The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19


iceedcd sonly{bys his merits, discovered tho
following remarkable paper among tho
manuscripts In the y State Library. The "
paper was prepared by Samuel AZ. " Hctt !,
whose Identity we have been rnnbe TO
establish but the late Ben Blake Minor,
who was living In Richmond In 1916, was ,i','
OF the opinion that he was a Unitarian
minister, temporarily residing in, Rich Rich.
f1lond. VIII II III l5S W III a d " N ~ {S
Met III Richmond. 85..
ttST1ronl the public prints OF the time we
learn that ''a large and respectable meet nee
Ing OF the 9citixens Of Richmond was Y, =
held IN tho City Hall on Th,lrhd1Gay.s t q,
18th Of August, 1876, to tnke Into cons l! !.
era tion he,5best means Of effectlng the
Immediate adoption BY the Legislature o.
some moro efficient and xtensive sys e.
Sof popular education and the cxpe E. d1sen 81
Of holding an educa ton ntion. 81 9 y
Eroellency, James Mcdowell, Governor q
Virginia wns elected chairman hnu " oh +
Mayo, ESQ, Mayor Of Richmond ! /, w ~
appointed secretary. Strong resolut ..'aE
were adopted In favor Of pu DIG eelurutiou
and a committee, consisting Ct Twelve s'e 81
the most prominent men of the city wa va
appointed to prepare an address on the
subject to the people OF Virginia. ~ Tin S.
Ing address was repaired by the commit
tee. showing how far Virginia was behind
tho. New England and Middle a States IN
the matter ofteducntion, and calling u pom
5tro people ~ = u, !,
assempLes a,lu senu ~ be,d n +fa$
IA !, ~
Gity - =, y ~ lli S n
5. -! s. y, ,,,enoes
W. ~ Ian,at = ~ ~ folowing
memorial which, so far MS we krl ov, con-
tains the first suggestion for the tab
~ g s,is Z, /, ,,arnd that
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~ . W ,,,ze 4 s., Il co1d,loted the May
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TO The General Assembly Of Virginia:
Having during the past year directed
my attention to tho subject Of 5popula
cd uca tion$iin Virginia, Il. 1t seems to ms
de sirable b that H the General Assembly
should be put in possession of the res
suits Of my lnbors in a form more con-
else and distinct than has been given
by me In the public prints.
rived at the Fl conclusion that hit he usual
-, an, I'D ,,f ront,nnn SchoolS A cannot In.
Virginia operate successfully without
great expense, "A have devised a system
.of Rpopulare ed ucation which seems to mo
we'll ADAPTED to the Speculiarities Of tho
4 system practical. be-
cause not expensive; efficient, because II
furnishes an ample supplySof well-quali-s
.n,,d taa chors. and because At gdrectly8in -s
~ rests n .its SUPPORT four5 distinct forces
the State government, the county, the
primary districts, and the individual and
pleasing to al a classes, because h It pro-
jyidesI instruction for all, Il tho high AMI
the low. sji n sE3$53s a; 81 81 \ II
vi The a.county or
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81 ~, - a,,nnlv58tha
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IN Worklng . ~ = hoi,t
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lurtner .lp Z y NJ q vo,,th
draws from = 3,
o. 'ne ss,,ca ton For
ana gives Llio Iao snrvica
the cohslaera.lon Z =.
Us primary =, Il sob ~, n,hlio
"a, t,n,, ~ those
hlgh scnool slo s ~ schnols
TOO far-aaVahceo = o,.o -
ana lne
stapnsh 1sa.e 4a
ers .t1 - & 4
snali ga.nal 3 u - from
!, ~ ho.aF have finished the courses
ne q s.,u
teachers give g then "
me
sthenn to poso'o tan, Z. rerrect
l'Sn''i'' - So :, ~ t3
Expenses. 5S Il
55I at us estima te tho expense OF The sys-
TEN, Suppose the State has 3.219 primary
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