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Messrs Randolph and Gordon, met here this day in pursuance
of adjournment on the 12th of July last, and it appearing
to them from letters in possession of the Secretary
received from each one of the remaining members of the Board,
that a quorum at least, will be in attendance, or expected
to be, on the 23d inst. In the absence of a quorum an adjournment
was ordered by these two visitors, until tomorrow
at 12 M.

The same two visitors, Messrs Randolph and Gordon, met
in pursuance of adjournment on yesterday, and in the continued
absence of a quorum adjourned until tomorrow at 12 M., when it

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The Board of Visitors met pursuant to adjournment on
yesterday.

Present. Hon. J. L. Marye, Rector, and Messrs Randolph,
Conrad, Stuart, Noland, Watts, McCabe and Gordon.

The Executive Committee submitted their report which was
read and on motion the same was ordered to be received and referred
to the Finance Committee.

The Chairman of the Faculty submitted the Faculty report
together with other papers. The Faculty report was read and
on motion the several subjects of the same were referred to
the proper Committees.

A petition of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity asking
leave to erect a Hall on the University grounds was reed
through the Rector & read, and on motion the same was referred
to the Faculty for their consideration and report thereon to
the present meeting of the Board.

Resolved, that the Rector be requested to prepare and
submit to the Trustees of the Miller Fund a communication requesting
them to ascertain and appropriate each year hereafter
at their regular annual meeting, so long as it may appear
to said Trustees to be consistent with their duty, a
fixed sum of not less than $     to be applied to the payment

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Resolved, that the Report of the Executive Committee on
the subject of the Miller Scholarships be and the same is
hereby approved.

1 Resolved, that the members of the Faculty voting in the
minority on the Report of the Committee of Visitors on "the
Conduct of Schools and Examination of Students" be requested
to appoint a Committee from said minority, of three, to appear
before the Board of Visitors and present their views.

2d Resolved, that this communication go through the Faculty,
and be sent to them in time for action at the meeting of the
Faculty to be held this Friday evening Nov. 23d, to the end
that said Committee of the minority may appear before the
Board as hereinafter indicated.

3d Resolved, that the committee of three appointed by the
Faculty to present to the Visitors the views of the majority
of the Faculty are requested to appear before the Board this,
Friday evening, at 7 o'clock and present their views, and that
the Committee of three above requested to be appointed by the
minority of the Faculty are requested to appear before the
Board of Visitors this evening at 8 1/2 o'clock and present
their views, and that each of said Committees are invited to
be present when the other Committee are presenting their
views to the Visitors. This resolution was adopted as an
amendment to the two just preceding.

The portion of the Faculty report which refers to the
statistics of the University on motion, was referred to the

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The Committee on Grounds, Buildings and Boarding Houses,
reported as follows. Your Committee to whom was referred the
report of the Faculty, so far as the said report refers to
Boarding Houses etc., beg leave to report the following resolution=

Resolved, that the Faculty have authority to forbid students
to board or reside in houses or localities outside of
the precincts of the University, rendered inelligible, in
their judgment through considerations of morals or health.

On motion the foregoing resolution was adopted.

Resolved, that the Proctor be requested to erect, before
the next Commencement an iron stairway or a movable wooden
stairway, from the Northern portico to the ground floor below
or to the lawn, and pay for the same out of the first unappropriated
money in his hands.

The two committees, one representing the majority and the
other the minority, of the Faculty, in its division upon the
question of the changes in the Academic degrees submitted by
the Report made to the Board, by the Committee of Visitors on
"The Conduct of Schools and Examination of Students", appeared
before the Board in pursuance of the request contained in the
resolutions appearing on the preceding page. The majority
Committee consisted of Profrs. Venable, Smith and Humphreys,
and the minority of Profrs Davis, Thornton and Tuttle. These
gentlemen presented their views to the Board upon the changes
proposed by said report in the requirements for Academic degrees
and retired.

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Resolved, that the Professor of Practice of Medicine etc.
be empowered to appoint an assistant Instructor in microscopy
etc. who shall be paid a salary of not more three hundred dollars.

Resolved, that Dr Edward M. Magruder be appointed as Clinical
Instructor and attached as Assistant to the Profr of Practice
of Medicine, it being understood that no salary is attached to
this office.

On motion the Board adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at
10 o clock.

The Board met in pursuance of adjournment on yesterday.

Present. The same members as on yesterday.

On motion

1. Resolved, that the communication of the Committee of the
D. K. E. Fraternity, asking that ground be allowed that Fraternity
to erect a hall for their uses, be referred to the
Committee of Grounds Buildings & Boarding Houses, who are requested
to meet with the Committee of said Fraternity and to
invite the presence of the Proctor and of the Chairman of the
Faculty, in order to agree upon a proper location.

2. Resolved, that the plans for such hall or building, shall
be subject to the approval of this Board.

The Finance Committee submitted the following report:
To the Rector and Visitors of the University of Va

Your Finance Committee respectfully report that pursuant
to the resolution of the Board adopted at the last regular

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Of the bonds representing the Sinking Fund, the two University
8% of $1000. each, and the 2 Martha Randolph bonds have been
cancelled, and Your Committee, under the direction of the resolution
have cancelled the remaining $14,000.

2. Your Committee recommend the following appropriation suggested
in the Report of the Faculty:

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and in consequence of these appropriations, they recommend
that the conditional appropriations made at the regular meeting
be for the present, postponed.

3. They recommend that the Proctor be directed to purchase
for the Reading Room used by the Y. M. C. A. an adquate supply
of coal not to exceed ___tons of hard coal and to furnish
an adequate supply of light for said room. Provided, that not
more than $100. be expended for both the fuel and the lights.
And your Committee, in this connection suggest that the fee
charged students attending the Reading Room be reduced from
$4. to $2. each, for the privilege.

4. They recommend that out of any funds not otherwise appropriated
the sum of $200. be expended for advertising, under
the direction of the Faculty.

5. It appearing that the allowance of $150. per annum, which
has heretofore been made to the Commissioner of Accounts under
resolution of the Board, was at the last regular meeting of
the Board, reduced to $100. upon the recommendation of the Faculty,
the reason for which does not appear. We recommend that
such allowance be restored for the current and succeding year
to $150. per annum.