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THE SUMMER QUARTER.

The Summer Quarter of the University is an integral part of the
University Year, the Courses in the College of Arts and Sciences being
the same in character method and in credit value as in the other
quarters. In the Department of Education many professional courses
for elementary and high school teachers which are not offered in the
regular session are given to meet certificate requirements. The Summer
Quarter is divided into two terms for the accommodation of
those who can give only six weeks to the work but who desire University
credit. The First Term will begin June 19th, and will close
July 29th, with lectures five times a week. The Second Term will
begin July 31st, and will close September 2nd, with six lectures a
week. Students may enter for either term or both. A separate registration
card must be filled out for each Term.

The normal amount of work for college credit which a student
may take, is three courses; but in a few exceptional cases, by special
permission of the Dean and the approval of the instructors in
all the courses taken, permission may be obtained to take four courses.
In all cases an additional fee of $5.00 will be charged for each extra
course. See page 12.

The University of Virginia Summer Quarter is conducted for teachers
and students in high schools, academies and colleges and for
those who desire professional training for primary and grammar grade
work, and for college students. It takes as its peculiar province, not
the ordinary summer institute, but the solid and substantial training
of high school teachers, college teachers, college students, and teachers
of any grade who wish to procure professional work.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.—There are no formal examinations
for admission to the Summer Quarter. Students, both men and
women, will be admitted to such courses as the respective instructors
find them qualified to pursue with advantage, but they should be graduates
of accredited high schools or have had equivalent preparation.
If a student wishes regular admission with a view to taking a degree,
and does not expect to register in the regular session of the University,
he should present a full statement with, as far as possible, official
credentials of all work which he has done in high school or college.
These credentials should be sent in advance to the Dean of the Summer
Quarter. Suitable blank forms will be furnished upon request.

LOCATION.—Charlottesville, the seat of the University of Virginia,
is in a picturesque and healthful situation among the foot-hills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is at the junction of two great
lines of railway, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Southern, and is
thus of easy access from every part of the country. The sanitary arrangements
of the University are excellent. The climate is invigorating,
healthful, and free from malarial conditions, the average elevation
of the surrounding country being about six hundred and fifty
feet above sea level; the water supply is pure, being drawn by gravity
from a mountain reservoir six miles away; the system of drains and
sewers is complete. The average monthly mean temperature from
1901 to 1911, taken from the records of the weather station at the
University Observatory, was: June, 71.4; July, 76.8. There are golf
links, swimming pools and many other attractions for summer visitors.

EXCURSIONS.—Under the directorship of a competent guide,
there will be excursions to neighboring points of interest such as
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson; the Natural Bridge; Luray
Caverns; the Grottoes of the Shenandoah; the battle fields in
Virginia; and any other points to which a sufficiently large number
may care to go. The proximity to Washington and Richmond and
Old Point Comfort (three hours' ride to each) should make a visit
exceptionally interesting. On designated clear nights parties will
leave Cabell Hall at 8 o'clock to visit the McCormick Astronomical
Observatory, where they will be shown the stars through the large
telescope in the Observatory.

ENTERTAINMENTS, AND LECTURES.—A Musical Festival
and other entertainments will be announced during the session of the
Summer Quarter. The whole course includes about twenty numbers
and the price of a season ticket is low, making the cost about the
same as moving pictures. Among the attractions already engaged are:

The Devereux Dramatic Company, June 26 and 27; Magic, by G.
K. Chesteron; Rosmersholm, by Henrik Ibsen; and the Mummy's
Ear Ring, adapted from Echegaray.

Frank McEntee, Director the Shakespeare Play House, July 17,
18, 19, and 20—Candida, Bernard Shaw; Man and Superman, Shaw;
A Doll's House, Ibsen; The Pidgeon, Galsworthy; Irish Plays—
Night at an Inn, Riders of the Sea, Rising of the Moon, and In the
Shadow of the Glen; and one Shakespeare play or most probably
Mr. Pim or Peg O' My Heart.

Mr. and Mrs. Michitaro Ongawa, Japanese Actors and Musicians,
June 30, in a program consisting of Japanese Music and a play—"The
Fox Woman"—a story of Witchcraft.

Samuel Gardner—Violin Concert. Several other musical numbers
by distinguished artists.

BOARD AND ROOMS.—Board and room may be had at prices
ranging from $7.00 per week, where several stay in the same room,
upward, according to accommodation and proximity to the University,
the average being $7.50 to $9.00 per week. Most of the boarding
houses immediately adjoin the University grounds.

Two hundred and twenty-five furnished double rooms in the University
dormitories will be reserved in the order of application. The
price for each term will be $10.00 for the full term of six weeks for a
double room. All checks for rooms should be made payable to E. I.
Carruthers, Bursar. Every double room must be occupied by two
persons. No reduction will be made for parts of a term. Applications
for rooms must be accompanied with the full amount of the
fee, which will be returned for good reason and room released if application
is made before June 10th. No rooms will be rented to any
person who does not register and pay the fee in the Summer Quarter.
Rooms that are reserved will not be held later than July 1st. No
room will be open for occupancy before June 17th. Roomers must
provide themselves with necessary bed clothes, towels, etc. Rooms
will be in charge of Mrs. E. I. Carruthers, an experienced matron and
chaperon. Some members of the faculty will be located in each set
of dormitories. No cooking allowed in rooms. Several houses on
Dawson's Row will be reserved for men. The location of these
dormitories in the University grounds and the social advantages resulting
from bringing so many teachers close together make this arrangement
a very desirable one and the rooms are eagerly sought.

Application for dormitory rooms should be sent promptly with retaining
fee. For list of boarding houses, rates, etc., see page 62, or
write to Secretary Summer Quarter, Box 149, University, Virginia.