Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-02

December IN each year, To he laid before the
General Assembly az the commencement of
tNch sessioo. have now the honor ofIaying
before the General Assembly, the report of the
Hector and Visitors for the present year. re-
rri'ed by me President of the Literary
Fund.
am, with great respect,
your ObPdient servant,
JAMES PLEASANTS.
The Hon. the Speaker
of the House Of Delegates.
To The President and Directors Of The Literary
Fund.
In obedience to the law requiring that the
Rector and Visitors of the University OF Vir.
g'nia should make report annually To the Pre-.
| sdcnl and Directors ui the Literary Fund, Ito
he laid before the Legislature al their next
succeeding session. embracing full account
OF the disbursements, The funds on hand, and
a general statement Of The condition ofthe said
University, the said Rector and Visitors make
the following REPORT.
| In that vi the preceding year il was stated
tha, The buildings Tor the accommodation of
The Professors and Students, were in readiness
Tor their occupation, aud that the walls of the
larger building, Intended for library, and OH
er purposes, were completed. In The course
OF The present season this buldins has recei, cd
It's root, and will be put inIo cordition for
preservation and use, although, lis interior can
not be completed. 1t was ihen also stated,
| that, without awaiting that completion, the 10
stilution might BIZ put INTO operation at the
close of this present year, were lis funds libe-
rated truin the disturbances with which they
were ciiai ged. This so ,s;acie WAS removed by
the act Of the Legislature of J,n,ury 81. of
The present year, concerning the University III
Virginia.
IL consequence OF this liberation, The Board
~ visitors, at their ensuing InrsSing the 5lli
| OF April last, prucerded la take such prepara-
tory measures 40 could b. taken ar that time.
To carry tile siews of The legislature into effect
"ith as little delay as practicable. From The
accounts u estimates ihen rendered nv the Bur
sAf& Proctor, 1t appeared thai on the last day OF
the preceding year, 1925, the funds in hand, and
due 20 the University, OF The last loan, and of
The arirarages of subscriptions, wsuld be sufii-
cient, when received, to pay all debts then *
!5iinS on any account, and To leave Il sum of a.
houi S2l 900, applicable To the building OF The
Library; Which, with the sum OF 1880 40 /
already paid, Oh provided for that edi!icr,
would pa II into d state of safety and Of sorn,.
usrs, Until other and more pressing objects
| should have been accomplished They cuasi-
Gered the University, therefore, as having had
IN hand On the frst day of The present, wear,
lG2f' the annuity OF this year (cear Of all p,ior
claims az fund for deiraying the current cx
penses Of the year. for meeting those necessa
ry towards procuring Professors, paving any
commencement of salaries, " h;ch might be in
Cured To the end OF the year, and 10 leave
small surplus for contingencies.
| They found, from view Of the future in
! come, consisting Of The annuity and snch rents
Tor buildings az may he reasonably required.
| that II would not be adequate to the full esiab-
!ishment OF the ten professoTships Contemplated
by The Legislature IN their act Of Jan. g5 1919.
Tor establishing The University; but that il
u'ghi sullice for insiitn,ing eight professor
| ships for The prescott, and that the branches nf
science proposed la b. taught in the u ni,ers
might BE- arranged within the competence of
That number for time, and until future and
favorable circumstances might enable them To-
add the others, and To tighten duly the ~ oles-
sorships thus OyerchaIge with duties
| They proceeded therefore tn settle the or
5anIzationof The schools, aud the distribution
OF tue sciences aiming them, and they conclu-
ded on the same as follows:
Ia the University of Virginia shall be nsiilu-
| ted eight protsssorships, To wit: 1. of Anti,nt
Llnguages. 9. Modern Languages. 3. Ma
ihenalics. q. Nalurai Philosophy. g. Natu-
raj History. 6. Anatomy 81 Medicine. 7. Mo.
raj Philosophy. 9. Law.
10 tie SCHOOL of Antient Languages are to
! VIC '""S"' VIZ b'Siri Sfdue OF the Latin and
Greek languages, the Hebrew Rhetoric Bellies
iettres, An,eni History & Aniirot Gsosrauhy.
| In the school OF Modern Languages are t.
be taught, French, Spanish, Italian, German.
ADD Tie Engl'sh Language in lis Anglo Saxon
form, also Modern History and Modern Geo
grnphy.
| In the school of Mathematics are to be
taught Mathematics generally. including the
higher branches OF Numerical Arithmetic. AL
zebra, TfigonOmctry Plane and Spherical. &C.
oinetry, Mensuration, Navigation, Comic Sec
IONS finxlons OF DlifefeniaIs, Military and
Civil Architecture.
be taught the laws and properties ri b9des rr-
morally, including Mechanics. States. Uvdro.
states, Hydraulics, Pncumatics. Acoustics.
| Optics, and Astronomy.
~ the school Of Natural History are TO be
taught Botany, Zoology, Mineralogy. Chem
istry, GeOiOgy and Rural Ecooopy
In the school of Anatomy and Sjedc;ns are
to be taught Anatomy, Surgery. the his,orv of
the progress and theories OF MedicInc. Pbvsi-
| ology, Pathology, Matera Medica, and P6ar-
macy.
Inihe school Of Moral Philosophy are to be
Taught Mental Science generally, including
theology, General Grammar and E,bics.
In the school Of Law, are TO be taurh, the
common and statute Law, that Of the Chan
Gerry, the laws Feudal. Civil, NIercatorial. Ma
ritime, and Of Nature add Nations. and alan
the principles Of Government, and political p
economy.
| But il was meant that this distribution sbonld
give way TO occasional inlerchanges Of psrIicn-
lar branches Of science among The professors.
10 accommodation Of their respective ausifi-
cations
The Visitors were sensible that there might
1 no fnuoI in Tho difT,ropt eernioaria. TT