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State Students.

To render education at the University available to meritorious
young men of limited means, provision has been made for the
admission of thirty-two students, without payment of Professor's
fees, board or University charges.

The advantage is meant to be restricted to those who are not
themselves, and whose parents are not in a situation to incur the
expenses of education.

Their connection with the University is to continue two years,
but for extraordinary proficiency the Board of Visitors may
prolong the term. They stand, in all respects, except expense,
on the same footing as other students, enjoying the same privileges,
and subject to the same laws.

By way of remuneration to the State for the assistance thus
afforded, they are expected to teach in some public or private
school within the limits of Virginia, for two years after leaving
the University.

The selection of students, on this foundation, is made by the
Faculty on the first day of July, annually. Application for
vacancies, accompanied by proper testimonials, addressed to the
Chairman of the Faculty, should reach the University by the
25th of June.

☞ Persons interested will be pleased to observe the following
particulars:

1. The applicant is requested to state his age, which must be
over seventeen years, and to designate the several schools of the
University he may wish to enter, observing that the enactments
require him, if under the age of twenty-one years, to attend at
least three, unless, for good cause, the Faculty permit him to
attend a less number.

2. In order to be admitted, the applicant must exhibit satisfactory
testimonials—1st. Of irreproachable moral character;
2nd. Of capacity, as well by partial cultivation, as original
vigor of mind, to profit by the instruction given at the Universty;
3d. If he desires to enter the schools of Mathematics, or
of Natural Philosophy, that he possesses a familiar acquaintance
with all the branches of numerial Arithmetic, or if he desires to
enter the school of Ancient Languages, that he is qualified to
commence the study of the higher Latin or Greek authors; and
4th. That neither he, nor his parents, are in a situation to incur
the expense of his education without aid.