 | Board of Visitors minutes December 28, 1886 |  |
Decr 28th 1886.
At a called meeting of the Board of Visitors of the
University of Virginia held at the University on the 28th
day of December 1886.
Present: Messrs Conrad, Payne, Marye, Martan, Randolph,
W. A. Stuart, Venable and Parrish.
On motion Genl Wm H. Payne was chosen Rector, Pro Tem.
who thereupon called the Board to order, in the absence of
the Rector.
Resolved, that the Secretary be directed to inform the
Chairman of the Faculty that the Board of Visitors have organized
and are ready to receive any communication from the
Faculty.
A copy of the foregoing resolution having been reported
by the Secretary to the Chairman of the Faculty, the Chairman
in response forwarded to the Board his report accompanied
by a report from the Proctor & Superintendent of Grounds &
Buildings which were received and ordered to lie for the
present.
The following resolution was offered by Mr W A
Stuart.
Resolved, that the Executive Committee be requested
to require of the Bank, with which the College funds are now,
or may hereafter be deposited a Bond with security to be approved
by said Committee, and in a penalty of not less than
sixty thousand Dollars, conditioned for the faithful keeping
of said funds.
As a substitute for the foregoing resolution Mr Venable
offered the following:
Resolved, that the First National Bank of Richmond, Va
be made the depository of the funds of the University, which
being put to the vote the substitute was rejected and the
original resolution adopted.
A communication was received from Prof. Geo Frederick
Holmes renewing a request made by him to the Executive Committee
of the Board at its meeting in October last, and which
was then declined, that he be authorized to draw the monthly
quotas of his salary at the beginning instead of at the end
of the month, at least for the months of January and February
next; the same was read and considered. On motion the following
was adopted:
The Board directs the Secretary of the Board to inform
Prof. Holmes that they considered his application to have his
salary for the months of January & February paid to him on
the first day of these months, and that they are constrained
by considerations of grave interests to the University to decline
his request.
Resolved, that the duties of Proctor shall hereafter,
as heretofore embrace the care and safekeeping of all funds
and securities of the University, which may be now in his
hands, or which may hereafter be received by him as Proctor.
The Bond of the Proctor dated August 4th 1886 was presented
to the Board, and a question arising as to whether
the duties of Proctor necessarily involved the duties of a
Treasurer or Custodian of the funds of the College, the Board
without deciding that question, resolved that a new bond
should be given, expressing as one of the conditions thereof
that the said Peyton shall faithfully keep and account for
all moneys, or securities, which may come to his hands as
Proctor.
Resolved further that the new bond should be made payable
to the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia.
Resolved, that the Rector pro tem.be requested to transmit
to Mr W. W. Corcoran, the following congratulatory telegram,
over his official signature.
The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
now in Session, beg to offer their cordial congratulations
upon the occurrence of your Eighty Eighth birth-day, and to
join the host of admiring friends in hoping that many years
of health and happiness may be added to your useful and honorable
life.
Resolved, that it is the sense of this Board that the
Schools of Agriculture, Zoology & Botany, Historical Science,
each be reorganized at the next annual meeting of the Board,
and that the Secretary be instructed to communicate this resolution
to the Professor in each of the said schools on or
about the first day of May 1887.
Ordered, that the Chairman of the Executive Committee
confer with Prof. Page and with the Chairman of the Faculty
in regard to the matter affecting the studies of Mr Yager
mentioned in the communication of Prof. Page, and take such
action on the subject as he deems proper.
Resolved, that a committee of three shall be appointed
by the Rector who shall consider and report at the next annual
meeting a plan for reorganizing the Schools of Modern
Languages, of History & Literature, of English and of Agriculture
etc, and that the Committee be requested to communicate
with the Miller Board and request the appointment of a
Committee of that Board to confer with them as to the best
plan of organizing the latter school.
The Rector appointed as the Committee of this Board
under the foregoing resolution Messrs, Randolph, Conrad &
Venable.
On motion Wm H. Payne was appointed Rector pro tempore
with authority to perform the duties of the Rector during the
absence or disability of the Rector.
Ordered, that the Board adjourn sine die.
William H. Payne
Rector pro tem.
Jas D. Jones,
Secretary.
| Board of Visitors minutes December 28, 1886 | |