Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-14

dons by tho PILGRIMS in 1872 II the
Nirginian- had not sent them pro
visions, and started hack - England.
hu, They didn't got far.
Wen. ,hcy had sucn hard time
In the uassacr" Of I"22 practical'y
all az them we're kili"h Eu' the
spirit never died Mary Anne. Those
VINO survived kept on working. There
were plans FOR a college. and. after
ever 80 many ups ANA downs, tho
descendants Of those pioneers cs-
called X William and Mary. l. Is
tn. Oldest 'u'lrge in America Yes
!. know YOU are saying I'm wrong.
that Harvard was founded FIRST, but.
Mary Anne, this college OF ours mad
it, real beginnings before the Phi
pr!ms had packed up for Ia. New
world. Harvard MAJ have been or"n-
ID nrst. but that IS all Taese Nir-
gluIans had had their plans frustrat-
ed ny tho Indians ever go many years
before those Puritan boys started 10
ur"-room sChOolhouses.
Important In American History.
You Soc all this is what We viii
teach YOU In the pageant not. per
maps just these things. but others
just as precious and just ~ impor-
'1ut in American history. can't
Senator Lodge b.. induced to come
'wn and see N" pageant, 50 his
education and his point ~ view. 50
warped in Massachusetts, may nc
Jus, "A hit better than they arc? Put
what d.d do that for2 didn't mean
to stray away from my story OF IN"
pageant.
w" had our government going good
h"'or" the DOORS OF William and MARY
opened. that Is. tn" little seed OF
democratic government planted at
jamestown when those Rurg"sSes
mot old Governor Ycardley and de-
cidcd that the people themselves
should have some voice In making
their laws. had grown splcndidly. If
tho King OF England did have too
much 10 do with what We did Now
know you viii disagree with me
whom say tina, tho present Amcri-
AN government had It's birth In that
little church at Jamcs,own away
back In 1919. can just hear YOU
ray" about town meetings in Massn-
rhusatts and all that. but YOU see
YOUR education il all wrong. Come
down ~ tho pageant. Mary Anne. and
ma out for Yourself Every body
viii be lovely TO YOU They wont
mind Your being from Massachusetts
a bit. That never docs keen them
from being mic" In fact they try
10 be nicer to strangers than TO any
body "lSc. oh but | was writing
about the time William and Mary
opened.
You see. things IN Virginia began
70 moN" faster then. Virginia boys
didn't have to go oxford aud other
English schools TO complct. their
education. And tho training must
haN" been awfully good. FOR. when
inc Revolution ca me on We had some
wonderful men to shape our course.
not only in the field. hut in other
ways necessary 10 Independence and
10 the establishment OF our govern
m"nt You talk of the Boston Tea
i'artr. hut what was that as com
pared TO Patrick Henry's speech in
old 81. Johns Church? He wasn't a
William and Mary man. but one Of
the men who came under the spell OF
A!s Voice was. and n. wrote the Dec
iaraiIon Of Independence oh. Won
Just ought 10 visit St Johns once,
Inc old sexton over there will re-
c!tc Henry's speech for YOU in tho
very spot the Virginia patriot stood
ana In the most realistic way, lie
claims kinship in some way with
Garihaldi the italian patriot. YOU
knorn. Paul Revere may have warn
ed a few Massachusetts people but
Jack Jouctt did NOR lie rode all
night. and saved Governor jefferson
and the Legislature from can
turc by Taricton. and dldn';
Henry, with MS great clo-