The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-27
NO UN|vF BS|TY
{ ACULTY HERE.
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Board of Visitors Decide Against
Any Participation by Cor
poration Itself.
CHARTER is DISCUSSED
Several New Members Elected
at Meeting Held Yestcr-
day Afternoon.

In the course of an animated meet
ing yesterday afternoon the board Of
visitors of tho University OF Richmond
took UP and passed upon n number OF
important matters In connection with
the proposed now institution,
Three members wcro elected to I'LL
vacancies in the board, and careful con-
sideraton was given to the report OF the
committee on charter and bylaws, a
number OF suggestions being Incorporated
IN these papers.
Among others, tho provision that the
university corporation shall not of Itself
engage in any form OF instruction or en-
ploy any professors. ali direct teaching
work being left entirelyto the Constituent
colleges. Tho papers were then recon
United to the committee for n final draf
in accordance with the suggestion ap-
proved by the board.
New Members Chosen.
The meeting was called to order by
the rector, Mr.. Joseph Bryan, at 4:30
z. NJ. Present, Messrs. Bryan, Branch,
Braxton, Bemiss. Freeman, Mcclure,
Mitchell Parrish, Pollard, Smith, Miller,
and McAdams
After the reading of the minutes Of
the previous session the rector presented
letters OF resignation from Mr. I. c..
Williams. Mr.. p. Fl. Mayo, and Mr., T..
a. Cary, all of whom gave reasons .pr
their action. and expressed their interest
In the movement. Captain w. Gordon
McCabe was elected in pltce Of Mr. VIII
liams; Mr.. Frederick w. Scott, in place
Of Mr.. Mayo, and Mr. John Stewart
Bryan In place Of Mr.. Cary.
ho rerorf Df committee on NV,
laws was read and considered by Soc
tons.
Tho committee noted several amend
ments since the original draft was issued,
as to the classes to be elected each year,
as to the holding of an annual meeting
on the fourth Thursday of every May,
and as to tho number constituting q
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No University Faculty.
The question OF post-graduate in
struction was raised by DR.. Mcclure and
was generally discussed. II was the
unanimous sense of the meeting that
the University OF Richmond ought not
to do teaching or have professors. This
position was taken In order that there
should not DO even the appearance OF
competition on the part of the uni
verslty with the several colleges. It
was brought out in the debate that 1t
| would be the function OF the university
! to preserve and promote the best inter.
| ests OF It's constituent n1embers. the
| entire institution to- be in the hands
\ of tho colleges, under their own fac.
| ulty ana board Of control.
The view Of those present seemed to
| be that any charter provision looking
! to the establishment of post grad.
uate course by the university would
confuse the mind of the public, and
| possibly result in some apprehension
on the part OF the various colleges
It was made clear. however, that after
the university is established by the
! federation of the existing colleges
| should there then be some point ir
which the curriculum was weak, OF
| some school, such as engineering, fol
! instance. for which there was no pro
| vision in the university system, the
board could give its support to the
| establishment of such q school as an
other independent college, which coule
! then come into the university on ths
same basis as anyyother college
Similarly, II any body OF gentleme1
! will found a school OF philosophy. FOL
graduate or post graduate instruction
i they may apply to the university cor
| poration for admission as. an indepen
dent and constituent college in tn
plan Of the University of Richmond
Meets Next Week.
/ In developing new lines of study o
strengthening weak points In the sys
TEN Of instruction, the work will b
/ accomplished by the instrumentality o
/ some existing callegc, or by givin;
moral support to some now colleg
which will be in the same relation t
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