Good idea. Let's start it. I have contacted my Delegate and Senator asking
that they be in tune to any corporate sponsorship that might come their way.
I stand ready to subscribe (not via the internet - I don't do credit card
transactions over the internet) to the magazine -- should it begin again as
an eMail edition, newspaper edition, or the soft copy edition that was
murdered, with cause or without, by our "leadership". I'm a nobody with no
influence other than to make others of influence "mad" enough at me to show
me up by getting something done. I loved the work that was done and
presented to me in such a wonderful form. I loved the lore that was unfolded
to me therein. I shall so state again: I'm disappointed in you Virginia
historians - so proud of birthright. If the Commonwealth of Virginia cannot
or wont sustain the program, are you so tied to government doing it for you,
that you are now incapable of doing it on your own? It's not always the
nice, saying the nice that serves you best!
Here's an observation: The Legislature makes me throw a lot of my money at
our higher institutions. No doubt my ramblings herein are being viewed by
recognized, gifted intellects closely associated with those institutions.
What do I get for my money other than "rooting" for a bunch of skilled and
graceful "jocks" from New Jersey, Newark, and New York with pituitary
conditions and little hope of ever winning a Nobel prize: performing in an
activity that has little or no relevance to higher education and a lot of
relevance to private ownership. How about something that interests me in
return.
Don't reply: My challenge is out there. Bring others to the field of battle
and call my bluff. Do something to restore a valuable Commonwealth of
Virginia program of honor and worth. Virginia doesn't need words -- it needs
action.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: The May Campaign of 1905 05111954Z05 05112106Z05
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]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
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
>> [log in to unmask]
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