Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-01
Professor of Law and Police $500
Moral Philosophy 600
Mathematics zoo
Natural Philosophy 500
Chemistry Natural History GOO
and Botany oOu

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these salailrs were augmented, some of them
! considerably, in the year 1915. But if the sala
rcs OF an Institution of high grade, like VIM. and
Mary, stnOdsas here stated, as late as the vcar
l6l3, does itnc furnish the strongest evidence of
the correctness of Mr.. Jeferson's estimate /, is
worthy ot remark, also, that money has greatly
appreciated since the wear 1915 and that $500 AZ
the present time, would be equal TO tb, AVERAGE nj
the salaries of VIM and Mary prior to the wear
| 1915.
Al Hampton Sidney College, now one of the
most iiourishing literary institutions in th. state
1t IS understood, that the Professors depend alto
gethcr for their support and emoluments, on fees
of tuition. Ii is admitted however, that as a ,nea
sure oil general policy, aud especially i'm new semi
mares Just going into operation, without an esta
bllshcd reputation, that portion of fixed SALARY
| ought if possible 20 be allowed
The facts already quoted, might be fortified bv
similar facts and by reasoning, and appeal to o
tablish the correctness and solidty of the estimate
i'll question, in respect TO the allowance both for
the buildings and for the salaries of the Professors
Indeed II IS not an eXtravagant supposition tina
| the whole item Of lands and buildings mint he
stricken from the account of the public expenditure
Practical aud udcious men entertain the opiniop
that the law to designate the proper sites for
the colleges and to make the donation of the saIo
res from the public funds to take effect as soon
the requisite proper lands and buildings sbouId he
contributed by individuals, the lands and budin-s
would forthwith appear at each and every place
indicated in your act
Should this supposition be well founded. and vou
frame your law in accordance with il: then the
estimated amount for the land and buildings. viz
| SIO,57G, might be deducted from the aboyemcu-
toned aggregate of $237,214 66, and in that case
the draft upon the public funds for the whole svs.
tenn Of Colleges would be reduced TO the sum OF
! Sl66,GGG Is.
Let us next enquire how far the funds Of the pre.
sent { cllege OF Wiilam Mary would 90 towards the
accomplishment OF this national system of COLLEGES.
IIon the Report Of the Committee of Schools S,
colleges, tappears that the present monied capital
Of William & Mary amounts TO the sum Of sI22
| l6l G9. ThishOwever is exclusive of jOl5 acrre
oflaud in the county Of King William, and 1879
acres in the county of Sussex 1t represented mn,
on good authority that the former is worth =,
the rate of s. 80, and the latter So per acre The
lands in King William then constitute capita1 nj
Sl7rjG7; aud those in Sussex, another caniiaI nj
$5-53i-makng together an aggregate of s21
l24. This added tn the monied capital makes tho
whole available funds Of William and Narv. ~
elusive Of the library and apparatus the buildings
and the land OIL which the buildings are situated
to amount to the sum of S155,2B5 60.
II the lands and buildings of the COLLEGES he con-
tributed by individuals then the capital of William
aud Mary would fall short of the sum n no o.
pended for all the colleges, only S11 $50 80.
Ifthase lands and buildings are 10 be furnished
by the public the capital Of the college would fall
short Of the necessary amount in the sum of sef
e5S 90.
There is bill now before the Senate Tor ssll;ae
the lands vested in the President and Directors If
'he Literary Fund. There are also grounds to ex-