Land Grabbing
The University should acquire
the old janitor's property opposite
New Cabell Hall—condemn the land
if we have to, but get it and develop
it ourselves. All new property that
comes on the market within the
precincts of the University should
be purchased immediately and
regardless of price. We have the
alumni who can raise the money if
they are convinced something
constructive will come of it.
And finally we should try to
emulate Thomas Jefferson's ideals
and concepts rather than simply
devote ourselves to slavish copies of
new - classicism. The McCormick
Road Dormitories and Newcomb
Hall are abominations-not to
mention the unconscionable
injustice done James Southall
Wilson in the commemorative pile
erected specifically to block the last
view of Monticello available from
the lawn. The ideal is education at
its most enlightening; the concept is
one of students and faculty
studying, working, and living
together in an atmosphere
conducive to intellectual
development. Massive off-grounds
housing with rampant expansion
and the commuter college does not
belong in Charlottesville.
If the administration continues
to oppose these views, and if the
faculty cannot provide adequate
leadership, and if in the final
analysis the Board of Visitors
abdicate their responsibility to
govern effectively, then it can only
devolve upon the students to
enforce these concepts with rigid
tenacity. And to use any and every
expedient open to them.
