Colonial Echo, 1899 . Ialnce in 1S70. Board of \ isitors, 1898=99. DR, JOHN W, LAWSON, President . Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co. HON. J, N STUBBS, Vice-President Woods X Roads, Gloucester Co. COLONEL WILLIAM LAMB - - - - Norfolk. HON. D GARDINER TYLER . _ Sturgeon Point, Charles City Co. HON B B. MUNFORD Richmond. HON WALTER A EDWARDS Norfolk. HON. THOMAS H. BARNES ----------- Elwood, Nansemond Co. E. C. GLASS. Esq. ----- Lynchburg. E. G. BOOTH M, D, - Grove, James City Co. ROBERT M HUGHES. Esq. - - - - Norfolk. HON. JAMES C. LAMB - . - Rich
Colonial Echo, 1899 . Ialnce in 1S70. Board of \ isitors, 1898=99. DR, JOHN W, LAWSON, President . Smithfield, Isle of Wight Co. HON. J, N STUBBS, Vice-President Woods X Roads, Gloucester Co. COLONEL WILLIAM LAMB - - - - Norfolk. HON. D GARDINER TYLER . _ Sturgeon Point, Charles City Co. HON B B. MUNFORD Richmond. HON WALTER A EDWARDS Norfolk. HON. THOMAS H. BARNES ----------- Elwood, Nansemond Co. E. C. GLASS. Esq. ----- Lynchburg. E. G. BOOTH M, D, - Grove, James City Co. ROBERT M HUGHES. Esq. - - - - Norfolk. HON. JAMES C. LAMB - . - Richmond. REV. BEVERLEY D, TUCKER Norfolk. HON. JOSEPH W. SOUTHALL (Supt. Public Instruction) - Amelia. HON. R. WALTON MOORE - - . Fairfax, HON ARMISTEAD C GORDON Staunton. HON. WILLIAM M. ELLIS - - Shawsvllle, Montgomery Co. HON. JAMES F CROCKER, Esq --------- Portsmouth, Va. SAMUEL D. DAVIES Richmond, Va, HENRY C, STUART Elk Garden, Russell Co. HENRY B. SMITH. Secretary. Williamsburg. SEAL OF THE COLLEGE- The College of William and Mary. 11 IS pleasing and protitable to trace minutely the evolution of institu-tions and of men. but to describe the stages of progress which the Col-lege of William and iFar)- has passed since its establishment in 1693,would be a seemingly endless task. Consequently, the writer has contentedhimself with mentioning a few of the most important and interesting factsconnected with its origin, foundatinn. .-md sid)sei|uent career. William and Mary, the oldest college in America with the singleexceptinn of Har\-ard, altlicnigh not formally established until 1693, hasantecedents which date as far back as 1(117. liefore the little colon\ hadhardly gained a firm footing at Jamestown, before the onerous task of clear-ing the forest had liardl}- begun, and while the hostile Indians were stillhovering aromul the almost defenceless settlements, these earlv \irginiansconceived the idea of higher education. The j^rimarx- object in fo
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