Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-18
THE UNIVERSITY.
fddre's Of the Society Of Aiumni Of the Unirersy Of
Virsiaia, through their Committee,
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
lCONCLuDED.l


TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
lcoscLUpEpl
Another very favorte reform with the friends Of the Uni
ersy Is TO abolish the rents for tho dormore Tor
he library and pubic rooms and the Patrons commission
the money deposited with him. OF these taxes tho two
inst fail the student, and S23; has
heretofore been paid by them but by regulation Of
he Board ut Vlsiters in future TO he
paid by the professors and hotel keepers The three to-
ether supposng the number Of students be 300 yield
the University annually the OF $685.
ian II do without tins sum 1t So, the charges ought
nnly To be abolished. The University present owes
ebt oil SlI,JOO contracted years SINCE by the a
hory OF the Legislature, and for the purpose of cple
NC the buildings, which commences TALL due in 1915
y annual instruments oi $4,000. An of the Iegi.ls
lure passed since this money borrowed pledges tho
nnuy for the payment of the annual interest and of the
principal when due and authorised the payment to b. made
the State treasury, and deducted from the annuity II
no provision be made Ia meet this debt until 1915 the
srge deficiency which 1t will then annually make in the
nnuy, will very much cripple the of the
avoid tas unfortunate state OF affairs, all the funds
enyng the necessary Expenses applied the redemp
ion oil the bonds OF the University first become due
this way the debt has been reduced from its original
fsmount TO SlI,5OO; aud by appropriation OF the
board at Its late meeting a further reduction will
be made on the fSt u October, which will leave the e,
less than Sl50U0. II is estimated that with the usual
number OF students the debt DO discharged in seven
years II the means arising from the charges which il is
proposed abolish be OIL the payment of ths debt
must be postponed fifteen perhaps twenty years. if th.v
De continued few years longer debt may be paid as
smiled We Wv i ., ''e institution preserved IN
oil course be abolished IL may be well to state that the
wnoe annual revenue OF the University about 800 0OO
arising from the annuity paid by the State and from
md other ch,ry.s a., Tho ,,,Jo,,. -S' ~ 80 '.
keepers OF this sum- $1,000 Is paid for PROFESSOR, sa,
res s32aO Tor officers saaries-ts Chairman Proctor
Patron Secretary TO the Board of ySi,o,s I;, a"o
$30O6 for repairs and the hire Of tho lar, n..s.
nbout the insu,u,ion. 5Oo IL, ata,,; noo eeesa'y
tur museums &c arm, ssnn g.. .I,. o y, appA'a-
and miscellaneous items. ard ,Inon g. -, 20 1
debt amounting IN all to SI755O Tn, h,I,rc. ~ 81.
revenue whatever IL NAV chance IN no - -, ~ Wv
lion of the debt
The successful uroyres. NJ tho Ir,ivo,.;, L.
what retarded by the belief n, 90. ,,o @
lent in the country thai i, vs. an ;,,, 80"
While 40, eonga,nI,,. H. Ciani- - ' s''OA
nj his o,n;o, !, al - 49,, -, l ' ue se'craI uecay
believe II ,,k.IJy a., fo,,J.I -, ~ ''' ',a' VIC
some chanel was erected no,, ,h. p - ~, -, 'u
vices of cbanlan are ,e,nI,,I t,; ''' 'e scr
denominat atoms of the S,ae in ,o,s,n IL
ia made nm Inv volpn,a,v s,h, ,t ~, eo'pensah y
6re,. ho,e L.,n,,s "a .,,Je.., -, e 'o'S"'S' VI
S5O0 and SsOO The ay.,.. =, 80, - y wv eS I
students. some of whom Give ,I; g. ,i % " 'e
h.v. been abou, S35O ,onoI 90 o., - We.
lieye MS tho Young men of IN, c,n,,, Ill.,, w "
butte Besides the supp , Of the cbnnI,, ,S,
Mt the Unyer.ity for som, vc,,s na., n,Lia c i.
Sunday Scboo ,nnno,,,J ~, ~ -, ,'' oeieV ana
professors & G. ana students r. 81. .J VI uit
religion is As much respec,od and a. hI ] g
the Uniyersy as else wherc and liz
t,ue of even The se,nhI.ne - ~, w
On the subject of The ,iot =, ,ha H. 800, =,
last session the Soeietv adon,.J a. fI,;y S US
P,soIr,d Thai in The It, -. ii, .
s.e M c,ns, ,yha,.v.r Co. ,Piv u's'"' noes we
"well-being of The Uniys,,rf ~ n '" .s u'urt
the opinon thai for Tho ,cs.; we u'e ~
the a,t the effect will he SsvLi ~ @
the institution In connection ,y;,b ,L -, "
of The onnion Tia, s,n, I l' sugo1' we are
il NAV be nut morn in tho no,.o, nr,L E W VIZ.
Tho ITnys,si,v M tho o,osa - ~ W ie,'e'e
"expeled or dismissed ,beref,orn >. '"O nave '''"
Tbi, resoluton yya. no, ,Jo,,aJ ,,;,Lo,, , ia,
ration and after careful scrutiny Of ali The fac,s. ~
nv members of the Society ne,b,ns nil IN r, ~"
less degree had imbib.d The ,,.;nJ;.o. .,'s ~, -
community grou,ina mn, ~ ,h,.s Jji.,,,,L -,
honestly cnnc,ivsd and .n,.r,aJ ~ @
ly fomented by some upon 4 ry;d and ,y ,binI 49,,
tial examination of rs Who'll, bisi,,v ~. CunJ !; y,
of thoae outbrcaL. ,ybicL 80 " III 'e
spriupipe from no doCec, in ne ra,n;, III
but from some peculiar and merely emnororv con;,;o
of circumstances noains, ,yhicb ~, iaai .,, "
ner.onnI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ .t ~ osa e"Aeuneh,s' No
guard We believe these I,,s arc on,na .a
10 all college, of our own and o,bcr co,r IT, iS
Tious that in some of tho No,hc,n ;n,;,,, ~ e
rank and of high celebrity Tor ,bei, d.cin " no ns
they have occurred 40 f,eon.n,s - I; peeIs'y
have obtained the ,it. 81 h;o1,;.I " stI, D "
of these cases who'll, e,ss.s h,y. ,hoIrJ a." ; 49,, W
stituton, OF been dismissed nv the Facl,v Will
the entire COLLEGE has r. e a., - - AZ o''oI
all its exercises suspended Nor bovs ano
ing Of affays Of the most alarming ebnrsce, b., ,h
entire body Of the students nv OF ,hs,, ,,rJ ~ - ~
side, and an equal or greater b,dy Of mecb,nc, s;
&c, the other which have only been .upn,cssed b
the Intervention Of the military A member OF This cor,
fntce was an eyewitness years ago Of an outbrea
nj Cambridge. Massachusetts, in which the studen, at
tackled whole regiment of militia which parnded near
tho college, aud a reRunr engagement ensueJ in which
swords, bsyones and other weapons were used ON
side, much mischief DONE and the students finally driven
OIL the ground To prevent similar occurrence in future
the training ground OF tho militia was removed TO
distance from The n.,i,u,;n H., r. !, L W ~ Ie,
these riots iar moro .o,,n. and ,v,on... -; r' ~
than the one recently occurring at the University have not
ony no' Destroyed those institutions but have hardly
Pay uioclod 'heit prosperity, and never seriously i'm
PSeo .he p9olc confidence in heml IL is owing simply
70 o ac' mat tho communities IN which they situh-
o, INC "h0o body OF the people, instead Of POuncing
disappointed hatihe rioters had left their work unuished)
uniformly extended TO the authorities generous
hdence; have como forward aid and not 10 ebarrns