The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-17
TpF university OF VIRGINIA.
Report of the Faculty and Ac''on o. !"
Board Of Trustees.

R,port of the Faculty, and Ac''on o S''
Board Of Trustees.
II will be seen by the summary when
We give below, that the University Is 10
be second to no other institution Ill the
land. in the wide range and high stan
dard Of its several schools. Foremost
for many years in the classics, i'll BELL
letters, in law and In medicine, IL VIII
honceforth be foremost i'll the physical
science also.
The report of the Faculty to the |
Ro,rd of Trustees shows Tat during
fine mast session there were NJ Tue M. M
yersitv $40 students, representing ~
States and the District oi CoillilloE1 ~,
OF one hundred and ninety rom
pinia, thirty-two are state st,aene,.
The general Department OF tle yo""s
men is reported rs being Ncl! h;.,tior
The report speaks of the orSallIatioh
of ths new chairs of "Apphed Mathe,,
,rat,cs', and "Chcmical Technology.
, II recommends that liberal approprla-
t;one be made to erect 4 suitable lapo,
r,tory and lecture room tors the seh9oi
nj chemical technology, ana Ior t,ic
: purchase of suitable models Tor the
+ school of applied mathematics. 40,
The report argues very ably anu con
clusivcly the Importance oil putting
e these two schools at once upon the lnosc
II efficient basis, supplying them WIN al
= needed apparatus, and TO tlis enu iuv,
omm.nds the borrowing OF such Il n s,,,r
of money rs may be necessary
ST rcport also rccolnme nus that tdc soio :
Id of technology be changed 10 ti,u oo,iVu
~ an,lvtieaI. industrial and agrlcultu
On raj chemistry. ,.ho,itv h,
Il. =, ion to confer the following degrees
IT. /. The degree of graduate Ill l"
=. school of applied mathematics. -.
'e , The degree of of graduate III III
nj school of applied chemistry. !,
q ,rhc degree of civil engineer, 10 u
IN oontcrred on such student rs shan nay
;" or'du,ted i'm the school of mathematit
3" 9oturnl philosophy, applied mathehll'
AR les. chemistry or applied chemistry, al
1S; obtained certificate OF proficiency
TX; nineralogy and geology. .,.oos;,,
~ 4 rho degree of mining engineer,
iH to liz conferred OH graduates III !,
lly schools of chemistry, ana hat'ir". ~;
losophy, who shall also oo.ai,,e" a i ;nt :. ~
real icates of proficiency III lnhiot anu ,mi
'o"' ,a,,;.,te mathematics. in prcscriD'
| course vi iHPhNN
zed q The degree Of bachelor of science
i'm o,, graduates in the schools OF ihath
,;,h males. natural philosophy, ana enel
IL" i.try and who shall also be proheiel
y IN The classes of physiology, ahntoi
lille o1v and geology, and who sha!i a.
nm h3yc taken distinctions IN the Jun
,on class of applied mathematics anu ~"
on satisfactory attainnents IN the ,apo
ID II tory course of analytical chemistry +,
it is :. Thc Faculty recommehocu "is1 y,
,ert. the acquisitions for the degrees y 1",
~ ia elor of arts (cat. p otl uc - y" =,
more precise by being chahgco W ~
,o to ,The 3, 4 degree to be conferred
s,lo those students who shall have graa.t'
in the schools of Latin. Greek, chei,
de tr,.I moral philosophy, ana frehci
the c::rn,an. and shall also have optail
ates. certil icates of proficiency III junior
81 intermediates mathematics, anu h's'
- physics or literature.
pnJ conn,etiou with the schools OF
news n,ied chemistry and botany II Is
uhv DO sir,ble that u portion OF the vi, IN
ID sitv grounds be laid OIL ut a snall
''''"' nenst. for commencement Oh w
sa'e' ic garden, not as much lor us ''n'''00
,man> iatrinsic value as .,. ~,
r,cn. lat, 70 assis. in lcgalizing the III
tore tn. legacy to the University n iop
'v,o,e foundation of an agricultural NJ, SEM:
hile End, TO give claim upon 'm ~; Il
r the hereafter for aid in connection WIZ
e and ricnlthre' a., ,ou,,,,ti,u Of A ,
lends, 3ru. 10 History hereafter,
that The hoard of Trustees adopted
unve- Recommendation OF the raon, ~;
n who have made MISUNDERSTANDING ,,n,lars. to be 8
family cur. ,;,, i,Mry the new schools. The
hat SO nrofrss6rs Or. Boeek and Dr. VA
cr life are said to give very grta. s. attsin,
rs io' The University of Virginia VIII
viction , inJ H.. collercs of the country IL
old the scientific as we'll as literary "c