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MONTHLY CIRCULAR.

At the end of every month a circular letter is addressed by the
Chairman of the Faculty to the parent or guardian of each student,
in which are stated his absences from lectures and examinations, and
any other irregularity of which he may have been guilty, together
with such further information as to the student's progress and conduct

as it may be deemed proper to communicate. The object of such
report being on the one hand to incite the student to steady diligence
by eliciting the commendation and encouragement of his friends, and
on the other, to restrain him from idleness and disorder, or to urge
him to amendment by their admonition and advice, the usefulness of
these circulars greatly depends upon the prompt and judicious attention
they receive from those to whom they are addressed. Parents
and guardians therefore cannot be too earnest in communicating
such advice or encouragement as the monthly report may suggest.