| | 1 | Author: | University of Virginia | Add | | | Title: | University of Virginia Record  | | | | Published: | 1904 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Modern English collection | UVA-LIB-Text | | | | Description: | THE University of Virginia was conceived, founded, and
organized by Thomas Jefferson. It was established by
the Legislature of Virginia January 25, 1819, and
opened to students March 7, 1825. The total number
of young men enrolled as students during the eighty sessions
which preceded the election of President Alderman as its first
President in June, 1904, was fifteen thousand nine hundred and
twelve. During this period three hundred and sixty-one students
received baccalaureate degrees; the degree of Master of
Arts was conferred upon three hundred and ninety-three candidates,
and that of Doctor of Philosophy upon thirty-five. Degrees
in Engineering were conferred upon ninety-nine candidates;
the degree of Doctor of Medicine upon one thousand two
hundred and fifty-seven, and that of Bachelor of Law upon one
thousand three hundred and thirty-five. No honorary degree
has ever been conferred by the University. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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