The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
AGAINST BUILDING
ON PALACE GREEN SITE
Patriotic and Educational Society of
Richmond Adopts Resolutions
Favoring Model School as Site.

Resolutions opposing the building
Of a school on the palace green at
Williamsburg and recommending the
site of the model school grounds for
the building were adopted last night
at called meeting Of the Patriotic
and Educational society OF Richmond.
Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins presided
at the meeting. DR. Lyon G Tyler.
president of William and Mary COL
lege, spoke in opposition to the build
ing OF ii school on the green, but de-
ciared himself In favor of using the
present site of the model school house.
A representative of the williamsburg
lschool board announced that a school
building would be erected on the pal
ace green only as a last resort, in case
no other site was available.
The chairman, by direction Of the
meeting, appointed a committee to
draw IN the following resolutions to
take action TO bring about the selec-
tion Of the model school site and To
prevent the erection OF any kind of
building on the historic palace green;
Resolutions adopted by the commit
tee appointed At the meeting OF the
patriotic societies Of Richmond.
called at the instance OF the Colonial
Danes to take action regarding the
proposed building of "A schoolhouse on
the palace green at williamsburg. the
following societies being represented:
The Colonial DANES. the Daughters
'of the American Revolution, the
Daughters OF the Revolution, the Sons
Iof the Am erican Revolution the Sons
Ior The Eevorution,~ me virginia CO.
Operative Educatihnai association, the
Teachers league of Richmond, the
Assoc iatiou for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities. the Virginia His
ltor!cal society, the Southern Memorial
Literary society and the, Collegiate
,scho0l
Resolutions-T1iec committee recon-
imends that efforts be made TO bring
about tho selection Of the present site
LOT the model school In Williamsburg.
on the north side OF tho palace green.
as The site of the proposed high school,
building In order to facilitate this,
IN Is resolved that copies Of these res
Iolutions be sent the Williamsburg
school board, the board of visitors OF
William and Mary college. Governor
Davis and the superintendent of pub
Iiic instruction.
1t is suggested by the committee
that. In case the site on the north side
of the palace green be selected, the
architecture should be made to con-
form as closely as possible to that OF
the governors palace, which formerly
occupied this site. In this way the
schoolhouse' would be nude n hitting
historical memorial and notable adj
ldition TO The attractions of Williams
burg
IN the second place. the commit
tee wishes to enter a protest against
the use of the palace green for a
school building, or for any other pur-
pose or under any circumstances
whatever. The palace green is one OF
the historical relics In the state of
.chIef importance and place OF inter-
TEST 10 tire whole United States, and It
shenld4 he preserved with, reyesantial
care and handed down unviolated to
future generations
The committee also wishes To ex-
press it's appreciation TO Mrs. William
Rufsin Cox, president of the Society OF
Colonial Danes. for her action In call
ling the attention of the societies Of
Richmond to the threatened invasion
of the palace green.
IL j. Eek ENRODE,
CHARLES II. ROBINS,
! MARY G.. n. MUNFORD.
| GEORGE BRYAN.
| KATE PLEASANTS MINOR,
MRS. GRANVILLE VALENTINE,
| ARTHUR B. CLARKE.