 | The University of Virginia record March 1, 1935 |  |
RELIGIOUS WORK
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
| Richard Franklin Pence | President |
| Rockwell Hall Smith | Vice-President |
| Bernard James Diggs | Recording Secretary |
| Elmer Irving Carruthers | Treasurer |
| William Kyle Smith | General Secretary |
| William Royall Smithey | Chairman, Board of Directors |
History.—The Young Men's Christian Association of the University of
Virginia which has its headquarters on the second floor of Madison Hall was
founded October 12, 1858, during the period of the University's expansion and
reformation. Bruce, in his "History of the University of Virginia," states: "The
spirit of reformation was expressed in (1) the abolition of the uniform law,
and also the law that required the students to leave their beds at dawn; (2)
the adoption of the Honor System; (3) and the organization of the Young
Men's Christian Association." It was the first college to adopt the constitution
of the Y. M. C. A., and thus has the honor of being the oldest college association
in the world.
Object.—The object of this Association, as set forth generally in the
Charter, is more specifically stated as follows:— to foster and promote Christian
fellowship among the students of the University of Virginia by encouraging
their participation in religious activities; by provoking their serious thought on
great moral and religious issues; by inculcating in them the spirit of service;
and by providing for them, and increasing their appreciation of, social entertainment
of a wholesome and beneficial nature.
Work.—The Association affords opportunity for voluntary study of the
Bible and also of problems of national and international interest, particularly
with reference to the possibility of solution by the fundamental principles of
Christianity.
Discussion groups are addressed by prominent men and faculty members
conduct regularly increasing numbers of special groups as interests are developed.
Members of the Association work with the Boy Scout troops and cooperate
with community agencies in other forms of welfare work. Under the
Deputation Committee, student leaders and groups of students visit various
preparatory and high schools in the State to conduct religious meetings, and
they also carry on evangelistic campaigns in various communities throughout
the State. Handbooks and student directories to the number of more than 2,000
are distributed each fall. Various conferences are attended by delegated representatives
from the Association both in the State and outside when possible.
Equipment.—Through the munificence of Mrs. William E. Dodge and
family, of New York City, the Association possesses a very handsome building,
which was erected in 1905, at a cost, including furnishings, of about $80,000,
and which is maintained in part by an endowment of over $16,000, subscribed
by students, alumni, and friends of the University. This building, called "Madison
Hall" in honor of President Madison, who was intimately connected with
The budget for the support of the Association work is supplied by the income
from a small endowment, the Chapel fund and rents.
REGULATIONS
(1) The Session-Hour.—All courses are measured in terms of the session-hour
as a unit. A session-hour is one hour a week throughout the session
of lecture or recitation, or two hours a week throughout the session of laboratory
work.
(2) Maximum and Minimum Number of Session-Hours.—Each student
is required to undertake each session courses aggregating at least 15 session-hours
(with the exception noted under Probation below). This number
may be increased in the following cases:
(I) Any first-year student may take 18 session-hours, provided he is credited
with 6 session-hours of advanced standing.
(II) A student not in his first year in the Department of Education may
take 18 session-hours, provided he (a) has passed in the preceding session or
in the third term thereof courses aggregating 15 session-hours, or (b) is in his
graduating year and needs 18 session-hours for his degree.
(III) A student not in his first year may take 21 session-hours provided
he passed in the preceding session or in the third term thereof courses aggregating
18 session-hours.
(IV) Any student whose term grade (or class grade, if the term grade is
not available) for the first or second term is at least 75 per cent, in each of his
courses, may take 3 additional session-hours for the ensuing term.
Exceptions to the above regulations will be allowed only by special permission
of the Faculty.
Physical Education is not counted in the maximum and minimum requirements
detailed above.
(3) Grade.—The grade of a student in any course either for a term or
for the session, is determined by his class standing and his examination grade,
combined in such proportion as the professor in charge of the course in question
may decide. Class standing in any course is determined by the regularity
of the student's attendance upon the lectures (and laboratory or other similar
exercises) of the course, and by the quality of his work, as indicated by his
recitation grades, written tests, laboratory work, etc. For passing in any course
in the Department of Education a grade of 75 per cent. is required.
(4) Exclusion from Courses, Probation and Suspension:
(I) Exclusion from Courses:
1. A student who is evidently making no real progress in a course, may,
at any time during the session, be excluded from the course by the Dean upon
recommendation of the instructor concerned.
2. A student whose term grade in a course is less than 50 per cent., or
who discontinues the course without permission of the Dean, or who is absent
without excuse from the term examination, will be excluded from the course.
(II) Probation and Suspension:
1. Probation is a state of warning, involving withdrawl from the student
from the Department.
2. A student will be placed on probation if, in any term, he does not pass
on 6 hours of work; and, if he shall be excluded from a course or courses, he
must, in order to avoid probation, pass on a number of hours 6 in excess of
the number from which he is excluded.
A student will be suspended if, in any term, he does not pass on 3 hours
of work; and, if he shall be excluded from a course or courses, he must, in
order to escape suspension, pass on a number of hours 3 in excess of the number
from which he is excluded.
3. A student on probation must carry at least 12 hours of work or be
suspended. A student not on probation must carry at least 15 hours of work
or be placed on probation.
4. No student may remain on probation for more than two terms in his
entire college course. If his record is such as to invoke probation a third time,
he will be suspended. No student suspended a second time may re-enter the
Department.
5. No student on probation may be a member of any student organization
which publicly represents the University, such as an athletic team, a musical
club or a student publication.
6. Suspension, if imposed during the session, applies to the remainder of
the regular session; if imposed at the end of the session, it applies to the whole
of the subsequent session.
7. Probation or suspension may be absolved by the completion of 3 session-hours
of work in one term of the Summer Quarter.
8. A student who is permitted to withdraw from the University during the
session will be re-admitted only on probation if, at the time of his withdrawal,
he was on probation. A student previously suspended will be re-admitted only
on probation.
9. The application of these regulations is automatic. A student may, however,
appeal in writing to the Committee on Rules and Courses for relief from
their application. The Committee will not accept remediable defects of vision
or outside remunerative work as excuses for failure. A student is expected to
have visual defects corrected, and if much outside work is done, to carry a
reduced schedule of courses.
(5) Absence from Examinations will not be excused except for sickness
on the day of examination, attested by a physician's certificate, or for other
cause which the Faculty by special order may approve. An unexcused absence is
counted as a total failure.
A student excused from more than one-half of his term examinations on
account of illness may not be a member of any student organization which
publicly represents the University, such as an athletic team, a musical club, or a
student publication, until he has taken his examinations.
No student may remain in the Department if he misses all the examinations
of two consecutive terms on account of illness.
(6) Special Examinations.—A student whose absence from an examination
is excused, in accordance with (5) above, is entitled to a special examination
on a date during the regular session to be arranged between himself and
the professor in charge of the examination.
(7) Re-Examinations.—A candidate for a degree who fails on only one
of his courses during his final session of candidacy is entitled to a special reexamination
on the work of that course before the final day, provided that he
average at least 65 per cent. on the work of the three terms, and provided the
professor in charge recommends that the candidate be granted a re-examination.
The professor in charge is to decide whether the candidate is to stand a
re-examination upon the whole course, or upon some portion or portions of the
course. No fee is charged for such re-examination.
It should be carefully noted that no student is entitled to more than one
re-examination on a given course without repeating the course; and that no
re-examination may be taken on a course for which the student was not registered
during his final session of candidacy for a degree.
(8) Reports.—Reports are sent at the end of each term to the parent or
guardian of each student.
In addition to the above, a report on the standing of each first-year student
in the Department is sent to the student's parent or guardian early in November.
(9) Voluntary Withdrawal.—Voluntary withdrawal from the University
requires the written consent of the Dean, as well as the consent of the student's
parent or guardian, if he is a minor. Any student who withdraws without permission
will be recorded as having been suspended. A student who withdraws
immediately before an examination period, except for providential reasons, is
not permitted to re-enter the University for the succeeding term.
(10) Enforced Withdrawal is inflicted 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 Suspension,
above.
(11) Change of Studies.—No change can be made in a student's program
of studies except with the written consent of the Dean, together with
official notification by the Registrar. No permit for change of courses will be
issued after the end of the first week of each term. Any student who drops a
course without permission will receive a grade of zero in that course; and no
credit may be received for any portion of a course attended before formal permission
has been granted as outlined above.
(12) Absence from Lectures may be excused by the Dean, but only for
sickness or other imperative cause. Any explanation of an absence which a
student has to offer must be made in writing to the Dean within one week after
the absence. But no excuse for an absence may be submitted after the beginning
of an examination period.
Any student not on probation is allowed 2 absences without penalty each
term in each course, and a student who passed, in the preceding term, on all
courses taken, aggregating not less than 15 term-hours, is allowed 4 absences
without penalty each term in each course. But the performance of written work
and laboratory work is not affected by the allowance of absences without penalty.
Each unexcused absence (in excess of absences without penalty) from a
class exercise in any term will cause one point to be deducted from the student's
term grade.
A total of more than 10 unexcused absences (in excess of absences without
penalty) in any term will cause a student to be placed on probation. Probation
imposed for absences is called "attendance probation," and it carries the penalties
of probation imposed for failure in courses. If a student incurs attendance probation
while on probation for failure in courses he will be suspended.
No student who was, for any reason, absent from more than 50 per cent. of
the lectures of a course in any term can receive a grade on the course in that
term. This regulation does not apply to students on the Dean's List.
The laws relating to absence from the University of members of athletic
teams are found in the General Catalogue. The same regulations apply, mutatis
mutandis, to members of other student organizations.
The Dean's List.—A student who passes on not less than 15 session-hours
during a session with an average of at least 85 per cent., and with no session
grade less than 75 per cent., will be placed on the Dean's List, and will remain
on the List as long as he receives an average of at least 85 per cent., on at least
15 session-hours per term and receives no term grade less than 75 per cent. in
any course. Any student on the Dean's List failing to maintain this standard of
excellence will be automatically dropped from the List. A student once dropped
from the List can again make the Dean's List by meeting the above standard for
entire session. A student on the Dean's List is not subject to the regulations limiting
the issuance of leaves of absence from the University, nor does absence
from any class entail on such student any penalty, affecting class standing, imposed
for absence alone.
| The University of Virginia record March 1, 1935 | |