Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-10

tHc community. mol tnot these should
be prescribed iii our Institutions, bur
attended To, as secondary to such as are
more useful and important in their ma
tire: Ii would be fatal error III us. iii
the formation of the system, now to be Il
dopsed, TO attempt to commence ON TOO
large scale. II is the part of wisdom TO
begin with moderation, and To improve rs
II advances, rather than by an unnatural
or gigantic effort, 10 exhaust its powers,
and bring on premature debility and de-
cav. Ii we proceed with caution. five
keep IN view the situation of the country,
ana tie extent of our means, If those
means receive improvements. of which
they are susceptible, aud the Legislature
stall extends to the Literary Fund. their
fostering care and protection, it is conf
IDENTITY believed, that the period is not dis
tant. when the authorizations ofihe enlieht-
ened friends of public instruction, will
be realized. The President and pirec-
tors OF the Literary Fund, upon the best
conslderatior t.iev can give the subject,
recommend Us follows.
!. Thai there shall he appointed by the
Legislature five commissioners, who shall
purchase, or accept, in some central and
healthy part of the Commonwealth. to be
designated by the Legislature, sucl,
quantity of land, rs will be not only suf
bcent for the use Of the University. but TO
prevent establishments in lis neiohhor-
hood, that would endanger the morals of
the students, or their being seducedfrom
their studies. Provided, that before The
bargain for the same be binding on
the State, il shall be sanctioned bv The
Executive, and that the said Commission
crs shall proceed TO contract for, and
cause To be erected, under the control of
the Executive, allthe necessary buildings
for an University, TO be called The Univer-
sity ofVirginia, the expense of erecting
which building, and Of the land, If pur-
chased, shall be paid for oct OF the lite
rary Fund.
,. That, when said buildings are COM
plete, the said Commissioners shall pur-
chase, tortbe use Of the said University. all
necessary furniture, 10 bepaid for ont of,he
Literary Fund, subject 10 the control of
the President and Directors thereof
3: That rs soon as the said buildings
shall be finished, the Governor, with the
advice of the Council of State, shall nro-
coed to appoint fifteen Visitors, who shall
serve one year after which the said Go
vernon and Council shall annually make a
similar appointment, of the same Visitors.
or Others, which said fifteen Visitors, the
two senior Judges OF the Court of Appeals,
III" Governor for the time being, and one
of the Directors Of the Literary Fund. TO
be annually designated bv the board
shall he Visitors of the University of Vir-
glnia, shall have the power TO make all
bye laws. rules and regulations, for the
government of said University. and the
good order OF tue same. as TO them snail
seem ut, providedtliey are notinconsistent
with the laws of fhis Commonwealth ::
and that they shall have power to appoint
The President and Professors, herein after
provided for, and 10 have general sn-
perintendance and control of the said
University.
4: Thai there shall be appointed by the
SAID Visitors, nine Professors of said Uni
versity, one ofwhom shallac as President
but shall discharge the duties of one of
the Prof'sSorships. That the said Pro-
fessorSh,ps shall consist of the following
lst. A Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Rhetoric and Bellies !.cttres. I'd. A Pro-
fessor of Law and Police 3D. y Profess
Sor OF Mathematics. 4th. A Professor of
Natural Philosophy. 5th. A Professorof
Anatomy and Medicine. 9th. 4 Profess
SCR OF Military Science. 9TH A PROBES
SCR OF Ancient and Modern Languages.
Sth; Professor of the Fine Arts. 9th.
A Professor of Chymistry That there
be paid quarter yearly to the said Presi-
dent and Professors, reasonable salaries.
o,i OF the Literary Fund. That the said
Visitors shall keep regular Journal of
their proceedings, in which they shall
stale, particularly, the manner in which
HE University is conducted the rules
they may adopt for It's government the
progress which is made IN science therein,
and every thing Of importance connected
Herewith, TO be annually submitted tofhe
General Assembly.
.. That there be educated, boarded
and clothed, at the public expense, to be
paid out of the Literary Fund, ten Young
men, to be selected by the Visitors. from
the candidates in the Academies, before
spoken of. Each young man so educated,
shall remain four wears, at said Universe
ty and IN case of vacancies, thew shall
he supplied by the choice of the Visitors.
ont OF the Academies aforesaid. Each
ofwhom, so educated, shall he bound TO
serve four years III either of the Acade-
mics as principal or assistant teachers, II
required. That the Visitors OF the said
University. shall supply fhe said Scholars.
who are TO be educated ut the public ex-
pensc, with the necessary clothing, books
AMI stationary, TO be paid for out of The
Literary Fund.
g. That there be established on the
foundation ofsaid University, seven Eel.
lOwshlps, which are TO be filled, by the
appointment of the Visitors, out OF the
most learned aud mcritorous of those
who have graduated at said University.
WHO shall receive annually, reasonable
and moderate salaries, out Of the Iiicra-