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From a resolution unanimously adopted by the W&M Board of Visitors on Nov. 17, 2006

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“William and Mary belongs to all Virginians, to the nation, and to the world.”
- From a resolution unanimously adopted by the W&M Board of Visitors
November 17, 2006

TO: Gene Nichol
President, College of William & Mary

Dear Sir:

Sometime in October 2006 you ordered that the Wren Cross, which had been displayed on an ongoing basis on the altar in Wren Chapel since the 1930s, be removed and be used henceforth only for "appropriate religious services". You confirmed this order in an email to the College community on October 27, 2006.

We, the undersigned students and alumni of the College, concerned citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia (and the nation)*, disagree with your order to remove the Wren Cross from display on the Wren Chapel altar.

The Wren Cross was given to Wren Chapel by Williamsburg neighbor Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in the 1930s and has been a fixture on the altar ever since that time. Before your order, the policy was that if a group or individual using the Wren Chapel desired to not have the Wren Cross on display during their use of the Wren Chapel, then the Wren Cross was removed during such event and then returned to the altar.

We petition you to rescind your October 2006 order and return to the policy that had governed the display of the Wren Cross prior to your inauguration as the 26th President of the College on April 7, 2006.

Sincerely,

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*Words in parenthetical added in light of the Nov. 17, 2006 BOV resolution cited above

Please check if you are not a student or alum and you do not live in Virginia, but still wish to show your support in this effort.

Please check if you are a member of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church

Please check if you are a parent of a current student or alum.

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