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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: January 10, 1868
Text: Poughkeepsie. Friday Morning January 10^1868 Nathan Bishop L.L.D. My dear Sir I wish to call the attention of your Ex. Board to-day to a subject which has occupied my mind for some time past, viz* that of the "Riding School" department. —Repeated enquiries have been made of me wether the Ex. Com* would allow Prof .r Von Seldeneck to take pupils residing outside the College during the school term, to which I replyd no, but it has lately occured to me that the Ex. Committee might with...
Show morePoughkeepsie. Friday Morning January 10^1868 Nathan Bishop L.L.D. My dear Sir I wish to call the attention of your Ex. Board to-day to a subject which has occupied my mind for some time past, viz* that of the "Riding School" department. —Repeated enquiries have been made of me wether the Ex. Com* would allow Prof .r Von Seldeneck to take pupils residing outside the College during the school term, to which I replyd no, but it has lately occured to me that the Ex. Committee might with propriety consent to such an arrangement without prejudice to the College, by setting a part special hours for instruction for that class, I would not promise that the admittance of such outside pupils should be granted without proper guards & provissions as to character &c, and that no one pupil should be admitted without first being refered and approved by your Board, by this or some like this arrangement, no offense would be given, as no reason need be assigned for \^, rejection^ &c. I believe the Riding School has never been one half filled with pupils, and it may be do utfull wether \^$i^5Mt ever will from College pupils alone; I hope Gentlemen you will take the foregoing subject into consideration at your Meeting to-day, and decide upon it pro, or con,----- Yours, Respectfully &c Matthew Vassar P.S. My health does not permit me to come out to the College to-day, or would have conveyed the above verbaly &c MV
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: November 3, 1865
Text: Poughkeepsie—----November 3„. 1865. To the Hon. Ex. Com of the V.F. College. Gentlemen I take the liberty of addressing you altho,l I could have desired that no occasion would have justified the necessity----- I have been recently informed by your Treas,r that the available funds from the original donation made by your Founder to the College is reduced to some 3 to $4000. and that the floating Indebtedness of the Institution running and other Expences accrued to date amounts to about $35,000...
Show morePoughkeepsie—----November 3„. 1865. To the Hon. Ex. Com of the V.F. College. Gentlemen I take the liberty of addressing you altho,l I could have desired that no occasion would have justified the necessity----- I have been recently informed by your Treas,r that the available funds from the original donation made by your Founder to the College is reduced to some 3 to $4000. and that the floating Indebtedness of the Institution running and other Expences accrued to date amounts to about $35,000., That the receipts for Pupilship some $52,000 Leaving a Ballance in the Treas of some $ 17,000 to which add above Ballance from donation fund of 4.000 you have now in the Tres/ Say a Ballance of 21.000 to run your Col- lege for the residue of the term 4 mos $- I have not the facilitiy or means to know what your expenses will be for the next four mos. but if I am rightly informed the Profesships sweep off one half of the present Bal- lance in the Treasury to say $10,500. and as no Material addition will be made from pupil Receipts from the lateness of the season, and also in consideration of your inabillity for want of Room to accommodate Many more the question arises from what source can you draw to meet the difference. It is evident that you must either reduce your running daily ex- penses or raise your prices of tuition after the first six Months or as the s last alternative borrow Money to make up the deficits- As I do not 281 Nov. 3, 1865 - 2 understand that you have any devised plan for relief, I would respect- fully call your attention to the Subject------- Disconnected with the business of the College proper. You are incuring an expenditure of some $3 5,000 in Building a Gymnasium, Riding School &c and for the payment of which in part say $25,000 I purpose to Loan the College and accept yr B & Mortgage----- As you have already appointed a Com. on ^'Intrenchment ? of-Vitelaty-the College I shall wait thier Report which I understand will be made to-morrow. I think there is a wide Margin open for retrenchment in that department - a Leake in your Vessel that must be stopped ----- Your Steam expenditure is excessive, not hower by fault of your Engineer, but by waste of heat by inmates throwing open Windows &c. - I am verry desirous to see the whole thing reduced to a System and as M Smith your "Steward" has now had 6 Weeks to experement I think he ought to be ready to Report &c. It is the unanimous judgement of this Community that you have fixed the College terms of Tuition &c too low & the public are expecting an advancer it may be well therefor to consider early what that advance shall be, which of course is a Matter to be settled by the Board of Trustees at thier Next Meeting-----—-----1 have many sleepless nights about the issue of this Enterprise, and the sooner I am relieved from my anxities the happier 282 .44: Nov. 3, 1865-3 my hours will be. I remain Gentlemen Yours truly &c M. Vassar On verso: To Nathan Bishop Chairman of the Ex, Com. of V.F. College Po'keepsie 283 ,44Poughkeepsie—----November 3„. 1865. To the Hon. Ex. Com of the V.F. College. Gentlemen I take the liberty of addressing you altho, I could have desired that no occasion would have justified the necessity----- I have been recently informed by your Treas,r that the available funds from the original donation made by your Founder to the College is reduced to some 3 to $4000. and that the floating Indebtedness of the Institution running and other Expences accrued to date amounts to about $35,000., That the receipts for Pupilship some $52,000 Leaving a Ballance in the Treas of some $ 17,000 to which add above Ballance from donation fund of 4.000 you have now in the Tres/ Say a Ballance of 21.000 to run your Col- lege for the residue of the term 4 mos $- I have not the facilitiy or means to know what your expenses will be for the next four mos. but if I am rightly informed the Profesships sweep off one half of the present Bal- lance in the Treasury to say $10,500. and as no Material addition will be made from pupil Receipts from the lateness of the season, and also in consideration of your inabillity for want of Room to accommodate Many more the question arises from what source can you draw to meet the difference. It is evident that you must either reduce your running daily ex- penses or raise your prices of tuition after the first six Months or as the last alternative borrow Money to make up the deficits- As I do not understand that you have any devised plan for relief, I would respect- fully call your attention to the Subject------- Disconnected with the business of the College proper. You are incuring an expenditure of some $3 5,000 in Building a Gymnasium, Riding School &c and for the payment of which in part say $25,000 I purpose to Loan the College and accept yr B & Mortgage----- As you have already appointed a Com. on ^'Intrenchment ? of-Vitelaty-the College I shall wait their Report which I understand will be made to-morrow. I think there is a wide Margin open for retrenchment in that department - a Leake in your Vessel that must be stopped ----- Your Steam expenditure is excessive, not hower by fault of your Engineer, but by waste of heat by inmates throwing open Windows &c. - I am verry desirous to see the whole thing reduced to a System and as M Smith your "Steward" has now had 6 Weeks to experement I think he ought to be ready to Report &c. It is the unanimous judgement of this Community that you have fixed the College terms of Tuition &c too low & the public are expecting an advancer it may be well therefor to consider early what that advance shall be, which of course is a Matter to be settled by the Board of Trustees at thier Next Meeting-----—-----1 have many sleepless nights about the issue of this Enterprise, and the sooner I am relieved from my anxities the happier my hours will be. I remain Gentlemen Yours truly &c M. VassarOn verso: To Nathan Bishop Chairman of the Ex, Com. of V.F. College Po'keepsie
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: August 2, 1867
Text: August 2d 1867 Doct. Nathan Bishop L.L.D My dear Sir Some time ago I called your attention as Chairman of the Ex. Board of Trustees of " Vassar College " to a suggestion made by me of the propriety of the latter furnishing at their own expense thier respective half lenght potraits for to be hung up in the Art-Gal- lery, and more especialy do I desire this in as much as my Likeness in Oil & soon will be added the Marble Bust, and then perhaps a Bronse Statute,—a lavish ex-...
Show moreAugust 2d 1867 Doct. Nathan Bishop L.L.D My dear Sir Some time ago I called your attention as Chairman of the Ex. Board of Trustees of " Vassar College " to a suggestion made by me of the propriety of the latter furnishing at their own expense thier respective half lenght potraits for to be hung up in the Art-Gal- lery, and more especialy do I desire this in as much as my Likeness in Oil & soon will be added the Marble Bust, and then perhaps a Bronse Statute,—a lavish ex- penditure I think of Vanity, & that without a Single member of eithur Board to indorse or sustain me in it! Will you please to lay this matter before your Ex. Committeeat your next Meeting. I intended to have Spoken to you yesterday on this subject, but other mat- ters engrossed my thoughts I forgot it &c—besides I was rather out of tune in point of health &c Yours truly, &c M. Vassar—
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