- Nov 2017
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engagements2017-18.as.virginia.edu engagements2017-18.as.virginia.edu
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Spanish is highly interesting to us, as the language spoken by so great a portion of the inhabitants of our Continents, with whom we shall possibly have great intercourse ere long; and is that also in which is written the greater part of the early history of America
Considering that this report was written in the year of 1818, I am surprised that Spanish was a largely spoken language since then. I know that we liked to trade with the Spanish, speaking countries, but this time period seems too early to suggest people the importance in learning Spanish.
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“University of Virginia.”In this enquiry they supposed that the governing considerations should be the healthiness of the site, the fertility of the neighbouring country, and it’s centrality to the white population of the whole state
It is understandable to see how UVA's site was considered by the centrality to Virginia's white population. Back in 1818, over 50% of Virginians were white, thus it was reasonable for the university to consider white population for the highest accessibility for students' attendance (UMBC.edu). Interestingly, this seems to be a continuous case as the white population demographics for Charlottesville, Virginia in 2016 and 2017 is about 69% (Suburbanstats.org).
https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/History407/SlaveStats.htm
https://suburbanstats.org/population/virginia/how-many-people-live-in-charlottesville
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- Oct 2017
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engagements2017-18.as.virginia.edu engagements2017-18.as.virginia.edu
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latin and Greek
Latin and Greek seems to be the language every student must know back then. According to the Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson, even college of William and Mary's "...admission of the learners of Latin and Greek filled the college with children." I understand that in the past, Latin and Greek were the base foundation of education and language, but I do not understand in what way they could be utilized into the people's ever day life. To this day, I still question why my elementary school taught us Latin since third grade.
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centrality to the white population of the whole state
The keywords like "white population" stated in historical documents about the University of Virginia allows the white supremacist to strongly advocate the need for them to "...protect and preserve its White European heritage" (huffingtonpost.com). UVA is known to be created for the people of Virginia, but since back in 1818 over 50% were white, it is reasonable to say that the university was made central to the white population of the whole state (UMBC.edu). Thus, in my opinion, the white supremacist are not considering the historical context of these official documents and are so strong minded in their thought of protection that they do not understand the opponent's arguments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reuters-poll-white-supremacist-views_us_59bc155fe4b02da0e141b3c8 https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/History407/SlaveStats.htm
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