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II. PART II.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
REGULATIONS:
EXPENSES:
SCHOLARSHIPS AND
FELLOWSHIPS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Charlottesville, the seat of the University of Virginia, is in a
picturesque and healthful situation among the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. It is at the junction of two great lines of railway, the Chesapeake
& Ohio and the Southern, and is thus of easy access from every part
of the country.
The Sanitary Arrangements of the University are excellent. The
climate is invigorating, healthful, and free from malarial conditions; the
water supply is pure, being drawn by gravity from a mountain reservoir
six miles away; the system of drains and sewers is complete; there are
two athletic fields; the Fayerweather Gymnasium affords ample facilities
for bathing and exercise; and in all ordinary cases of illness students
receive treatment from the University Physician, with skilful nursing,
when necessary, in a well equipped hospital.
Equipment.—The equipment possessed by the University for the
work of instruction, alike in the Academic and in the Professional departments,
has been much augmented in recent years, and is now excellent in
quality, as well as extensive. In scientific studies large facilities are
offered by the Leander McCormick Observatory, the Rouss Physical
Laboratory, the Chemical Laboratory and the Museum of Industrial
Chemistry, the Lewis Brooks Museum, the Biological Laboratory, the
Anatomical Laboratory, the Pathological Laboratory, Physiological
Laboratory, and the Hospital and Dispensary. The Engineering Department
possesses a well equipped Mechanical Laboratory and Machine
Shop.
In addition to the Law and other Departmental Libraries the general
University Library is common to all Departments. Originally selected
and arranged by Mr. Jefferson, it has since been much enlarged by purchases
and donations, and contains at present upwards of sixty thousand
volumes. These have been arranged and classified by the Dewey system,
and are catalogued. Students are allowed the use of the books under the
usual restrictions, and the Librarian is present in the Library for eight
hours daily to attend to their wants.
The Courses of Instruction are comprised in six Departments, two
of which are Academic, and four professional. The former include the
College and the Department of Graduate Studies: the latter the Departments
of Law, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture. In the various
departments there are altogether twenty-five distinct Schools, each affording
responsible for the systems and methods pursued.
The Summer School of the University of Virginia, under the management
of the President and Faculty of the University, continues for six
weeks each summer. Courses are offered in the following subjects:
Agriculture; Anatomy; Art; Botany; Chemistry (Three Courses); Drawing
(Three Courses); Education (Four Courses); English (Five
Courses); French (Two Courses); German (Two Courses); Geography
(Four Courses); History (Five Courses); Latin (Six Courses); Logic;
Manual Training (Four Courses); Mathematics (Six Courses); Music
(Two Courses); Nature Study; History of Modern Philosophy; Physical
Training (Five Courses); Physics (Two Courses); Psychology; Zoology.
For catalogue and further information address the Director of Summer
School, University of Virginia.
Elective System.—The system of independent Schools assumes
that opportunities for study and instruction are privileges to be sought
voluntarily and eagerly. Students are therefore allowed to elect for themselves
the courses of study to which they are led by their individual tastes
and proposed pursuits in life, as far as the time appointed for lectures and
examinations permits. Nor is it alone to those who wish to make special
attainments in single departments of knowledge that this freedom of election
commends itself. It has decided advantages also for most of those
students who seek the common goal of liberal education by ways which
varying aptitude, varying preparation, or varying opportunities render of
necessity different. The wisdom of the founder in establishing such a
system has been amply vindicated in the history of this University; and in
recent years many schools of higher education throughout the country have
adopted methods involving this principle.
The Session begins on the Thursday preceding the seventeenth of
September, and continues, with a recess of ten days at Christmas, until
the Wednesday before the nineteenth of June. The first three days of the
session are given to registration, and all students, both old and new, are
required during that time to place their names upon the books of the
University and the rolls of their respective classes. Lecture courses begin
upon the following Monday, and absences will be recorded against any
student not present, from the opening lecture of each course. Students
entering after the first three days will be charged a fee for registration.
Admission.—The age of the candidate for admission must be at
least sixteen years. A certificate of honorable discharge from the school
last attended by him, or other evidence of general good conduct, must be
presented by each applicant. Those who satisfy these requirements will
be admitted to the University of Virginia by the diploma of a recognized
institution of learning, the certificate of an accredited school, or by written
admission to advanced standing will be found upon pp. 70-85. Students
who are more than twenty years of age are admitted without examination
to pursue approved special courses of study under conditions stated on
page 84.
Conduct.—The laws of the University require from every student
decorous, sober, and upright conduct as long as he remains a member of
the University, whether he be within the precincts or not. They require
from the student regular and diligent application to his studies, and if, in
the opinion of the Faculty, any student be not fulfilling the purposes for
which he ought to have come to the University, and be not likely to fulfill
them, either from habitual delinquency in any of his classes, or from
habitual idleness, or from any other bad habit, the President, upon recommendation
of the Faculty, may require him to withdraw from the University,
after informing him of the objections to his conduct and affording
him an opportunity of explanation and defense. The regulations of the
University concerning attendance upon lectures and examinations, absences,
withdrawal, etc., will be found upon pages 87-90.
Religious Worship.—Morality and religion are recognized as the
foundation and indispensable concomitants of education. The discipline of
the University is sedulously administered with a view to confirm integrity,
and to maintain a sacred regard for truth. Great efforts are made to
surround the students with religious influences; but experience having
proved that it is best to forbear the employment of coercion, the attendance
on religious exercises is entirely voluntary. Divine service is conducted
twice on Sunday in the University Chapel by clergymen invited from the
principal religious denominations; and other religious exercises are directed
by the Young Men's Christian Association.
The Examinations in each class at this institution have, from the
beginning (A. D. 1825), been held in writing. Oral examinations are held
in some departments, but they are auxiliary to the written examinations,
which, in conjunction with the class standing as determined by the daily
work of the student, are the main tests of the student's proficiency. A
special examination may be granted upon physician's certificate of sickness
on the day of examination, or other cause which the Faculty of the
Department in question may accept as adequate ground. See also pp. 87-80.
The written examinations are, in every case, of a public character,
and are conducted by a committee of three professors, one of whom is the
professor whose class is examined. This committee is expected to remain
in the room during examination, supervise the proceedings, determine
doubts, grant special examinations in cases covered by law, and make
report to the Faculty of the results of the examination. The committee,
not the professor solely, is responsible throughout.
Reports.—Reports are sent, at stated intervals, to the parent or
guardian of each student. These reports give the number of times the
student has been absent from lectures; and indicate, as nearly as is practicable,
the nature of the progress made by him in his work at the
University.
Honor System.—For eighteen years after the opening of the institution,
honesty at the written examinations was sought to be secured by
the strict surveillance of the committee alone. This was often found to be
ineffectual. In June, 1842, Judge Henry St. George Tucker, Professor of
Law, offered the following resolution, which the Faculty at once adopted:
Resolved, That in all future written examinations for distinction and
other honors of the University, each candidate shall attach to the written
answers presented by him on such examination a certificate in the following
words: "I, A. B., do hereby certify on honor that I have derived no
assistance during the time of this examination from any source whatever,
whether oral, written, or in print, in giving the above answers."
This was the beginning of the honor system at this institution. In
subsequent years the pledge was extended so as to preclude the giving as
well as the receiving of assistance. The system has been in operation since
1842 without interruption. Its wisdom and its beneficial results have been
abundantly demonstrated. Its administration imposes no burden upon the
Faculty. Experience shows that the students themselves are its sternest
guardians and executors. Violation of examination pledges has been of
rare occurrence. In every case the culprit has been quietly but promptly
eliminated without need of Faculty action.
The spirit of truth and honor, thus fostered in the examination-room,
has gradually pervaded the entire life of the institution, and all the relations
between the student and professor.
It is not believed to be essential to the honor system, nor indeed to be
right, to expose the examinee to unnecessary temptation to violate his
pledge. The student is regarded as one to be shielded from such influences
and to have his honorable tendencies carefully reinforced and not
wrecked. Hence the examination is held in one place where all candidates
are assembled, and in the presence of a committee of the Faculty.
Conversation among the candidates and absence from the room are discouraged.
They are cautioned to avoid even the appearance of evil.
These safeguards have been found to be in entire harmony with the
absence of espionage. The fact that the candidate is not suspected,
has been found to lead always to the avoidance of conduct which
would give rise to suspicion.
Degrees are conferred only upon examination after residence.
Certificates are conferred on the satisfactory completion of B. A. courses in
M. A. courses in any School is entitled to a diploma of graduation in the
M. A. course in that School. In each School, major and minor courses are
offered candidates for the Ph. D. degree. Each major course requires at
least two years of work after the completion of the corresponding M. A.
course. Any student completing successfully a major course in a school
(with or without thesis) is entitled to a diploma of graduation in the
School. The title degrees conferred are Bachelor of Arts, p. 145;
Master of Arts, p. 155; Doctor of Philosophy, p. 156; Civil Engineer,
Mining Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, pp. 197-210;
Bachelor of Science, p. 222; Doctor of Medicine, p. 183; and Bachelor of
Laws, p. 175. The requirements for these degrees are given under the
several departments.
No merely honorary degree is ever given by the University of Virginia.
Licentiates.—Any person of unexceptionable character and habits,
upon producing to the Faculty satisfactory evidence of suitable capacity
and attainments, may be licensed by the Faculty to form classes for private
instruction in any School of the University, in aid of and in conformity
to the public teachings of the professor upon any subject taught therein.
The employment and compensation of any such Licentiate are matters of
private agreement between him and the student. Students whose preparation
is defective for the work of the University classes may often economize
time and energy by securing the services of a Licentiate at the same time
that they are attending the regular course of lectures.
Directions for New Students.—New students will find it greatly
to their advantage if, as soon as possible after reporting to the Dean of
the University, they will go to Madison Hall, where a committee of students
will be found who will gladly be of any service in assisting them to
get settled as quickly as possible. A general information bureau, a complete
list of boarding houses with prices of board, a directory of the students
with their addresses, a list of all forms of employment open to students,
copies of the University Handbook, and other things of interest to the new
men will there be accessible to all. The General Secretary of the Association
will be pleased to correspond with prospective students during the summer
with regard to all such matters, and it is suggested that every man who
expects to enter the University inform him of that fact. See p. 235.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRANCE TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
For admission to the University the general conditions are the
following:
1. Sufficient Age.—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; the
Faculty recommends still greater maturity in ordinary cases.
2. Good Character.—As attested by a certificate from the school
last attended, or other satisfactory proof.
3. Adequate Preparation.—As evinced by entrance examinations
or by diploma or certificate from some accredited school.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
The purpose of these examinations is to secure in the applicant adequate
mental maturity for entrance upon a course of University study, as
well as the specific training needed to prosecute with success the work of
the school or department in which the student is registered. It is not and
has never been the policy of the University of Virginia to deny its opportunities
and privileges to any young man able to profit by them. The test
imposed at entrance is designed as much to protect the candidate as to
safeguard the school. As a proof of maturity and fitness, every applicant
for admission is required to pass examination in certain selected studies,
or to present valid certificates covering courses of instruction equivalent
to these. For sessions 1908-1909, the requirements will consist of twelve
blocks, elected by the applicant under specified restrictions from the list
below.
Each block or unit in these requirements is designed to represent the
equivalent of one full year if high school work, including five periods a
week of not less than forty minutes each.
English.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. English Grammar and Grammatical Analysis:—The parts of
speech with inflections and uses of each; syntax, especially of noun, verb,
and conjunctions; detailed study of sentence-structure, including capitalization
and punctuation.
B. Composition and Rhetoric:—The choice, arrangement, and connection
of words, with exercises on synonyms, antonyms, degrees and
shades of meaning; fundamental qualities of style, with selected and
with ample exercise in constructing sentences of varied types and
emphasis; the paragraph, with reference to placing of topic, structure for
unity, order and emphasis, with constant exercise in composing good paragraphs;
the whole composition with abundant exercise in analysis and in
construction; much practice in writing simple compositions on familiar
subjects under the heads of description, narration, exposition, and argumentation.
C. Critical Study of Selected Specimens of Literature:—The
specimens for reading and study suggested for admission to College or the
equivalent under the guidance of the instructor; good reading and as much
of it as possible, with intelligent conversation about the books read.
D. History of English and American Literature:—General divisions
into periods, with most significant marks of each period; most important
authors of each period, with consideration of the main events of
their lives and the leading characteristics of their works; general summary
of the leading literary movements.
Mathematics.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Algebra to Quadratic Equations:—The four fundamental operations
for rational algebraic expression; factoring, determination of highest
common factor and lowest common multiple by factoring; fractions, including
complex fractions; ratio and proportion; linear equations, both
numerical and literal, containing one or more unknown quantities; problems
depending on linear equations; radicals, including the extraction of
the square root of polynomials and numbers; exponents, including the
fractional and negative.
B. Quadratic Equations, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula:—Quadratic
equations, both numerical and literal; simple cases of
equations with one or more unknown quantities, that can be solved by the
methods of linear or quadratic equations; problems depending upon
quadratic equations; the binomial formula for positive integral exponents;
the formulas for the nth term and the sum of the terms of arithmetic and
geometric progressions, with applications.
C. Plane Geometry, with Original Exercises:—The usual theorems
and constructions of good text-books, including the general properties
of plane rectilinear figures; the circle and the measurement of
angles; similar polygons; areas; regular polygons and the measurement of
the circle. The solution of numerous original exercises, including loci
problems. Applications to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces.
D. Solid Geometry, with Original Exercises:—The usual theorems
and constructions of good text-books, including the relations of planes
and lines in space; the properties and measurement of prisms, pyramids,
cylinders and cones; the sphere and the spherical triangle. The solution
the mensuration of surfaces and solids.
The above definitions are those reported by the committee of the
American Mathematical Society, September, 1903.
All applicants for admission must satisfy the examiners in blocks A,
B, and C. For admission to Mathematics 1A, the candidate must answer
all four blocks.
History.—Four blocks of questions will be set as indicated below.
The questions will be such as should be answered by a student,
who has devoted one full high school year to energetic study under
competent instruction in each one of the four topics. All applicants
for admission to the University must satisfy the examiners in American
History and Civil Government and in one other block. For admission
to History 1B the candidate must answer all four blocks,
except under certain conditions mentioned on p. 133.
A. Greek and Roman History, including the geography of Greece
and the early development of Ancient Hellas; state and national development
to the period of the foreign wars; the foreign wars and the supremacy
of Athens; the wars between the Greek states; the Macedonian
invasion and the empire of Alexander the Great; the geography of Italy
and early Roman legend; the Roman Republic and its supremacy in Italy;
the conquest of the Mediterranean; the transition from republic to monarchy;
the ancient world under the Roman empire; the transition from
ancient to mediaeval history, down to the death of Charlemagne.
B. Mediaeval and Modern European History, including the Carolingian
empire and feudalism; the papacy and the beginnings of the new
Germano-Roman empire; the formation of France; the East and the
crusades; Christian and feudal civilization; the era of the Renaissance;
the Protestant Revolution and the religious wars; the ascendency of
France and the age of Louis Quatorze; the rise of Russia and Prussia and
colonial expansion; the French Revolution; Napoleon and the Napoleonic
wars; the growth of nationality, democracy and liberty in the Nineteenth
Century.
C. English History, including the geography of England and early
Britain; Saxon England; Norman England; England under the Planta-genets;
Tudor England; Puritans and Royalists; the constitutional monarchy;
the modern British empire.
D. American History and Civil Government:—In American History
the work includes the earliest discoveries to 1607; Virginia and the
other Southern colonies; Massachusetts and the other New England
colonies; New York and the other Middle colonies; the colonies in the
Eighteenth Century; the causes of the Revolution; the Revolution, the
Confederation, and the Constitution; Federalist supremacy to 1801; Jeffersonian
1829; the National Democracy to 1844; slavery in the Territories to 1860;
the War of Secession, Reconstruction and the problems of peace to 1900.
In Civil Government the work covers the early forms of Government;
the Colonies and Colonial Government; Colonial Union and the Revolution;
the Confederation and the Constitution; the Political Parties and
Party Machinery; the existing Federal Government; the Foreign Relations
of the United States.
Latin.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Grammar and Composition.
B. Caesar's Gallic War, Books I-IV.
C. Cicero's Orations Against Catiline, and two others.
D. Vergil's Aeneid, Books I-VI.
Candidates who elect Latin for entrance must pass in Blocks A, B,
and C. For admission to Latin 1A, the candidate must satisfy the examiners
in all four blocks. He should have studied Latin for four years
under competent instruction. The following order of studies is recommended
to High School teachers of Latin:
FIRST YEAR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Beginner's Book in Latin: Grammar, prose composition, and reading—
five hours a week for one year. The Roman pronunciation; habitual observance
of accent and quantity; thorough drill in forms; the simpler
rules of word-formation and derivation; syntax of the cases, tenses, and
moods; accusative and infinitive, relative and conditional sentences, indirect
discourse, and the subjunctive. Translation into Latin of easy detached
sentences illustrating the principles of Latin grammar. Translation
into English of easy continuous prose based upon Cæsar and Cicero.
Constant practice in sight reading.
SECOND YEAR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Cæesar's Gallic War, Books I-IV, the High School Latin grammar,
and prose composition—five hours a week for one year. Readings in Viri
Romae introductory to Cæsar, and later on, varying the reading of the
Gallic War. The study of the author should be both literary and grammatical.
Constant practice in sight reading. Systematic study of High
School grammar, with accompanying prose composition. Three hours a
week to reading, two to grammar and prose.
THIRD YEAR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Cicero's Orations (the four against Catiline, the Archias, and the
Manilian Law—or any other six). High School grammar and prose
composition—five hours a week for one year. Readings in Nepos introductory
to Cicero, and later on, varying the reading of the Orations. The
study of the author should be both literary and grammatical. Constant
practice in sight reading. Systematic study of High School grammar, with
accompanying prose composition. Three hours a week to reading, two to
grammar and prose.
FOURTH YEAR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Vergil's Aeneid, I-VI, High School grammar, and prose composition
—five hours a week for one year. Readings in Ovid introductory to Vergil,
and later on, varying the reading of the Aeneid; principles of quantitative
rhythm and scansion of the dactylic hexameter. The study of the author
should be both literary and grammatical. Constant practice in sight reading.
Systematic study of High School grammar, with accompanying prose
composition. Three hours a week to reading, two to grammar and prose.
The suggested equivalents in Viri Romae, Nepos and Ovid may be
offered in place of portions of Cæsar, Cicero, and Vergil, respectively.
Greek.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Grammar and Composition.
B. Xenophon's Anabasis, Books I-IV.
The candidate should have studied Greek under competent instruction
for two years, and must satisfy the examiners in both blocks. He should
know the regular paradigms thoroughly, and be familiar with the general
principles of syntax. The exercise will consist of simple connected narrative
based on Xenophon. The applicant should know the principal parts
of all the verbs that occur in the passage set for translation. This examination
admits to Greek 2A.
German.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Grammar and Composition:—The examination in Grammar will
cover the declension of the articles (definite and indefinite), of pronouns
(personal, demonstrative, interrogative, relative and indefinite), of nouns
(regular and irregular), and of adjectives; the comparison of adjectives;
the conjugation of the Weak, Strong, and Irregular Verbs, including the
Temporal and Modal Auxiliaries; the uses of the articles, the pronouns,
and the cases; the uses and meanings of the tenses, the modes, the temporal,
modal and causative auxiliaries, of prepositions and conjunctions;
and the general laws governing sentence-arrangement and word-formation.
The exercise set in Composition will consist of English sentences,
giving the natural forms of every-day expression, to be translated into
German, and of the translation into German of a piece of connected English
prose, based on one of the extracts assigned for translation in Block B.
B. Translation of Easy Modern German:—The candidate, in order
to satisfy the examiner in this block, should have read between 600 and 700
pages of German, divided as follows: Seventy-five to 100 pages of graduated
text, such as is found in any of the standard introductory readers;
150 to 200 pages of literature in the form of easy stories and plays; and
about 400 pages of moderately difficult prose or poetry.
This examination admits to German 2B or German 3. The candidate
for admission to either of these two courses must satisfy the examiner in
both blocks.
French.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Grammar and Composition.
B. Translation of Easy Modern French Prose.
The candidate should have studied French two years under competent
instruction, should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and
mastered the principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.
This examination admits to French 2B.
Spanish.—Two blocks of questions will be set as follows:
A. Grammar and Composition.
B. Translation of Easy Modern Spanish Prose.
The candidate should have studied Spanish two years under competent
instruction, should have read 600 pages, written 30 pages of prose, and
mastered the principles of grammar, including the irregular verb.
This examination admits to Spanish 2B.
Science.—Four blocks of questions will be set as follows. The
candidate should have studied each of the four topics under competent
instruction and with proper laboratory facilities for at least the equivalent
of one full school year.
A. Physical Geography:—The entrance requirements in Physical
Geography include an elementary knowledge of the following topics,
such as would be obtained from the study of a text-book like Maury's
"Physical Geography," or Tarr's "Elementary Physical Geography." The
earth as a planet; planetary movements; magnetism of the earth; internal
heat of the earth; volcanoes; earthquakes; arrangement of land masses;
forms of land; relief forms of the continents; islands; properties of water;
waters of the land; drainage; continental drainage; the sea; the
oceans; waves and tides; currents of the sea; physical properties
of the atmosphere; climate; winds and circulation of the air;
storms; moisture of the air; hail, snow and glaciers; electrical
animals; range of plants and animals; man, including range of human
habitation, division into races, conditions favorable to civilization, and
man's influence on physical geography; influence of physical geography
on the industries of countries.
B. Inorganic Chemistry:—The candidate for entrance credit in
Chemistry should have studied, under a competent teacher, such a course
in the elements of inorganic chemistry as can be covered in three meetings
a week during a nine-months' school year, and in addition thereto should
have worked in the laboratory about one hundred hours, or enough time to
perform intelligently the usual experiments given in a High School
laboratory course. The ground covered by Remsen's "Introduction to the
Study of Chemistry" is the accepted standard. The student's autograph
laboratory notes must be submitted with the examination papers.
C. Experimental Physics:—A course of one full year, covering the
topics of Mechanics, Sound, Light, Heat, Electricity, and Magnetism. The
work should include (a) lecture-table demonstrations by the teacher, with
appropriate yet simple apparatus; (b) text-book work, in which the pupil
solves numerical problems; and (c) laboratory exercises by the pupil—all
three embodying fundamental principles of the subject. In the laboratory
work at least thirty exercises should be performed, distributed as follows:
In Mechanics, 14; in Sound, 1; in Light, 5; in Heat, 3; in Electricity and
Magnetism, 7. The pupil's note-book of written reports on these experiments
should be submitted with indication of acceptance on the part of the
teacher. Any one of the standard texts and laboratory manuals may be
followed.
D. Botany:—The entrance examinations in Botany will presuppose a
sound elementary knowledge of each of the following divisions of the
subject:
Morphology.—The anatomy of vascular and of non-vascular
plants (including algae and fungi): cellular structure: histological
differentiation.
Physiology.—Plant nutrition and growth: the most important
tropisms. Reproduction: in seed-plants; in terrestrial seedless plants;
in algae; in fungi.
Taxonomy.—Nature and object of classifications: determination
of genera and species: recognition of the characteristics of some
leading families of seed-plants.
Ecology.—Types of plant societies: causes of their segregation,
of their groupings into local floras.
In addition to the written paper, each candidate will be required
to submit his own laboratory notes and drawings indicating the
the plants which he has studied.
Applied Mathematics.—Four blocks of questions will be set as
follows:
A. Plane Trigonometry and Surveying:—The ratio definitions of
the trigonometric functions and the relations among them; solution of
right triangles and applications; functions of the sum and the difference
of two angles, of double angles and half angles; product formulae; solution
of oblique triangles and applications; theory of logarithms (without
series) and use of logarithmic tables; exercises in logarithmic computation;
the surveyor's compass—construction, adjustment, and use; computation
of latitudes and departures; platting surveys and finding areas; the
engineer's level—construction, adjustment and use; platting profiles and
finding elevations.
B. Elementary Mechanics:—Fundamental conceptions of displacement,
velocity, momentum, acceleration, force, work, energy, power; laws
of motion; falling bodies; motion on inclined planes; parallelogram and
polygon of forces; parallel forces; principle of moments; centres of gravity;
uniform circular motion; simple harmonic motion; pendulum motion;
projectile motion; hydrostatic pressure and the Bramah press; centre of
pressure and reservoir walls; Archimedes principle and floating bodies;
specific gravity of solids and liquids.
C. Graphical Arithmetic:—Fundamental problems of practical
geometry; construction of scales; graphical addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, and involution; graphical extraction of the square root and
solution of quadratics; graphs of linear functions and solution of simultaneous
linear equations; graphs of quadratic functions; graphical solutions
of cubics and biquadratics; graphs of powers of the variable; applications
to the solution of numerical equations; graphs of trigonometric functions;
harmonic curves.
D. Mechanical Drawing:—Projections of cubes, prisms, and pyramids
in simple positions; method of revolving the solid into new positions;
method of changing the planes of projection; projections of the three round
bodies in simple positions and in revolved positions; sections by planes
parallel to the planes of projection. Sections by inclined planes; developments
of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones; intersections of palyedra
and curved surfaces; distances from a point to a point or a plane or a line;
angles between planes and lines.
ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION.
The College.—For entrance to the College the candidate must
pass in twelve units, of which at least three must be in English, three
For individual schools the following requirements must be met:
English Literature 1A; four units of English must be taken.
Mathematics 1A; four units of Mathematics must be taken.
History 1B; four units of History must be taken.
Latin 1A; four units of Latin must be taken.
Greek 2A; two units of Greek must be taken.
German 2B; two units of German must be taken.
French 2B; two units of French must be taken.
Physics 1B; four units of Mathematics must be taken.
English 1B; English Lit. 1A, or the equivalent, must be completed.
Mechanics 1B; Mathematics 1A, or the equivalent, must be completed.
Astronomy 1B; Mathematics 1A, or the equivalent, must be completed.
Biblical History and Literature; English Literature 1A, or the equivalent,
must be completed.
For the other schools no further specific requirements are exacted.
But in every case the candidate must give evidence of sufficient
maturity and adequate training to pursue the studies elected.
Each professor has authority to refuse to register a candidate obviously
unfit to follow his course.
The Department of Law.—For entrance to this department the
candidate must pass in twelve units, of which at least three must be
in English, three in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue
selected at will. He must also be at least eighteen years old.
The Department of Engineering.—The candidate for admission
to this department must pass in twelve units, of which three must
be in English, four in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue
selected at will.
The Department of Agriculture.—The candidate for admission
to this department must pass in twelve units, of which three must
be in English, four in Mathematics, two in History, and the residue
selected at will.
| June, 1908 | 8-10 A. M. | 10-12 A. M. | 12-2 P. M. | 8-5 P. M. | Sept., 1908 |
| Mon. 8 | Bot. & Zoöl. | Phys. Geog. | Spanish A | Spanish B | Mon. 7 |
| Greek A | Greek B | Physics | Chemistry | ||
| Tues. 9 | English A | English B | Math. A | Math. B | Tues. 8 |
| Wed. 10 | History A | History B | History C | History D | Wed. 9 |
| Thur. 11 | Math. C | Math. D | English C | English D | Thur. 10 |
| Fri. 12 | German A | German B | Latin A | Latin B | Fri. 11 |
| Ap. M. A | Ap. M. B | Ap. M. C | Ap. M. D | ||
| Sat. 13 | Latin C | Latin D | French A | French B | Sat. 12 |
The examinations are held at the University, twice each year,
in accordance with the dates in the above programme. The principal
of any accredited school may, upon application, not later than May
1st, receive authority to hold the June examination in his school also.
Copies of the papers will be furnished gratis.
These examinations are held under the Honor System, no paper
being accepted unless accompanied by the usual pledge. All candidates,
who take their examinations at the time appointed, are tested
free of charge. In case of delayed entrance, where the grounds of
postponement are good, the President of the University may admit
the candidate to a special examination, for which an additional fee
of five dollars is charged. This fee is payable in advance and is in
no case returned.
ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE.
In lieu of the foregoing examinations the candidate may be admitted
upon certificate from:
1. A recognized institution of collegiate rank.
2. A Virginian public high school accredited by this University.
3. A Virginian private academy accredited by this University.
4. The American College Entrance Examination Board.
5. A properly accredited high school outside Virginia.
In all cases the certificate presented must bear the official signature
of the head of the school; must specify the character and content
of each course offered as the equivalent of one of the entrance
examinations of this University; must give the length of time devoted
to the course; and must state the candidate's grades, which
must be at least seventy-five per cent. Blank certificates will be
furnished by the Dean of the University upon application. These
certificates of preparation should be filled out and sent to the Dean
of the University not later than September first. In default of an
acceptable certificate presented in due time the candidate will be required
to take the entrance examinations before being registered as a
regular student.
ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.
The following is a list of the schools within the State of Virginia
at present accredited by the University. This list is revised
annually by the Faculty Committee on Accredited Schools. Schools
already on the list will be retained and new schools added provided
they give evidence upon examination of meeting the entrance requirements
of the University as stated on pp. 70-80. For this purpose four
school year should continue for not less than eight months. The
entire time of at least two teachers should be devoted to high school
instruction.
Certificates from schools outside the State of Virginia which are
accredited at their own State Universities, or other institutions of
similar rank, may be accepted by the Dean, provided, such certificates
comply with the requirements for admission as indicated upon
pp. 78-80.
| Augusta Military Academy, | Fort Defiance, Va. |
| Bedford City High School, | Bedford City, Va. |
| Bellevue High School, | Bellevue, Va. |
| Berryville High School, | Berryville, Va. |
| Bethel Military Academy, | Bethel, Va. |
| Big Stone Gap High School, | Big Stone Gap, Va. |
| Bridle Creek High School, | Bridle Creek, Va. |
| Cape Charles High School, | Cape Charles, Va. |
| Charlottesville High School, | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Cluster Springs Academy, | Cluster Springs, Va. |
| Covington High School, | Covington, Va. |
| Danville High School, | Danville, Va. |
| Dublin Institute, | Dublin, Va. |
| Episcopal High School, | Alexandria, Va. |
| Fishburne Military Academy, | Waynesboro, Va. |
| Fork Union Academy, | Fork Union, Va. |
| Gloucester Academy, | Gloucester, Va. |
| Hampton High School, | Hampton, Va. |
| Harrisonburg High School, | Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Hoge Military Academy, | Blackstone, Va. |
| Jefferson School for Boys, | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Lexington High School, | Lexington, Va. |
| Locust Dale Academy, | Locust Dale, Va. |
| Lynchburg High School, | Lynchburg, Va. |
| Manassas Institute, | Manassas, Va. |
| Manchester High School, | Manchester, Va. |
| Marion High School, | Marion, Va. |
| Martinsville High School, | Martinsville, Va. |
| Massanutten Academy, | Woodstock, Va. |
| McGuire's School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Miller School, | Miller School, Va. |
| New London Academy, | Forest Depot, Va. |
| Newport News High School, | Newport News, Va. |
| Newport News Academy, | Newport News, Va. |
| Nolley's School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Norfolk High School, | Norfolk, Va. |
| Norfolk Academy, | Norfolk, Va. |
| Onancock High School, | Onancock, Va. |
| Petersburg High School, | Petersburg, Va. |
| Portsmouth High School, | Portsmouth, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy, | Bedford City, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy, | Front Royal, Va. |
| Richmond High School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Richmond Academy, | Richmond, Va. |
| Roanoke High School, | Roanoke, Va. |
| Shenandoah College, | Reliance, Va. |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute, | Dayton, Va. |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy, | Winchester, Va. |
| Shoemaker High School, | Gate City, Va. |
| Smithfield High School, | Smithfield, Va. |
| South Boston High School, | South Boston, Va. |
| Staunton High School, | Staunton, Va. |
| Staunton Military Academy, | Staunton, Va. |
| Suffolk High School, | Suffolk, Va. |
| Tazewell High School, | Tazewell, Va. |
| Western Branch High School, | Portsmouth, Va. |
| Woodberry Forest School, | Orange, Va. |
| Woodlawn Seminary, | Gordonsville, Va. |
ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE.
Applicants for admission to the work of the first year of the
Course in Medicine are required to present the diploma of a recognized
institution of collegiate rank; or a certificate of good standing
in such an institution; or the diploma of a recognized public or
private high school having at least a three years' course; or acceptable
certificates which represent work equivalent in amount and
character to such a high school course; and in addition to present
satisfactory evidence of the completion of college courses in physics,
chemistry, and biology equivalent to, but not necessarily identical
with those at this institution. In consideration of educational acquirements
in other subjects, a student may be conditioned on physics
or biology (but not on both), this condition to be removed before
entering on the work of the second year. The requirement in biology
may be waived in the case of graduates of approved colleges and
universities.
Applicants unable to satisfy these requirements by acceptable
certificates, in part or in whole, may remove their deficiencies by
satisfactory examinations.
Further information concerning the character of these requirements
and forms of certificates may be obtained by addressing the
University.
From and after June 1, 1910, the minimum amount of preparation
necessary for admission to the Medical Department will be the completion
of a four-year High School course or its equivalent, and in
addition the completion of college courses in Inorganic Chemistry,
Physics, Biology, and one language, preferably German.
ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING.
Applicants from other universities and from colleges affiliated with
the University of Virginia will be admitted to advanced standing as candidates
for degrees from this University upon presentation of proper certificates,
covering the courses for which credit is desired. Such certificates
must be filed with the Dean of the Department in which the student is
registered. They must be acceptable both to the Dean and to the Professor
in charge of the course accredited. The certificate must bear the
official signature of the head of the college; must specify the character and
content of the course followed by the student; must give his marks, which
should in no case fall below the standard seventy-five per cent. of this
University; and must recommend the student as worthy of admission to
the University of Virginia in respect of both character and scholarship.
The final validation of such certificates is effected by the successful completion
of the courses attended in this University.
Students from training schools, in which the work of the upper
classes is approximately of collegiate grade, will be granted advanced
standing in Mathematics and the Languages, provided they are officially
recommended for such advanced standing by the principal of the school.
Such students must, however, in every case, attend the lectures and pass
the examinations here in the last year of the undergraduate work of every
course elected. High School courses in Science are in no case accepted as
grounds for advanced standing.
The College.—The programme of studies offered by the candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts must satisfy all the requirements of
that degree as here established. He must devote at least one full session
to the studies of the College and at least three of his ten electives must be
taken here.
Department of Graduate Studies.—Applicants for admission to
this department as candidates for the degree of Master of Arts or Doctor
of Philosophy must present the baccalaureate degree of an affiliated institution
of collegiate rank, or in cases of incorporated institutions of learning
which confer no such degree, the certificate of graduation on a course fully
equivalent to the ordinary collegiate course. No diploma or certificate can
the Committee on Academic Degrees.
Department of Medicine.—Students are admitted to advanced
standing in the second and third years under the following conditions:
1. Satisfaction of the requirements for entrance into this Department.
2. The presentation of a certificate from an accredited school of
medicine showing that the applicant has completed work equivalent to that
maintained by this Department with a grade of at least eighty per cent. in
each subject for which credit is sought. Applicants complying with these
conditions will be admitted to advanced standing without examination.
Applicants who have not completed all of the work of the year or years
preceding that to which they seek admission are admitted to the Fall
Examinations under the conditions stated in the preceding paragraph. The
right is reserved in every case to obtain satisfactory evidence of the genuineness
of a certificate by correspondence with the proper authority of the
school from which the applicant comes.
No credit can be allowed for time not spent in a regular school of
medicine; except that applicants holding the degree of A. B. or B. S. from
a reputable college or university will be admitted to the second year, provided
their academic course has included the equivalent of the first-year
medical course.
A student who is already a graduate of a reputable school of medicine
may be received as a student in this Department for the fourth year.
Department of Engineering.—The programme of studies offered
by the candidate for a degree in Engineering must satisfy all the requirements
of that degree as here established. He must devote at least two
full sessions to engineering studies in this University.
SPECIAL STUDENTS.
Applicants for registration who are twenty years old, and desire to
enter for the pursuit of special elective courses, must present adequate
proofs of good character and of the needful maturity and training. Such
applicants may then be registered by the Dean of the University as Special
Students, and will be admitted without formal examination to the privileges
of the University, but not as candidates for any titled degree. Such
students must in all cases meet the specific entrance requirements as prescribed
for the courses elected by them.
CONDITIONED STUDENTS.
A candidate may be admitted in spite of some deficiences, provided
these are not such as will impair the integrity of his academic work. But
no such candidate will be conditioned except upon subjects actually taught
of the next session after initial registration.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
From and after June 1st, 1909, the entrance requirements will be still
further advanced, as follows:
The College.—The candidate must offer fifteen units for admission,
of which at least three must be in English, three in Mathematics, two
in History, and three in Latin, and the residue selected at will. In place
of the three units of Latin, the candidate may offer four units in Modern
Languages (French, German, Spanish), or a total of sixteen units.
The Department of Engineering.—The candidate must offer fifteen
units for admission, of which at least three must be in English, four in
Mathematics, and two in History. One unit in Mathematics will
consist of questions on Trigonometry. The remaining units may be
selected at will. Subjects specially recommended for students of
Engineering are Mechanical Drawing, Trigonometry, and Surveying,
Physical Geography, Physics, and Chemistry.
REGISTRATION.
Registration of New Students.—Applicants seeking admission to
the University for the first time are required to present themselves
to the Dean of the University at his office in the Administration
Building at some time during the first three days of the session.
Each candidate for admission must be at least sixteen years of age.
In each instance a certificate of good moral character must be presented,
signed by the proper official of the institution attended during
the previous session, or by some person of known standing.
Each candidate who satisfies these requirements, and also those for
admission by diploma, certificate, or examination previously stated,
will be directed to the Dean of the Department which he purposes
to enter.
The Dean in question will, upon being satisfied that the candidate
is fitted to enter upon the work of the Department, issue to him a
card containing the names of the courses which the candidate proposes
to pursue during the session: this card must be presented in
turn to each professor concerned, who will, on satisfying himself
that the applicant is prepared to pursue the course in question with
profit, sign the card and enter the applicant's name upon the roll of
the class. The card must then be returned to the Dean of the University,
who will endorse upon it the amount of fees to be paid to
the Bursar. On payment of these fees the registration (for the
Registration of Matriculated Students.—Students who have already
been matriculated as members of the University are required
to present themselves directly to the Dean of their respective Departments
upon one of the first three days of the session, and to conform,
as regards their registration in their respective classes and the payment
of fees, to the requirements stated in the preceding paragraph.
Delayed Registration.—Students are not permitted to delay their
registration through carelessness or for inadequate reasons. Any
student, new or old, who fails to present himself for registration
during the first three days of the session will (except in the case of
an applicant admitted to special examinations, as provided in a previous
paragraph) be admitted to registration only upon the consent
of the President, and will be charged a special registration fee of
three dollars.
RESIDENCE.
The Academic Year extends from the morning of the Thursday
preceding the seventeenth of September to the evening of the Wednesday
before the nineteenth of June. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday,
and there is a Christmas recess beginning on the morning of
the twenty-fourth of December and closing on the evening of the
second of January.
Attendance is required of each student throughout the entire
session, with the exception of the days above indicated, unless he
has received permission to be temporarily absent, or to withdraw
before its close. Leave of absence is granted by the Deans for sufficient
reasons, and must in every case be obtained in advance. Voluntary
withdrawal requires the written consent of the student's professors
and of the Dean of the University. While in residence each
student is required to attend regularly all lectures and other prescribed
exercises and all examinations in the courses which he pursues
(unless excused for cause) and in every way to conform to the
regulations of the University. Students may reside in the University
dormitories, in private houses approved by the President, or in their
homes. Any change of residence during the session should be reported
at the office of the Registrar.
Physical Culture.—No student is permitted to undertake an
amount of work greater than he may reasonably be expected to do
well without detriment to his physical health: and every student is
advised to take a due amount of daily outdoor exercise, for which
courts, the golf course, and in other forms; and, in addition, to make
systematic use of the facilities afforded without cost for definite and
judicious physical training at the Fayerweather Gymnasium, under
the advice and instruction of the Director and his assistants. Further
information upon this important subject will be found upon a subsequent
page.
Medical Attendance.—Any student who is temporarily ill from
causes not due to his own misconduct is entitled, without charge, to
all necessary medical advice from the University Physician; and, if
necessary, to skilful nursing in the University Hospital at a reasonable
charge for his maintenance while there. This exemption from charge
does not apply to cases requiring surgical operation, chronic cases,
or to constitutional disorders of long standing from which the student
in question was suffering at the time of his coming to the University.
Students who take the responsibility of boarding at houses not approved
by the Board of Health forfeit the right to this exemption.
Students residing at their own homes, who waive this right, are
entitled to the remission of a portion of the University fee. Any
student sent to the University Hospital by the advice and under the
care of a physician other than the University Physician will be required
to pay the regular hospital charges for private patients.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Dormitory.—The occupant of a dormitory has first right to it,
and may reserve it for the next session by registration with the
Bursar before the end of the current session; thereafter any vacant
dormitory is assigned to the first applicant. But unless a deposit of
fifteen dollars is made with the Bursar on or before September 1,
the room is forfeited. No dormitory may be sublet or used for other
than its proper purpose.
Boarding.—Students may board and lodge either in the University
precincts or at their homes, or in houses licensed by the
Faculty. It is the duty of the President to withdraw the license from
any house in which the regulations as to the conduct of students are
not observed. Change of lodging should be reported at the Registrar's
office.
Change of Schools, with transfer of fees, cannot be made except
by special order of the Faculty. But a student may change from
one class to another of the same School with the advice and consent
of the professors concerned.
Absence from the University is permitted upon the written leave
of the Dean of the Department in which the student is registered,
purpose of accompanying the athletic teams or musical clubs on
excursions will not be granted, except to the officers and members
of the organizations.
Absence from Lectures may be excused by the professors, but
only for sickness or like providential cause. Such excuses must be
rendered on the day of the first lecture attended after the absence.
Unexcused absences from lectures render the student liable to be disciplined
by the Faculty. In case of delayed entrance the student is
regarded as having been absent from all lectures or other exercises
that have been given, in the courses which he enters, since the beginning
of the session.
Registration after the Christmas Recess.—On the first week-day
after the Christmas Recess every student is required to register with
the Dean of his department between the hours of nine a. m. and
two p. m. Any student failing to thus register, will have his name
dropped from the rolls of his classes until further order from the
Dean, but such student may be registered by the Dean and restored
to his position in his classes on payment to the Bursar of the delayed
registration fee of $3.00.
In case the delay in the student's return is due to illness, or to
other like providential cause, the Dean is authorized to remit the
fee and excuse the absence; in every other case the absences due to
delayed return shall be recorded as unexcused absences; shall be so
reported to the parent or guardian of the student; and shall be given
serious adverse weight in considering the fitness of the student for
graduation.
Absence from Examinations will not be excused except for sickness
on the day of examination (attested by a physician's certificate)
or other cause which the Faculty of the Department by special order
may approve. An unexcused absence, or the presentation of an unpledged
paper, is counted as a total failure in the examination in
which it occurs. A student whose absence from examination is excused
is admitted to the Fall Examination in the subject in question
in each of the departments where such examinations are held.
Where necessary, he is admitted to a special examination.
Class Standing in any course is determined by the regularity of
attendance of the student upon the lectures (and laboratory or other
similar exercises where included) in the course in question, and by
the faithful performance of his work as indicated by his answers
when questioned, by his written exercises, notebooks, the faithful
performance of laboratory (or other similar) work, etc. Students
are regarded by the Faculty as under the law of honor in matters
affecting class standing as in examinations.
The Grade of the Student in any course, either for a term or for
the session, is determined by the combined class standing and the result of
examination, each being considered in such proportion as the professor in
charge may decide for the course in question.
Probation.—Any student in the College or the Department of
Engineering whose term grade is below forty per cent. at either the
December or the March examination in each of two subjects will be put
upon probation until the following examination: a like failure at that time
will make it necessary for him to withdraw from the University. Any
student whose term grade is below forty per cent. in all courses at any
examination will be required to withdraw from the University.
A student in any Department of the University who is evidently making
no real progress in one of his courses of study may at any time, after
due admonition, be required to drop the course in question. A student in
the College or the Department of Engineering who falls under this rule
will be put upon probation if he fails to attain a grade of forty per cent. in
a single one of his remaining courses at a succeeding examination.
Voluntary Withdrawal from the University requires the written
consent of the student's professors and of the Dean of the University.
When a permit is granted upon the University Physician's certificate
that withdrawal is necessary on account of the student's ill-health,
which must not be due to dissolute conduct, the fees are returned
pro rata. Under no other circumstances will there be a return
of fees.
Enforced Withdrawal is inflicted by the Faculty for habitual delinquency
in class, habitual idleness, or any other fault which prevents
the student from fulfilling the purposes for which he should
have come to the University. See also "Probation" above.
Conduct.—Drunkenness, gambling, and dissoluteness are strictly
forbidden, and the President may dismiss from the University for the
residue of the current session every student found guilty of them, or may
administer such other discipline as seems best under the circumstances.
The Keeping of Dogs by students within the University grounds
is forbidden.
In all cases of Discipline, the law requires that the student must
first be informed of the objections to his conduct and afforded an opportunity
of explanation and defense.
Prohibition of Credit.—An act of the Legislature prohibits merchants
and others, under severe penalties, from crediting minor students.
The license to contract debts, which the President is authorized to grant,
is limited (except when the parent or guardian requests otherwise in
writing) to cases of urgent necessity.
Athletic Teams and other Student Organizations.—The laws relating
to absence from the University of members of the Athletic teams are
found in the section upon Physical Culture (pp. 231-232). The same resolutions
apply, mutatis mutandis, to members of other student organizations.
EXPENSES.
A student's expenses consist of the following:
I. University Charges, which are the same for all students, except
College and Graduate students from Virginia, as stated in a following
paragraph;
II. School Fees, which depend upon the course of study pursued;
III. Cost of Living, board, etc.
I. Under the first head are included the University fee, $40 ($10 for
Virginians in Academic Departments), and the contingent deposit, $10; as
well as the special Entrance Examination fee of five dollars, the delinquent
registration fee of three dollars, and a fee for reöxamination in
any subject, where any of these is incurred.
The University Fee goes to the fund intended to defray the general
expenses of the University. Payment of this fee entitles the student,
without additional charge, to the use of the Library; to the privileges of
the Gymnasium, with baths, private lockers, etc., and the advice and aid
of the Instructor in Physical Culture; and to free medical attendance by
the University Physician in cases of illness, including, if needed, care
and nursing in a well-equipped hospital maintained on the University
grounds, under the limitations stated in a preceding paragraph. It
also covers all regular examination and diploma fees.
The Contingent Deposit is liable for any damage to the University
property for which the student is responsible, or for violations of Library
or other University rules. It is returned at the end of the session, less any
charges that may have been made against it; it is, therefore, not necessarily
an expense, although mentioned in this connection.
From this deposit there will be deducted the sum of $2 for the support
of the Chapel Services and General Religious Work of the University,
unless within one month after registration the student shall request the
Bursar not to deduct this contribution. It will be observed that this
amount also (which is less than the average contribution made by the students
who have given toward the Chapel Fund in past years) is not a
necessary expense, as the support of the religious work of the University
is left entirely to the option of the students and professors. This method
of collection is intended merely as a substitute for the canvass formerly
made, and it is the desire of the Faculty that the students will thus unite
with them in sustaining the religious work of the University.
II. Under the second head is comprised the charge for instruction,
including the Tuition Fees proper, and in some cases, the cost
of apparatus and materials consumed in laboratory work.
In the Academic Departments the tuition fee for one School is $50;
for two, $30 each; for three or more, $25 each; except that in Analytical
Chemistry the charge for tuition and materials for one course is $50 and
for apparatus about $10, and for both courses $100, and for apparatus,
about $15. In the Chemistry courses for undergraduates, a laboratory fee
of $10 is charged, and apparatus and materials are furnished at cost. The
charges for a graduate course in Chemistry are: Tuition, $50; laboratory
fee, $10; apparatus and material are furnished at cost. The fee for Agricultural
Chemistry is $15, but this course is free to students in the Schools
of Chemistry, to Virginia students, and to unmatriculated farmers; and in
Zoölogy or Comparative Anatomy there is a laboratory fee, for materials,
of $10 in the undergraduate courses and $20 in the graduate courses. The
tuition fees in the Academic Departments are remitted to Virginia students,
to public school teachers of the State, and to ministers of the Gospel,
under conditions which are stated at length at the close of this section.
In the Department of Law the fee for each regular year's course, or
for any six classes, is $100; more than six classes (combining first and
second year's course), $115; five classes, $85; four classes, $75; three
classes, $60; two classes, $45; one class, $25. The fees for students who
return for a third year are considerably less.
In the Department of Medicine the fee for the first year is $110;
second year, $100; third year, $80; fourth year, $60.
In the Department of Engineering the fee for Applied Mathematics
is $25 for one course, $50 for two or more; for other subjects, the same as
in the Academic Departments—except for students who attend the regular
course of instruction for a degree in Engineering as laid down in the
programme, pp. 197-210. For these students the fee for tuition is $80 for
the first year, $70 for the second, $60 for the third, and $50 for the fourth.
A laboratory fee of $10 is charged in General Chemistry Course 1; an
additional charge of $60 is made for materials and instruction in Analytical
Chemistry to students of Mining Engineering. The payment of the Department
fee entitles the student not only to attend all the regular courses
for one year, but also to take over, without additional charge, such courses
of any previous year as he may have failed to complete. Virginians are
entitled to a reduction of $45 a year from the charges. (Compare pp.
91-95.)
In the Department of Agriculture the fees are the same as in the
Academic Departments.
III. Under the third head fall the expenses of living and the cost of
books and stationery.
A student may, either alone or with a room-mate, rent a dormitory,
and take his meals in the University Commons, or in an approved private
boarding-house; or he may take both room and board in such boardinghouse,
in which case he pays no room-rent or servant's hire to the University.
The price of University rooms ranges, according to their desirability,
from $30 to $50 for the session, exclusive of heat and light; the
large majority rent for $40; but there are a few single rooms at $30, and a
few whose price is above that of the majority. If two students occupy one
room, each pays half the rent; the University charge for service is $9 per
session for each student, whether there be one or two in a room.
The minimum cost of furnishing a room may be placed at $15, fuel
and lights combined cost about $25 for the session, and washing from
$1.50 upward per month. With strict economy the cost of board, fuel,
lights, service, and laundry can be brought within $15 a month as an average
for the session. Rooms and board may be had in private families or
boarding-houses at varying prices.
The cost of books and stationery varies much with the branches
studied. It is probably greatest in the Department of Law, where, for the
entire two years' course, it amounts to about $90. But in this department,
as in that of Medicine, the books purchased form the necessary nucleus
of a professional library, and their cost does not belong to transient
expenses.
All tuition fees, University fees, the contingent deposits, rents of
rooms in the University buildings, and charges for service in the
same, are payable upon entrance. Under special conditions the President
is authorized to allow credit; but these deferred payments are
in all cases to be properly secured.
Students from Virginia.—In compliance with the statute (Virginia
Code 1887, Ch. 68, Sec. 1554), the University offers to white male
students from Virginia who are sixteen years or more of age, instruction,
without charge for tuition, in all the Schools of the Academic
Departments (excepting the laboratory courses in Chemistry),
subject to the conditions stated below. Such students are required
to pay the University fee (by the recent action of the legislature,
three-fourths of the University fee is also remitted to such students)
and make the usual contingent deposit. They are also required to
pay the regular laboratory charges for materials, etc., in the courses
of study where such charges occur. If they occupy rooms on the
University grounds they are of course subject to the usual charges
for rent and service. The saving to Virginia students varies from
$90 to $130, according to the number of Schools elected.
The Faculty are required by the law mentioned above to satisfy
themselves in the case of each applicant, either by actual examination
that he has made such proficiency in each branch of study which he
proposes to pursue as will enable him to avail himself of the advantages
offered by the University. Examinations for admission, in
accordance with the terms of this law, are, therefore, required as
described in a preceding section.
To be entitled to free tuition as a Virginia student it is necessary that
the applicant's parents be bona fide residents of the State if he be under
twenty-one years of age; if he has attained his majority, it is necessary
that he be a bona fide resident. A resident of the State is one who is
living in it at the time the application is made and has no present intention
of removing therefrom in the future. No other person can honestly avail
himself of this privilege.
Privileged Students.—Ministers of the gospel may attend any of
the Academic Schools of the University without the payment of tuition
fees. The same privileges will be extended to any young man who
submits testimonials that he is an approved candidate for the ministry,
and unable to meet the expenses of education at the University without
aid.
White Male Teachers and Superintendents of the Public Schools
of Virginia will be admitted, during the last three months of the
session, to the Schools of the Academic Departments of the University
without payment of fees, upon presentation of certificates that
they have been teachers in the Public Schools of the State during the
year.
Immediately after the Spring Examinations any of the following
courses may be entered upon with profit by an applicant prepared for
them: Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, German, English, English Literature
and Rhetoric, History, Moral Philosophy, Mathematics,
Astronomy, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Geology, and Descriptive
Botany. Special courses for teachers will be offered in English and
Mathematics, and perhaps in several other subjects during the approaching
spring term, if the demand for them is sufficient.
Applicants for admission as teachers are required to send in their
names to the President of the University not later than March 5th.
Lodgings can be had near the University. The only necessary expense
will be for board, lights, and washing, which will together cost
from $5 to $7 a week.
Pecuniary Aid to Students.—Effort is now being made to provide
a fund, the income of which will be applied in rendering financial
aid to deserving students. In the meantime, opportunity is afforded
as far as possible to those who are desirous of helping themselves
by their own industry, and it may be safely stated that any student
with sufficient resources to carry him through the first half of the
his living expenses and university fees for the remainder of the
college year. While it is difficult for any student to be assured of
remunerative work before he reaches the University, correspondence
with reference to such employment may be had by addressing the
Secretary of the Committee on Student Self-Help, Madison Hall.
The University Commons.—This building will be ready for occupancy
before the opening of the session of 1908-1909. Conveniently
situated near the center of the University, it provides an attractive
Dining Hall, with accommodations for more than 200 students at
once, and will furnish board at such reasonable rates that students
in straitened circumstances need not thereby be deprived of daily
association with their more fortunate fellows. The Dining Hall will
be the means of greatly reducing a student's living expenses.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
The following regulations with regard to the General Scholarships
offered by the University have been adopted by the Board of
Visitors:
The Faculty is authorized to prepare a list of such schools and
colleges tributary to the University as by the regularity of their
patronage, or the success of their graduates, may deserve special
recognition. To each one of the schools placed on this list, the
Faculty is authorized to award a scholarship in the College; to each
of the colleges, a scholarship in the Department of Graduate Studies,
these scholarships to be known as the University of Virginia Scholarship
in — School or College. The scholarship shall entitle the
holder, who must be a graduate of his institution of the preceding
session, to the remission of all tuition and University fees, except
the fees in Analytical Chemistry, if he be a Virginia; and if he be
not a Virginia, to the remission of all tuition fees, except in
Analytical Chemistry, and one-half of the University fee. The contingent
fee must be deposited in either case.
This list of Schools and Colleges may be extended from time to
time and further scholarships assigned as above.
In accordance with this regulation, the Faculty has selected the
following institutions for such recognition, and pending the consideration
of other institutions, invites application for enrollment in this
list from such schools as fall within the conditions prescribed above:
| Atlanta University School, | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Augusta Military Academy, | Fort Defiance, Va. |
| Bethel Military Academy, | Bethel, Va. |
| Bellevue High School, | Bellevue, Va. |
| Bingham's School, | Asheville, N. C. |
| Charleston University School, | Charleston, S. C. |
| Chattanooga University School, | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| Cluster Springs Academy, | Cluster Springs, Va. |
| Culver Military Academy, | Culver, Ind. |
| Episcopal High School, | Alexandria, Va. |
| Fishburne Military Academy, | Waynesboro, Va. |
| Fork Union Academy, | Fork Union, Va. |
| Gloucester Academy, | Gloucester, Va. |
| Hoge Military Academy, | Blackstone, Va. |
| Jefferson School for Boys, | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Locust Dale Academy, | Locust Dale, Va. |
| Louisville High School, | Louisville, Ky. |
| Manassas Institute, | Manassas, Va. |
| Massanutten Academy, | Woodstock, Va. |
| McGuire's School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Morton's School for Boys, | Savannah, Ga. |
| Memphis University School, | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Miller School, | Miller School, Va. |
| Montgomery University School, | Montgomery, Ala. |
| Newport News Academy, | Newport News, Va. |
| Nolley's School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Norfolk Academy, | Norfolk, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy, | Bedford City, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy, | Front Royal, Va. |
| Richmond Academy, | Richmond, Va. |
| San Antonio Academy, | San Antonio, Texas. |
| Shenandoah College, | Reliance, Va. |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute, | Dayton, Va. |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy, | Winchester, Va. |
| Staunton Military Academy, | Staunton, Va. |
| Washington School for Boys, | Washington, D. C. |
| Woodberry Forest School, | Orange, Va. |
| Woodlawn Seminary, | Gordonsville, Va. |
VIRGINIA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.
The University offers to accredited Public High Schools of Virginia,
one scholarship each in the College, on the conditions prescribed
below. This scholarship, for one session (that following the incumbent's
graduation from the High School), when awarded by the
and completed with credit the High School course, and who is endorsed
by the principal of the High School in question as to both
preparation and character, shall entitle the holder to a remission of
all fees payable to the University, except the fees in Analytical Chemistry.
The holders of these scholarships are required to deposit the
contingent fee.
Any school accepting this scholarship shall make due announcement
of it both to the scholars of the school and through the local
papers; and at the end of the session shall, during the graduating
exercises and through the public press, announce the award; and
these appointments shall be duly certified to the Dean of the University.
This list of Virginia Public High Schools may be extended from
time to time and further scholarships assigned as above.
In accordance with this regulation of the Board of Visitors, the
Faculty has selected the following institutions for such recognition,
and, pending the consideration of other institutions, invites applications
for enrollment in this list from such schools as fall within the
conditions prescribed above:
| Bedford City High School, | Bedford City, Va. |
| Berryville High School, | Berryville, Va. |
| Big Stone Gap High School, | Big Stone Gap, Va. |
| Bridle Creek High School, | Bridle Creek, Va. |
| Cape Charles High School, | Cape Charles, Va. |
| Charlottesville High School, | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Covington High School, | Covington, Va. |
| Danville High School, | Danville, Va. |
| Dublin Institute, | Dublin, Va. |
| Hampton High School, | Hampton, Va. |
| Harrisonburg High School, | Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Lexington High School, | Lexington, Va. |
| Lynchburg High School, | Lynchburg, Va. |
| Manchester High School, | Manchester, Va. |
| Marion High School, | Marion, Va. |
| Martinsville High School, | Martinsville, Va. |
| New London Academy, | Forest Depot, Va. |
| Newport News High School, | Newport News, Va. |
| Norfolk High School, | Norfolk, Va. |
| Onancock High School, | Onancock, Va. |
| Petersburg High School, | Petersburg, Va. |
| Portsmouth High School, | Portsmouth, Va. |
| Richmond High School, | Richmond, Va. |
| Roanoke High School, | Roanoke, Va. |
| Shoemaker High School, | Gate City, Va. |
| Smithfield High School, | Smithfield, Va. |
| South Boston High School, | South Boston, Va. |
| Staunton High School, | Staunton, Va. |
| Suffolk High School, | Suffolk, Va. |
| Tazewell High School, | Tazewell, Va. |
| Western Branch High School, | Portsmouth, Va. |
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS.
At the meeting of the Board of Visitors on March 2d, 1899, the following
system of Alumni Scholarships was created:
1. The Scholarships shall be known as Alumni Scholarships.
2. These incumbents shall be appointed by such local Alumni Association
as are members in good standing of the General Alumni Association
and are so reported from year to year by its Secretary; and to such of
these only as may have ten or more active members who are entitled to
vote on the appointment of an incumbent.
3. No incumbent shall hold such Scholarship for more than one year;
but one who has passed satisfactory examinations at the University in one
or more of his classes may be eligible for reappointment the following
session upon the recommendation of the Faculty.
4. These Scholarships shall be confined to those courses in the
Academic Schools of the University to which Virginia students are now
admitted without charge under the laws of Virginia (that is, all Academic
courses, save the course in Analytical Chemistry). The Scholarship shall
entitle the incumbent to exemption from tuition fees in the Schools referred
to, and to the remission, if he be a Virginian, of the University fee;
if he be not a Virginian, to one-half of the University fee. The Contingent
fee must be deposited in all cases.
5. Only such persons may be appointed as actually stand in need of
such aid, and such as otherwise would not, in the judgment of the Association
making the appointment, be able to attend the University: and no
student will be permitted to enjoy the privileges of an Alumni Scholarship
while holding an endowed Scholarship or Fellowship.
6. The incumbent must be at least eighteen years of age, and must
be one who, in the judgment of the Association naming him, is studious,
of good moral character, and prepared to enter the University. He shall
be subject to the same entrance requirements as other students.
7. Every local Alumni Association, as above described, having ten or
more active members, shall be entitled annually to have one appointee at
the University; if hereafter such Association ceases to have as many as
ten active members, it shall not be entitled to make an appointment until
that number be restored.
8. Every such local Association having fifty or more active members
shall be entitled to fill two such scholarships annually, as long as it shall
continue to have as many as fifty such members, or as soon as it shall have
reached that number.
9. By "active" members as herein used, is meant Alumni of the
University, who have been admitted by the Association as active members
thereof, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Association. No
Alumnus shall be entitled to vote upon the appointment of an incumbent
in more than one Association during the same year, nor for this purpose
shall an Alumnus be considered as an active member of more than one
Association, at the same time. But graduation in any Department or
School of the University is not hereby required.
10. Only one Association in any city or town shall be entitled to
appoint incumbents to the Scholarships hereby created.
11. The final appointment of each incumbent shall be made by a vote
of the whole Association, a majority of the active members voting for
the applicant. It shall not finally be made by any committee or by any
officer or officers of the Association. But such committee or officers may
be appointed by the Association to nominate or examine candidates, and to
report to the Association.
12. A statement, which shall include the full name and address of
the successful candidate, the fact of his appointment, and the specific compliance
of the Association and the candidate in question with conditions
above stated, must be certified to the President of the University of Virginia,
attested by the signature of the Secretary of the Association making
the appointment. This certificate must be in the hands of the President on
or before the fifteenth day of August preceding the opening of the session
for which the incumbent is appointed. The President will send printed
forms of such certificates upon application.
13. The above requirements having been complied with, the person or
persons so appointed shall be entitled in each instance to attend the University
for the session immediately following the appointment without payment
of any tuition fees (save for the course in Analytical Chemistry)
and to the remission, if he be a Virginian, of the University fee; if he be
not a Virginian, of one-half of the University fee: the Contingent fee being
deposited in each case; and shall enjoy the same privileges and be subject
to the same restrictions as other students.
14. To guard against any possible ill-feeling or sense of injustice on
the part of the local Association in respect to the construction of these
provisions, all such matters shall be referred to the Executive Committee
of the General Alumni Association, the decision of which, when approved
by the President of the University, shall be final.
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
One of the Miller Scholarships is awarded, at the close of each
session, to the candidate who passes with the highest aggregate of marks,
in Physics 1B, Chemistry 1B, and Biology 1B. The tenure is for two
years, and the emolument is two hundred and fifty dollars a year, with
free tuition in the Scientific Schools. Other conditions are stated in
connection with the Department of Agriculture.
The McCormick Scholarship, established in honor of the late
Leander J. McCormick, the founder of the Astronomical Observatory, is
awarded by Mr. Robert Hall McCormick, of Chicago. The emolument is
free tuition in any Department of the University, with remission of the
University fee.
The Isaac Carey Scholarship is awarded by the Carey Trustees.
Its value is about three hundred dollars a year.
The Thompson Brown Scholarship is awarded by its founder.
Its value is one hundred and twenty dollars a year.
The Birely Scholarship, founded upon the bequest of the late
Mrs. Evalena Seevers Birely, in honor of her husband, Valentine Birely,
Esq., of Frederick, Maryland, is awarded by the Visitors to some student
from the State of Maryland. Its value is about one hundred dollars a
year.
The Henry Coalter Cabell Scholarship is awarded by the Visitors
to a graduate student upon the recommendation of the Committe of the
School of English Literature. Its value is fifty dollars a year.
FELLOWSHIPS.
The Vanderbilt Fellowships are supported out of the working
fund of the Leander McCormick Observatory. They are assigned to
advanced students who take Astronomy as their major subject and occupy
a portion of their time in work connected with the Observatory. They are
appointed upon the recommendation of the Director of the Observatory,
to whom applications for further information should be made. The value
of each Fellowship is three hundred and fifty dollars a year, with the
remission of all fees.
The John Y. Mason Fellowship, founded upon the gift of Archer
Anderson, Esq., of Richmond, Va., is awarded by the Visitors to some
competent and deserving graduate student, born in Virginia and in need of
such assistance. The value is two hundred dollars a year.
The William Cabell Rives Fellowship, founded in honor of the
distinguished statesman of that name by his grandson, Dr. William Cabell
Rives, of Washington, D. C., is awarded by the Board of Visitors, on the
History. The value of the fellowship is two hundred and fifty dollars,
with remission of all fees.
The Board of Visitors Fellowships.—The Board of Visitors makes
annual appointment, upon the recommendation of the professors in charge
of certain designated Schools, of four graduate students to Fellowships.
Each incumbent is required to occupy a portion of his time in work connected
with the School from which he is nominated. The value of each
Fellowship is two hundred dollars a year, with the remission of all fees.
| The University of Virginia record February, 1908 | |