Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-17
TIE UNEVEfsSlTY.
Meeting of the hoard Of 'TrEsfec'
Interesting Proceedings.

The Board met to-day pursuant t
the order of adjournment.
! Present-Paul c.. Cameron, Waite
l.. Steele, Joseph j. Davis, Forne,
George, Thomas D. Mcdowell, Mill
: l.. Eure, Robert B. PEBBLES. John III
Thorpe, William IL. Saunders ant
Kemp p. Battle.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, Paul G
Cameron was appointed President, pr
: tenn.
A quorum being present the journa
: If the proceedings of the last meeting
was read and approved.
Mr.. Kemp P. Battle rendered bono
as Secretary and Treasurer of tn,
Board which was read.
On motion the bond was approved
aud ordered to be deposited with the
President of the Board of Trustees fol
safe keeping.
Mr.. Steele, Chairman of the Com
mittee raised under resolutions adopt
ed at the last meeting of the Board
submitted a report which was read, az
follows:
To the Honorable William Il. Ora
ham, President of the Board O
Trustees of the University Of Merit
Carolina
At meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of the University of North Caro-
lima, held in the city of Raleigh OF
the 18th and 18th of February last
the undersigned were appointed 6
committee, for certain purposes sci
forth in the resolutions, touching the
property and liabilities of the Institu
| ton committed to the charge of the
l. ~ IL r l. 4
State. In the discharge of their duties
| it became necessary to visit Chape
|Hill, the seat of the University. Ac
cor dinghy, by appointment, two mem
bers visited the place On Friday, the
I'd of the present month, and made
such investigations as they deemed adj
visable, or for reasons hereinafter sci
forth, were allowed to make. The
other member was unable, on account
|of pressing business requirements, to
accompany them, but had, in the mean
time. inaugulated inquiries upon the
subject matter Of their mission, which
greatly facilitated their labors. The
committee remained at Chapel Hill fol
parts of two days, and are greatly in.
1debted to Nh Andrew Mickle and DIR.
". P. MalIett for their hospitality and
kindness, to Mr.. Foster Utley 10,
courteous and valuable attention, ana
Ito Mrs. Corne!ia Phillips Spencer, the
accomplished daughter of the late Rev
DIR. James Phillips, Professor of Math
sematics in the University when Ex
sGovernor Swain was It's President, TO,
/ the cordial sympathy which she mani
Tested i'll the objects OF their mission
During the first day, the Committee
made general inspection OF the Col
: lege buildings aud grounds. the houses
and lots formerl v occupied 10y Cover
4 nor Swain, DIR. Wheat, Or Mitchell
/ and other incIosed lots, near The build
5ings, which are owned by the Univer
Isity. Besides this, having in THEN
possession the keys of the New West
Building, they visited The Hal! and Ii
brary Of the Dialectic, . well known
SLiterary Association intimately con
tnected with the history and usefulness
9of the Institution. The condition O
Sthe furniture, carpeting. portraits
statnarg and tapestry, of the Debating
gHan, and Of the books, articles o
erelfu, engravings and other valuable
land rare collections Of the Library
was critically examined. The number
sof volumes fonnd on the shelye, urG
tables was carefully counted, and il
: was found that there were sill or
Inland, and generally, i'll their proper
Eplaces. seven thousand four hundred
: and ninety g. 400 volumes, in Il faii
: state OF preservation. The walls and
5ceilings are not seriously damaged by
$dampness and neglect. The furniture
sis mostly good, and the carpeting ana
aOll cloths as sound and fresh as could
have been reasonably expected, under
the general circumstances Of neglect,
which are painfully apparent about
the entire premises. The portraits O.
distinguished members, witch ador1
] the walls, and which seemed, in former
9years, to stimulate the zeal and a,nbi-
stlon of the students, are wei, preserved
land exhibit little signs Of having been
affected by the causes of that general
which mou,nfulIy marks
the appearance Of the buildings and
grounds.
On the afternoon of the 3av. the
chairman Of the Committee, at the
suggestion, and with the concurrence
'of his colleague, who was present paul
t.. Cameron, of Orange,) addressed a
mote to the Rev. Solomon Pool, who
had been appointed President Of the
Institution by the Board, to- whose
powers and duties the present Board
succeeded, and whose official conneo-
ton had not been formally severed by
resolution or ordinance, requesting the
keys Of the College and Philanthropic
libraries. 4 copy Of the note and the
Or1g1naI OF the answer accompany this
report, are made a part thereof, and
are as follows:
CHAPEL HILL, April 3, 1874.
REV. SOLOMON RooL,
President Of tie Jajrcrsity:
DEAR SIR:-At a meeting of the
Board of Trustees Of the University.
elected by the General Assembly oil
the State, in pursuance Of a power
conferred by the amended Constitu
ton, the undersigned aud Messrs. I'll
Z. Cameron and William l.. Saunders,
were appointed committee to visit
Chapel Hill, examine the buildings of
the University and institute inquiries;
INTO the condition of its property andI
liabilities. In obedience to the au-i
thorlty given, a part of said committee,
IS here with view of discharging theI
duties committed to us. Learningi
that you are in possession OF the keysl
to the buildings which contain the!
College and Philanthropic Libraries.
and desiring to inspect them Sc that
we may be able to make such a renorts
as is expected of us, I beg Of YOU thes
courtesy to entrust them to me for thes
ends indicated above. After their USE
they shall be promptly returned.
knowing you TO be an Alumnus off
the Institution and to have been fors
years connected with its INTEL ectualf
administration, and feeling sure, forl
these and other reasons, that you de-
sire to see it placed once more in thes
situation which it occupied when yous
entered its portals. I indulge the hopes
hat you will give the committee OH
which am chairman. all the facilitiess
.or information and the furtherance of
our mission which you can command.
nd give them with that cheerfulnessf
which SHOULD distinguish every citizens
II the State VINO desires to see thes
of learning among our people.
Very respectfully, &C.,
WALTER L. STEELE.