University of Virginia Library

CHANGE IN FEES

The Chancellor noted that in many courses of study offered by the College a laboratory
fee is charged. This practice has been followed in many courses whether or not there is a
required laboratory period as the term is commonly understood. Most colleges today have
eliminated this type of laboratory fee and have retained only a laboratory fee for courses of
instruction in applied music. This change was made by the University of Virginia several
years ago.

The Chancellor requested that the College be granted permission to eliminate all laboratory
fees with the exception of the fees charged for instruction in applied music. He further
recommended that the diploma fee of $12 also be eliminated. In lieu of these charges, the
Chancellor proposed an increase in the General College Fee to all students of $10 per semester
in order to compensate for the loss of revenue resulting from the elimination of the laboratory
fees and diploma fees.

The Chancellor also noted that there is a different room rent charge for students housed
in Betty Lewis, Cornell, and Trench Hill dormitories. The charge for students in these dormitories
is $63 per semester in contrast with the charge to students in all other dormitores of $76.50 per
semester. The Chancellor proposed that the room rent for all students be $76.50 per semester.
This change would facilitate materially the advance billing prior to students' enrollment at the
beginning of the school year, and would also eliminate multiple adjustments to students' accounts
due to students being transferred from one location to another.

The following resolution was adopted by the Board

RESOLVED by the Board of Visitors of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that Mary Washington College be and it is hereby authorized to set student fees and expenses for
the school year beginning September 1959 as follows

                     

	Virginians	Non-Virginians
Tuition fee	None	$182.50
General college fees	$170.00	170.00
Library fee	10.00	10.00
Laundry charge	10.00	10.00
Infirmary fee	3.00	3.00
Student activity and miscellaneous fee	10.50	10.50
Board	157.50	157.50
Furnished room	76.50	76.50
Total per semester	$437.50	$620.00
Total per session	$875.00	$1240.00