Col
f. d. Cole. st. Geo. Il. Ftzhugh, judge
A. II. Embrey. Capt ). j. Quinn, ii. IL.
Wallace. b. Z. Willis, A. Z. Rowe.
A subcommittee composed OF Capt. 1.
NcCracken. II. II. Wallace and 4. +.
Rowe went to Richmond and made an
earnest effort on behalf Oi Frederlcks-
burg. interviewing the members oil the
General Assembly and securing the
promise of most of them to vote Tor
fredericksburg. 1t is believed that II the
matter had come to a-vote at that time
or during that Legislature, Frederlcks-
burg would have been chosen.
The question, however, was referred TO
n Joint Committee OF Senators ana
Delegates to report To the Leg
isature which met in Richmond last
Wednesday. That committee Wis
tied a number OF places in Virginia
during the spring and summer OF l9o4,
and came to this city IN June oil that
wear. The visitors were taken IN charge
by the local committee, entertained ana
shown the available sites around tPder-
icksburg. They were much pleased with
their visit and left here iavOrably I'M
pressed. The committee in its re-
port recommends the establishment
of three normal schools in the state, IN
addition TO the one at Farmville. One
of these. il the Legislature adopts the re-
port. is To 20 to Tidewater, aud the
question OF locality lies between Freder-
icksburg and Newport News.
As between these two places Tor such
an Institution, there can be- no question
of the superiority OF fredericksburg, and
/ it is hoped that the members OF the Leg
isature will take into consideration its
many advantages when they vote on the
question. .,
Fredericksburg is at the head Of Tide
water and il free from the malaria OF the
lowlands. No city has a better health
record and there has never been an cpl
demic here. As Farmville represents
Southern Virginia, so Fredericksburg
represents Northern Virginia and Tide
water. The food supply here cannot be
surpassed and the prices are most rea-
sonable. The Potomac and Rappahan-
mock rivers and Chesapeake Bay furnish
the finest fish and oysters, and the mar
kets afford other supplies of the best
quality. Ii is within easy reach OF the
capitol of the United States and the cap
itol of Virginia and connects with Nor
folk and Baltimore by steamers. IL Is
the most historic city in Virginia.
The City Council in 1904 offered site
forth scho0lii fredericksburg is chosen.
1t is expected that the committee above
referred to will be ON the alert and viii
make its fight for fredericksburg before
the Legislature at the proper time.