University of Virginia Library

BUDGET ADOPTED

Mr. Mears presented the Budget Requests for the 1956-58 biennium, and, as Chairman of the
Finance Committee, moved their adoption as outlined in the nine-page memorandum, "Explanatory Notes,
University of Virginia Budget Requests, Biennium 1956-58", copies of which were distributed to the
Board. The Rector suggested that in future an effort be made to distribute these memoranda by mail
in advance, so that the Visitors could give earlier consideration to them.

The Secretary was directed to send to each Visitor the names of the members of the Governor's
Advisory Board on the Budget, who will visit the University on September 23rd.

Inaugurating discussion of the proposed budget, President Darden reviewed in detail its major
features, commenting at length on the junior college at Wise and the role of the community colleges
in meeting the expected doubling of college enrollments in Virginia by 1965, the need of State funds
for research, the training program for nurses, the new office of Provost, and the proposed editing
of the papers of James Madison.

The Board adopted the following resolution.

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the University's budget requests for 1956-58 be and they are hereby adopted, as approved by
the Finance Committee and outlined in the memorandum, "Explanatory Notes, University of Virginia
Budget Requests, Biennium 1956-58", laid before the Board