 | University of Virginia record February 1, 1916 |  |
TWO. PART TWO.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
REGULATIONS:
EXPENSES:
SCHOLARSHIPS AND
FELLOWSHIPS:
LOAN FUNDS:
UNIVERSITY PRIZES:
LECTURE FOUNDATIONS.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
For admission to any department of the University the general conditions
are the following:
1. Sufficient Age:—The minimum legal age is sixteen years; the Faculty
advises seventeen or more. Eighteen years is the minimum for admission
to the Department of Law.
2. Good Character:—This must be attested by a certificate of honorable
dismissal from the school last attended, or by other valid proof.
3. Adequate Preparation:—This must be such as will enable the candidate
to meet the requirements for admission to the several departments of
the University, as detailed below.
For admission to the Department of Graduate Studies, see page 171.
For admission to the Department of Medicine, see page 198f.
For admission to the College, the Department of Law, or the Department
of Engineering, the candidate must present a certificate or pass an
equivalent examination. In either case the amount of preparation required
is measured in terms of units.
A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting
approximately a quarter of a full year's work:
This definition of a unit takes the four-year high-school course as a
basis, and assumes that the length of the school year is from thirty-six to forty weeks, that a period is from forty to sixty minutes in length, and
that the study is pursued for four or five periods a week; but under ordinary
circumstances a satisfactory year's work in any subject can not be accomplished
in less than one hundred and twenty hours, or their equivalent.
Schools organized on any other than a four-year basis can, nevertheless,
estimate their work in terms of this unit.
For the requirements as to the number and selection of units for entrance
to the three departments mentioned above, see, for the College, p.
162; for the Department of Law, p. 178; for the Department of Engineering,
p. 218.
SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION.
The subjects accepted for admission and their values in units are given
below in tabulated form. Fuller definitions of the units follow on page 83.
| Subject | Topics | Units |
| English A | Grammar and Grammatical Analysis | 1 |
| English B | Composition and Rhetoric | 1 |
| English C | Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature | 1 |
| English D | History of English and American Literature | 1 |
| Mathematics A1 | Algebra to Quadratic Equations | 1 |
| Mathematics A2 | Quadratics, Progressions, and the Binomial Formula | ½ or 1 |
| Mathematics B | Plane Geometry | 1 |
| Mathematics C | Solid Geometry | ½ |
| Mathematics D | Plane Trigonometry | ½ |
| History A | Greek and Roman History | 1 |
| History B | Mediæval and Modern European History | 1 |
| History C | English History | 1 |
| History D | American History and Civil Government | 1 |
| Latin A | Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Latin B | Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin C | Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Latin D | Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| Greek A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Greek B | Xenophon's Anabasis, I-IV; Grammar; Composition | 1 |
| German A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| German D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| French D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish A | Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish B | Intermediate Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish C | Third-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Spanish D | Fourth-year Grammar, Composition, and Translation | 1 |
| Science A | Physical Geography | 1 |
| Science B | Inorganic Chemistry | 1 |
| Science C | Experimental Physics | 1 |
| Science D | Botany | ½ |
| Science E | Zoölogy | ½ |
| Science F | Agriculture (special schools) | 2 |
| Drawing | Mechanical and Projection Drawing | 1 |
| Shop-Work | Wood-Work, Forging, and Machine-Work | 1 |
ADMISSION BY CERTIFICATE.
For admission by certificate the applicant should file with the Dean of
the University not later than the first of September a Certificate of Preparation,
made out on the blank form furnished by the University. This certificate
must come from a recognized institution of collegiate rank, from an
accredited public high school, or from an accredited private secondary
school.
The candidate for admission from a public high school must be a graduate
of an accredited four-year high school.
The candidate for admission from a private secondary school must be
a graduate of the school, or must present a certificate showing that he has
had at least the equivalent of four years of satisfactory high-school work of
standard grade.
In every case the candidate for admission must have the recommendation
of the principal of the certifying school.
Schools in Virginia are accredited by the Faculty of this university after
inspection and report by a committee of the Faculty (see pages 93-97).
The Dean of the University is further authorized to accept certificates from
schools outside Virginia, accredited by their own State Universities or institutions
of equal rank, provided the courses of study offered in such
schools meet the requirements demanded of accredited schools in this State.
If in any accredited school the number of periods given to a study, or
the length of the period, is below the specified standard, the credit for such
subject is reduced pro rata. In the science subjects only half-credit is
allowed unless individual laboratory notebooks, properly attested by the
teacher in charge, are filed with the certificate.
Certificates of preparation from private tutors will in no case be accepted;
students thus prepared must in all cases take the entrance examinations.
ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION.
For admission by examination the candidate must present himself at
the University in June or in September, according to the dates given in the
Program of Entrance Examinations. The examinations are held under
the honor system, no paper being accepted unless accompanied by the usual
pledge (see page 14). All candidates who take their examinations at the
times 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 a fee of
five dollars is charged. This fee is payable in advance and is in no case
returned.
PROGRAM OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
| June, 1916 | 9-11 A. M. | 11-1 A. M. | 3-5 P. M. | Sept., 1916 |
| Botany | ||||
| Mon. 5 | Zoölogy | Phys. Geog. | Physics | Mon. 11 |
| French A | French B | History D | ||
| Tues. 6 | English A | English B | English C | Tues. 12 |
| Greek A | Greek B | French C | ||
| Wed. 7 | History A | History B | History C | Wed. 13 |
| Spanish A | Spanish B | Chemistry | ||
| Thur. 8 | Math. A1 | Math. A2 | Math. B | Thurs. 14 |
| French D | ||||
| Fri. 9 | German A | German B | German D | Fri. 15 |
| Spanish C | Spanish D | Math. C and D | ||
| Sat. 10 | Latin A | Latin C | Latin D | Sat. 16 |
| Latin B | German C | English D |
ADVANCED STANDING AND COLLEGE CREDIT.
For admission to the College with advanced standing on work done at
a secondary school, or with college credit for work done at another college
or university, or in the Summer School of this University, see page 162.
For credit in the Department of Graduate Studies for graduate work
done in another university, see page 173.
For credit in the Department of Law, the Department of Medicine, and
the Department of Engineering, for work done in another professional
school, see, respectively, pages 181, 202 and 242.
CONDITIONED STUDENTS.
For admission with conditions to the College, see page 163; to the Department
of Engineering, page 218.
SPECIAL STUDENTS.
For admission to the College as a special student, see page 163; to the
Department of Law, page 180; to the Department of Engineering, page 218.
DEFINITIONS OF THE UNITS.
The following definitions of the entrance units are designed on the one
hand to guide the student in his preparation for the entrance examinations,
and on the other to govern high-school principals and teachers in organizing
their courses of instruction.
ENGLISH.
The courses outlined, in accordance with the program of most high
schools, take into account English, (1) as a language, (2) as a means of expression,
(3) as a literature—all so intimately connected, however, that the
proper study of each will bear indirectly on the other two.
English A. Grammar and Grammatical Analysis:—The parts of speech
with inflections and uses of each; syntax, especially of nouns, verbs, and
conjunctions; detailed study of sentence-structure, including capitalization
and punctuation. Text-book recommended: Baskerville and Sewell's English
Grammar. Grammar and analysis might well be taught through two
years of the high school. (One unit.)
English B. Composition and Rhetoric:—The choice, arrangement, and
connection of words, with exercises on synonyms, antonyms, and degrees
and shades of meaning; fundamental qualities of style, with selected and
original examples; the sentence in detail as to unity, coherence, and proportion,
with ample exercises in constructing sentences of varied types and
emphasis; the paragraph with reference to the placing of the topic and to
the attainment of unity, continuity, and emphasis, with abundant exercises
in composing good paragraphs; much practice in planning and writing
simple compositions on familiar subjects under the heads of narration, description,
exposition, and argumentation. Text-book recommended: Brooks
and Hubbard's Composition-Rhetoric. Practice in composition should continue
through the entire high-school course, though formal rhetoric may be
studied but one year. (One unit.)
English C. Critical Study of Selected Specimens of English Literature:
—The specimens for reading and study designated for college entrance requirements
by the joint committee of colleges and secondary schools. These
required books or their equivalents should be studied throughout the high-school
course under the guidance of the instructor. Parallel reading should
be encouraged and intelligent conversation about books directed. (One
unit.)
The college entrance requirements in English for 1913-1919, inclusive,
are:
A. Reading.
The aim of this part of the requirement is to foster in the student the
habit of intelligent reading and to develop a taste for good literature, by
should read the books carefully, but his attention should not be so fixed
upon details that he fails to appreciate the main purpose and charm of what
he reads.
With a view to large freedom of choice, the books provided for reading
are arranged in the following groups, from each of which at least two selections
are to be made, except as otherwise provided under Group 1.
Classics in Translation.
Group 1: The Old Testament, comprising at least the chief narrative
episodes in Genesis, Exodus, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Daniel,
together with the books of Ruth and Esther; The Odyssey, with the omission,
if desired, of Books I, II, III, IV, V, XV, XVI, XVII; The Iliad, with
the omission, if desired, of Books XI, XIII, XIV, XV, XVII, XXI; The
Æneid. The Odyssey, Iliad, and Æneid should be read in English translations
of recognized literary excellence.
For any selection from this group a selection from any other group
may be substituted.
Shakespeare.
Group 2: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of
Venice, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, King
John, Richard II, Richard III, Henry V, Coriolanus, Julius Cæsar, Macbeth,
Hamlet (if not chosen for study under B).
Prose Fiction.
Group 3: Malory's Morte d'Arthur (about 100 pages); Bunyan's Pilgrim's
Progress, Part I; Swift's Gulliver's Travels (voyages to Lilliput and to Brobdingnag);
Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Part I; Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield;
Frances Burney's Evelina; any one of Scott's Novels; any one of Jane Austen's
Novels; Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, or The Absentee; any one of Dickens'
Novels; any one of Thackeray's Novels; any one of George Eliot's Novels;
Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford; Kingsley's Westward Ho! or Hereward, the Wake;
Reade's The Cloister and the Hearth; Blackmore's Lorna Doone; Hughes' Tom
Brown's Schooldays; Stevenson's Treasure Island, or Kidnapped, or Master of
Ballantrae; any one of Cooper's Novels; a selection of Poe's Tales; Hawthorne's
The House of the Seven Gables, or Twice-Told Tales, or Mosses from an Old
Manse; a collection of Short Stories by various standard writers.
Essays, Biography, Etc.
Group 4: Addison and Steele's The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers, or selections
from the Tatler and the Spectator (about 200 pages); selections from Boswell's
Life of Johnson (about 200 pages); Franklin's Autobiography; selections
from Irving's Sketch Book (about 200 pages), or his Life of Goldsmith; Southey's
Life of Nelson; selections from Lamb's Essays of Elia (about 100 pages);
selections from Lockhart's Life of Scott (about 200 pages); Thackeray's lectures
essays of Macaulay: Lord Clive, Warren Hastings, Milton, Addison, Goldsmith,
Frederick the Great, Madame d'Arblay; selections from Trevelyan's Life
of Macaulay (about 200 pages); Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies, or selections from
Ruskin's works (about 150 pages); Dana's Two Years Before the Mast; selections
from Lincoln's works, including at least the two Inaugurals, the Speeches
in Independence Hall and at Gettysburg, the Last Public Address, the Letter to
Horace Greeley, together with a brief memoir or estimate of Lincoln; Parkman's
The Oregon Trail; Thoreau's Walden; selections from Lowell's essays (about
150 pages); Holmes' The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table; Stevenson's An
Inland Voyage and Travels with a Donkey; Huxley's Autobiography and selections
from Lay Sermons, including the addresses On Improving Natural Knowledge,
A Liberal Education, and A Piece of Chalk; a collection of Essays by
Bacon, Lamb, DeQuincey, Hazlitt, Emerson and later writers; a collection of
Letters by various standard writers.
Poetry.
Group 5: Palgrave's Golden Treasury (First Series), Books II and III, with
special attention to Dryden, Collins, Cowper, and Burns; Palgrave's Golden
Treasury (First Series), Book IV, with special attention to Wordsworth, Keats,
and Shelley (if not chosen for study under B); Goldsmith's The Traveler and
The Deserted Village; Pope's The Rape of the Lock; a collection of English and
Scottish Ballads, as, for example, some Robin Hood ballads, The Battle of Otterburn,
King Estmere, Young Beichan, Bewick and Grahame, Sir Patrick Spens,
and a selection from later ballads; Coleridge's The Ancient Mariner, Christabel,
and Kubla Khan; Byron's Childe Harold, Canto III or IV, and The Prisoner of
Chillon; Scott's The Lady of the Lake, or Marmion; Macaulay's The Lays of
Ancient Rome, The Battle of Naseby, The Armada, Ivry; Tennyson's The
Princess, or Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, and Passing of Arthur;
Browning's Cavalier Tunes, The Lost Leader, How They Brought the Good
News from Ghent to Aix, Home Thoughts from Abroad, Home Thoughts from
the Sea, Incident of the French Camp, Hervé Riel, Pheidippides, My Last
Duchess, Up at a Villa—Down in the City, The Italian in England, The Patriot,
The Pied Piper, "De Gustibus," Instans Tyrannus; Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum,
and The Forsaken Merman; selections from American poetry, with special
attention to Poe, Lowell, Longfellow, and Whittier.
B. Study.
This part of the requirement is intended as a natural and logical continuation
of the student's earlier reading, with greater stress laid upon form
and style, the exact meaning of words and phrases, and the understanding
of allusions. The books provided for study are arranged in four groups, from
each of which one selection is to be made.
Drama.
Group 1: Shakespeare's Julius Cœsar, Macbeth, Hamlet.
Poetry.
Group 2: Milton's L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, and either Comus or Lycidas;
Tennyson's The Coming of Arthur, The Holy Grail, and The Passing of
Arthur; the selections from Wordsworth, Keats, and Shelley, in Book IV of
Palgrave's Golden Treasury (First Series).
Oratory.
Group 3: Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America; Macaulay's
Speech on Copyright and Lincoln's Speech at Cooper Union; Washington's
Farewell Address and Webster's First Bunker Hill Oration.
Essays.
Group 4: Carlyle's Essay on Burns, with a selection from Burns' Poems;
Macaulay's Life of Johnson; Emerson's Essay on Manners.
English D. History of English and American Literature. (One unit.)
MATHEMATICS.
Mathematics A1. Algebra to Quadratic Equations:—The four fundamental
operations for rational algebraic expressions; 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. (One unit.)
Mathematics A2. 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. (Half unit, or one unit if whole
year is devoted to it.)
Mathematics B. 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. Application
to the mensuration of lines and plane surfaces. (One unit.)
Mathematics C. 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
of numerous original exercises, including loci problems. Applications
to the mensuration of surfaces and solids. (Half unit.)
Mathematics D. Plane Trigonometry:—Definitions and relations of
the six trigonometric functions as ratios; circular measurement of angles;
proofs of principal formulas; product formulas; trigonometric transformations.
Solution of simple trigonometric equations. Theory and use of
logarithms (without introducing infinite series). Solution of right and
oblique triangles with applications. (Half unit.)
HISTORY.
History A. Greek and Roman History:—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
mediæval history, down to the death of Charlemagne. (One unit.)
History B. Mediæval and Modern European History:—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 ascendancy 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.
(One unit.)
History C. English History:—The geography of England and early
Britain; Saxon England; Norman England; England under the Plantagenets;
Tudor England; Puritans and Royalists; the constitutional monarchy;
the modern British empire. (One unit.)
History D. American History and Civil Government:—(1) History:
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 Republicanism to 1817; economic
and political reorganization to 1829; the National Democracy to 1844;
slavery in the Territories to 1860; the War of Secession, Reconstruction and
the problems of peace to 1900. (2) Civil Government: 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. (One unit.)
LATIN.
The Latin units are construed in accordance with the following Report
of the Commission on College Entrance Requirements in Latin:
I. AMOUNT AND RANGE OF THE READING REQUIRED.
1. The Latin reading required of candidates for admission to college,
without regard to the prescription of particular authors and works, shall
be not less in amount than Cæsar, Gallic War, I-IV; Cicero, the orations
against Catiline, for the Manilian Law, and for Archias; Vergil, Æneid,
I-VI.
2. The amount of reading specified shall be selected by the
schools from the following authors and works: Cæsar (Gallic War and
Civil War) and Nepos (Lives); Cicero (Orations, Letters, and De Senectute)
and Sallust (Catiline and Jugurthine War); Vergil (Bucolics, Georgics, and
Æneid) and Ovid (Metamorphoses, Fasti, and Tristia).
II. SUBJECTS AND SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATIONS.
1. Translation at Sight. Candidates will be examined in translation at
sight of both prose and verse. The vocabulary, constructions, and range of
ideas of the passages set will be suited to the preparation secured by the
reading indicated above.
2. Prescribed Reading. Candidates will be examined also upon the following
prescribed reading: Cicero, orations for the Manilian Law and for
Archias, and Vergil, Æneid, I, II, and either IV or VI at the option of
the candidate, with questions on subject-matter, literary and historical allusions,
and prosody. Every paper in which passages from the prescribed
reading are set for translation will contain also one or more passages for
translation at sight; and candidates must deal satisfactorily with both these
parts of the paper, or they will not be given credit for either part.
3. Grammar and Composition. The examinations in grammar and composition
will demand thorough knowledge of all regular inflections, all
common irregular forms, and the ordinary syntax and vocabulary of the
prose authors read in school, with ability to use this knowledge in writing
simple Latin prose. The words, constructions, and range of ideas called for
in the examinations in composition will be such as are common in the reading
of the year, or years, covered by the particular examination.
Note.—The examinations in grammar and composition may be either in separate papers
or combined with other parts of the Latin examination, at the option of each individual
institution; and nothing in any of the above definitions of the requirements shall be taken
to prevent any college from asking questions on the grammar, prosody, or subject-matter
of any of the passages set for translation, if it so desires.
SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING PREPARATION.
Exercises in translation at sight should begin in school with the first
lessons in which Latin sentences of any length occur, and should continue
throughout the course with sufficient frequency to insure correct methods
of work on the part of the student. From the outset particular attention
should be given to developing the ability to take in the meaning of each
word—and so, gradually, of the whole sentence—just as it stands; the sentence
should be read and understood in the order of the original, with full
appreciation of the force of each word as it comes, so far as this can be
known or inferred from that which has preceded and from the form and the
position of the word itself. The habit of reading in this way should be encouraged
and cultivated as the best preparation for all the translating that
the student has to do. No translation, however, should be a mechanical
metaphrase. Nor should it be a mere loose paraphrase. The full meaning
of the passage to be translated, gathered in the way described above, should
finally be expressed in clear and natural English.
A written examination cannot test the ear or tongue, but proper instruction
in any language will necessarily include the training of both.
writing from dictation, and translation from the teacher's reading. Learning
suitable passages by heart is also very useful, and should be more practiced.
The work in composition should give the student a better understanding
of the Latin he is reading at the time, if it is prose, and greater facility in
reading. It is desirable, however, that there should be systematic and regular
work in composition during the time in which poetry is read as well; for
this work the prose authors already studied should be used as models.
In accordance with the above report, the following detailed description
of the four units of Latin is given:
Latin A. Grammar, Composition and Translation:—The Roman pronunciation;
habitual observance of accent and quantity; thorough mastery
of the regular forms; the simple rules of word-formation and derivation;
syntax of the cases, tenses, and modes; accusative and infinitive, relative
and conditional sentences, indirect discourse, and the subjunctive. Translation
into Latin of easy detached sentences illustrating grammatical principles,
and of very easy continuous prose based upon the vocabulary of
Cæsar and Cicero. (One unit.)
Latin B. Cæsar's Gallic War, Books I-IV, Grammar, Composition:—
A reasonable acquaintance with the time and purpose of the author; intelligent
grasp of the thought; ability to summarize the narrative as a whole;
ready comprehension of the normal forms and constructions; a reasonable
facility in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and construction. As
much as one book of Cæsar may be substituted by an equivalent amount
of Viri Romæ, or other Latin prose. In connection with all of the reading
there must be constant practice in prose composition, as well as in sight
translation. (One unit.)
Latin C. Cicero's Orations against Catiline, and Two Others, Grammar,
Composition:—A reasonable acquaintance with the time and circumstances
of the Catilinarian conspiracy; intelligent appreciation of the orator's
thought and purpose; ability to summarize the oration as a whole;
readiness in explaining normal forms and constructions; reasonable facility
in reading at sight passages of like vocabulary and structure. As much as
two orations may be substituted by an equivalent amount of Neopos, or
other Latin prose. In connection with all of the reading there must be
constant practice in prose composition, as well as in sight translation.
(One unit.)
Latin D. Vergil's Æneid, Books I-VI, Grammar, Composition:—A reasonable
acquaintance with the time and purpose of the poet; intelligent appreciation
of the poet's thought and art; ability to summarize the story as
a whole; acquaintance with the typical forms and constructions of poetry;
practical mastery of the heroic hexameter; reasonable facility in reading at
sight passages of like vocabulary and difficulty. The third and fifth book
of the Æneid may be substituted by an equivalent amount of Ovid, or other
Latin epic poetry. In connection with all reading there should be constant
practice in prose composition, as well as in sight translation. (One unit.)
GREEK.
Greek A. Elementary Grammar, Composition, and Translation:—Careful
drill in the inflections of Attic prose, and the fundamental principles of
syntax; translation of detached sentences from English into Greek, and
from Greek into English. (One unit.)
Greek B. Xenophon's Anabasis I-IV, Grammar and Composition:—
Idiomatic translation, with constant attention to forms and syntax, and to
the subject-matter of the author; prose composition based on Xenophon.
(One unit.)
MODERN LANGUAGES.
German A. Elementary Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
First Year:—Careful drill in pronunciation, dictation and the rudiments of
grammar; abundant easy exercises in written composition and in conversation
based on the exercises; and the reading, with conversational exercises
based on the text, of 100-150 pages of easy German, including eight or ten
easy poems for memorizing. (One unit.)
German B. Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
Second Year:—The reading of about 300 pages of German, including about
fifty pages of poetry with about ten poems assigned for memorizing; daily
conversational exercises based on the reading; constant drill in the grammar
and weekly exercises in German composition. (One unit.)
German C. The third year of study should comprise a thorough and
systematic study in review of the fundamental facts of the grammar in connection
with a practical drill in these facts, using a suitable text as the basis
of study; ample drill in conversation and free reproduction in writing in
connection with the reading; and the reading of 200-300 pages of moderately
difficult prose and 100-200 pages of poetry. (One unit.)
German D. The fourth year of study should comprise the reading of
about five hundred pages of literature in prose and poetry, with conversation
and outline-work in German on the texts read; reference reading on
the lives and works of the great writers studied; and the writing of numerous
short themes in German on subjects assigned in connection with the
reading. (One unit.)
French A. Elementary Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
Careful drill in pronunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar;
abundant easy exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the
translation of 150 pages of elementary graduated texts. (One unit.)
French B. Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
Four hundred and fifty pages of modern French prose and poetry, with continued
drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into French, and periodical
written exercises in French composition. (One unit.)
French C. The third year of study should comprise a thorough and
systematic review of the facts of the grammar in connection with a practical
drill in these facts, using a suitable text as the basis of study; ample
drill in conversation and free reproduction in writing in connection with
the reading; the reading of 400-600 pages of French of ordinary difficulty, a
portion to be in the dramatic form; and drill in writing from dictation.
(One unit.)
French D. The fourth year of study should comprise the reading of
from 600 to 1,000 pages of standard French, classical and modern, only difficult
passages being explained in the class; the writing of numerous short
themes in French; and the study of syntax. (One unit.)
Spanish A. Elementary Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
Careful drill in pronunciation, dictation, and the rudiments of grammar;
abundant easy exercises in composition, both oral and written; and the
translation of 150 pages of graduated texts. (One unit.)
Spanish B. Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Translation:—
Four hundred and fifty pages of modern Spanish prose and poetry, with
continued drill in the grammar, constant practice in dictation and in conversation,
daily oral exercises in rendering English into Spanish, and
periodical written exercises in Spanish composition. (One unit.)
Spanish C. The third year of study should comprise a thorough and
systematic review of the facts of the grammar with a practical drill in these
facts, using a suitable text as the basis of study; ample drill in conversation
and free reproduction in writing in connection with the reading; the reading
of 400-600 pages of Spanish of ordinary difficulty, a portion to be in the
dramatic form; and drill in writing from dictation. (One unit.)
Spanish D. The fourth year of study should comprise the reading of
from 600 to 1,000 pages of standard Spanish, classical and modern, only difficult
passages being explained in the class; the writing of numerous short
themes in Spanish; and the study of syntax. (One unit.)
SCIENCE.
Science A. 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
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 and optical
phenomena of the atmosphere; relations between plants and 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. Text-books recommended: Maury's Physical Geography, or
Tarr's Elementary Physical Geography. (One unit.)
Science B. Inorganic Chemistry:—The ground covered by Remsen's
Introduction to the Study of Chemistry, with about one hundred hours in
the laboratory, or enough time to perform intelligently the usual experiments
given in a high-school laboratory course. (One unit.)
Science C. Experimental Physics:—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 principle
of the subject. In the laboratory work at least thirty exercises
should be performed; the following distribution is advised: In Mechanics,
14; in Sound, 1; in Light, 5; in Heat, 3; in Electricity and Magnetism, 7.
(One unit.)
Science D. Botany:—Sound elementary instruction in the structure
and functions of plants, and their classification, based upon such a text-book
as Coulter's Plant Structure, and supplemented by laboratory work. (Half
unit.)
Science E. Zoölogy:—Sound elementary instruction in the structure
and functions of animals, and their classification, based upon such a textbook
as Jordan and Kellogg's Animal Forms, and supplemented by laboratory
work. (Half unit.)
Science F. Agriculture:—A total of two units of work in Agriculture
will be accepted from Special Agricultural High Schools, which, after inspection,
are found to be properly equipped to teach the subject in a satisfactory
manner.
DRAWING AND SHOP-WORK.
Drawing: Mechanical and Projection 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 projections; sections by inclined
planes; developments of prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones; intersections
of polyedra and curved surfaces; distances from a point to a point
or a plane or a line; angles between planes and lines. (One unit.)
Shop-Work: Wood-Work, Forging, and Machine-Work:—The candidate
must present valid certificates covering at least 240 hours of competent
instruction with adequate appliances in these topics. About 80 hours should
be devoted to wood-work, 40 to forging, and 120 to machine-work. He
should be familiar with the usual shop processes, the standard methods of
work, and the properties of the ordinary constructive materials. (One
unit.)
In these units a practical examination in drawing and in shop-work is
given to validate the certificate of training.
ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.
Conditions for the Accrediting of Schools.—A school desiring to be
placed on the accredited list of the University should apply to the Chairman
of the Committee on Accredited Schools. In response to the application,
a blank form inquiring into the course of study, faculty, etc., of the school
will be sent to the principal. Upon the return of this blank, properly filled
out, a representative of the University will be sent to inspect the school,
and to report on such matters as the quality of instruction, the general intellectual
and moral tone of the school, and the efficiency of the equipment,
especially library and laboratory facilities. If his report is favorable and
the Committee concurs, the school will be accepted and the principal duly
notified. The name of the school will be entered upon the list of accredited
schools and published in the catalogue of the University.
Each school must meet the following requirements:
(1) A course of study covering not less than four years of high-school
work, based on at least seven years of competent elementary instruction,
and embracing at least sixteen units as defined on pages 83-92. These sixteen
units must include English A, B, C, Mathematics A1, A2, B, and one
unit of History. Those schools which wish to prepare students for the
study of Latin in the University must offer instruction in this subject to the
extent of four units.
(2) A teaching force of not less than three teachers, each of whom
devotes his entire time to high-school instruction, and conducts not more
than seven recitation periods a day. The University will scrutinize with
extreme care any school in which any instructor teaches more than six
periods a day. All teachers should possess college training, and preference
will be given to those schools in which the teachers are college graduates.
List of 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 Committee, and any school which fails to report
to the Committee when requested to do so, or which fails to maintain the
standard above specified, may be removed therefrom.
| Academy of Eastern College | Manassas |
| Accomac High School | Accomac |
| Alexandria City High School | Alexandria |
| Altavista High School | Altavista |
| Amelia High School | Amelia |
| Appalachia High School | Appalachia |
| Appomattox Agricultural High School | Appomattox |
| Ashland High School | Ashland |
| Augusta Military Academy | Fort Defiance |
| Bedford City High School | Bedford City |
| Benedictine College | Richmond |
| Big Stone Gap High School | Big Stone Gap |
| Blacksburg High School | Blacksburg |
| Blackstone Academy | Blackstone |
| Blackstone High School | Blackstone |
| Botetourt High School | Gloucester |
| Brandon Institute | Basic |
| Bristol High School | Bristol |
| Buchanan High School | Buchanan |
| Buena Vista High School | Buena Vista |
| Burkeville High School | Burkeville |
| Cape Charles High School | Cape Charles |
| Capeville High School | Capeville |
| Carson High School | Carson |
| Chamberlayne School | Richmond |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte Court House |
| Charlottesville High School | Charlottesville |
| Chase City High School | Chase City |
| Chatham High School | Chatham |
| Chatham Training School | Chatham |
| Cheriton High School | Cheriton |
| Chester Agricultural High School | Chester |
| Chincoteague High School | Chincoteague |
| Christiansburg High School | Christiansburg |
| Churchland High School | Churchland |
| Clifton Forge High School | Clifton Forge |
| Clintwood High School | Clintwood |
| Cluster Springs Academy | Cluster Springs |
| Coeburn High School | Coeburn |
| Courtland High School | Courtland |
| Covington High School | Covington |
| Crewe High School | Crewe |
| Danville High School | Danville |
| Danville School for Boys | Danville |
| Deep Creek High School | Portsmouth, R. F. D. No. 2 |
| Disputanta High School | Disputanta |
| Driver Agricultural High School | Driver |
| Dublin Institute | Dublin |
| East Stone Gap High School | East Stone Gap |
| Edinburg High School | Edinburg |
| Elk Creek High School | Elk Creek |
| Emporia High School | Emporia |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria |
| Fairfield High School | Fairfield |
| Farmville High School | Farmville |
| Fincastle High School | Fincastle |
| Fishburne Military Academy | Waynesboro |
| Fork Union Military Academy | Fork Union |
| Franklin High School | Franklin |
| Franktown-Nassawadox High School | Franktown |
| Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg |
| Front Royal High School | Front Royal |
| Galax High School | Galax |
| Graham High School | Graham |
| Grundy High School | Grundy |
| Hamilton High School | Cartersville |
| Hampton High School | Hampton |
| Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg |
| Hayes Store High School | Hayes Store |
| Herndon High School | Herndon |
| Highland Springs High School | Highland Springs |
| Houston High School | Houston |
| Jarratt High School | Jarratt |
| Jefferson High School | Suffolk |
| Jefferson School for Boys | Charlottesville |
| John Marshall High School | Richmond |
| Kinsale High School | Kinsale |
| Lafayette High School | Norfolk |
| Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville |
| Lebanon High School | Lebanon |
| Lee Maury High School | Bowling Green |
| Leesburg High School | Leesburg |
| Lexington High School | Lexington |
| Lignum High School | Lignum |
| Lincoln High School | Lincoln |
| Louisa High School | Louisa |
| Luray High School | Luray |
| Lynchburg High School | Lynchburg |
| McGaheysville High School | McGaheysville |
| McGuire's University School | Richmond |
| Manassas Agricultural High School | Manassas |
| Marion High School | Marion |
| Martinsville High School | Martinsville |
| Massanutten Academy | Woodstock |
| Maury High School | Norfolk |
| Max Meadows High School | Max Meadows |
| Middletown Agricultural High School | Middletown |
| Miller School | Miller School |
| Monterey High School | Monterey |
| Morrisville High School | Morrisville |
| New Castle High School | New Castle |
| New London Academy | Forest Depot |
| Newport News High School | Newport News |
| Norton High School | Norton |
| Oceana High School | Oceana |
| Onancock High School | Onancock |
| Orange High School | Orange |
| Palmyra High School | Palmyra |
| Parksley High School | Parksley |
| Pearisburg High School | Pearisburg |
| Petersburg High School | Petersburg |
| Pocahontas High School | Pocahontas |
| Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth |
| Pulaski High School | Pulaski |
| Radford High School | Radford |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Bedford City |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Front Royal |
| Reedville High School | Reedville |
| Richlands High School | Richlands |
| Richmond Academy | Richmond |
| Roanoke High School | Roanoke |
| Round Hill High School | Round Hill |
| Rural Retreat High School | Rural Retreat |
| Salem High School | Salem |
| Saltville High School | Saltville |
| Scottsville High School | Scottsville |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute | Dayton |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy | Winchester |
| Shoemaker High School | Gate City |
| Smithfield High School | Smithfield |
| South Boston High School | South Boston |
| South Hill High School | South Hill |
| South Norfolk High School | South Norfolk |
| Staunton High School | Staunton |
| Staunton Military Academy | Staunton |
| Stony Creek High School | Stony Creek |
| Strasburg High School | Strasburg |
| Stuyvesant School | Warrrenton |
| Sunny Side High School | Champe |
| Tazewell High School | Tazewell |
| Toano High School | Toano |
| Turbeville Agricultural High School | Turbeville |
| Wakefield High School | Wakefield |
| Warrenton High School | Warrenton |
| Waverly High School | Waverly |
| Waynesboro High School | Waynesboro |
| West Point High School | West Point |
| Western Branch High School | Portsmouth |
| Whaleyville High School | Whaleyville |
| White Stone High School | White Stone |
| Wicomico High School | Wicomico Church |
| William King High School | Abingdon |
| Winchester High School | Winchester |
| Woodberry Forest School for Boys | Woodberry Forest |
| Woodlawn High School | Woodlawn |
| Woodstock High School | Woodstock |
| Wytheville High School | Wytheville |
Partial Accrediting of Schools.—High schools which cannot fulfill all
the requirements for a fully accredited school, but which offer four years
of work, covering at least twelve units, may be partially accredited, upon
those subjects which have been approved by the Committee. Graduates of
such schools will be credited with the twelve approved units and will be
given examinations upon the other two units required for entrance.
List of Partially Accredited Schools:
| Berryville High School | Berryville |
| Boydton High School | Boydton |
| Boykins High School | Boykins |
| Broadway High School | Broadway |
| Buck Horn High School | Union Level |
| Churchview High School | Churchview |
| Cobbs Creek High School | Cobbs Creek |
| Columbia High School | Columbia |
| Culpeper High School | Culpeper |
| Cumberland High School | Cumberland |
| Elkton High School | Elkton |
| Glendale High School | Richmond, R. F. D. No. 6 |
| Gordonsville High School | Gordonsville |
| Great Bridge High School | Great Bridge |
| Holland High School | Holland |
| Hutcheson High School | Baskerville |
| Ivanhoe High School | Ivanhoe |
| Jonesville High School | Jonesville |
| Lovettsville High School | Lovettsville |
| Mathews High School | Mathews |
| Painter High School | Painter |
| Pungoteague High School | Pungoteague |
| Rustburg High School | Rustburg |
| Stonewall Jackson High School | Dendron |
| Syringa High School | Syringa |
| The Plains High School | The Plains |
| Unionville High School | Unionville |
| Varina High School | Richmond, R. F. D. No. 5 |
| Wachapreague High School | Wachapreague |
REGULATIONS.
REGISTRATION.
Registration of New Students.—Applicants seeking admission to the
University for the first time must present themselves to the Dean of
the University at some time during the first three days of the session.
Each candidate who satisfies the requirements for admission set forth on
pp. 79-92 will be directed to the dean of the department which he proposes
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 with profit the course in question, sign the card, and enter the
applicant's name upon the roll of the course. 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 of the applicant as a student of the University will be
completed.
Registration of Matriculated Students.—Students who have previously
been matriculated as members of the University are required to present
themselves directly to the deans of their respective departments upon one
of the first three days of the session, and to follow the procedure described
above.
Delayed Registration.—Any student who fails to present himself for
registration during the first three days of the session will be admitted to
registration only provided the President considers the delay adequately
explained, and will be charged a delayed registration fee of three dollars.
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 register thus will be required to pay the delayed
registration fee of three dollars, and his absences from his lectures will be
recorded against him. But if the delay is due to illness or other providential
cause, the dean is authorized to remit the fee and to notify the
professors concerned that the student's absences have been satisfactorily
explained.
RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANCE.
The Academic Year begins on the Thursday preceding the nineteenth
of September and continues for thirty-nine weeks. Thanksgiving Day and
Jefferson Day are holidays, 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 holidays, 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 reason. 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.
Absence from the University is permitted upon the written leave of
the dean of the department in which the student is registered, and must
in every case be obtained in advance. But leaves of absence for the purpose
of accompanying the athletic teams or musical clubs on excursions will not
be granted except to the officers and members of these organizations. The
laws relating to absence from the University of members of the athletic
teams are found on page 273. The same regulations apply, mutatis mutandis,
to members of other student organizations.
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 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 several department faculties
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 the regulations as to delinquent students
in the various departments: The College, p. 164; the Department of Law,
pp. 194-195; the Department of Medicine, pp. 201-202; the Department of
Engineering, p. 241.
Absence from Examinations.—Written examinations are an essential
part of the work of every course in the University, and attendance upon
them is required of every student. Absence may be excused only on the
ground of sickness or other providential cause which may be approved by
the several faculties of the University under the regulations of their respective
departments.
Honor System.—All examinations are held under the Honor System,
and an unpledged paper is counted as a total failure. In matters of class
standing as well, students are expected to regard themselves as governed
by the law of honor. See page 14.
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. Drunkenness, gambling, and
dissoluteness are strictly forbidden, and the President may dismiss from
the University for the residue of the current session any student found
guilty of them, or may administer such other discipline as seems best under
the circumstances.
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.
The keeping of dogs by students within the University grounds is
forbidden.
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.
DORMITORY AND BOARD.
Dormitory.—Students may reside in the university dormitories, in
their homes, or in private houses approved by the President. The President
will withdraw from the approved list any house in which the regulations
as to the conduct of students are not observed. Any change of residence
during the session should be reported at the office of the Registrar.
For rules governing the rental and occupancy of university dormitories,
and the rates charged for the same, see pages 106-108. For list of
private lodging-houses, with rates, apply to the Registrar.
Board.—Students may board at the University Commons, at their
homes, or in private houses approved by the President.
For the cost of board at the Commons, see p. 106. For list of private
boarding-houses, with rates, apply to the Registrar.
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.
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 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, treatment of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, or to constitutional
disorders from which the student in question was suffering at the
time of his coming to the University. Nor is the University responsible
for the expense incurred through the employment of private nurses, necessitated
precautions in contagious cases. Students who take the responsibility
of boarding at houses not approved by the Board of Health forfeit the right
of medical attendance. 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.
Physical Training.—No student is permitted to undertake an amount
of work greater than he may reasonably be expected to do well without
detriment to his health; and every student is advised to take a due amount
of daily outdoor exercise, for which ample opportunities are afforded
by the athletic fields, the tennis courts, the golf course, and elsewhere;
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 page
271.
EXPENSES.
The university fee, tuition and laboratory fees, the contingent deposit,
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 permitted to register during a term are required to pay the
full fees for that term.
Under no circumstances will there be a return of fees except upon
certificate from the University Physician that withdrawal from the University
is necessary on account of ill health, which must not be due to
dissolute conduct. Upon receipt of the University Physician's certificate,
the President will return the fees pro rata.
A student's necessary expenses are as follows:
I. University Charges, which are the same for all students, except
Virginians in the College, the Department of Graduate Studies, and the
Department of Engineering;
II. Department Fees, which depend upon the course of study pursued;
III. Board and Lodging, the cost of which varies according to the
degree of economy the student is inclined to practice.
I. UNIVERSITY CHARGES.
Under the first head are included (a) the university fee, $40 ($10
for Virginians in the Academic Departments, $20 for Virginians in the
Department of Engineering), and (b) the contingent deposit, $10; as well
as (c) certain special fees which may or may not be incurred, namely:
1. The special entrance examination fee of five dollars, 2. The delayed
registration fee of three dollars, 3. The re-examination fee of five dollars.
(a) 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 case of illness (see page 100). It also covers all
regular examination and diploma fees.
(b) The contingent deposit is intended to cover any damage to
university property for which the student is responsible, and any fines
incurred by violating the rules of the Library. (See page 263.) It is
returned at the end of the session, less any charges that may have been
made against it.
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 amount. It will be observed that this sum (which is less
than the average contribution made by the students who have subscribed
to the chapel fund in past years) is not a necessary expense, as the support
of the religious work of the University is entirely optional. 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 thus unite with
them in maintaining the religious work of the University.
(c) 1. The special entrance examination fee of five dollars is required
of any candidate admitted to a special entrance examination, under
the provision set forth on page 81.
2. The delayed registration fee of three dollars is required of any
student who fails to register promptly at the beginning of the session or
after the Christmas recess, under the provisions set forth on page 98.
3. The re-examination fee of five dollars is required of any student
admitted to re-examination, under the provisions set forth on page 164
(the College), and page 240 (the Department of Engineering).
II. DEPARTMENT FEES.
Under this head are comprised the charges for instruction, which include
the tuition fee, and laboratory fees. As these differ in different departments,
they are set forth below in tabular form, and for the sake of convenience
the university charges above specified are grouped with them.
Students from Virginia.—In accordance with the statute (Virginia
Code 1887, Ch. 68, Sec. 1554), the University remits to Virginia students
in the Academic Departments the tuition fee (except in Analytical
Chemistry) and all but $10 of the university fee, and to Virginia students
in the Department of Engineering the tuition fee in those courses (except
Analytical Chemistry) which are also offered in the College, and one-half
the university fee.
In order to be considered a Virginia student, it is necessary that the
applicant's parents be domiciled in the State if he be under twenty-one
years of age; if he has attained his majority, it is necessary that he himself
be domiciled here. One is domiciled in the State who is living in it at the
time the application is made and has no intention of removing therefrom
in the future, or who, though absent from the State, has not lost his former
domicile by acquiring one elsewhere. No other person can honestly avail
himself of this privilege.
White Male Teachers and Superintendents of the Public Schools of
Virginia will be admitted, during the last three months of the session, to
the Academic Schools of the University without payment of fees (except
those charged in laboratory courses), upon presentation of certificates
the year.
At the beginning of the third term any of the following courses may
be entered upon with profit by an applicant prepared for them: Latin,
Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, German, English, English Literature and
Rhetoric, Biblical History and Literature, Public Speaking, History,
Economics, Political Science, Education, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy,
Physics, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Botany,
and Zoölogy. 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 fifth.
Ministerial Students.—Ministers of the gospel may attend any of the
Academic Schools of the University without payment of the tuition fee.
The same privilege will be extended to any young man who submits
testimonials that he is an approved candidate for the ministry, and unable
to meet without aid the expense of an education at the University.
TABULATED STATEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY CHARGES AND DEPARTMENT FEES.
A. The College:
| Students from Virginia |
Students from Other States |
|
| University Fee | $10 | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 0 | 95 |
| Contingent Deposit | 10 | 10 |
| $20 | $145 |
Students from other States than Virginia, who by special permission
of the Faculty, take courses aggregating less than fifteen session-hours
in any one session (see page 163), must pay for tuition, in one School $50,
in two Schools $60, in three Schools $75, in four Schools $95.
Laboratory Fees.—In addition to the charges above stated, students
taking certain courses pay for each course the following fees:
| Laboratory | Contingent | |
| Biology | $ 5 | |
| Botany | 5 | |
| Chemistry | 10 | $5 |
| Geology, Term Course | 3 | |
| Journalism | 6 | |
| Physics | 5 | |
| Zoölogy | 5 |
B. The Department of Graduate Studies:
| Students from Virginia |
Students from Other States |
|
| University Fee | $10 | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 0 | 75 (Average)[1] |
| Contingent Deposit | 10 | 10 |
| $20 | $125 |
Laboratory Fees.—In addition to the charges above stated, students
taking graduate courses in the natural sciences pay for each course the following
fees:
| Laboratory | Contingent | |
| Botany | $ 5 | |
| Chemistry | 10 | $5 |
| Physics | 5 | |
| Zoölogy | 5 |
C. Courses in Analytical Chemistry:
The courses in Analytical Chemistry, being professional courses, are
not provided for by the regular department fees in the Academic Departments,
nor are they included among the courses in which free tuition is
given to Virginians and other privileged students. The fees for each
course in Analytical Chemistry are:
| Tuition | $40 |
| Laboratory | 10 |
| Apparatus (contingent) | 10 (for two courses, $15) |
| $60 |
Students from other states than Virginia taking one or both courses
in Analytical Chemistry in connection with other courses in the College
or the Department of Graduate Studies pay a total tuition fee of $100.
D. Department of Law:
| University Fee | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 100 |
| Contingent Fee | 10 |
| $150 |
Students taking an irregular course pay for tuition according to the
relation which the amount of work taken bears to the regular course. For
such course the tuition fee may be estimated approximately in dollars as
three-tenths of the total number of lecture periods.
E. Department of Medicine:
| University Fee | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 100 |
| Contingent Fee | 10 |
| $150 |
Students taking courses in Organic and Physiological Chemistry are
required to deposit, in addition to the charges above stated, $10 as a
contingent laboratory fee.
F. Department of Engineering:
| Students from Virginia |
Students from Other States |
|
| University Fee | $ 20 | $ 40 |
| Tuition and Laboratory Fee | 65 (Average) | 105 (Average) |
| Contingent Deposit | 10 | 10 |
| $95 | $155 |
The tuition fee for each collegiate course is $25, with the addition of
the prescribed laboratory charges, which are $5 for each course in Physics
and $15 for each course in Chemistry. For courses in Analytical Chemistry,
see above. Virginians are relieved of tuition in collegiate courses. The
fee for each technical lecture course is $30; for each practice course in
Drawing, $15; for each laboratory or practice course in Applied Mechanics,
Engineering, Shop-Work, or Field-Work, $5. These fees include all charges
for laboratory materials, but the student is held further responsible for
breakage.
III. BOARD AND LODGING.
A student may rent a room in one of the university dormitories, and
take his meals either 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-hire to the University.
A list of private boarding- and lodging-houses, with rates, may be
had upon application to the Registrar.
The University Commons.
This building, conveniently situated near the center of the University,
provides an attractive dining hall, with accommodations for seating more
than two hundred and fifty students at one time. Board is now furnished
at $16.50 per month, and it is hoped that it will be possible to continue
this rate.
University Dormitories.
Rules.—The rules governing the rental and occupancy of rooms in the
university dormitories are as follows:
Students desiring rooms should apply to the Bursar, enclosing the
reservation fee of $5, which will be returned should there be no room to let.
The occupant of a room may reserve it for the next session, by
applying to the Bursar, and depositing $5 (which is in no case returnable),
not later than May first. The balance of the rent must be paid not later
than the first registration day of the session, otherwise such preference or
other right shall be forfeited.
No room may be sublet.
Two students may occupy a room together, each paying half of the
rent.
Rates.—All rooms are unfurnished. For a single room furniture can
be secured from the local dealers at a minimum cost of $15 for the session.
All rooms are provided with either steam or hot-water heat, electric
light, and janitor service, except where otherwise specified.
The rooms on East and West Lawn (with the exception of Bachelor's
Row), East and West Range, and Dawson's Row, are commodious, and
are frequently occupied by two students.
The rates given below are for the session of nine months.
Randall Building.
The rooms in this building are assigned only to students taking board
at the University Commons, and any student occupying one of these rooms,
who fails to remain at the Commons until the end of the session, will be
required to vacate the same. The single rooms are 10 × 14, 10 × 15, 10 × 16.
The double rooms are 14 × 15, 15 × 15, 15 × 17. The study is 9′ 6″ × 11′ 6″.
No janitor service is provided.
| Single rooms (32) | $35.00 |
| Double rooms (9) | 40.00 |
| Double room with study (1) | 50.00 |
| Rooms in old gymnasium building (8) | $60.00 |
| Other rooms (26) | 72.00 |
| Rooms, no heat, but provided with grate (4) | $60.00 |
| Other rooms (20) | 72.00 |
| Rooms in Bachelor's Row (9) | $70.00 |
| Other rooms (27) | 75.00 |
| Rooms (56) | $75.00 |
Dawson's Row comprises seven detached 8-room houses, water closet
in each house, lavatory with running water in each room. Bath house
with shower is provided for the row.
APPROXIMATE SUMMARY OF ALL EXPENSES.
The figures in the following tables may be taken as fairly accurate
approximations of all necessary expenses for a session of nine months. As
necessary expenses are reckoned here university and tuition fees, laboratory
fees, lodging, board, laundry, and books, but not clothing, traveling expenses,
or pocket money. For each department three estimates are given,—
a low, an average, and a liberal, estimate. The difference in the three
depends on the difference of expenditure for board, lodging, books, and
laundry,—in other words, on the scale of living of the individual student.
By sharing a room with another student, and by practicing the strictest
economy, a student's expenses may possibly be reduced below the low
estimate.
A.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE COLLEGE.
| role="label" | VIRGINIANS | NON-VIRGINIANS | ||||
| role="label" | role="label" Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal |
| University Fee | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 95 | 95 | 95 | |||
| Laboratory Fees (Average 3 Years) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service |
50 | 90 | 105 | 50 | 90 | 105 |
| Board | 125 | 150 | 180 | 125 | 150 | 180 |
| Books | 15 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 |
| Laundry | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Total for Session of 9 Months. | $220 | $300 | $355 | $345 | $425 | $480 |
B.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE GRADUATE DEPARTMENT.
| VIRGINIANS | NON-VIRGINIANS | |||||
| Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal | |
| University Fee | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 10 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||
| Laboratory Fees (Average 3 Years) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service |
50 | 90 | 105 | 50 | 90 | 105 |
| Board | 125 | 150 | 180 | 125 | 150 | 180 |
| Books | 15 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 |
| Laundry | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Total for Session of 9 Months. | $220 | $300 | $355 | $325 | $405 | $460 |
C.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF LAW AND MEDICINE.
| DEPT. OF LAW | DEPT. OF MEDICINE | |||||
| Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal | |
| University Fee | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 |
| Tuition Fee (regular course) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service |
50 | 90 | 105 | 50 | 90 | 105 |
| Board | 125 | 150 | 180 | 125 | 150 | 180 |
| Books | 45 | 55 | 65 | 25 | 30 | 35 |
| Laundry | 15 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 |
| Total for Session of 9 Months. | $375 | $460 | $520 | $355 | $435 | $490 |
D.
ESTIMATE OF NECESSARY EXPENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING.
| VIRGINIANS | NON-VIRGINIANS | |||||
| Low | Average | Liberal | Low | Average | Liberal | |
| University Fee | $ 20 | $ 20 | $ 20 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 |
| Tuition and Laboratory Fees (Average 4 Years) |
65 | 65 | 65 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Room, Heat, Light, Furniture, and Service |
50 | 90 | 105 | 50 | 90 | 105 |
| Board | 125 | 150 | 180 | 125 | 150 | 180 |
| Books and Materials | 15 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Laundry | 15 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 30 |
| Total for Session of 9 Months. | $290 | $370 | $425 | $350 | $430 | $485 |
Student Self-Help.—
Every possible opportunity for obtaining remunerative
employment is afforded to students who are desirous of helping by
this means to pay their way through the University, and it may be safely
stated that any student with sufficient resources to carry him through the
first half of the session, can be reasonably sure of obtaining work which
will pay his living expenses and university charges for the remainder of
the academic year. While it is difficult for any student to be assured of
remunerative work before he reaches the University, information as to such
employment may be had from the Secretary of the Committee on Student
Self-Help, Madison Hall.
For Loan Funds for deserving students, see page 117.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.
All inquiries concerning and all applications for scholarships and fellowships
should be addressed to the Dean of the University.
Applicants for scholarships and fellowships, if not already registered
as students of the University, must comply with all the entrance requirements.
The President may, after due warning to the holder, declare any
scholarship or fellowship vacant at any time, if in the judgment of the
President and Faculty the holder fails to give satisfactory evidence of diligence
in the performance of his duties.
Unless otherwise stated, the tenure of each scholarship is one year,
and the holder may be a student in any department of the University.
Accredited School Scholarships in the College: one for each of the
schools designated below; emolument, for Virginians, the remission of the
university fee; for non-Virginians, the remission of the tuition fee (except
in Analytical Chemistry) and one-half the university fee. The holder must
be a graduate of one of the designated schools, and must enter the University
the session following his graduation. Appointments are made upon
the recommendation of these schools. The list which here follows may
be extended from time to time, and the Faculty invites application for
enrollment therein:
| Asheville High School | Asheville, N. C. |
| Augusta Military Academy | Fort Defiance, Va. |
| Ball High School | Galveston, Texas |
| Bingham School | Asheville, N. C. |
| Blackstone Academy | Blackstone, Va. |
| Brandon Training School | Shelbyville, Tenn. |
| Central High School | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Central High School | Washington, D. C. |
| Chamberlayne School | Richmond, Va. |
| Charleston High School | Charleston, S. C. |
| Charles Town High School | Charles Town, W. Va. |
| Chatham Training School for Boys | Chatham, Va. |
| Chattanooga University School | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| Clarksburg High School | Clarksburg, W. Va. |
| Cluster Springs Academy | Cluster Springs, Va. |
| Columbia Military Academy | Columbia, Tenn. |
| Culver Military Academy | Culver, Ind. |
| Cynthiana High School | Cynthiana, Ky. |
| Danville School for Boys | Danville, Va. |
| Eastern High School | Washington, D. C. |
| El Paso High School | El Paso, Texas |
| Emerson Institute | Washington, D. C. |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, Va. |
| Fishburne Military Academy | Waynesboro, Va. |
| Florence High School | Florence, S. C. |
| Fork Union Academy | Fork Union, Va. |
| Gainesville High School | Gainesville, Texas |
| Georgia Military Academy | College Park, Ga. |
| Germantown Academy | Germantown, Pa. |
| Greenville High School | Greenville, Miss. |
| High Point High School | High Point, N. C. |
| Hillsborough County High School | Tampa, Fla. |
| Hope High School | Hope, Ark. |
| Hopkinsville High School | Hopkinsville, Ky. |
| Jefferson School for Boys | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Kentucky Military Institute | Lyndon, Ky. |
| Keyser Preparatory Branch of the Univ. of W. Va. | Keyser, W. Va. |
| Laurel High School | Laurel, Miss. |
| Little Rock High School | Little Rock, Ark. |
| Louisville High School | Louisville, Ky. |
| Lowndes County High School | Fort Deposit, Ala. |
| Marion Military Institute | Marion, Ala. |
| Marshall Training School | San Antonio, Texas |
| Massanutten Academy | Woodstock, Va. |
| Maysville High School | Maysville, Ky. |
| McCallie School | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| McGuire's University School | Richmond, Va. |
| Memphis University School | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Miller School | Miller School, Va. |
| Monroe City High School | Monroe, La. |
| Montgomery University School | Montgomery, Ala. |
| Opelika High School | Opelika, Ala. |
| Parkersburg High School | Parkersburg, W. Va. |
| Peacock School | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Pine Bluff High School | Pine Bluff, Ark. |
| Plant City High School | Plant City, Fla. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Bedford City, Va. |
| Randolph-Macon Academy | Front Royal, Va. |
| Richmond Academy | Richmond, Va. |
| St. Mary's Central High School | Franklin, La. |
| San Antonio High School | San Antonio, Texas |
| San Antonio Academy | San Antonio, Texas |
| Sandy Valley Seminary | Paintsville, Ky. |
| Shenandoah Collegiate Institute | Dayton, Va. |
| Shenandoah Valley Academy | Winchester, Va. |
| Stanford High School | Stanford, Ky. |
| Staunton Military Academy | Staunton, Va. |
| Sturgis High School | Sturgis, Ky. |
| Stuyvesant School | Warrenton, Va. |
| Sumter High School | Sumter, S. C. |
| The Bingham School | Mebane, N. C. |
| Union City Training School | Union City, Tenn. |
| University Military School | Mobile, Ala. |
| Vanderbilt Training School | Elkton, Ky. |
| West Texas Military Academy | San Antonio, Texas |
| Western High School | Washington, D. C. |
| Wicomico High School | Salisbury, Md. |
| Wilmington High School | Wilmington, N. C. |
| Woodberry Forest School for Boys | Woodberry Forest, Va. |
| Woodstock Normal Training School | Woodstock, Va. |
Alumni Scholarships in the College: one for each chapter of the General
Alumni Association that conforms to the conditions prescribed below;
emolument, for Virginians, the remission of the university fee; for nonVirginians,
the remission of the tuition fee (except in Analytical Chemistry)
and one-half the university fee. The holder must be eighteen years
of age, must need financial aid in order to attend the University, must
hold no endowed scholarship or fellowship, and must enter the University
the session following his appointment. Appointments are made upon the
recommendation of those chapters of the Alumni Association which are
reported by the Secretary of the Association as members in good standing
of that body, and which have on their rolls as many as ten active members.
A chapter having fifty active members may name two incumbents. The
final recommendation of each incumbent must be made by a majority vote
of the active members of a chapter. The secretary of each chapter making
a recommendation must put into the hands of the Dean of the University
not later than August fifteenth a certificate bearing the candidate's name
and address and stating the specific compliance of the chapter and of the
candidate in question with the conditions above stated. Printed forms of
such certificates will be sent upon request.
The Valentine Birely Scholarship, with an income of two hundred and
fifty dollars. Founded in 1888 upon the bequest of Mrs. Evelina Seevers
Birely, in honor of her husband, Valentine Birely, of Frederick, Maryland.
Awarded to a young man from the State of Maryland, preference being
given to an applicant from the city or county of Frederick.
The Thompson Brown Scholarship, with an income of ninety dollars.
Founded in 1871. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of
the donor.
The Henry Coalter Cabell Scholarship in the Department of Graduate
Studies, with an income of sixty-eight dollars. Founded in 1903 upon the
gift of Mrs. Kate Cabell Claiborne and Captain Henry Cabell, of Richmond,
Virginia. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of
the Faculty of the School of English Literature.
The Isaac Cary Scholarships: two or more at the discretion of the
Cary trustees, who have at their disposal for this purpose five hundred
and seventy dollars a year. Founded in 1883 upon the bequest of Isaaac L.
Cary, of Richmond, Virginia. The holder must be "a poor and deserving
trustees.
College Scholarships in the Department of Graduate Studies: one
for each of a list of colleges selected by the Faculty; emolument, for Virginians,
the remission of the university fee; for non-Virginians, the remission
of the tuition fee (except in Analytical Chemistry) and one-half the university
fee. The holder must be a graduate of one of the designated colleges,
and must enter the University the session following his graduation.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of these colleges, a list
of which may be had upon application to the Bursar.
The William C. Folkes Scholarships: two, with an income of six hundred
dollars each. Founded in 1913 upon the bequest of Edward J. Folkes,
of Lynchburg, Virginia, in honor of William C. Folkes, '65. The holders
must be residents of Lynchburg or of Campbell County, Virginia. Appointments
are made upon the recommendation of the Judge of the Corporation
Court of Lynchburg, the Judge of the Circuit Court, and the Judge
of the County Court of Campbell County.
The Bennet Wood Green Scholarships: two, with a tenure of four
years, and a yearly income of six hundred dollars each. Founded in 1914
upon the bequest of Dr. Bennet Wood Green, '55, of Warwick County, Virginia.
The holder must have received one of the degrees mentioned below
not more than four years previous to his application, and must spend
the tenure of his scholarship in study abroad or wherever else the Faculty
may require. The holders are appointed upon the recommendation of the
Faculty. In making appointments, preference will be given: (1) to Doctors
of Medicine of this university who are also Masters of Arts of the
University; (2) to Masters of Arts of the University; (3) to Bachelors of
Laws of the University who are also Masters of Arts of the University; and
in all cases to native Virginians, and then to native residents of other Southern
States.
The Daniel Harmon Scholarship in the Department of Law: emolument,
the remission of the tuition and university fees. Founded in 1912 "in
consideration of the distinguished service rendered by Daniel Harmon, '82,
as a member of the Board of Visitors." The holder must be "a young
Virginian of ability, character, and need."
The William A. Herndon Scholarships in the Department of Medicine:
two, with a tenure of four years and a yearly income of four hundred and
twenty-five dollars each. Founded in 1914 upon the bequest of Dr. Cumberland
George Herndon, '72, U. S. N., in honor of his father, Dr. William A.
Herndon, '47. The holder must be a deserving young man, who desires to
enter the medical service of the army or navy, but is unable to meet the expenses
of a medical education. He must be qualified to pass the army or
navy physical examination. Appointments are made upon the recommendation
of the Medical Faculty, who select the candidate by means of a competitive
examination held during the summer vacation.
The McCormick Scholarship: emolument, the remission of the tuition
and university fees. Founded in 1882 in honor of the late Leander J. McCormick,
to whose generosity the University owes the astronomical observatory.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of Mr. Robert
Hall McCormick, of Chicago.
The Miller Scholarships in the College (three): two with a tenure of
two years, and a yearly income of two hundred and fifty dollars each, with
free tuition; one with a tenure of one year and an income of two hundred
and fifty dollars, with free tuition. Founded in 1869 in honor of Samuel
Miller. The two-year scholarships are awarded, one at the end of each
academic year, to the candidate who passes, with the highest aggregate of
grades, Physics B1, Chemistry B1, and Botany B1. The one-year scholarship
is awarded each year upon the recommendation of the Superintendent
and Faculty of the Miller School, who select the nominee from among the
honor graduates of the preceding session. The holder of any one of these
scholarships must elect each year one course in either the School of Analytical
and Industrial Chemistry or the School of Biology; the laboratory fees
are not remitted. There is no other restriction upon the holder's election
of courses, and all the courses required for candidacy and tenure can be
included in a program for a baccalaureate degree. The holder is required,
during each year of his tenure, to serve as a student assistant in the Biological
Laboratory for three afternoons a week, or for an equivalent amount
of time distributed in such a way as may be agreed upon by the holder and
the professor in charge.
The Thomas Fortune Ryan Scholarships: ten, with a tenure of one
year (maximum, two years), and a yearly income of three hundred dollars
each. Founded in 1914 upon the gift of Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan, of New
York. Appointments are made each year before July first, and applications
should be submitted before June first. If possible, the scholarships will be
distributed among the ten Congressional districts of Virginia, but in case
there is no applicant from any one district, the vacancy may be filled from
some other district. The holder must have been a bona fide resident of the
Congressional district from which he makes application for two years prior
to such application. He must submit at least two testimonials of good
character and promise from authoritative sources, and a letter of his own
stating that he needs financial aid in order to enter the University.
The Isabella Merrick Sampson Scholarship in the Department of Engineering,
with an income of one hundred dollars. Founded in 1910 upon
the gift of Mr. W. Gordon Merrick, of Glendower, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the trustees
of the Isabella Merrick Sampson Endowment. Preference is given to an
applicant from Albemarle County.
The James H. Skinner Scholarships: eight, with an income of two
hundred and fifty dollars each. Founded in 1914 upon the bequest of James
H. Skinner, of Staunton, Virginia. The holders must be persons who purpose
to become ministers of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America
and desire to obtain a liberal education to that end. Preference is given to
the Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Education Society of Virginia, and
the beneficiaries are expected to pursue their theological studies at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary at Alexandria, Virginia.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy Scholarships in the College:
One from each of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
Emolument, the remission of the tuition fee. Tenure, one year (maximum,
two years). Founded in 1915 by the Rector and Visitors. The applicant
must be at least seventeen years of age and in robust health, must
be the lineal descendant of a Confederate veteran, and must give suitable
proof of his need of financial assistance. The holder must report his progress
in a personal letter to the General Chairman of Education, U.D.C., on
October 1, February 1, and July 1, of each year of his tenure. Appointments
are made upon the recommendation of the divisions of the U.D.C.
in the several states named above.
Virginia Public High School Scholarships in the College: one for each
accredited public high school in the State; emolument, the remission of the
university fee. The holder must be a graduate of one of the designated
schools, and must enter the University the session following his graduation.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of these schools, the
principals of which must duly certify the same to the Dean of the University.
Any school accepting one of these scholarships shall make due announcement
of it to its pupils and through the local papers to the public,
and at the end of the session shall, during the graduating exercises and
through the public press, announce the award. The schools entitled to this
scholarship will be found in the list of accredited schools on pp. 93-97.
FELLOWSHIPS.
The John Y. Mason Fellowship, with an income of two hundred and ten
dollars. Founded in 1892 upon the gift of Col. Archer Anderson, '58, of
Richmond, Virginia. The holder must be a competent and deserving student,
in need of such assistance.
The Phelps-Stokes Fellowship in Sociology for the Study of the Negro,
with an income of five hundred dollars. Founded in 1911, upon the gift of
the Trustees of the Phelps-Stokes Fund. The holder must be a graduate
student in residence at this university, and must plan his courses in accordance
with certain specific requirements of the Phelps-Stokes Fellowship
Committee. He must furthermore pursue research work concerning the
Negro in the South; encourage investigation and a wider general interest in
the Negro problem among the students of the University and of other colleges
in Virginia; procure lectures upon Negro topics for the University, to
be delivered by lecturers approved in advance by the Committee; prepare
a report embodying the results of his incumbency; and write a thesis
upon some subject approved in advance by the Committee, which thesis
than May 15 of the year of the holder's incumbency. In awarding the Fellowship
preference will be given to students in the Department of Graduate
Studies, but applications from students in the professional departments will
also be considered.
The Rector and Visitors Fellowships in the Schools of English, English
Literature, and Romanic Languages: three, with an income of two
hundred dollars each, and the remission of all fees. The holder must be
a graduate student, and must devote a portion of his time to work connected
with one of the designated Schools. Appointments are made upon
the recommendation of the professors in charge.
The William Cabell Rives Fellowship in History, with an income of
two hundred and fifty dollars, and the remission of all fees. Founded in
1905 upon the gift of Dr. William Cabell Rives, of Washington, D. C., in
honor of his grandfather, William Cabell Rives, the distinguished statesman.
The holder must be a graduate student, and must devote a portion of
his time to work connected with the School of History. Appointments are
made upon the recommendation of the President of the University.
The Vanderbilt Fellowships in Astronomy: three, with an income of
three hundred and fifty dollars each, and the remission of all fees. Founded
in 1896 in honor of William Henry Vanderbilt, of New York. The holder
must be a graduate student taking Astronomy as his major subject, and
must occupy a portion of his time in work connected with the observatory.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the Director of the
Observatory.
LICENTIATESHIPS.
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 for the
work of the university courses is inadequate may often economize time and
energy by securing the services of a licentiate at the same time that they
are attending the regular lectures.
LOAN FUNDS.
Applicants for loans, if not already registered as students in the University,
must have complied with all the requirements for entrance. All
inquiries concerning loans should be addressed to the Bursar, University, Va.
Harvard Loan Fund.—The Harvard Loan Fund was established in February,
1909, by an alumnus of Harvard University, who gave to the University
of Virginia the sum of five thousand dollars as an evidence of the
friendship and kindly relations existing between the two institutions.
Loans from this fund will be made to needy and deserving students pursuing
or intending to pursue studies in any department of the University, in
amounts not to exceed one hundred dollars in any one session to a single
student, at an annual rate of interest of four per cent.
Virginia Students' Loan Fund.—The Virginia Students' Loan Fund was
established by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March
14, 1908, and amounts each year to one per cent of the annual appropriation
made by the Legislature for the support of the University. In accordance
with the terms of this act, loans will be made "to needy and deserving students
of talent and character, from Virginia, in the Academic Departments,"
in amounts not to exceed one hundred dollars in any one session to a single
student, at an annual rate of interest of four per cent.
Robert E. Lee Loan Fund.—In October, 1914, a gift of ten thousand
dollars was made to the University by a veteran of the Federal Army, who
wished in this way to express his interest in this institution and his admiration
for General Lee. Loans from this fund will be made to deserving
students in any department who stand in need of such assistance.
UNIVERSITY PRIZES.
The Bryan Prize, established by William Jennings Bryan, is awarded
the best essay upon any topic connected with the theory of government.
The Colonial Dames Prize is awarded the best essay on any subject
dealing with the history or literature of Colonial Virginia.
The Charles Minor Blackford Prize in the Department of Law was
established through the liberality of Mrs. Susan Colston Blackford, of
Lynchburg, Va., in memory of her husband, the late Charles Minor Blackford,
a distinguished alumnus of this department. The prize consists of
fifty dollars in cash, and is awarded each year to a student in the Department
of Law for the best essay on some legal or sociological subject. Each
competitor must file with the Dean of the Department of Law not later
than April fifteenth his name and the title of his essay, and must file his
completed essay not later than May first. All essays must be typewritten,
must contain not more than fifteen thousand words, and must not be folded.
The award is made by a committee of three competent persons, not locally
connected with the University, to be selected annually by the Law Faculty.
In making the award, literary form as well as subject matter is taken into
consideration.
LECTURE FOUNDATIONS.
THE BARBOUR-PAGE LECTURE FOUNDATION.
The University of Virginia is indebted for the establishment of the
Barbour-Page Foundation to the wisdom and generosity of Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page, of Washington, D. C. In 1907 Mrs. Page donated to the
University the sum of twenty-two thousand dollars, the annual income of
which is used in securing each session the delivery at the University of a
series of not less than three lectures by some distinguished man of letters
or of science. The conditions of the foundation require that the Barbour-Page
lectures for each session be not less than three in number; that they
be delivered by a specialist in some branch of literature, science, or art; that
the lecturer present in the series of lectures some fresh aspect or aspects of
the department of thought in which he is a specialist; and that the entire
series delivered each session shall possess such unity that the lectures may
be published by the Foundation in book form.
THE JAPANESE EXCHANGE PROFESSORSHIP.
In 1911 there was founded an exchange professorship between the
United States and Japan for the promotion of a better mutual understanding
between the two nations. Sharing in this foundation are the following
American universities: Yale University, Columbia University, the Johns
Hopkins University, the University of Virginia, the University of Illinois,
the University of Minnesota. By the terms of the foundation, each of the
above universities will be visited every other session by a professor from
some one of the imperial educational institutions of Japan, who will give a
short course of lectures, treating some aspect or aspects of Japanese life.
In the alternate years the six American universities forming the foundation
will send a similar representative to Japan.
THE SOUTHERN EXCHANGE LECTURESHIP.
In 1914 an exchange lectureship was established by Vanderbilt University,
the University of North Carolina, the University of South Carolina,
and the University of Virginia. Under the terms of this lectureship, each
university will send a lecturer to, and will be visited by a lecturer from, one
of the other universities participating in the foundation. Each lecturer will
lecture before the classes in the subject in which he is a specialist, and will
in addition deliver one or more public addresses.
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LECTURES.
In September, 1912, the University inaugurated a system of extension
lectures by which the services of various professors are offered each session
to any community in the State which signifies its desire to hear one or
more of these lectures and is willing to pay the expenses of the lecturer.
Information as to the necessary arrangements may be obtained from Professor
Charles G. Maphis, University, Va. The following is the list of the
lecturers, with their subjects, available for the current session:
J. C. Bardin, Adjunct Professor of Romanic Languages: South and Central
America Before the Arrival of Columbus; Great Mountains and
Great Rivers of the South American Continent; South America and the
People Who Live There Today.
R. M. Bird, Professor of Chemistry: The Accomplishment of Applied
Chemistry in America; The Romance of Steel; Camp Equipment and
Camp Life (Illustrated).
W. W. Brockman, General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A.: Religious Opportunities
of the University.
G. L. Carter, Instructor in Chemistry: A Few Common Questions Which
General Chemistry Can Answer.
R. H. Dabney, Professor of History and Dean of the Department of Graduate
Studies. Historical Background of the Great War; After the War—
What?; The Influence of the Past Upon the Present; Causes and Results
of the Crusades; Why Virginia Seceded.
A. M. Dobie, Professor of Law: Law and Language; Southern Idealism;
The Slavery of the Past.
Graham Edgar, Associate Professor of Chemistry: A Study of the Development
of Modern Industrial Chemistry.
W. M. Forrest, Professor of Biblical History and Literature: The Literary
Value of the English Bible; The Making of the Bible; The Hebrew
Prophets; The Wise Men of Israel; Jesus as a Teacher; St. Paul the
Man; What High School Pupils Ought to Know About the Bible; Life
in India; The Country Church and the Rural Problem; Public School
Credit for Bible Study; Education the Good Genius of the Nation;
Student Obligations; The Task of Education; The School and the
State; Personality in Education; Relation of Patrons to Schools; The
Greatness of the Small College.
R. W. Garnett, formerly Instructor in Social Medicine and Chief of the
University Dispensary: Rural Sanitation; The Danger Zone on the
Farm; Winged Death; The Great White Plague; Malaria; Physical
Handicaps of Children; Health and Efficiency.
J. S. Grasty, Associate Professor of Economic Geology: Natural Wonders
of Virginia; Physiographic Features of Virginia; Safety First Methods
in Mining; The Interpretation of Topography (Illustrated by Lantern
Slides).
A. L. Hall-Quest, Associate Professor of Education: Supervised Study in
All of Its Branches; Instincts That Rule in the Class-Room; Methods
of Developing Lessons; The Aim of Education—The Independent
Thinker; The American School System.
W. H. Heck, Professor of Education: The Health of School Children;
Character Elements in Education; Some Educational Misconceptions.
H. P. Johnson, Adjunct Professor of English Literature: Modern Tendencies
in Education; Some English Poets of Our Day.
R. C. Jones, State Forester and Associate Professor of Forestry: The Influence
of Forests on Stream Flow; The Proper State Forest Policy for
Virginia; How Owners of Timberland Can Practice Forestry in Virginia;
The Immediate Necessity of a State Forest-Fire-Protection System
in Virginia.
W. A. Kepner, Associate Professor of Biology: Animal Instincts; Animal
Activities; Some Strange Animals of Virginia.
I. F. Lewis, Professor of Biology and Agriculture: The Food of Plants
and the Potash Question.
Albert Lefevre, Professor of Philosophy: Philosophy and Life.
C. G. Maphis, Professor of Secondary Education: The High School as a
Social Institution; Thomas Jefferson as Revealed by His Letters; University
Extension; A Plea for the Mother Tongue.
H. T. Marshall, Professor of Pathology: Tuberculosis and the Public
Welfare.
S. A. Mitchell, Professor of Astronomy: A Trip to the Moon; The Light
and Heat of the Sun; 35,000 Miles With an Astronomer to See Eclipses
of the Sun; Is Mars Inhabited?
E. J. Oglesby, Instructor in Mathematics: Magic Squares and Some Surprising
Mathematical Facts.
J. S. Patton, Librarian of the University: The Library and the State; The
Old Order and the New in Library Purpose; Books and Booklings.
L. S. Pratt, Instructor in Organic Chemistry: Dyes and the Dye-Stuff
Situation; Coal and Its Place in Modern Life.
Lindsay Rogers, Adjunct Professor of Political Science: The Political
Theories of Woodrow Wilson; The United States and the Future Peace
of the World; Political Tendencies in the United States; Democracy
and Diplomacy.
W. M. Thornton, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Dean of the Department
of Engineering: The Farmer's Roads and How to Improve
Them; Macadam and His Followers; The Automobile and the Roads of
the Future.
R. H. Webb, Professor of Greek: The Life of the Ancient Greeks; Greek
Athletics; Recent Discoveries of Greek Literature.
L. R. Whipple, Adjunct Professor of Journalism: Reading the Newspaper;
The Better Newspaper; The New Dominion.
| University of Virginia record February 1, 1916 | |