From this distance I would be reluctant to advise. I think those historians
living in and near the Richmond area should meet and talk about how to
restart Virginia Cavalcade. Perhaps with a starter grant, the LV would be
able to pick up support for the journal in a year or two.
Harold S. Forsythe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Waddell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: The May Campaign of 1905 05111954Z05 05112106Z05
> And how does that help to restart the program? -- Now that I stirred your
> blood.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: The May Campaign of 1905 05111954Z05
>
>
> Let me just suggest briefly that anyone interested in the cause of the
> demise of Virginia Cavalcade and a whole series of layoffs at the LV, read
> the local press very closely from the time around when all those cuts were
> announced. I don't write this to exonerate or to implicate Governor
> Warner.
> I just want to suggest that, as I read the Virginia press from this
> distance
> (New York), there were a number of very interesting events in action
> involving the LV at the time. Each member should examine the evidence and
> draw his or her own conclusions.
>
> Harold S. Forsythe
> Golieb Fellow
> New York University, School of Law
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walter Waddell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: The May Campaign of 1905 05111954Z05
>
>
>> Not by me; but, as a Californian, having adopted the Commonwealth of
>> Virginia as my home of residence since 1972, I am disappointed in you
>> Virginia historians that have not made any attempt to restart the now
>> defunct "Virginia Cavalcade" Magazine that our wonder boy Governor Warner
>> axed owing to miscalculated budget considerations. He did get his tax
>> raise
>> though. I view that decision as an unfavorable turning point in promoting
>> America's first colony. But how dare I, an outsider, suggest something
>> really constructive be done to enhance and preserve Virginia's heritage.
>>
>> Regards, Ray
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brent Tarter" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:19 PM
>> Subject: The May Campaign of 1905
>>
>>
>> On behalf of long-time Va-Hist subscriber Sam Shepherd, I post this
>> query to our company:
>>
>>
>> As a Virginia historian living in Louisiana, I am writing to ask if
>> anyone is aware of efforts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
>> Virginia's celebrated "May Campaign" of 1905? It would hardly be an
>> exaggeration to characterize that campaign as a turning point in the
>> history of public education in Virginia. Backed by the General Education
>> Board and energized by the leaders of the Richmond Education Association
>> and the Cooperative Education Association, speakers fanned out across
>> the commonwealth. With evangelist fervor these politicians, educations,
>> ministers, and journalists appeared at local rallies in support of
>> better public schools.
>> In response, the governor and the legislature took a series of actions
>> that brought about the construction of school buildings, longer terms,
>> higher salaries and a better curriculum. These improvements served as a
>> foundation for other subsequent changes. This is an episode in the
>> state's history that needs to be remembered and perhaps celebrated as
>> well. Any feedback will be appreciated.
>> Sam Shepherd, Centenary College
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