University of Richmond - Web Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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with their study a system of rnanual labor for the irnprovernent of health, for diminishing expenses and perhaps to guard the hunrility of the young preachers. They hired a gardener, bought utensils, lnrilt worleshops, secured a market cart and prescribed three hours worlc daily to the students. fironr 1832 to 1840 Dr. Robert Ryland, the founder of the College, presided over the school, and also taught. In 1840 the institution received its first charter fronr the State, under aboard of trustees. The present Education Board is the legal successor of this liducation Society, and this board has been exercising since the passage of that act, the privilege which had been reserved by the Education Society of naming ten rnen from whorn the College Qlioard must select a nran for each vacancy which occurs in their nunrber. it became apparent that rnorc buildings would be needed, but not until 1855 was a serious effort rnade to supply this need. in that year President Ryland, upon authority of the Board of Trustees, erected the liuilding now known as Ryland Hall. ln the nreautirne the College had been developing its courses of study and adding to its faculty, but it did not undertalce to confer degrees until 1840. Two in that year-the late lVlr. Josiah Ryland and the vvidely known Dr. P. S. Henson, still vigorous and alert-received their diplomas. lt was in this period, from 18'40 to 1860, that the necessity for some sort of an endowment was forced upon the attention of the rnanagcrneut of the school. President Ryland visited the churches, procuring contributions. ln this period an endowment fund of iil0,000 was raised. The years inrnrcdiatcly connected with the birth of the Col- lege were full of significant facts, and that period deserves to be counted as a real epoch in her history, forthe faith and courage of our fathers show brightly, for those early beginnings are now more worthy of distinction than fthe period of its renascence in 1866. The ever loyal and generous friend of the College, lltfr. james Thomas, jr., began with a subscription of 85000, and offered. while the effort to raise the endowrnent was in progress, to pay the salary of one professor. Other srrbscriptions were taken at the sarne meeting, the total arnount -secured being 88,000 The association tendered to the trustees this subscription, and sug- gested that they should talce steps at once to increase it to ihl'O0,000. The next day the trustees elected A. ill. Poindexter agent, and under his leadership 875,000 in subscriptions were secured. Only a little more than one-third of the arnount was paid. Then carrie the deluge. The whole country was over- whelnaed by a sort of general bankruptcy. in the reorganization of the College, a president and four professors were chosen, but only two of those first elected ac- cepted-l-I. Tl. Harris and fi. Puryear. A rnonth later Professors Tea

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