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REGULATIONS, &c.
MATRICULATION.
To be admitted into the University, the Student must be sixteen years of
age; but the Faculty are authorised to dispense with this requisition in
the case of application for admission by two brothers, one of whom is under
the age of sixteen.
If the applicant for admission has been a Student at any other incorporated
seminary, he cannot be received, but on producing a certificate from
such seminary, or other satisfactory evidence to the Faculty, with respect
to his general good conduct.
Every Student is free to attend the Schools of his choice, and no other
than he chooses; provided, that if under the age of twenty-one, he shall
attend at least three professors, unless he has the written authority of his
parent or guardian, or the Faculty shall for good cause shewn allow him,
to attend less than three. The qualifications of the Student to enter the
Schools of Ancient Languages, Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, are
tested by previous examinations.
Before a Student matriculates, he is furnished with a copy of the laws,
which he is required to read. On matriculating, he signs a written declaration,
that he will conform to those laws, and, if he be a resident Student,
that he has deposited with the Patron all the funds in his possession.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
In each School, there are three regular lectures a week; besides which,
there are in most of them extra lectures suited to the several classes into
which the school is divided. The mode of instruction is by text-books
and lectures, accompanied by rigid examinations. The course pursued in
each school, is as follows.
I.—ANCIENT LANGUAGES.
Professor Harrison.—In this school are taught the Latin and Greek
Languages, the Greek and Roman History, Geography, and Literature,
and the Hebrew Language. The instruction, given by prelections and
examinations, comprises the following subjects.
1. The primary and secondary signification of words, and the method
to be pursued in ascertaining them:—the Etymology, comprising the
of the inflection of grammatical forms of words, illustrated by reference
to the principles of the etymology:—the Syntax or doctrine of the
relations which the words in a sentence sustain to each other, and the connection
between different sentences and members of a sentence, as expressed
by connecting particles:—the principles of grammatical criticism, and
the idiomatic peculiarities of the language—the doctrine of the quantity of
syllables, and the metres.
2. The Greek and Roman History, Geography, and Literature, are
taught by prelections, and by commenting on portions of the text-books
appointed to be read. These form part of the studies of the senior classes.
3. The Hebrew Language.
The text-books are:
In the Junior Latin Class:—Horace, Cicero's Epistles ad Diversos,
Terence and Cæsar's Commentaries; the last chiefly with a view to the
written exercises. Zumpt's Latin Grammar is referred to. The student
should have Lempriere's Classical Dictionary, new edition by Anthon, in
two vols; Adams' Roman Antiquities: and the ancient, with the corresponding
modern Maps, of the series published by the "Society for the
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge," or the "Æton Comparative Atlas."
In the Senior Latin Class:—Juvenal, Livy and Tacitus. Of both Livy
and Tacitus the student should have the whole works, so far as they remain.
In the Junior Greek Class:—Xenophon's Anabasis, a play of Euripides,
or Æschylus, and Herodotus. Buttmann's Greek Grammar, is referred
to;—the "Larger" Grammar of Buttman, by Robinson, is to be
preferred. Donnegan's Greek and English Lexicon, and Thiersch's
Greek Tables by Patton, are recommended.
In the Senior Greek Class:—Euripides, Sophocles, Thucydides, and Homer.
In the prelections to this class, it is attempted to introduce the student
into the higher departments of grammatical criticism; references are
made to the large Grammar of Matthiæ, and to the annotations of Porson,
Schæfer, Hermann, Erfurdt, Elmsley, &c.
The History of Rome in the Library of Useful Knowledge, or Niebuhr's
Roman History, translated by Hare and Thirlwall, and Ferguson's Roman
Republic. Besides the ancient authorities, the students are advised to
use Heeren's Manual, and Montesquieu's "Grandeur et Decadence des
Romains." For the Roman Geography the Professor's printed notes is
the text-book.
In Grecian History, &c.:—The History of Greece published by the
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is the text-book. Reference
is made to Mitford, Gillies, &c. The Professor's printed notes form
the text for the prelections on the Grecian Geography. In both Grecian
and Roman History, pains are taken to point out the ancient authorities.
In Hebrew:—Biblia Hebraica, edit: Van Der Hooght, by D'Allemand.
London; or the revised edition by Aug: Hahn, Leipsic, which is better
and cheaper. Stuart's Hebrew Grammar, 3d edition, and Gesenius's Hebrew
Lexicon, by Gibbs: (not the abridgement.)
It is expected of the students of Latin and Greek, that they shall read
in their rooms such authors and parts of authors, prescribed by the Professor,
as cannot be read in the lecture room: e. g.: Cicero's Epistles to
Terence, Plautus: Æschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes,
Demosthenes, Æschines, Thucydides, &c.
As an essential part of the plan of instruction, the students of each class
are required to furnish regularly, once a week, a written exercise; which
consists in the conversion of Latin or Greek into English, and of English
into Latin or Greek. The exercises are examined by the Professor, and
the errors marked: they are then returned to the students, and the corrections
stated and explained in the presence of the class. For these exercises
the classic authors are used as the text.
II.—MODERN LANGUAGES.
Professor Blættermann.—The languages taught in this school, are
the French, Spanish, Italian, German and Anglo Saxon; and if desired,
will also be taught, the Danish, Swedish, Hollandish and Portuguese Languages.
In each of them, there are two classes, the senior and the junior,
together with a third class for those who wish to qualify themselves for degrees
in this school, as it is required that two degrees be obtained in modern
languages before that of A. M. will be conferred. Besides the oral translations
in the lecture room, the Students are required to write, as regular
exercises out of the lecture rooms, translations from the foreign language
into English, and vice versa Lectures on the Literature of each of the nations
whose languages are taught, are delivered twice a week, by the Professor;
as also lectures on Modern History, and the political relations of
the different civilized nations of the present day. The text books used are
the principal classics in each language.
III.—MATHEMATICS.
Professor Bonncastle.—In this school there are commonly five
classes. Of these, the first junior begins with Arithmetic; but as the student
is required to have some knowledge of this subject when he enters
the University, the lectures of the Professor are limited to the theory,
shewing the method of naming numbers, the different scales of notation,
and the derivation of the several rules of Arithmetic from the primary notion
of addition; the addition namely, of sensible objects one by one. The
ideas thus acquired are appealed to at every subsequent step, and much
pains are taken to exhibit the gradual development from these elementary
truths, of the extensive science of mathematical analysis. Lacroix's Arithmetic
is the text-book.
In Algebra, the first problems are analyzed with, and without, the use of
letters, to make the student sensible of the advantages of these signs. In
teaching the rules for adding, subtracting, &c., they are compared with
the correspondent rules in Arithmetic, and the agreement or diversity is
noticed and explained. The text-book is Lacroix's Algebra.
In Geometry, the first elements are taught, and illustrated by the use of
models.
The second junior class continue to read Lacroix's Algebra, and Bonnycastle's
Inductive Geometry. In the latter, they successively acquire—
the theorems of Synthetic Geometry—the theory and practice of Plane and
Spherical Trigonometry, with the application of the latter to Nautical Astronomy—the
theory of Projection—and the theory of Curved lines and
Surfaces. Their subsequent studies usually embrace a portion of the Differential
Calculus.
The senior classes continue the Differential Calculus in lessons taken
from Young and from Bonnycastle's Geometry, concluding the course of
pure Mathematics with the Integral Calculus, the theory of which is taken
from Young, and the examples, from Peacock.
There is, moreover, a class of Mixed Mathematics, for such of the more
advanced students as choose to pursue it; which consists of parts of Venturoli's
Mechanics, the first book of Laplace's Mecanique Celeste, and of
the applications of the principles there given to various problems.
And, lastly, there is attached to this school a class of Civil Engineering;
wherein are taught the first principles of Descriptive Geometry—of the
construction of draughts and plans—of surveying—and, lastly, of the construction
of Roads, Canals, Bridges, and other public works.
IV.—NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Professor Rogers.—There are two classes in this school, viz:—The
general or Junior, and the Senior class. In the former, the illustrations are
experimental and graphical, with occasional references to the elementary
truths of Geometry and Algebra. In the latter mathematical demonstration
is almost exclusively employed, sometimes involving the use of the
calculus.
The various subjects embraced in this school are treated of in the following
order, viz:—
Mechanics, including Statics, Dynamics, Laws of Impulse and Pressure,
and Corpuscular Forces, Strength of Materials, Friction and Machinery;
Hydrodynamics, including Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Capillary Attraction,
&c.—Pneumatics; Acoustics; Heat, including Meteorology and the Steam
Engine; Electricity and Galvanism; Magnetism; Electro-Magnetism; Optics,
Astronomy.
The text-books referred to in the Senior Class, are Lardner's Mechanics,
Hydrostatics and Pneumatics; Brewster's Optics, by Bache—Herschell's
Astronomy—Lardner on the Steam Engine, and the Treatises in the Library
of Useful Knowledge on Mechanics, Hydrostatics and Hydraulics,
Pneumatics, Heat, Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism and Electro-Magnetism.
The text-books in the senior class are the Cambridge Mechanics.
Young's Analytical Mechanics, and a selection of propositions in Optics
and Astronomy.
In the senior class the students are examined upon the subjects of lecture
in the general class, as well as the Mathematical Demonstrations referred
to in their text-books.
The Apparatus provided for the school of Natural Philosophy is very
extensive and complete, and thus enables the Professor to illustrate every
part of his course by experiments in the presence of his class. An Observatory,
with its appropriate astronomical instruments, is also attached to
this school.
V.—CHEMISTRY AND MATERIA MEDICA.
Professor Emmet.—There are two classes in this school; one of
Chemistry, to which there are lectures given twice a week; and the other
of Materia Medica and Pharmacy, to which is given a lecture once a week
throughout the session.
In the Chemical lectures, all the important applications of the science to
the mechanic arts, agriculture and domestic economy are noticed, and when
practicable, illustrated by experiment. In the lectures on earths and metals,
the appropriate minerals are exhibited and noticed with reference to
the sciences of Mineralogy and Geology. At the close of the history of
inorganic matter, the atomic theory, and the laws of definite proportions are
fully explained and exemplified. The latter part of the course is occupied
with the chemistry of organic substances; and it comprises the history, analysis
and properties of each substance; to which are added general views
of the connexion between Chemistry and the physiology of animals and
vegetables.
In the lectures on Materia Medica and Pharmacy, the subjects are treated
in the following order:—The operations of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical
preparations, the effect which the combining of different substances has on
their medicinal properties, the different classifications of the Materia Medica,
and lastly, its several articles treated alphabetically.
There is attached to this school, a very extensive apparatus and laboratory.
VI.—MEDICINE.
Professor Magill.—The subjects taught in this school are the theory
and practice of Medicine, Obstetrics and Medical Jurisprudence. The last
forms a distinct class, and comprehends other students in addition to those
of medicine. A full course of lectures is delivered on each of the above
branches. In the theory and practice of Medicine, Eberle's work on that
subject is recommended as a text-book; in Obstetrics, Burns, Dewees, or
Gooch; and in Medical Jurisprudence, Beck or Ryan.
VII.—ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND SURGERY.
Professor Warner.—In Anatomy, the lectures are delivered from
Subjects, with which the school is regularly supplied. The text-book is
Lines. In Physiology the text-book is Dunglison's Human Physiology.
This and the two preceding schools constitute the Medical Department of
the University; and the candidates for the degree of "Doctor of Medicine,"
must pass examination in them all. An extensive Museum is attached to
this department. It possesses one advantage, at least, over the other Medical
Schools in the United States, in having a session of more than ten
months, instead of one of about four.
A full course of lectures in the Medical Department of this University,
is considered as equivalent to a full course in both the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Schools; so that a student with a certificate from this University
of having attended a full course of lectures here, is entitled to stand for
graduation at either of the above named schools, after having attended all
the lectures there delivered for one session only.
VIII.—MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
Professor Tucker.—There are two classes in this school. The Junior
Class studies Rhetoric, Belles-Lettres and Logic, the first half of the
session, and Belles-Lettres and Ethics, the last half.
The Senior, studies Mental Philosophy, the first part of the session, and
Political Economy the last. The examinations are on the Professor's lectures,
Brown's Philosophy, Say's Political Economy, and Adam Smith.
In the Junior Class, the examinations are on the Professor's lectures,
Blair's Lectures, Campbell's Rhetoric, Paley's Philosophy.
There are also in this school, lectures on logic and general grammar.
IX.—LAW.
Professor Davis.—This school is arranged into two classes. The
subjects studied by the Junior class are the Law of Nature and Nations,
the Science of Government, Constitutional Law, and the elementary principles
of Jurisprudence. The text-books used by this class, are Vattel's
Law of Nature and Nations, the Federalist, the Virginia Report of '99,
and Blackstone's Commentaries; in addition to which, lectures are delivered
on Government, and on various topics of National and Constitutional
Law, not discussed in the text-books.
The subjects studied by the Senior class are the Common and Statute
Law, Equity and Maritime and Commercial Law. And the text-books
used by this class, are Coke upon Littleton, (Thomas's edition,) Stephen
on Pleading, Starkie on Evidence, (the first vol.) Toller on Executors,
Chitty on Contracts, Bayley on Bills, Fonblanque's Equity, and Mitford's
Pleadings; in addition to which lectures are delivered on Maratime and
Commercial Law, and on several important topics included in the other
branches of the course.
The design of this arrangement is to embrace in the junior course, those
studies which not only form an essential part of a liberal professional education,
a highly useful branch of general education; whilst the senior course
is exclusively occupied with the study of the theory and practice of the
Law, as a profession.
Students can attend either or both the classes; and those not wishing to
study Municipal Law at all, can enter for that portion of the junior course
which includes National Law, Government and Constitutional Law, which
portion, those wishing to study Municipal Law only, can, if they choose,
omit.
On the text-books of both classes, prelections are delivered by the Professor,
in which it is his object to supply what is deficient, and explain what
is obscure in the text, and to offer such comments as he deems necessary
to the thorough understanding of the subject under consideration. In the
prelections on Municipal Law, he refers to the leading cases and authorities,
American and English, illustrative of the topic treated by the author,
and particularly explains, in its appropriate connection, the Statute Law of
Virginia and the United States, and its effects on the pre-existing law.
Each prelection is preceded by an examination on the last, together with
its text. On the lectures delivered, the class are also examined.
To assist them in their regular studies, and to accustom them to legal investigations,
and forensic discussions, the Students of this School have instituted
a Law Society, at the meetings of which the Professor presides. In
it, questions connected with the studies of the school are discussed, fictitious
cases litigated in the form of regular pleadings, and the issues produced
decided in the appropriate mode, and the members exercised in conveyancing,
&c.
The Students of Law, in common with the Students of the other schools,
have the use of the extensive Library of the institution; the Law depart
ment of which is large and valuable.
Religious exercises are performed at the University every Sunday, by a
Minister of the Gospel, residing there, whose services are rendered on the
private invitation of the Professors, Officers and Students.
A course of lectures on Military Science and of instruction in Military
Tactics, is annually given by Capt. A. Partridge, of Vermont.
Fencing, Gymnastics, &c. are taught by Maj. A. Penci.
There are also in the University, licensed teachers of Dancing and
Music.
EXAMINATIONS.
There are two public examinations of all the students, each session, the
one at such convenient time about the middle of the session as the Faculty
shall appoint; the other at the close of the session.
These are thus conducted: The Professor of the School prepares, in
writing, a series of questions to be proposed to his class, and affixes to
them numerical values, according to his estimate of their relative difficulty.
On the assembling of the class for examination, these questions are for the
first time presented to them; and they are required to answer them in writing,
in a prescribed time, without communication with one another or with
other persons, and without any reference to books. Their answers are subsequently,
carefully examined and compared, and a value attached to each,
not exceeding that of the corresponding question. In the schools of languages,
subjects may also be selected for oral examination, and the values
of these exercises are marked at the time.
The Students are then arranged into four divisions, according to the
merit of their examination, as determined by the following method. The
numerical values attached to all the questions are added together, and also
the values of the answers given by each Student. If this last number
amounts to three-fourths of the first, the Student is ranked in the first division;
if it be less than three-fourths and as much as one half, in the second;
if less than one-half and as much as a fourth, in the third; if less than
a fourth, in the fourth division.—The examinations are conducted and the
results ascertained by a committee, consisting of the professor of the school
and two other professors.
The standing of each Student at the examinations is communicated to
his parent or guardian: and the names of those who are in the first division
are announced on the public day, at the close of the session, and published
in one or more of the newspapers of the State.
DEGREES.
Three honorary distinctions are conferred in this Institution: a Certificate
of Proficiency—that of Graduate in any School—and that of Master
of Arts of the University of Virginia.
The first, the Faculty may confer on any Student who shall, on examination,
give satisfactory evidence of a competent acquaintance with any of
those particular branches which, according to the regulations, may be separately
attended in a school. The second, they are authorised to confer on
any student who shall, on examination, give satisfactory evidence of his
proficiency in the general studies of any of the schools. And the third, is
obtained by graduation, in the schools of Ancient Languages. Mathematics,
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Moral Philosophy, and in any two of
the Modern Languages. But in all cases, to obtain a diploma or certificate
of proficiency, the candidate must give the Faculty satisfactory proof of his
ability to write the English language correctly.
No particular period of study is prescribed for the acquisition of these honors.
The Student obtains them whenever he can undergo the rigid examinations
to which the candidates for them are subjected.
The title of Doctor of Medicine is conferred on the graduate in the Medical
Department.
On the last day of the session, the Visitors, Faculty, Officers and Students,
assemble in the Rotunda, and the public are invited to attend. On
this occasion, the certificates and diplomas are awarded to the successful
candidates, the results of the examinations are announced, and orations are
delivered, and essays read by Students appointed for that purpose.
EXPENSES, &c.
The expenses for the session of upwards of ten months, (commencing
the 1st of September, and ending the 4th of July following,) are as follows:
| Board, including bed and other room furniture, washing and attendance, | $100 |
| Fuel and candles, to be furnished by the Proctor, at cost, and 5 per cent. commission, estimated, if only one Student in the dormitory, at $30,—if two Students in the dormitory at |
15 |
| Rent of an entire dormitory $16; for half, if occupied by two Students, | 8 |
| Use of the library and public rooms, | 15 |
| Fees—if one professor be attended, $50; if two, each $30; if more than two, each $25—say, |
75 |
| Total (exclusive of books and stationery, clothing and pocket money,) | $213 |
In addition to the regular fee, $20 is paid by Students who attend the
Senior Class in the School of Law.
The fee for attending the class of Materia Medica in the School of Chemistry;
of Medical Jurisprudence in the School of Medicine; and of National
Law, Government and Constitutional Law, in the School of Law, by
those who do not attend those schools, is $15 each.
Boarding-houses are provided within the precincts for the accommodation
of Students; and no Student is permitted to board or lodge out of the
precincts, unless in the family of his parent or guardian, or of some particular
friend, approved by the Faculty. Except, that Students above the age
of twenty years may reside out of the precincts, in such private boarding-houses
as the Faculty may approve.
Every Student resident within the precincts, is required, on matriculating,
to deposit with the Patron, all the money, checks, bills, drafts, and other
available funds, which he shall have in his possession, or under his control,
in any manner intended to defray his expenses while at the University,
or on his return from thence to his residence. Nor shall he matriculate,
till he shall have deposited a sum at least sufficient, after deducting
the Patron's commission, (two per cent.) to pay for the use of his dormitory
and the public rooms, to pay the fees of the Professors whom he may
design to attend, to pay three months' board to his hotel-keeper, to purchase
the text-books and stationery which he may want at the commencement,
and twenty dollars on account of fuel and candles, and ten dollars to cover
&c., which two last mentioned sums are credited in the final settlement
of his accounts. In like manner, he shall deposit with the Patron
all the funds which he shall receive while a Student of the University, for
the purposes aforesaid. At the end of the first three months of the session,
he shall deposit enough to pay his board and other expenses for the next
three months; and at the expiration of the second period of three months,
he shall deposit enough to pay his board and other expenses for the residue
of the session.
Students resident out of the University, are required on matriculating, to
deposit with the Patron funds sufficient, after deducting the Patron's commission,
to pay the fees of the Professors whom they propose to attend, the
sum charged for the use of the public rooms, and ten dollars to cover contingent
charges.
The expenses of the Students resident in the University, are limited as
follows:—for board, the use of dormitory and public rooms and tuition fees,
the sums before stated; for clothing during the session, not exceeding
a hundred dollars; for pocket money during the session, a sum not exceeding
forty dollars; for books or stationery, whatever the parent or guardian
may think fit to allow; for medicine and medical attendance whatever
may be necessary. These limits are in no case to be exceeded, unless under
special circumstances, the Faculty shall allow it. Resident Students
are forbidden to contract any debts whatsoever; but for every thing purchased,
they are forth with to pay, or to draw upon a fund in the hands of the
Patron applicable thereto.
Students, wherever resident, are required to wear the uniform prescribed
by the enactments; consisting of cloth of a dark gray mixture, at a price
not exceeding six dollars a yard.
The Faculty at their discretion, may allow any man, of undoubted moral
character, above the age of twenty-three years, to attend lectures in any
of the Schools of the University, and to reside out of the precincts, exempt
from the rules and regulations prescribed for the government of Students;
except only, that he shall pay the usual Professors' fees, and the usual compensation
for the use of the public rooms, and shall observe all those laws
of the Institution which enjoin respectful and orderly deportment: But the
privilege so allowed may be withdrawn by the Faculty, at any time, when
in their opinion it has been used to the evil example of the Students, and
otherwise to the injury of the Institution.
At the end of every month, a circular is addressed by the Chairman of
the Faculty to the parent or guardian of each Student, in which are stated
his absences from the lectures he was bound to attend, and other irregularities
of which he may have been guilty, that month; together with such information
as to the Student's progress and conduct as it may be deemed proper
to communicate.
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