 | Board of Visitors minutes June 28, 1850 |  |
June 25th 26 Mr. Cabell and Genl. Cocke were alone present;
on the 27th Colo. Randolph & Mr. Preston arrived and on
Friday June 28th 1850 a board was organized, the above
named members being present.
Until the other members arrived Mr. Cabell and Genl. Cocke
were partially engaged in reading the Books of the Chairman
and Faculty & noting therefrom subjects which might require
the attention of the Board when it might meet.
The Rector appointed Colo. Randolph and Genl. Cocke a
Committee of Inspection and Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Preston a
Committee of Finance.
The following proceedings were had.
A letter from Mr. Charles Sharpe of Norfolk, Virginia,
accompanied by a favorable recommendation by the Faculty was
laid before the Board. It contained an application on the part
of Mr. Sharpe, asking that the Degree of "Bachellor of Arts"
may be conferred on him and states, as the ground of his application,
that he was a Student of the sessions of 1847-8 and
previous sessions, that he was a Candidate for the Degree of
"A.M." and had successfully passed his examinations in all
the schools required for that degree except Mathematics; that
in a state of depression & despair he withdrew his name as a
Candidate, altho' his standing in his class was considered by
his professor as equal to that of many who did take the degree
of "A.M."
In consideration of the above statement it is
1. Resolved that the Faculty be authorised on confer the
Degree of "Bachellor of Arts" on Mr. Charles Sharpe.
Mr. Stevenson appeared and took his seat at the Board.
A letter from the Chairman of the Faculty containing an
application from Mr. Samuel P. Bailey of Richmond to be declared
Batchellor of Arts- on consideration of the same.
2. Resolved that the application of Mr. Bailey be granted.
3. Resolved the sentence of expulsion against George H.
Hardy, Armistead C. Eliason, and James E. Montandon be approved
and confirmed.
The present prosperous condition of the University suggesting
the propriety of fixing a maximum limit to the emoluments
of the Professors;
(a) 4. Resolved that the limit should be placed at a sum which
will afford to the several professors, in a series of years,
such an average compensation as will command proper abilities,
and will adequately compensate the labors bestowed.
5. Resolved that this maximum be fixed at $3000.
Resolved, That if in any of the schools, there should be
a surplus over the maximum limit of $3000, such surplus shall
remain in the hands of the patron subject to appropriation for
enlargement of the Library & of the philosophical and chemical
apparatus, for the gradual formation of Cabanets of Natural
History & for supplying additional means of Instruction in the
several schools of the University unless otherwise ordered by
the Visitors.
The Committee of Finance made the following report.
From the accounts of the Proctor and Bursar referred to
and examined by the Committee the following result appears.
| The income for the last year ending the 31st May including the balance in the Treasury on the 1st June 1849 of $1,708.10 cents was |
$23,914.97 |
| The charges agt. the University is | 19,293.57 |
| Leaving a balance of subject to be appropriated for the ensuing scholastic year. |
4,621.40 |
There is still due to the Randolph debt $9000 and it
remains for the Board of Visitors to determine what proportion
of it will be extinguished. The Committee however would recommend
under existing circumstances that it is expedient to
diminish the principal from one to two thousand dollars annually.
There still appears a discrepancy between the books of
the Proctor & Bursar of $6.78. This will be corrected in the
next monthly accounts of the Proctor as the Committee are assured
by the Commissioner in his certificate appended to the
Bursar's account appended to his report.
A. Stevenson
W. L. Preston.
The Rector laid before the Board a letter from Doct:
Schele relative to the result of his inquiries in regard to
the publication of Mr. Jefferson's treatise on Anglo-Saxon,
stating that the sum of $200 allowed for this object at the
last annual meeting was insufficient but that $250 or $300
would probably be sufficient.
6. Resolved that subject of this publication be referred
back to Doct: Schele with authority to execute the plan of the
Board set forth in the resolution of the Board passed at the
shall not exceed the sum of $300.
The Rector having suggested the propriety of transferring
to the grandson of Mr. Jefferson the approval of the preface
to be prepared by Dr. Schele for the purpose of being prefixed
to the publication.
7. Resolved that the Rector be discharged from the performance
of this duty and that it be transferred to Colo.
Randolh.
The subject of an additional supply of water for the protection
of the buildings of the University against the danger
of fire being resumed and it appearing to the Board upon further
enquiry & investigation, that the object may be effected
and probably at least cost & to most advantage by additional
cisterns carefully constructed & to be supplied with water collected
from the roofs of the buildings.
8. Resolved that the Proctor, under the superintendence
of the Executive Committee, be authorised to provide such
additional cisterns as they may deem necessary for this object
& to draw upon the Bursar for the requisite amount:
9. Resolved that Doct: Gessner Harrison be appointed
Chairman of the Faculty for the ensuing year.
The Board then adjourned till tomorrow.
Joseph C. Cabell Rector.
Saturday June 29th 1850. The Board met pursuant to
adjournment. Present as yesterday.
The Committee of Inspection made the following report:
That they found every department in most satisfactory
condition. Variations from the Catalogue of last year were
to be found in additions and in the destruction only of those
articles which are consumed or unavoidably destroyed in their
use, and either supplied by the preparations of the professor
himself or by an annual inconsiderable charge.
Your Committee would recommend some alteration in the
presses of the Anatomical Museum by which Drs. Cabell & Davis
would be provided advantageously to both with separate Lecture
rooms.
They must earnestly call the attention of the Board to
the necessity of providing without delay enlarged space for
the accommodation of many classes by increased numbers too
large to be accommodated at lecture with such a regard to
health or comfort as prudence demands.
Many valuable and necessary plates and drawings having
been purchased by the professor of Zoology & Comparative Anatomy,
your committee recommend an appropriation to meet the
purchase.
Th: J. Randolph
Jno. H. Cocke.
1. Resolved that the Proctor be authorised and required
to issue his warrant on the Bursar for the sum of $350 in
favor of prof: J. L. Cabell on the exhibition by the latter
of the original Vouchers for payments to an equal amount made
by him during the session just ended for drawings in Comparative
Anatomy & Zoology.
2. Resolved that the proctor be authorised to have certain
presses in the Anatomical Museum transferred to the contiguous
rooms in part & in part to the Anatomical lecture room
& that the room thus vacated be converted into a lecture room
for the Professor of Comparative Anatomy & Surgery.
3. Resolved that the Proctor be authorised to contract
forthwith for the making and burning of 300,000 bricks to be
used in the erection of such additional Buildings as may, in
the opinion of the Board of Visitors become necessary for
the successful operation of the University.
4. Resolved that the enactments respecting the establishment
of a School of History and General Literature passed at
the last annual meeting of the Board, also respecting additional
buildings and which were postponed at the called meeting in
October last, be further postponed 'till the adjourned meeting
in September next.
A letter having been received from Alex: Garrett (Bursar)
containing a resignation of his office.
5. Resolved that the consideration of the acceptance of
the same be postponed to the adjourned meeting in September
next.
The recent death of Maj: Broadus having created a vacancy
in the office of Steward and it being represented to
the Board that it might result in a material saving to the
University to have the Hotel for boarding State Students kept
at the charge & on the account of the Institution.
6. Resolved that the Proctor be required to employ a
Hotel Keeper to take charge of the Houses recently occupied
by Mr. Proadus, and keep the Hotel for the State Students at
the charge and on account of the University & that he be
authorised to purchase the necessary household furniture for
the establishment & furnish the necessary supplies.
Ordered that the Board adjourn to meet again on Wednesday
the 25th day of September next.
| Board of Visitors minutes June 28, 1850 | |