BOARD OF TRUSTEES WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Lexington, Virginia July 13 & 14, 1984 FRIDAY, July 13 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Luncheon (Staff Present) University Library 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Board Meeting (Staff Present) Northen Auditorium 6:00 p.m. Cocktails Crystal Room, 7:00 p.m. Dinner Keydet-General 8:00 p.m. Informal Discussion Crystal Room SATURDAY, July 14 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Board Meeting Northen Auditorium Informal Luncheon University Library Following Adjournment [pb] WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES "Special Meeting" Lexington, Virginia July 13 & 14, 1984 AGENDA Mr. James M. Ballengee, Rector Presiding FRIDAY, July 13 1:00 p.m. Northen Auditorium 1. Prayer 2. Roll Call 3. Oath of Office as a Trustee, Thomas K. Wolfe, Jr. 4. Discussion (The Board will recess at 5:00 p.m. and reconvene in the Crystal Room, Keydet General Motel at 6:00 p.m.) Dinner Meeting continues with recess at the pleasure of the Board. SATURDAY, July 14 8:30 a.m.- Noon Northen Auditorium The Board will reconvene. Informal luncheon follows adjournment. * * * * * * * [pb] SMALL TOWNS [illegible], we talked with Don Buller of [illegible] Buller Realty, the Century 21 [affiliate?] in town. He told us that [illegible] County has been tightening its [restrictions?] on the subdividing of [land?], seeking to keep a lid on [growth?]. Given the slow-growth policies [of the?] city and county, your best bet [is to?] look for an existing property. In [illegible], Buller told us, prices start at [illegible] for a two-bedroom house [with?] about 900 square feet, or $125,- [illegible] for a three-bedroom house with [illegible] square feet. The newer houses [with?] 1700 to 2100 square feet of liv- [ing?] area cost $170,000 to $225,000. The valley’s most famous resi- [dent?], Robert Louis Stevenson, once [described?] it as a land where "the [illegible] cream is skimmed and gar- [illegible] ... and the wine is bottled [illegible]." The valley remains as beau- [tiful?] today as it was in Stevenson's [time?], and offers you an opportunity [illegible] throw away the fears and ten- [illegible] of the city and create your [illegible] of wine and roses. MADISON, IND. Population 12,467 Number of Crimes 76 Crime Rate 609.6 per 100,000 In many ways, southern Indiana is the most interesting area of the state. Brown County is a pleasant respite from the flat prairies farther north. Its wooded hills are full of log cabins, and the views are especially popular during the Spring Blossom Festival and the fall foliage season. And there's the lovely Ohio Riv- er Valley, which — between Louis- ville and Cincinnati — is lined by hills with commanding views of vineyards, tobacco farms, and al- ways the river and its ever-fascinat- ing barge traffic. Vevay, in Switzer- land County, has more than 300 structures built before 1883. But the most remarkable gem of this Rhine- land of America is our Safe Place of Madison. It is impossible in our limited [illegible] to give any comprehensive [illegible] Serious crime in Madison is ex- tremely low. Indeed, in 1980 Madi- son had the lowest crime rate in Indiana for any community with a population of 10,000 or more. Its 76 crimes that year included no mur- ders, rapes, or aggravated assaults, and consisted of four robberies, 24 burglaries, 27 larceny-thefts and 21 motor-vehicle thefts. That placed it below U.S. rural crime rates in all categories except robbery and mo- tor-vehicle theft, and even in these categories it remained way below metropolitan levels. With its fantastic array of his- toric homes and buildings, Madison is the historic architectural jewel of the Midwest. But it's also much more than a period piece. Good schools and recreational opportuni- ties are just some of its modern ad- vantages. Put them all together and you'll see why we call Madison one of our favorite places anywhere in the Midwest. LEXINGTON, VA. Population 7292 Number of Crimes 231 Crime Rate 3167.9 per 100,000 Virginia's fabled Shenandoah Valley is one of the scenic at- tractions of the eastern United States, a storybook land of prosper- ous farms and apple orchards ringed by the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east and the Shenandoah and Allegheny ranges to the west. For a pleasant change, our diffi- culty was not finding a Safe Place but in choosing among numerous possibilities. Our ultimate choice, Lexington, was picked because it of- fers opportunities and qualities that ranked it at the top of the class. Lexington, county seat of Rock- bridge County, is the final resting place of the South’s two most nota- ble heroes, Robert E. Lee and Thom- as J. (Stonewall) Jackson. It is home to two small colleges of national re- pute for men, Virginia Military In- stitute and Washington and Lee University. In [illegible] Lexington had no mur- ders or rapes, two robberies, four aggravated assaults, 55 burglaries, 163 larceny-thefts and seven motor- vehicle thefts. This placed Lexing- ton below US. rural crime rates in all categories except robbery and larceny-theft. The same pattern held the following year, except that the total number of crimes de- creased by more than 28 percent. In 1981 Lexington had a crime rate of just 2262.7 per 100,000, with no mur- ders or rapes, two robberies, two aggravated assaults, 30 burglaries, 127 larceny-thefts and four motor- vehicie thefts. We talked with James and Greg Mays of Mays Real Estate about housing costs in this idyllic commu- nity. They told us that Lexington is popular for people leaving the Washington, D.C., area, for retirees and even for commuters to Roa- noke, almost 50 miles south by Inter- state 81. They warned that unless you are retired or bring your work with you, Lexington can be "a won- derful place to live but a hard place to earn a living." For $100,000 you can get a splen- did house in this area. The most expensive one in town in recent years went for $179,000 — it was someone's dream house on the golf course. A nice 5-year-old home in a subdivision, with four bedrooms and two baths and 1.24 acres, cost $74,900. Looking for an escape from the rat race? For a town with an active community life and civic pride? For a climate that is moderate yet has four distinct seasons? Lexington of- fers you all that and more. In Lex- ington, the charm and grace of pre- vious centuries and the convenience of your own day merge to offer you one of the most attractive living communities in the eastern moun- tains of America. Tomorrow: Moderate- priced suburbs © 1984 David Franke Productions, Inc. Excerpted from "Safe Places for the '80s," by David and Holly Franke. July publication by the Dial Press, Double- [day?] & Co., [Inc.?] Other top small-town picks: - Pagosa Springs, Colo., where the main attraction is the rugged outdoors, and the nearest cities (Denver and Albuquerque) are more that 200 miles away. - Grinnell, Iowa, where life is free of big city pressures, yet full of cultural, social and other advantages. - Oxford, Md., a yachting and boatbuilding center where the 20th century hardly intrudes. - Stockbridge, Mass., a picture postcard New England town. - Boulder City, Nev., a planned community of pleasant homes, open spaces and parks, schools and churches — 2500 feet above sea level. - Peterborough, N.H., near Mount Monadnock and reminiscent of a Currier and Ives print. - Sag Harbor, N.Y., a town popular with retirees and with writers, artists, artisans and craftsmen who must commute into New York City just once or twice a week. - Fredericksburg, Texas, which has retained both its German and its pioneer atmosphere and customs. - Logan, Utah, an exceptionally clean and sparkling city along the Logan River. - Shepherdstown, W.Va., on the banks of the Potomac River about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.