 | Board of Visitors minutes July 13, 1951 |  |
RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE
The President stated that certain groups in Richmond wished to establish a four-year
college at the Richmond Professional Institute. William and Mary desires to sever its relations
with R. P. I. William and Mary will in all likelihood offer the school to us and, if we do not
accept it, to V. P. I. The President stated that he believed a strong institution should supervise
the work of R. P. I. to insure proper standards. Mr. Darden stated that Mr. Zehmer, Director
of the Extension Division, feels that we should undertake the management of R. P. I. After considering
the matter the Board adopted the following resolution.
RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that this Board is interested in the Richmond Professional Institute and would like a study
made of the possibility of R. P. I. being made a division of the University.
Mr. Gay voted against the above resolution.
| Board of Visitors minutes July 13, 1951 | |