The committee brings up an excellent point about the education of an individual. Rather than seeing it completely for the benefit of said individual, it is also to the benefit of others. Educating younger generations the right way brings about the future leaders of our country and our world. That is to the benefit of many people, not just the person that is being educated. Thomas Jefferson was all about the continuation of education in that no person ever really stopped learning. It is only natural that one of the arguments to support the building of his college is that there is benefit to others and not just these students. But it also speaks a lot about the audience of the report. Why is it needed to mention that the building of this college will also benefit others, and not just the people that receive the education. In a center of education where we are meant to surpass our predecessors, it is interesting to see that the original documentation that appealed to creating our institution still has to appeal to these people (wealthy white men) in order to continue education. It is ironic to say that we need to give the very men we are meant to surpass this extra reason why it is important to open this university.

As we can see from this line, one of the reasons why the committee chose this area was its possibility of growth in the future. But there is no clear definition for growth in this report and no expansion on what "future times" will bring, so it is left to reader interpretation for what the future will be for this university. It is interesting to look at it this way because no one truly knows or understands what may happen in the future. You can only prepare and hope for the best. At the time, the committee was opening up a place of education for the sons of rich, white plantation owners to study and gain an education. But to be in their proverbial future and look back at everything which has changed about this institution is quite interesting. While we do not have enough evidence to say that Charlottesville grew around the university, we do know that the University of Virginia has a major impact on the perception of Charlottesville. This institution has went from the epitome of white racism and sexism to one where there is as much support for the equality in education as possible. Looking to the past also causes on to reflect on what has not yet been achieved: while we have come so far as a university, there are still more ways to go in terms of rectifying the wrongs committed by our predecessors. It is up to us to change the depiction of our school for the better.