Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-25
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI OF WILLIAM AND
MARY COLLEGE.

The Alumni Of William and Mary College,
assembled at Williamsburg, held an informal
meeting at the Baptist Church, on Saturday
to the Chair, and .. jennings Wise, Esq, was
requested to act as Secretary Of the meeting.
On motion of Professor Ewcll, the Chairman
appointed 4 committee Of three, composed OF
General W. Is. Taliaferro OF Gloucester, Mr..
Lcmucl j. Bowden and DR.. Garrett, both oil
Williamsburg, instructed to request copies OF,
and cause to be published, the anniversary
poem just delivered by st. George Tucker,
Esq. and the anniversary address delivered by
His Excellcncy John Tyler.
Some discussion then arose as to the organ
iza,ion Of the meeting, it being considered
by some Of the Alumni more appropriate
that the regularly elected President and
Secretary Of the Society Of Alumni should
be called to the platform, to organize i
regular session Of the Society. On the other
hand, it was thought best that the meeting
should proceed, as it had assembled, an infor-
NAL meeting Of members voluntarily congrcga-
ted, TO assist the efforts Of the Board of Visi-
tors, the Faculty, and the citizens Of Williams.
burg, to repair the loss occasioncd by the burn
iny Of the College building.
The President and Secretary Of the Society
requested that Mcssrs. Munford and Wise
would continue to fulfil the duties to which
they had been called, and it was finally resolv-
cd Ly general consent to proceed in informal
meeting.
Gen. ". Is. Taliaierro and Warner T.. Jones,
ESQ. then proceeded 10 addrcs, the Alumni at
some length, on The necessity Of more frequent
.-..t,,,e Gov TIM prpn nf ,lnlihrr,.ipn m all
matters connected with the interest Of the Col
lege.
On motion Of Warner T. Jones. Esq, it was
unanimously,
Resolved, That the chair be requested to ap-
point a committee Of five Alumni, whose duty
it shall he to prepare and publish an address
setting forth the present necessity to repair the
loss sustained 10y the College; and that such
committee be further instructed to take such
steps as to them may seem best, to obtain sub
scriptions throughout the State and elsewhere,
of funds to be devoted TO the construction OF
college buildings.
In conformity with this resolution, the Chair
appointed the following committee:
Ills Excellcncy John Tyler, Of Charles City.
George W. Mnnford, Esq, Of Richmond.
John II. Speed. Esq, Of Lynchburg.
William W. Lamb. Esq, OF Norfolk.
Warner I. Jones, Esq, of Gloucester.
Gen. ". B. Taliaterro then offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That 4 committee OF five Alumni
be appointed by the Char, to petition the
Board of Visitors for the rc-cstablishmcnt Of
the School of Law at this College.
Some discussion ensued. after which W. r.
C. Douglas, Esq. proposed to amend the reso-
ton, by adding the following words: When.
ever the funds Of the College shall justify it"
Gen. Taliaferro accepted the amendment,
and the resolution, as amended, was then
adopted, only two Alumni voting in the mega
tive.
In conformity with the above resolution, the
Chair appointed the following committee:
Gen. W. 3. Taliaferro, of Gloucester; Col.
r. II. Armistcad. of Williamsburg; James Bar
ron Hope, Esq, Of Elizabeth City; William s.
Prachy, Esq, of Williamsburg; George ".
Stone. Esq, oil Norfolk.
A resolution was then adopted, rendering the
thanks of the Alumni TO Rev. Mr. Young pas.