The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-01-12
LETTER FROM
PROF. RUSSELL
he Urges That Messrs. GoOlrick
and MOncure be Returned
TO the Legislature.
Says rhsk Services hs Necessary to Success
Of Normal School.

To The Free Lance.
As II Il Il matter % only a short wb,,s
when 10 Will be necessary FOR th. people
OF fredericksburg. Spotsylvania Stat
ioru snd hlng George tn select men To
represent them In the next HOu-e ofDele-
gates. and rs To who these particular
representatives may be II Of "a h vital
Importance 70 the future oi th- Normal
school To toe erected In or near Fredsr.
irA-b bur, trust that may be- pardoned
Tor using your columns to eNur.ss the
hope that the present representative
from these districts, Messrs =. O'Conor
Goolrick and X. &. l.. MOncure. may be
reelected
have no desire whatever to take part
In any poSsibl. contest that might arise
between these gentlemen and Others who
might wish the hoaor. and take occa
siOn 10 write this letter before have
any knowledge whatever that they NAV
have opposition. Aside from other auas.
lions Of interest 10 the district. tn. wei.
fare OF the State F-msle Normal School
located here by the Legislature. I am
pursuaded, demands that these two
gentlemen be returned 20 that rh,. work
so successfully begun by them may h,.
carried on 10 completion Those who
had opportunity g be fam liar with thu
work Oi the last session Of tn. Iaxi.la
ture know the tremendous opposition
that the delegate from Frederick Shury
had TO meet In securing this school.
Mr.. Goodrich WAS new msu Ia the
House. which Is always al .lnbarr,ss
ment. but the manner IA which ha ana
his colleague. Mr.. Moncure. fought To
secure the school Tor Frederick-nurc at
tracted The attention Of IN. .ntir, state.
Speaking ~ one In close touch with the
-ltuation from the 'gini ing to the end
! nave my Doubts whether any other
two men could have represented th--..
districts aud secured the SCHOOL for Fred
ericksburg. They are both strengthened
by experience for better service ia the
next House. Anyone familiar with Leg
lrlative bodies appreciates wha' IL means
10 secure position on important com
mittees- These positions de- not 20 Us
"A rule to new men.
The location % the school al Freieg
icksburg 10y the last Legislature and the
small appropriation that was given WAS
avictory tina. cannot be fully Rp 2reciated
except by those familiar with the opposi-
ton that prevailed ia the miuds Of the
Legislators. IL will be necessary 10 secure
from the xt General Assembly, a much
larger appropriation for the establish
ment on the school. and IL seems to m.
that the people 81 these di-tricts. 10
whom the success al she school means ~
much, should see u It that men ar. ,clt
20 the house who will be prepared b, in
uueEce. ability and experience 70 render
the very best service possible IN establish
Ing this institution. The present repre-.
sentatives have gained stat. r.pata.
ton Tor ability and energy. Tl'S. added
I" taeir experience. makes them lar more
valuable 10 their districts than hey hav.
ever been. In nv humble Judgment II
would be avery dangerous "a parimen,
To drop either Of these gOntl@inen aud
send IA new man who + untri- IN L-g.s
iative service and not iainilA- With the
status OF the school matter.
Ihis II not "a matter cOnhuei IN ANY
degree TO Fredericksburg. hut = mater
10 which Spotsylvania. stafford. Indeed
the entire Stnte. il vitality interested Ii
II expected that the Normal school 1T
fredericksburg IL 10 be- one If tie largest
and most comp etc Institutions ( It's Kind
10 she South. aud ss Presiient-el,ct If
the Institution, fearing ~ d. the dis
sstrous results 81 II change I t-ust that
the good people of Spots, ivAoia aud
tredericksburg NAV see ~ To r. tain Mr.
Goolrick and both Staff ord and King
George will do as much for MIR. Honcur,..
Very respectfully.
r. n Russell