The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-25
WELL OILED EDUCATIONAL
SCHEME.


The Richmond Times-Dispatch and
the News Leader are dazzled with the
great scheme to place in 2OO-aere en-
closure Richmond College baptist
malel; Randolph-Macon College
Methodist male; Hampden-Sidney
College presbyterian male; a ne"
Woman's College Baptist female ;
Union Theological Seminary DfTeNOy-
terian malel: the Mechanics Institute
lall sorts Of male; two Medical Col
leges decidedly male and any o'h-
er institutions that may wish TO come
in: the whole group to be capped with
a University Baptist male-female).
It's dazzling idea, we admit-ior
those who live in Richmond and for
those who desire to 20 there. In other
words. for those who wish that sort Of
thing, it's just the sort of thing they
wish.
But. And again, but.
Saws the Times-Dispatch:
So patent are the advantages Of Viz.
ginia's capital city for the growth OF
strong colleges that il is understood
that some Of The friends OF both
Hampden-Sidney College and Ran
dolph- Macon College have conside ed
the question OF removal to Richmond
Since the Union Theological seminary
came here from Hampden-~idney II
has steadily advanced in most graf
flying way.
Since when was this patent Sc
cured: since when was it so "patent ~
1t seems to have become so since
Rockefeller offered Richmond College
$4,000 if the College would raise
$3.50, 900. To Randolph-Macon, few
miles away, he offered less than one
third Of this amount-presumably, on
the ground that it wasn't on the
ground.
1t is understood that some Of the
fr ends Of both Hsmpden-Sidney and
Rand lph-Macon nave considered the
question Of moval to Richmond, '
says the Times-D spatch. We do not
presume to speak for RandOlph-Ma-
con. If that system wishes to be swal-
lowed, then it can Doubtless realize its
de Tres. 1t would be most interesting
I hear what DR.. w. w. Smith and
other leading Metho lists have to say
about this. But we think we can
speak for the real friends of Hampden-
Sidney. "SOme Of those friends" who
"have considered the question Of re-
mOyaln are REGARDED by the real
friends of Hsmpden-Sidney as Greeks
bearing gifts. The Union Seminary
was moved by the same "friends;'
and the College if removed would no
doubt steadily advance in a most
gratifying wsy"-the same gratifying
way in which the Seminary has "ad-
vanced" -"advanced" in cost to stu
dents, in cost to the Presbyterian
Church, in loss of numbers, in cost to
the professors, and in cost at the eX-
pense Of spirituality, as shown by the
number Of applicants for
the ministry.
The advantages Of Virginia's capital
city for the growth of strong colleges
may be "patsnt" to the promoters
back Of this scheme, but are anything
but patent" to those who know bet
ter Is the work at Richmond Col
lege superior to that at Randolph !
Macon or at Hampden-Sidney? And |
where does Richmond city appear
when Randolph-MacOn WOman's
College and the Lynchburg city schools |
are mentioned? Nobody claims that
Richmond is an educational center,
except those who talk without knowl-
edge. If Richmond wishes to become
an educational CENTER" let her do so
at her own expense and not by pulling
down and devastating the interest OF
the country districts. Cooperation
may be the "dictste of the hour" but
It will not be permitted to die ate so
that Richmond, the lion, will lie down
with the country, the lamb, with the
amb on the inside. Something more
cOnfronts the people of Vir-
yinia than / "ensure to Richmond
The intellectual primacy Of the South
Beautiful phrase is that-and as sp--
,ious as it is beautiful.
Randolph-Macon is doing well; do
ng better than any other system Of
UNCONVENTIONAL schools in the State.
Hampden-Sidney is doing well; her
Increase in students for the present ses-
ion, over the previous one, was 80 per
'ent. Next year it promises to benear
Y 90 percent. over the present. Are
hese colleges to be swallowed in order
o "ensure to Richmond the intellec-
ual primacy of the South?n Is the
ity the place to rear boy? Does it
i've him a proper perspective Of life?
And what are the colleges to get for
moving? A bit of ground in which
o be buried. 1t will be easy to move,
or the way will be well oiled. Stan
lard oil is always good in quality,
when there is purpose in its good
less.
How some good people do sigh for
he fiesh-pOts Of Egypt!
tits much to be feared that there is