The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10

VIRGINIA TO
TRAIN WRITERS
CONTINUED iron, First Page.)
among otlicrs, as stated BY Mr.. Pngc, are
presclltc eds @i the Y
C1asslng the profession Of writing, which
would embrace the editors OF licwspap crs,
magazines. books and the writer's OF sush
magazines and books and others cons
nected In n3llterary capacity with such
publicr.ttonS) III; II group which would enl-
brace tho professions OF law. medicine.
teaching and writing. in point OF number
and perhaps IN point Of income, tho pro-
fcssion OF writing Is II close fourth.
There is no institution iii existence In
the United States for training men to
write.
Therc.Is great demand BY the p,it-
fishing houses for books, magazine articles
and 1otter literary productions from
trained writer's, and atfthls time an In
creaslng demand for such books and arts
clcs s.it regard to Virginia and virginia
lfe,iwfttui5,. Nlrgtnlails, md also Tor
!, ia'tionhjal aspect the ,inwritttn history
OF Virginia Nirgnin to-day is known
chicfiysin this country and abroad by the
few Virginia, writer's OF note. and the pro-
dlcton or thcse writer's has but whettcd
the appetite OF the reading public for
an Increasingly larger output OF such
material.
That Virginia has resources OF ma :
tcral Kind also, which, y properly pre-
sentcd to that public which needed mem,
would bring to her a vast increase Oh
material wealth.
often these young men. by force OF CT :
cumstances, arc driven to become hack
writer's for newspapers whose only OBJ
icct IL TO make dividends, and under such
grind in d short while lose their hlSh
n1,rnoses ana become but ycoHs IN
money making scheme OF things.
There was never n time when the
nowspapcr and magazine publishers were
not anxio,lsly on the lookout for men y
some training to take positions win thei'l:
but few can afford to DO tho "ork u
educating men for the business
Arguments Submitted.
/ T1olf6Wt,i; Mr.. Page, MIR AlcAlister
submitted these special arguments Tor
establishing the suggested CHAIR N TINS
State:
The purcst English spoken on the con-
tinenf is that spoken in Virginia, and thc
iifc here Is peculiarly fitted, by reason
Of tie social and intellectual atmosphere,
and by the freedom from strcnnousnesa,
10 produce able writer's or historic ana
other literary lines, and also writer's OF
text books.
Tho college adopting these suggestions
viii be the first institution OF the kind
on this continent and bring itself into
prominence by being the Inauguration OF
a move that, sooner or later, must be
adopted elsewhere.
II will add to It's student body a GrnuD
of Young men in reality being prepared
for real life and who, under compe-
tent INSTRUCTOR will DO trained to OBJ
serve closely, think clearly, and state
accurately
IT will draw 10 It's halls for this work
mon from other colleges In Virginia AMI
elsewhere, and. thus stimulate the stu
dents In the curriculum to greater cxer-
ton and OF itself vltnlizc tho student
work In other departments.
1t will enable this department to cstnb-
llsh and mnntaln real college maya
Zinc of such merit as TO obtain wide cir
culation.
1t will bring the college to tho attnn-
ton OF mon Interested in developing
education along broad lines IN the South
and onuble it to make Its influence felt
widely.
If adopted by Hampdcn- Sidney 1t will
make the culture and intellectual ntmos-
pherc which has always characterized
IIampdcn- Sidney and the exquisite fra
GRANGE. of the old South. still preserved
here living assets OF great benefit to
tho State; and this. It's healthful sltua-
ton ana scclusIon from the distraction
OF city life, render possible here as at no
other place in the State.
After presenting his arguments, Mr..
McAllster submits his proposition, which
Is to this effect:
McAllister Proposition.
lie Is to determine the name of the
proposed department, toselect the PROBES
SCR who shall have control OF It, the out
line and detail of the work arc TO be
made, modified and from time TO time en-
largcd, rs necessary, by Il committee to
consist OF tho president OF tho college,
the professor Mr, McAllister himself and
three others, Mr., McAllistcr Is to make
tho contracts with tho professor and his
staff and for the amount to be expended
under the direction of the committee In
tho publication Of Il magazine and lnitrnv-
cling and other expenses and lectures,
the whole not TO exceed $4,000 In excess
OF the net income from tho magazine.
In return Mr., McAllster offers $4,000 Il
year for five years to cover my def
cheney between tho receipts from tuition
of the department and the expense OF
maintaining 1t, amounting practically to
an endowment Of $35O0 q year, II It shall
DO needed. The college IS not to DO re-
.nuircd, in any event, to give more than
81 900 Il year IN excess Of the $4,000 guar
nnteed by Mr.. McAllister for the SUP
port of tho department.
Mr., McAllster further agrees TO pros
ccute vigorously an effort to secure a