University of Virginia Library

The Board of Visitors met pursuant to adjournment on the
2d inst.

Present- R. G. H. Kean, Esq, Rector, and Messrs Campbell,

Carrington, Montague, Smith and Woods.

A communication was received from Prof. Holmes acting Chairman
of the Faculty, which was read and considered and on motion
Resolved that the Board intended by the action taken at the last
regular meeting in respect to provision for messing in the Hotel
lately occupied by Mr. Jeffries, to confer upon the Faculty
authority to make all such regulations in respect thereto as
should be necessary to give the experiment full chance for success-
and that such action includes the assignment of dormitories
to students who desire to Mess under such regulations and arrangements
as the Faculty shall so make.

On motion, Resolved, That the application of Assist. Prof.
Dunington, that Room No. 3 West Lawn be assigned him, exempt
from the rule requiring the dormitories to be vacant during the
summer.

A communication was received from Mr. William Wertenbaker,
which upon being read and considered on motion,

Resolved- That the Board of Visitors appreciate very highly
the proposal of Mr. Wm. Wertenbaker to transcribe into a suitable
Book the semi-centennial Catalogue of Proficients, Graduates and
Titled Graduates prepared by him, and the Proctor is directed to
procure a handsome and durable Book for the purpose, which when
Mr. Wertenbaker has used as proposed by him, shall be suitably
placed and catalogued in the Library.

Mr. Carrington submitted the following resolution, which
on motion was postponed for consideration until 10 A.M. tomorrow.

Resolved- That the report of July 2d 1875 in reference to
Prof. L. J. Boeck, made by the Committee composed of Messrs Smith
and Campbell be adopted.

On motion, Resolved- That the Board having assembled pursuant
to adjournment for the consideration of Prof. Boeck's
case, the Secretary inform him by delivering him a copy of
this resolution, that at 9 oclock tomorrow morning the Board
will proceed to consider his case and will give him an opportunity
to be heard if he so desire.

Wheras it has been represented to their Board by the
Miller Board that the Original of the agreement bearing date
the 27th day of June 1872 and spread upon the minutes of this
Board on pages 337-8 of the minute Book, [p. 300-2 of typed
copy] has been lost, or mislaid and that it is desired to have
the said agreement reexecuted- Now therefore resolved, That the
Rector be authorized and requested to comply with the request
of the Miller Board and reexecute said agreement in the form
in which it appears upon the minutes and deliver the same duly
signed, sealed and acknowledged to the Miller Board or their
Secretary.

A communication was received from G. Peyton, President of
"The University Reading Club" asking that room No. 6 East Lawn
be assigned to the said Club for its use, which being read and
considered, on motion- Resolved that, the same be referred to
the Faculty for erection according to their discretion.

On motion the Board adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at
9 Oclock.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment on yesterday. Present
the same members as on yesterday.

A communication having been received through Mr. Hanckel
from Mr. Jeffries late Hotel Keeper, to the effect that there
remains due to him about $1200 for board of students to whom credit
was extended without his consent and also from Miss Ross, that
about a similar amount is due to her for board of students during
the past session, to whom, with the exception of one instance
credit was extended without her consent. The Board refers the
matter to the Faculty, with the request that their attention be
given to this subject particularly.

The following communication was received from the Trustees
of the Miller Board.

At a meeting of the Trustees of the Miller Board held on
the 28th day of June 1875, it was

1. Resolved, That in the opinion of the Board, the Miller
Scholarship should be retained under the terms and conditions
heretofore prescribed except that the salary attached to said
Scholarship shall be paid quarterly, provided further that said
salary shall be for no year less than the sum of $300.

2. Resolved, That the sum of $400 be appropriated for the
support of the Miller Scholarship for the session 1875-76.

           

And at meeting held on the 28th day of July 1875 it was Resolved- that the following appropriations be made for the year 1875-76 to Miller Scholarship (made June 28th 1875)	$400/00
To Experimental Farm including equiping & working the tile machine	2000.00
To Professor Page or his successor	$1825.00
To Prof. Mallet or his successor	400.00
To Prof. Boeck or his successor	160.00
	$4785.00

And it is further resolved that the balance of two hundred and
twenty nine dollars and forty one cents now due the University
of Virginia be paid out of the first collections made from the
Bonds of Va. Central Rail Road Company. And it is further
Resolved that the above appropriations aggregating $4785 (exclusive
of the Scholarship appropriation) be increased 25 per cent if
collection sufficient for the purpose shall be made from the
said Bonds of the Virginia Central Rail Road Co. prior to June
29th 1876.

It appearing to the Board of the Miller Fund that the
Agricultural Department at the University is not working efficiently

Resolved, That the Board of Visitors be respectfully requested
to furnish the Miller Board at the next meeting of the
two Boards, with any information they possess or any opinion
they entertain indicating the cause of such inefficiency.

Resolved, that the Trustees of the Miller Board accept for
the use of the experimental farm the lot of about 40 acres of
land, near the former residence of the late G. W. Spooner which
was tendered them by the Board of Visitors at their meeting
in Jume 1875.

A copy from the Minutes of the Miller Board