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Board of Visitors | Add | | | Title: | Board of Visitors minutes (1835) July 2, 1835  | | | | Published: | 1835 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia::Board of Visitors | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-ModEngl | | | | Description: | The stated annual meeting of the Board of Visitors of
the University of Virginia required by the enactments to
have taken place on the 1st day of July 1835 was not formed
until the 2d of the month. A Board was formed on that day
consisting of Messrs. Jno. H. Cocke, Th: J. Randolph, Wm.
C. Rives, and James M. Mason. In the absence of Jos. C.
Cabell, the Rector Genl. Cocke was chosen Rector pro
tempore. In conformity to the provisions of the act of the General
Assembly establishing the University of Virginia which
requires the Rector & Visitors that they should annually
visit the Institution for the purpose of enquiring into the
proceedings and practices thereat, and of examining into the
progress of the Students they held a stated annual meeting
at the University beginning on the 11th and ending on the 18th
July 1832. The progressive state of the schools is clearly set
forth in the annexed tabular statement prepared at the
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