Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-10
PUBLIC UME NTS.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGLnrIg

"JcsTonThe Rector ofthe University Of rinis boub
N h.' " less distinguished by ,ie, equally useia to
iYO'@t at dinner g'ren to ". H. csauJord a. MI.
Ie's vile, %. the 15ii Tor.l >
When in this capacity, such papers as the follow
ing Report signed by Mr. Jefferson and adde's
ed 10y tie Visitors TO. the Legislature of Virginia
hey cannot but prove interesting 10 persons of all
descriptions.
RIcHSoND, STA Dec. 1925.
SIR hare the honor to ioy before the Gene
'n' 'aSss",ofy, fne Report ~ me Rector and "
S't0rs u The University Of pirgi7lin for the Dre
sent year reeeircd 6y me as President of H.
Literary Fund. I an toith great respecf.
Your most 6'df seru't.
~, JAATES PLE.4S.4.aIIS.
me lion. the Speaker cfthe FL. of Delegates.
MoNTIc clio, Nov, 80. 1925
SIR hGue noio The honor to enclose The
President and Directors Of the Literayv Fand
(t0 De i;id before the Legislature at their uert
S"rcesa ,'g meet..'s) The Report of the disburse-
me'ts, the funds on hand, and a general stote-
ment Of the condition Of The Ui,ipersay of pr
gina, agreed 10 By The Rector and Yisitors, at
fhe'T last meeting on the 18th of October. toge-
iheF ruth the Documents to tphich II refers. ana
to add assurances of my high consideration and
respect: TIL: JEFFERSON, Rector.
70 The President Of the Board
OF directors Of the Literary Fund
To the President and Directors of the Lite.
rdry Fttnd
In Obedience 10 the laws requiring that the Rec
tor and Visitors Of the University of Virginia sbould
make Repor' annually to the President and D;--
rec'orS oil lie Literary Fund (tosbelaid before the
Legislature at their next succeeding Meetngl EN-
OiarlnS iull account of the disbursements tLe.
ENDS on hand, and general statement of the con-
dtton ofthe said University, the said Rector and
Visitors make The follow nr
REPORT:
That which was rendered on the 9Th of October
oil the last year informed The President and D;ra.
tors OF the Literary Board OF the state of prenatr;o
to Inch we were thea advanced toward, getting
The Institution into actual operation, of the 1nes-
sures taken tor procuring Professors ur the several
>chooIs, ioi purchasing some books and apparatus
and OF he ground of nope then existing. thai IL
might be actually opeued on the ist day of Febr,s
ry then next ensuing. II was not, however. INIT,
the 7th OF March that the Professors of Ancient
and Modem Languages, Of Mathematics, of Natural
fhho-ophy, a,d o. Ana omy and Medicine being
~ place. the lnsli'uiion was opened and nut into
opera ion Professors OF the Schools of Mor,I
PHILOSOPHY and Natural History, were received ~
short intervals afterwards but no satisfactory
eng senenl having been effected, till lately of
Professor Tor The Chair of Law, that school has
no. ye' oeen ope ed nor Is II decided whether il
VIII be most eligible 10 put il into operation AZ th;
advanced season OF The year, or to await the Begin
ming OF the term in February next. The COM
mencement on the 7lh OF March was with about
4o students. Oilers continued to arrive from day
10 DAY al hrst, and from eek 20 week since and
the whole number mariculated, on the last dav of
the last noath OF September was II6 FEY NOR.
can be expected du,ing the present term. which
closes on the 10th OF December next and The STATE
OF the schools, on The same day, was as follows ::
Ia the school Of Ancient Languages