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PROFESSOR WRIGHT AND DAWSON'S ROW

The Rector read to the Board a letter from Professor David McCord Wright requesting a
policy declaration regarding the University house that he occupies at No. 2 Dawson's Row, and
offering to make repairs to the house at his own expense. After discussion the Board adopted
the following resolution

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that the Board adheres to its policy on No. 2 Dawson's Row as embraced in the following
points. (1) No. 2 Dawson's Row is a temporary structure, subject to demolition at any time
by order of the Board, (2) The house was leased to its present tenant with the full understanding
that the arrangement was temporary, (3) The continuance of the present lease or
any lease to a future tenant shall be upon a temporary basis, subject to termination on
short notice, (4) Residence in the University Grounds is a privilege, not a right of University
professors, only a few houses are available, and not all of these are permanent structures,
and (5) The Board is opposed to the undertaking by tenants of University houses of costly
repairs at their own expense, such an undertaking may result in losses to the tenant
for which the Board cannot be responsible, repairs appropriate for a house that will
be demolished, probably not more than two years hence, shall be undertaken at No. 2 Dawson's
Row by the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.