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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION—COMMUNICATION FROM:

A Committee from the Managers of the Alumni Association, composed of Virginius Dabney,
C. Ashby Henry, Dr. William B. Marbury and Malcolm J. Luck, was received, and presented to the Board
the following resolution adopted by the Board of Managers at a meeting held May 16, 1942.

"WHEREAS, a committee consisting of Virginius Dabney, William H. Laird, Hugh Leach,
Charles Harrison Mann and William B. Marbury, appointed by the Board of Managers, has
recommended that the academic situation at the University should be investigated, and after
careful consideration of the report of that Committee and other material, the Board of Managers
believes that and investigation of the academic and general situation at the University should
be made:

Be it resolved that the Rector and Visitors are requested to cause such an investigation
to be made as promptly as practicable."

Following some discussion of the matter by members of the Committee and the Board, upon
motion, the following resolution was adopted:

RESOLVED, that a Committee of three members of the Board of Visitors be
appointed to make a study of the Academic Department of the University to ascertain any
facts that they deem pertinent thereto and to report back to the Board their recommendations.

The Rector appointed on the foregoing committee, Anderson, Garnett, and Lancaster.