The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-27
RICHMOND MAYI
I.'.GETN II: \ [: ] |.
sRresbyterians Propose to Estab;-.
Fish Great Female College
; ss3s Within Synod Of Virginia.
TH III: CITY MAY GET SCHOOL
Committee Appointed at Last ,;ls
Session 81 Synod Has Matter Matter
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4 the last meeting OF the Synod OF
A Virginia, held In Richmond In octo % !,
1905. special committee was appolnft!e'a'
h Consisting Of Rev. w. Nj Hunter OF New
b sort r,ctt News; RevgW. c. Campbell, D. ~,
n az oano Rev.3yv AtcC White, D y. p,
u 81 Petersburg Professor W. s.. currell,
81 washington and Lee unive' rslty wv =
Il Ar. s.. w. Magruder, of Woodst lock. TINS
i committee was named In response to lie
following overture sent TO she sy '1'etl
y 4 ,.The synod Of Virginia Is respect ullS
oyertured, as follows vs.
Il l;sS..F irst That a committee Of FIVE e e.
Il Sa,p5poInted to take into constdern ton the
establishment of a synodlcal Il female coi-
lege. and to report the result OF heir mel.
II deliberations to the synod at their ne;S 81!
meeting, ", 3f 5, \. y. 4.
h s?structed to secure such intorma ton & ls
Il may 1 be OF value In determining lhe
u Tea sibilty OF such a movement. s8 IS. J,
rs Hun ter, Of this committee, visited
\. f}e Presbyterian mister. $50 c;Gtlol,,
II Of Richmond, on Monday last TO preseiit
ia them this subject, and to solicit the'r
interest and, through them, the interest,"
4 81 I the Presby In Richmona. IN tio
Il made a stirring address, IN Whlch ~
j spoke Of the need for a presbyterian
FEMALE college of the first class IN con,
Presbyterian college Cor girls In the Stat 9
Two Plans Under Discussion.
sispIIe said that two plans had been sug-
4 rested-fIrst to take one Of the secondary
4 schools already In existence, and, by IN
q ;creasing its endowment and raising us
Standard, to make It the synodicnl col
$lege. The second plan85 is to es tablish
& an entirely new! institutional some cen-
; trail point. His committee is trying to
H get information on all points connected
e with this matter and will BIO glad to re
4 ceiye propositions from Presby terrain
Y schools q already In operation or from
communities, which desire to have such
a school established within their limits.
The committee tSis not empowered to
make any decision in,:the matter nor to
advocate any sI3eclnl plan. but only to
\ report to the synod in October next the
4 results OF Its Investigations and the offers
E received from communities or schools. 4
Many Cities Want It.
g "A number of cities In this State and West
a Virginia have the matter under consider
alton and expect soon to make definite
offers. There are several secondary
a schools under the Jurisdiction of the
4 synod, which may DO utilized under the
q first named plan, Among these are:
4 Mary Baldwin Seminary. at Staunton;
stonwnll Jackson Institute. at Abingdon;
Z fredericksburg College, a first-class SEM
1t mary at Lewsburg, W, Va, and an
VI other at Charleston, w. Va. #
,trh,,, dos 10 a4,,1
i the college, 1t win fbe necessary for the
n people of the city to take the matter
4 IN hand at once, and make definite
proposition to the synod when that body
meets In staunton next October. There
seerns to be no doubt that II salts
< factory offer should be received from the
city the synod would place the college
\ here, A prosperous secondary institute
is already located here and Westminster
School might easily be made the nucleus
Of g. great college