 | The University of Virginia record February 15, 1930 |  |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
16th and will close July 26th, with lectures 5 times a week. The Second Term
will begin July 28th and close August 29th, with 6 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 3 courses; but in a few exceptional cases, permission may be obtained to
take 4 courses. In all cases an additional fee of $5.00 will be charged for
each extra course. See page 26.
The Summer Quarter is conducted for white men and women students
as follows: Elementary teachers seeking certificate or degree credit, high
school teachers desiring certificate or degree credit, students just entering
college desiring advanced standing, undergraduate students, pre-medical students
and pre-law students desiring to meet entrance requirements, medical
students, graduate students working for the master's degree or wishing to
engage in research, school officials, supervisors and superintendents, and
serious minded men and women who wish a wider knowledge of some special
subject or seek broader general culture.
Institute of Public Affairs.—The fourth session of the Institute of
Public Affairs will be held from August 3rd to 16th for the study and discussion
of outstanding issues in national, state and local government and the
economic and social problems underlying them.
The Institute of Public Affairs was inaugurated in 1927 as an experiment
for the purpose of advancing the popular understanding of public questions
and stimulating in the public mind a more vital interest in public affairs. Its
program in 1927 was a comparatively simple one consisting of 7 Round Tables
and 18 Public Addresses. It succeeded far beyond the expectations of those
who conceived and planned it, and because of the fact that it emphasized
particularly the domestic problems of the United States and had amongst
the speakers outstanding men in public affairs, made a wide appeal to the
American people.
The Institute since 1927 has grown both in the number of those participating
in the program and in the members and visitors in attendance, and also
in the scope and richness of its program. There were 8 Round Tables in the
the Open Forum discussions and 85 persons invited to speak at the Round
Table sessions, making a total of 142. This shows an increase over the 139
in 1928 and a remarkable advancement from the 25 persons who participated
in 1927. The attendance has grown from 95 registered members and 1,819
registered visitors, which included most of the students enrolled in the
Second Term of the Summer Quarter, in 1927, to 301 registered members
and 737 registered guests, not including the Summer Quarter students, in
1929. The members were from 34 states, the District of Columbia, the Philippine
Islands, Porto Rico, Peru, Nicaragua and Spain. In addition to these,
there were 200 delegates present in 1929 who had been appointed by Governor
Byrd. This increase in the number of those participating as well as those
attending is gratifying evidence that the Institute is meeting a popular need.
The fourth session of the Institute will be planned on lines similar to
those of last year, but there will be a natural enlargement of program. The
Institute offers unusual opportunities to graduate students in the social
sciences. A complete announcement will be sent to any person upon application.
All the railroads in the Southeastern Passenger Tariff Association
will grant reduced railroad rates.
Attendance.—A change from a six weeks' summer session to a full Summer
Quarter was approved by the faculty and authorized by the Rector and
Visitors in 1920 and its rapid growth has justified the wisdom of these bodies
in establishing it. The total enrollment for both terms in 1929 was 2,596.
Deducting duplicates in the second term there was a total attendance of 2,016
individual students. Of the total enrollment 1,743 were from Virginia and
853 from 39 other states and countries. There were 1,654 women and 942 men.
Entrance Requirements.—There are no formal examinations for admission
to the Summer Quarter. Students are admitted to such courses as
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. Students who
wish to enter the courses leading to the Normal Professional Certificate are
required to make formal application on blanks which will be furnished by
the Registrar of the Summer Quarter. Such applications should be filed in
the Office of the Registrar before the opening of the Summer Quarter.
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 650 feet above sea level;
6 miles away; the system of drains and sewers is complete. The average
monthly mean temperatures from 1901 to 1929, taken from the records of
the U. S. Weather Bureau station at the University Observatory, were:
June, 72.2; July, 76.4; August, 74.4. There are golf links, swimming pools,
and many other attractions for summer visitors.
Excursions.—One of the most attractive features of the Summer Quarter
are the trips to nearby points of interest and of beauty. Under the directorship
of a competent guide there will be excursions to Monticello, the
home of Thomas Jefferson; to Natural Bridge; the battlefields in Virginia;
the Endless Caverns and the Grottoes and any other points to which a sufficiently
large number may care to go. The trips to the famous caverns
located in the Valley of Virginia have always been exceedingly popular. The
underworld wonders of these caves are famous throughout the entire country
and many tourists come from all over the world to see them. These
trips are made by automobile and the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
the Piedmont Valley and the Valley of Virginia greatly enhances the
pleasure and profit derived from them.
The proximity to Richmond, Petersburg and Old Point Comfort 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.
In addition to the trips suggested above, well planned and personally
conducted trips are arranged to Washington and New York. Since these
are conducted by competent and experienced guides and are arranged for
large numbers, a student can see more in less time and for less money than
if traveling alone.
To Endless Caverns and the Grottoes.—Saturday, July 19th. Total cost,
including transportation, entrance to both caves, and meals, about $7.50.
To Natural Bridge and Lexington.—Saturday, June 21st. An auto trip
over the beautiful Blue Ridge and through the famous Shenandoah Valley.
Cost about $6.50.
To Monticello.—Dates to be announced. Automobile round trip, including
admission to grounds and buildings, $1.25.
To Washington.—Saturday, July 12th, returning late July 13. Total cost,
including sightseeing trips through public buildings, Arlington and Mount
Vernon, the services of a guide and chaperon, hotel bills (the party stopped
at the famous Mayflower Hotel in 1929), and railroad fare, from $18.00 to
$19.00.
To New York.—Saturday, June 28th. The New York Excursion includes
passage to and from New York, meals and all sightseeing cost except
incidental car fare, and subway charges. The sightseeing includes, among
numerous other features, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Grant's Tomb, Columbia
Building, Statue of Liberty, and, if time allows, Coney Island. If
sufficient number desire it, a trip to Atlantic City will be arranged. Approximate
cost from $16.00 to $18.00.
Rooms and Board.—The dormitories of the University of Virginia consist
of The Halls, East Lawn and West Lawn, East Range and West Range
and Dawson's Row.
Hot water heat and electric light are furnished throughout the dormitories.
Each occupant of a dormitory room must provide a pillow, pillow cases,
single sheets, blankets, towels, etc., and whatever rugs, curtains, etc., he
may desire.
No cooking will be allowed in dormitory rooms.
No transfer of a reservation will be allowed unless permission is given
by the Secretary of the Summer Quarter. No reduction will be made for
parts of a term. No room will be rented to any person who does not register
and pay the fee in the Summer Quarter.
If a room is not claimed by June 17 and no notice has been received by
the Secretary, the reservation may be regarded as cancelled and the room
rented.
Rooms will be ready for occupancy June 13th.
Applications for rooms in The Halls must be accompanied with a retaining
fee of $10.00, the remainder to be paid on arrival at the University,
and the full fee of $15.00 for a single room or $10.00 for a double room each
person is required for the Lawns, Ranges and Dawson's Row. All checks
should be made payable to UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA and sent to the
Secretary, Box 149, University, Virginia.
Some members of the faculty will be located in each set of dormitories.
Meals may be obtained at the University Commons, formerly conducted
as a Cafeteria, at the rate of $7.00 a week. Excellent meals are provided with
service. This building is within two minutes' walk of any of the dormitories.
Accommodations are ample and reservations need not be made.
Other Accommodations
In addition to the University dormitories and the Commons, there are
private lodging and boarding houses situated near the University. A list
of these can be found on page 91 of this bulletin.
No student will be permitted to room in a house not approved by the
Administrative Board of the Summer Quarter. If the name is not on the
approved list in the catalogue, inquiry should be made before accommodations
are engaged. Girls will not be permitted to visit fraternity houses for
men, whether chaperoned or not.
If accommodations are not secured before arriving, students should go
immediately to Peabody Hall, where there will be listed the available boarding
places still open. A guide will be at the station with the Summer Quarter
badge to aid students with baggage; but not to designate boarding places.
Students are cautioned against solicitors at the station or on the grounds
All inquiries concerning rooms or board should be addressed to Secretary
of Summer Quarter, Box 149, University, Virginia.
Description and Rates
The Halls.—The most comfortable, best-equipped, and most modern
rooming accommodations in the University or in the city are to be found
in the new University dormitories, erected in 1929. This group of eight
buildings stands on the crest of the slope west of Monroe Hill, with an
outlook on the Ragged Mountains and the range of the Blue Ridge, and
is within less than three minutes walking distance from the gymnasium, the
academic, engineering and law class-rooms, and the University Commons.
These eight buildings are divided into twelve separate units, known
as Halls, each with its individual entrance, and each bearing the name of
some professor, distinguished in the history of the University. The buildings
are of three stories and of full fire-proof brick and cement construction
throughout. They provide one hundred and fifty-three two-room apartments,
of living-room and bedroom, each apartment intended to accommodate two
students. Of these one hundred and fifty-three apartments, eight are
provided for women faculty members, and four for men faculty members and
nine basement apartments for married couples without children. The remaining
one hundred thirty-two for women students in the Summer Quarter.
All of the rooms are approximately fifteen feet square. Each living-room
has an open fire-place and is furnished with a desk with drawers, a
table with drawer, a steel waste-basket, two rocking-chairs, two straight
chairs and floor-plugs for reading lamps. Each bedroom has two large builtin
clothes closets, and is furnished with two single steel beds, two chiffoniers,
and two straight chairs. All furniture is new, of excellent quality
and attractive design, the bed-springs and mattresses of especially high grade.
There is an average of one bathroom to every five students. The bathrooms,
each equipped with showers and an individual built-in steel locker
and a medicine chest with mirror for each student using it, are so placed
that every bed-room, with one sole exception, opens directly into a bath.
Telephone service is provided for incoming long-distance messages and
for all outgoing messages at regular pay-rates by a station in the Manager's
office in the basement of Venable Hall. Trunks and packing cases will not
be permitted in the apartments of The Halls dormitories. They must be
delivered to the trunk room in each Hall from which the student will remove
the contents to his room. Trunks and packing cases will be stored in dry
racks located in the basement. Each apartment will ordinarily be occupied
by two students. The rental for these apartments is $3.50 per week or $21.00
for the First Term and $17.50 for the Second Term for each person. The
rental for one occupant will be $42.00 for the First Term and $35.00 for the
Second Term. A deposit of $10.00 for each person is required in order to
reserve an apartment.
East Lawn and West Lawn are of one-story brick construction. They
contain thirty-eight rooms, each approximately twelve feet square, located
of "The Lawn." The rental is $15.00 a term of six weeks for a single room
and $10.00 each person for a double room per term.
East Range and West Range consist of forty-six one-story brick rooms,
approximately twelve feet square, built in sections running the entire length
of "The Ranges," and opening into arcades. In addition, there are two
two-story brick houses called the Old Gymnasium and the Club House, containing
fourteen rooms, approximately fifteen feet square. East Range will
be reserved for men students and West Range for women students. The
rental is $15.00 per term for a single room and $10.00 each person per term
for a double room.
Dawson's Row consists of a series of five eight-room and one ten-room
two-story brick houses, and a six-room one-story brick house, located on the
southwest side of the grounds. The rooms are approximately fifteen feet
square. House A is for men, B for women, C for women, D for men, E and
F for married couples and G for families. The rental is $15.00 per term of
six weeks for a single room and $10.00 each person for a double room.
All of the rooms on the Lawns and Ranges and in Dawson's Row are
provided with running cold water. For each of the Lawns and Ranges
one bath-house is provided and there is a bath-house in Dawson's Row.
Keys for each room, except those in The Halls, are furnished at the
Summer Quarter Office. Those for The Halls will be furnished by the
Manager at his office in the basement of Venable Hall on West Terrace.
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