The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-15
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

the sites, and the offer of Central eol- lege site was also more imposing finan- cially and in acreage and completed buildings suitable for the university over Staunton and Washington college, and it was chosen as its site The author names the first board of visitors appointed un- der the act by the governor, which con- sisted of Thomas Jefferson, James Madi- son, John H. Cooke. Joseph Caoell, Chapman Johnson James Breckenridge and Robert B. Taylor. The author gives an account of the course of construc- tion of the buildings of the university al- ready referred to. The building of the rotunda and additions to the main build ing are described, and with the excep- tion of the rotunda, which was finished after his death-this was all done under the watchful eye of Jefferson himself. The fight for appropriations by the gen eral assembly is described, and the work of State Senator Joseph c. Cabell, who worked against the greatest odds, but finally succeeded in getting the appro- priations through the general assembly. On April I, 1924, before the rotunda had been finished, the board of visitors, under the guidance of Thomas Jefferson adopt ed scheme of studies which was tho same in general character as the one ,.oo lad hx, f,4co in he fish Gap report. The several schools prescribed on that date in anticipation of the opening of the university in the en- suing February comprised: First, ancient languages, Latin Greek and Hebrew; second modern languages, French, Ital- Anglo-Saxon form; third, mathematics Tn all it's branches; fourth, natural philoso- phy, and eighth, law. The author enl- phasizes the advantage of the elective system which distinguished the Univer- sity of Virginia from seats of learning of that day, and the division of the courses into so many schools with diploma upon graduation from each school The plan of filling the various chairs for the university is outlined, and, through Jefferson, Francis Walker Gil mer, the most erudite scholar in Virginia of the younger school, was sent to Eng land and Scotland to employ professors. pr. Blaettermann, Key, Long, Bonycas- tie and Dunglingson were the professors engaged by MT. Walker in England and
 
 were selected by Mir. Walker upon his return. pr. John Emmet. chemistry; George Tucker, ethics, and the eminent lawyer, P. P. Barbour, was invited to take the chair of law. The general as- sembly had appropriated a large sum for those days for the library, which was notable feature of the university, which was afterwards supplemented by the ad- dition of Jeffersons library after his death, which he described as the best chosen selection probably in America
 "The fourth period deals with the Formative and Experimental Stage 1S25-1S42 and the author gives descrp- tion of how the university was reached by the early students before the day of railroad transportation and the manner and origin of the students. He gives something of the history of the found ing of the various schools, courses of instruction methods of instruction and examination, degrees and public day. He gives an account of the successors to the first professors the establishment of the library, it's rules and the administration of the university and first code of dis cipline The author gives faithful ac- count of the first publications, the debat- ing societies, religious exercises and the chaplains, all of which will be of great interest especially to the numerous alumni who now live in almost every quarter of the country and who love the old university and everything per- taining to it with an undying affection.
 ''Withal the author of the two vol unes so far published has framed a his tory of unusual interest to every lover of education in this broad land of ours, and it is made very plainly to appear that the University of Virginia is truly and indeed the heightened shadow of