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MONTHLY CIRCULAR.

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

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