Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-07


This increase justifes The expectation that ad,li
lions to the number will continue to be made q.
the benefit OF the Institution shall be un folded and
regulations for extending and ensuring them shall
be suggested by experience. The enactmen,s now
made with this view, will be laid before the Lesis-
aiure as soon as they shall be duly prepared for the
purpose
Fiom comparative view of the tasks of the
Professors OF Law and Of moral Philosophy il vas
found conv enient and mutually agreeable TO the
parties, that tbe science OF Political Economy
should be taught in The school of The latter instead
of the former.
On a further consideration Of the most eligible
period FOR the session of the University il has been
presided that the next session shall commence on
the first OF February, and terminate on the Fourth
oil July, and that all future sessions shall commence
on the twentieth Of Angus; in each wear, and ter
inmate on the fourth OF Juy ensuing but that there
shall he one recess of all the schools and no more
aur!hS each session, TO commence on the fifteenth
and terminate on the thiriy-first of December
In pursuance Of what communicated in the
last report, the Library room in the Rotunda kss
been nearly completed, and the books pu, into il.
Two rooms for the Professors OF Natural PhiLoso-
ply aud OF Chemistry and one large lecture room.
have also been fitted for use. The work of the
Anatomical Hall is so far advanced that il NAV
be used early in the next session. The Portico of
the ho'unda has been finished, with the exception
" 'i~ vi etePs TIE laying OF the marble
flags, which have been received and paid for The
work remaining 10 be done, is the fuishisg one
other large oval room, one small one, and the en-
trance Hall OF the Rounda with the unfinished
parts OF the Porco and about one-f fourth of thu
Anatomical Hall. Some small additions are also
necessary for the better accommodation of the
Professors in their Pavilions and of the Students
IN their Dormi;ories, and for few other minor OBJ
jects.
The receipts by the collector of arrearapes Of
subscriptions since the date OF the last report. a.
mount 10 $644 SO cents leaving a balance still
due of l6i 6S of which 366I So are considered
sperate.
The accounts for the receipts, disburseman,sz
and funds on hand FOR the year ending with the
month oil September, readcred by the Bursar
and Proctor, are given with this report as il re-
CURED by law.
In looking TO the future the Board notwitbstand-
Ing their anxiety TO bring the establishment into
complete state, without exceeding its current
resources, Ind on comparing with these, the en-
sAseineu's and ed demands for the present
and The next year, tina, at the end of the next. an
adverse balance will exist of not less than twenty
thousand dollars; the extingu.hment of which will
require The estimated annual surplus Of income.
thereafter for period of about seven years
In submitting this unavoidable result, the board
venture 10 hope that favorable view will be takers
by the General Assembly of the advantage TO tfre
institution, from public liberation of its funds
from tie debts otherwise weighing upon them,
and OF the prospect thence opened Of earlier en-
iaTsements oil ITS scope OF action and usefulness.
JAMES MADISON, Rector.
October 9Th, 1926.