Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-15
EDUCATE ELECTORATE
TO MAKE NATION SAFE
Historic College Launches No
table Move for Improving
Citizenship.
c",inAT RADICAL PROPAGANDA
hcm"ri"i 10 Mnn Who Taught JET
fcrson and Marshall and to
Marshall an Well
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WILLIAMSBURG. VA. Jan. IA
Teaching the principles as vel! as
he history OF our constitutional gov
crnmcnt is an absolute necessity. in
the educational plan az the country.
Judge Alton B. Parker. OF Sew York.
told the Marshall Wythe school Of
government and citizenship OF WI
liam and Mary College, which open.t
here today.
Never IN the history .. this coun-
try were there so many descendants
OF non English speaking peoples
brought up To hate the government
OF which they were subject" he dc.
c!arcd. and who ARE wholly without
knowledge OF the principles upon
which our government was 80 wisely
builded."
Speeches outlining the purposes Of
The school and It's plans were made
by Robert VI. hughes. OF Norfolk.
FORMER rector of the board OF visitors
and br. j. \. G. Chandler. president
OF tn" college. George l.. Coleman
Vice-rector OF the hoard OF visitors
presided owe the ceremonies.
Luncheon was served tho guests q,
u.
The school is a memorial to Chief
Justice John Marshall. cxpounder OF
the Constitution. aud his teacher,
George Wythe. FIRST professor OF law
In any American college. Marshall
studied under Wythc at William ana
Mary.
Its object Is the qualifying OF stu
dents for the intelligent exercise OF
70,
study OF the Constitution Of the
United States.
TO Combat ItndicnI Pr0pugnndu
The opening marked the first CT
fort by AN American college engaged
in producing large numbers of teach
crs for the public schools. to comla,
radical propaganda by cquipping its
graduates TO carry into their future
claSsroomS sane campaign Of edu-
cation regarding the obligations and
advantages OF citizenship.
Procedure is by class instruction
and public lectures. Leading mem
bcrs OF the American bar arc to give
lectures weekly on constitutional
government. Glasses In government
are taught by John Garland Pollard.
former Attorney General of Virginia
il reaches GEO college students, the
general public. go summer school
students. 1000 extension course stu
dents in Richmond. Newport News.
Norfolk and ultimately the entire
public school system OF Virginia.
William and Mary's law chair, es-
tablishcd in 177?. was the first in
America Wythc taught jefferson and
Marshall and advised Henry Clay this
secretary. This father OF legal In.
struction in America" was Thomas
Jefferson's best friend and called him
the American Aristides"
Distinguished Company Attends.
About l25 members of the General
Assembly. Governor Wcstmoreland
Davis, Governor Elect l.. Ice Trinille.
many other State officials and large
number of citizens OF williamsburg
and the surrounding country at
tended the exercises.
ut is fitting that the name OF the
foremost jurist in all our histor.
shall stand at the head of the chair
OF governmental history i'll this coll
lcgc," Judge Alton Is. Parker. of New
York, declared today in delivering
the address at the formal opening Of
the school.
ut is most appropriate also that
another one of William and Mary,
students and jurists and the first
great teacher OF law in this country.
Judge Wythe, should be connected
with that OF Marshall in the naming
OF the chair lie added.
Education Vital TO safety.
The fact that assaults are being
made on the judiciary for deciding,
as they are compelled To do now ami
then. that Il statute is void because
IT violates either Il State or the Fed
"ral Constitution. by an element ~
our population who arc without roots
IN the Revolutionary days ana forma-
I'VE period %! our government. makes
!, necessary that the colleges axe,
and the high schools, shall teach ;h.
youth of our lana to both know and
IRISH the history which inspired
: ,lN fathers 10 build tho most won.
Continued OH Rage 10. Col. ~
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