University of Virginia Library

EQUIPMENTS.

The Library of the University, originally selected and arranged by
Mr. Jefferson, and since much enlarged by purchases and donations,
now contains about 48,000 volumes.

Students are allowed the use of the books under the usual restrictions, and the Librarian is
present in the library for six hours daily, to attend to their wants.

Persons at a distance, who may desire to consult the library by correspondence, can do so on
payment of a small charge, proportioned to the time and labor expended on the research required,
the copying of titles, or passages from authors, etc. A letter on this subject, addressed
to James B. Baker, Librarian, will receive attention.

LEWIS BROOKS MUSEUM.

The Lewis Brooks Museum contains collections illustrating the subjects
of Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology and Botany. Its primary object
is to serve as an aid in teaching Natural History. Each of the
collections is arranged so as to exemplify the principles of the science,
while at the same time, it offers a large variety of subjects for special
study. In Geology the collections are large and well selected. The
specimens of rocks show all the different kinds classified according to
mineral character, and the formations in which they occur. The collection
of fossils, plaster casts, maps, etc, is exceptionally fine, and fully
illustrates Historical Geology. In Mineralogy the principles of the
science are made plain by well-chosen suits of specimens, models of
crystals, etc. The general collection of minerals contains all the important
minerals, and many of the rarer ones, in good specimens. The
science of Zoology is well illustrated by a fine and large collection of
objects, such as mounted skeletons, stuffed animals, dried specimens,
plaster casts, etc. In Botany the collections contain charts, papier-maché
models of flowers and fruits, sections of wood, etc; the bulk of
the collection is in the form of an herbarium selected from the most
important and interesting botanical regions of the world. In addition
to the above, a beginning has been made of a collection to illustrate
the geology and mineralogy of the State of Virginia, and this will be
increased as rapidly as possible.

LEANDER McCORMICK OBSERVATORY.

The astronomical observatory is situated upon a elevation, known a
Mt. Jefferson, which furnishes an unobstructed horizon. The principal
building is a rotunda, surmounted by a revolving hemispherical dome
45 feet in diameter, constructed by Warner and Swasey, and contains
a Clark refractor of 26 inch aperture. The building and instrument
are the gift of Leander J. McCormick, Esq., of Chicago.
The computing rooms are adjoining and contain clock, chronograph,
etc., and a working library. In a smaller building are a 3 inch Fauth
transit and a 4 inch Kahler equatorial. [See page 37.]

CHEMICAL LABORATORY.

A building planned and erected for the purpose is exclusively used
as a chemical lecture-room and laboratory. It is completely fitted
with the most approved appliances, and stocked with apparatus, models,
materials and specimens. The commodious lecture-room, with work
and store rooms attached, is provided with every convenience for exhibiting
a complete series of experiments illustrating the lectures on
General Chemistry. The large room assigned to Analytical Chemistry
will accommodate fifty working students, and is furnished with work
tables, gas, water, and all proper laboratory fixtures; and all requisite
apparatus, chemicals, minerals, materials for analysis, etc., are kept
constantly supplied by home purchase and importation.

A very large number of specimens, constituting a Museum of Industrial
Chemistry, has been collected, at much expense and pains, in this
country, England, France and Germany, to illustrate the products and
processes of Chemistry applied to the Arts and Manufactures, and is
so arranged as to be a most valuable aid to the student of Industrial
Chemistry. (See page 32.)

PHYSICAL LABORATORY.

A suitable room has been assigned to this object by the Board of
Visitors. The needful fittings have been partly provided, and its
thorough equipment will be pushed forward as rapidly as funds for the
purpose can be obtained. (See page 31.)

UNIVERSITY CHAPEL.

The unfinished Chapel, built by general subscription, will be completed
as soon as the necessary funds are in hand; about $2,000 remain
to be raised.

EXPENSES.

The necessary expenses for the session of nine months in the various
Departments of the University are given in the subjoined table:

                             

	Academical.	Law.	Medicine.	Pharmacy	Engineering.	Agriculture.
University Fees—
Matriculation,	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25	$25
Infirmary,	7	7	7	7	7	7
Dormitory Rent [two in room],	15	15	15	15	15	15
Tuition,	75	80	110	115	100	100
Total of Fees,	122	127	157	162	147	147
Living Expenses—
Fuel, Lights and Washing,	25	25	25	25	25	25
Board at $12 a Month,	108	108	108	108	108	108
Total of necessary expenses (board at $12),	255	260	290	295	280	280
Payable on entrance,	175	180	210	215	200	200
Reduced Charges to Virginians—
Total necessary expenses (board at $12),	180			255	230	180
Payable on entrance,	100			175	150	100

The tuition fee for Academical students is for the ordinary case in
which three schools are taken [p. 74]. The sums payable on entrance
include a contingent deposit of $10, which is credited in final settlement
and forms no part of the necessary expenses. It is assessed for
damage to property, violation of Library rules and so on.

To the totals of the above table must be added the cost of books
and stationery (which varies too much to be introduced into a general
estimate), and of degrees. The fees for the latter are as follows:

     

Untitled Degrees—		Titled Degrees—
Proficient [in a class]	$2 50	Bachelor of Law	$15 00
Graduate [in a school]	5 00	Doctor of Medicine	15 00

For the other titled degrees (page 64) no charge is made if the prerequisite
untitled degrees have been taken and paid for.

Candidates for a degree must deposit the fee on or before 1st May;
it will be returned if the degree is not conferred. All other University
fees must be paid on entrance. Board is payable quarterly in advance
[1 Oct., 1 Jan., 1 Apl]. Fuel is usually purchased at the beginning
of the session. Washing is paid for monthly at $1.50 a month.

An abatement of one third in fees for matriculation, dormitory rent
and tuition is made to students who enter after 1st January.

The Matriculation Fee, paid annually by every student, admits him
to the use of the Library (p. 67), the public buildings and all other
general facilities of the University.

The Infirmary Fee, paid annually by every student (except such as
live at home), entitles him in case of sickness during the session to
the advice and attendance of the Medical professors and, if necessary,
to the services of a trained nurse in the well appointed University
Infirmary.

The Dormitory Rent is paid annually by every student who lodges
in a University dormitory. Those who prefer to lodge at home or in
a licensed boarding house are permitted to do so; provided that the
rents of dormitories which remain unoccupied are assessed equally on
such privileged students.

The Board at $12 as in the table is plain, but wholesome and abundant.
Better board costs $14, $16, $18. The monthly charges at the
different clubs, hotels and boarding houses are as follows; the price in
every case includes diet, dormitory furniture and servant's attendance.

   

Dawson's Row Club,	$12	University Hotels,	$18
Carr's Hill Club,	14	Licensed Boarding Houses,	16-18

For regulation as to change of Boarding House see page 74.

The Tuition Fee in a Department or School admits the student to
any or all of the Classes in that Department or School. Its amount
in the several Departments, Schools and Classes is fixed as in the following
schedule:

Departments—

   

Law,	$ 80
Medicine,	110

Schools—

   

Academical [except Laboratory Courses], each,	25
Applied Mathematics [including Drawing and Field Work],	50

Laboratory Courses—

             

	Material	Tuition.
Analytical Chemistry [Full course],	$25	$100
Analytical Chemistry [First course]	10	50
Analytical or General Chemistry [Graduate course],	[1]	50
Medical Chemistry,	5	15
Practical Pharmacy,	5	15
Practical Physics,	10	50

Classes—

             

Agricultural Chemistry,	$20	Hebrew,	$20
Anatomy,	20	History,	20
Anglo-Saxon,	15	Literature and Rhetoric,	20
Botany,	15	Materia Medica,	15
Constitutional Law,	25	Medical Jurisprudence,	15
Engineering Drawing,	10	Physiology,	20
Engineering Field Work,	15	Political Economy,	20