Francis H. Smith

Name: Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding — 7
Author: Francis H. Smith

Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

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“Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding — 7”, published in 1890, is a work by Francis H. Smith. It explores elements such as the Virginia Military Institute, the Board of Visitors and cadets.

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ When the Board of Visitors met in June, 1848, I submitted to them the question of making an appeal to the Legislature for the appropriation of $50,000 in three annual payments, to be used in removing the old barracks and constructing a new building, upon the most approved architectural plan, so that the institution should be presented, in its buildings and grounds, in such proportions and beauty as would be in harmony with its established reputation as the military and scientific school of Virginia. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ Resolved, that the Military Institute deriving its students as much from the most remote portions of the State as from its immediate vicinity, as a State institution there is not, and can not be, any conflict of interest between it and Washington College, resulting from their proximity to each other. That we rejoice to see the harmony that prevails between the professors, students, and cadets of the two institutions, in the success of which we feel a deep interest, and the prosperous condition of which reflects credit on the County and State. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ The expense of these additional buildings, and the outlay that has been necessary to keep the whole in habitable repair, has been met by the funds of the Institute, without one dollar by the State. The thorough repair of the various buildings has become a matter of necessity, and it is submitted whether the truest considerations of public economy will direct a permanent and substantial repair, or the erection of new buildings, adapted to the wants of the institution, and its system of education. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ The moral power of an intelligent and disciplined corps of young men, annually sent to mix in the affairs of society, will exercise the greatest influence in maintaining respect abroad and peace at home. Young men who are educated in a strong moral sense of the duties of patriotism will not desert the standard of the Commonwealth, nor see the flag trailed in the dust ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ It embraced work that might well occupy the time of two or three professors. But a beginning had to be made in the new department, and the development of the courses happily fell upon an officer who was most admirably qualified for it.
In command of the battalion of cadets, Major Gilham had no superior. Quick, accurate, and self-possessed, he had a magnetic power on the drill which made the corps of cadets superior even to the cadets at West Point. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ After returning to Richmond from this excursion, the cadets embarked for their homes, and regular duties were resumed on the 14th of March, 1850.
Telegraphic communication did not exist in those days. Mails were slow, taking two and a half days from Richmond to Lexington. Upon the passage of the Act of March 8, 1850, I immediately hurried home, to communicate the good news. My horse, “Old Coaly,” met me in Staunton, so that I rode on horseback from Staunton to Lexington on the 10th of March, reaching Lexington at 4 P.M.
No one knew of the passage of the bill. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ The rude soldiers’ barracks alone gave the necessary shelter to the corps of cadets. These were enlarged and improved, upon the most economical basis, to provide for the increased demand for admission from those who were willing to pay their own expenses. ”

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Francis H. Smith, Virginia Military Institute—Building and Rebuilding… (1890)

“ A careful comparison was then made of the cost of repairs to the old buildings, and of building new ones, and a decided opinion given for the erection of new buildings, at an estimated cost of $46,300. ”

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