Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-18
Interesting Resolutions.

tHt ibIo"lES RtsSiu'lUbS dIc uOW W.
fore the House ii Delegates
Report Of the Com cait:ee OF Schools aud
Colleges,
On the Report ii Tie President and Di,
rectors Of the Literary Fuad Decembei
90, 1916.
The Committee Of Scnusis and Col.
legs. have ACCORDING to order, mad un.
de" their consideration the Repo oil tn
President and 0t.tcto.s OF the Literary
Fund, made IN conformity with Resohi.
run Vt the last General Assembly, and
have come 10 the Following Resolutions
,theTeupon
Resolved, That provision should be
made b, las TIC diyidIng the respective
couutie. in this UmmaH y cath into town
II ips, in eac. NJ which there ought 10 be
IcstaDIl,hed ole ~ rrie Schools,
Resolved, That provision ,aJuld be
made pv Jaw ioI the proper go'efpmelu
aud enlosment Of such ScaJols, when
es,aD,i,hrl.
Resolved, That it would be expediea.
for the present Geuerai assembly IT,
enact a law, laying ud tis State n
each If which ~ sOns central
and healthy situation, Al Acatem, should
be ioca1ed, to be supported by puoiie en-
doWJnebt.
Resolved, That it is sxpediert to pro
vide D, law for the government Of such
Acaie,mss, when established.
Resolved that il i, expedient a law
should pass the General A., ENJOY. giving
power to the President aad Directors oil
the Literary Fund to appnbt Com.
raissioners whose duty Il shall be 10 pur
chase, or receive BY way Of Donation, IN
some healthy and central part of I'M,
COmmonw ealtb, acres of Ianu.
On which there ought to be established, an
University, to be Gated and known pyI
the naue OF the University OF Virgo
MA.
Resolved, As the opinion Of this CON
'niitse, that it is necessary TO prescr be
ny law the number OF Professors 10 be
in the laid University.
Resolved also, That all Aeade res nps
under the government Of Trustees incor.
porsted by law. in which are taught the
Latin aud Greek languages. Ma,hemati, 5
aud Gesg,a phy, ought to be provided Tor
iH The manner recommended by the Pie.
sIdent ana Directors Of the Literar, Fund
provided the Trustees Of such Acad aiie,
subject themselves and the r respective
Institutions to the government Of tie said
President aad Directors, in the same
nanner ~ the Academies aforesaid.
The following supplemental resolutions
~ers proposed by MIR. Garnet lsl Es
sex, Saturday last
Resolved. That for the purpose Of d.
costing and carrying into effect the sys-
TEN Of pablo education provided for BY
he last General Assembly, there shall be
elected, septenn;ully BY the Legi,la.
ture, number Of directors who SHALL
constitute board. to be called "srhel
Board Of Public Instruction." and Who'll
shall elect annually, their own presi |
dent aud secretary, and such officers a.l
may be required for conducting the bu. !
zines. Of the board.
Resell ed, That the State he divided
into number of districts froml
each Of which one dlrec,sr shall be cho-
sen,
Resolved. That the board at public in-l
struction be authorised to provide a plan
toe the erection Of the university OF VI,
srnia. and Of -uch colleges and academic
a. are already established, or NAV here.
after be established by law /; to create
such professorships and TO adopt SUCH
regulations for the government of the
'ame, as the board may deem expedl.l
eRi.
Resolved. That the president and di
rectors OF the board Of public Instruction.
shall be the visitors Of the university oil
Virginia, and that they shall have tn
,isht OF appointing the president and Dr.,
les ors Of the university and of the seye
raj colleges and academies and to allow
ihem such compensation as tney thin.
proper.
Resolved, That a. early a, possis; |
alter their appoistment, the board
public instruction shall digest comp'e
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