 | Catalogue of the officers and students of the University of Virginia |  |
REGULATIONS.
ADMISSION.
To be admitted as a student of the University, the applicant must be at least sixteen
years of age; but the Faculty may dispense with this requirement in favor of one who
has a brother of the requisite age entering at the same time.
If the applicant for admission has been a student at any other incorporated seminary,
he must produce a certificate from such seminary, or other satisfactory evidence of
general good conduct.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS.
An academical student must attend at least three Schools, unless upon the written
request of his parent or guardian, or for good cause shown, the Faculty shall allow him
to attend a less number.
EXCHANGE OF SCHOOLS.
Students are permitted to exchange Schools, with transfer of fees, within one week
after admission. Thereafter no exchange is allowed except by leave of the Faculty,
and then without transfer of fees.
ENTRANCE AND WITHDRAWAL.
No abatement is made in the matriculation or tuition fees or room rent, on account of
late entrance, unless the student enter after the first of January, and no portion of the
same is refunded on account of withdrawal from the University before the close of the
session, unless the withdrawal be rendered necessary by ill health. The charges for
board, fuel, lights, and washing, are estimated from the time of entrance. Many disadvantages
to the student result from late entrance; therefore prompt attendance at
the beginning of the session is earnestly enjoined upon all who wish to derive full benefit
from the course of instruction.
DORMITORIES.
The following are enactments of the Visitors:
1. A student who proposes to lodge in a University dormitory shall pay in advance
the full rent of the same, with the privilege of sharing the room and its rent with a fellow
student: provided, in case of joint occupancy and of changes, the charge be equitably
divided by the Proctor among the joint or successive occupants, so as to obtain not
less than the full rent of the dormitory.
2. Every student lodging elsewhere shall deposit in advance $15 as an indemnity for
rent; and at the close of the session the amount due for unoccupied dormitories shall
be estimated and divided equally among the students lodging elsewhere as a charge to
each, the remainder, if any, being credited in final settlement: provided, said charge
for indemnity shall in no case exceed $15.
3. Of the dormitories, 131 shall rent for $30 each. Of the remainder, 40 shall rent
for $15 each, for the benefit of the members of the Boarding Clubs; but each of said
40 dormitories shall be occupied by two students, they dividing its rent.
4. To secure dormitory rooms in the University Buildings, application may be made by
letter to the Proctor; but if the rent be not deposited with him before the 15th of
September, the room is considered unengaged.
PRIVILEGED STUDENTS.
Ministers of the Gospel may attend any of the Schools of the University without the
payment of tuition fees. The same privilege will be extended to any young man preparing
for the ministry, on condition that he submit testimonials that he is an approved
candidate for the ministry, and unable to meet the expenses of education at the University
without aid.
MONTHLY CIRCULAR.
At the end of every month a circular letter is addressed by the 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 irregularities 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, or as the parent or guardian may specially
request. The object of such reports 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, their usefulness 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 reports may suggest.
LICENTIATES.
Any person of unexceptionable character and habits, upon producing to the Faculty
satisfactory evidence of suitable capacity and attainments, will 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, selection, and compensation of such Licentiate is left to the determination
of the students.
PROHIBITION OF CREDIT.
An act of the legislature prohibits merchants and others, under severe penalties, from
crediting students. The license to contract debts, which the Chairman is authorized to
grant, is limited (except when the parent or guardian requests otherwise in writing),
to cases of urgent necessity; and these, it is hoped, parents and guardians will prevent,
as far as possible, by a timely supply of the requisite funds.
DISCIPLINE AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
Morality and Religion are recognized as the foundation and indispensable concomitants
of education. The discipline of the University is sedulously administered with a
view to confirm integrity, and to maintain a sacred regard for truth. Great efforts are
that the best way to effect this result is to forbear the employment of coercion, the
attendance on religious exercises is entirely voluntary. Prayers are held every
morning in the chapel, and divine service is conducted twice on Sunday by a Chaplain,
selected in turn from the principal religious denominations.
USE OF LIBRARY.
Students are allowed the use of the books under the usual restrictions, and the librarian
is present in the library for four and a half hours daily, to attend to their wants.
Persons at a distance, who may desire to consult the library by correspondence, can
do so on payment of a small charge, proportioned to the time and labor expended on
the research required, the copying of titles, or passages from authors, etc. A letter on
this subject, addressed to Wm. A. Winston, Librarian, will receive attention.
INFIRMARY.
There is a well-appointed Infirmary connected with the University for the care and
comfort of sick students. Every student on matriculation deposits the infirmary fee
($7.00), which entitles him, in case of sickness during the session, to the advice and
attendance of the infirmary physicians (the Professors in the Medical Department),
and, if necessary, to nursing by professional nurses, without additional charge.
VIRGINIA ACADEMICAL STUDENTS.
By act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 15th, 1884, the University
"shall give instruction to all white students of the state of Virginia, over the age
of sixteen years, who shall be matriculated under the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Board of Visitors, without charge for tuition in the academic department, consisting
of the following schools, to-wit: the schools of Latin, Greek, modern languages,
pure mathematics, moral philosophy, natural philosophy, historical science, agriculture,
zoology and botany, natural history and geology, general and industrial chemistry, and
English language and literature: provided, that no person shall be admitted as a student,
free of charge for tuition fees, under the provisions of this act, unless the Faculty
shall be satisfied by actual examination of the applicant, or by a certificate from
some college or preparatory school, that he has made such proficiency in the branch of
study which he proposes to pursue as will enable him to avail himself of the advantages
afforded by the University."
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
A Virginian wishing to secure the advantages offered by the foregoing enactment
must pass a satisfactory examination, held by the Committee of Examination of
the school named therein which he proposes to enter, such examination being subject to
revision by the Faculty. The entrance examinations occur at the opening of the session.
No student is subjected to entrance examinations, excepting Virginians seeking
free tuition. For admission to the Schools of English, Modern Languages, Chemistry,
Natural History and Geology, and Agriculture, Zoology and Botany, the requirements
are a knowledge of English and Arithmetic. For the other academical schools,
students are referred to the Professors in charge, or to the Chairman of the Faculty.
DONATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Under an act of the Legislature, entitled "A bill to encourage donations to the University
of Virginia, and to constitute the State of Virginia the trustee thereof," "any
person may deposit in the treasury of this State, or bequeath money, stock, or public
bonds of any kind, to be so deposited, or grant, devise, or bequeath property, real or
personal, to be sold, and the proceeds to be so deposited, in sums not less than one
hundred dollars, which shall be invested in certificates of debt of the State of Virginia,
or of the United States, or any other State thereof, for the benefit of the University of
Virginia; and in such case the interest or dividend accruing on such stock, certificates
of debt, or bonds, shall be paid to the Rector and Visitors of the University, to be by
them appropriated to the general purposes thereof, unless some particular appropriation
shall have been designated by the donor or testator, as hereinafter provided. . . . . .
The State of Virginia is hereby constituted the trustee for the safe-keeping and due application
of all funds which may be deposited in the treasury in pursuance of this act."
LEGAL TITLE OF THE UNIVERSITY.
"The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia."
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