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declaration of independence. but his
services to his country were so many
n so magnificent that a grateful peo-
pie has enshrined him in it's memory
second only. perhaps. to his immortal
fellow-patriot and statesman, George
Washington.
That Jefferson is richly deserving of
more numerous memorials must be
conceded if one but recalls. for a mo
ment the variety of his services to the
nation. His services as president of
the United States and founder of one
Of u great political parties com
mend him to u gratitude as do his
diplomatic triumphs and his activity
as n of the prime movers in the
whole revolutionary movement. but.
after all. perhaps his strongest claim
upon the admiration of the American
people in all generations, past and to
come, is as the author of that key
stone of our national e~xistence,-the
Declaration of independence.
1t is probable that the next decade
will witness the provision of an
acknowledgment in marble and bronze
of the republics debt to Jefferson that
will in some degree make up by its
splendor for the hardness of its crea-
ton. However, Jefferson's fame has
not waited upon such reminder. AS
has been said, there are several stat
ues of him in public places; there is
an imposing though simple monument
1y1 ri, 49, H. th@ hi111 90 Ntr~tnin
and finally there is a memorial which
is as noble a heritage as any man
could leave to the nation to whose
service he devoted his life.
University Jefferson's Memorial.
This aforementioned memorial Is
the University Of Virginia which JEFF
ferson virtually founded and the up
building of which was the project
above all others nearest his heart. In
deed, 1t was his desire and avowed in
tention to make this ideal seat of
learning his monument before pos
terity, and he watched it develop on a
site he chose almost under the shadow
of his beloved home at Little Noun
tain with all the solicitude which a
father might extend to a favorite
child. And yet the University of Vir-
ginia, despite its noble traditions and
the magnificence of it's architectural
setting. is not one Of the best known
colleges of the country and 1t is safe
to say hat very few persons have
ever been brought to realize its signi-
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the author of the foundation stone OF
our liberty.
The forerunner of the University of
Virginia, which was, by the way, the
first real university established in the
New World. was authorized by the
year 1903 but no Roadway was made
with the project until March, 1914.
when Thomas jefferson. the real head
founder of the institution. was
elected to the board of trustees and
brew himself heart and sou into
labor of love which appealed to
lin as few enterprises had done in
lis whole eventful career. Through
wish of jefferson. Charlottesville. ,
lis home town" in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge mountains. was chosen as 8
he site for the new university and in |
SIT the cornerstone of the first build d,
ng, Central college. was laid. there |
.eing present IN this occasion not $
My Thomas jefferson, but also James
and James Munroe. who
in history with Jefferson as Z
residents of the United States.
Building Still Standing. -
The original site of the university c
a farm of some two hundred b
cres. picturesquely located In the d