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At a meeting of the Visitors of the University of Virginia, held
at the University on Tuesday, December 5th 1826, at which were present
James Madison Rector, James Monroe, John H. Cocke, and Joseph C. Cabell.

The board being occupied in attending the first public examination
at the University, which began on Monday the 4th of Decr, had private
meetings only occasionally during the intervals between the hours of
examination, and for conference merely. No other business was transacted
until

Friday, Decr. 8th. When, during one of those intervals, the board
having taken up the case of Robert Yeates——the consideration of which
was postponed at the meeting in Oct. last——made thereon the following
order.

The following will be communicated by the Secretary, in answer to
the reference made to this board by the faculty, of the case of R. Yeates.

The faculty, on the suggestion of Mr Professor Long, having referred
to the board of Visitors certain matters of complaint against
mr Robert Yeates a student of the University——the board have taken
the said reference into their consideration, and would thereupon remark——That
they feel the duty a most painful one, of deciding in a
controversy of so delicate a character as that which has been referred
to them,——but though that duty might be painful, they would not omit
to discharge it, if it were absolutely necessary that it should be
done to preserve the order and enforce the discipline of the institution——They
hope however, that no such necessity exists on the present
occasion——they cannot but believe that the subject of complaint
alluded to, may have arisen in some mistake——in some infirmity of
memory——and would greatly prefer that the whole merits of the question
should be left to this charitable construction than that they
should be examined and decided upon by a severer judgment. Without
casting any imputation upon Mr Yeates, the Board would suggest to Mr
Long that it would relieve them from a very painful duty, if he would
consent that the enquiry which has been urged upon them should not be
prosecuted——and that the board have a strong wish, with the consent
of the Faculty and Mr Long, to postpone indefinitely the consideration
of the matters which have been referred to them.

Saturday, Decr. 9th. The board attended as heretofore, on the
examination; with a short private meeting only, for conference.

Monday, Decr. 11th. In addition to the four members present on
tuesday last, Mr Chapman Johnson this day joined the board. No other

business than attendance on the examination was done, until

[1] Thursday, Decr. 14th: present James Madison Rector, James Monroe,
John H. Cocke, Joseph C. Cabell and Chapman Johnson.

Resolved that enactment 24 does preclude the professors from such
pursuits as that contemplated in one of the suggestions lately submitted
to the board by the Professor of Medicine: but, in consideration
of the peculiar condition of the Medical school, the special consent
of the board is, for the present, granted to Dr Dunglison, to take
private pupils from among the students.

Resolved that the offer of the professor of Medicine to sell some
of his books to the University is accepted; and that he is authorised
to transfer them to the library of the institution, at the English

prices, to be adjusted between Dr Dunglison & the executive committee,
and to be paid whenever the funds of the University will, in the opinion
of the executive committee, justify it.

Resolved as follows: The faculty shall annually elect one of their
body to be chairman, who shall receive for the services hereby required
of him, five hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly, out of the
annuity of the University: Provided that they shall not, at any time,
elect to the office of Chairman, any one who shall have served therein,
for the year next preceding.

The Chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the University;
and, as such, charged with superintending the execution of all laws made
for its government——A faithful and vigilant execution of this duty is
solemnly enjoined upon, as indispensable to discipline & good police.

The proctor & all subordinate agents shall be subject to his control
in the execution of their respective duties.

He shall convene the faculty whenever he thinks the interests of
the institution require it, and whenever else it shall be requested by
any two professors.

He shall preside at all the meetings of the faculty when present;
and, having a vote as professor, he shall have a casting vote as chairman,
when the votes of the professors pro and con are equal.

In his absence from the meetings of the faculty, a chairman pro
tempore shall be appointed to preside. In his absence from the University,
and in case of his disability from sickness or otherwise, the
faculty may appoint a chairman pro tempore, charged with the performance
of all his duties.

When the Chairman shall believe that a student has committed any
offence which should be tried before the faculty, he shall have power

to suspend such student; and, in case of emergency, forbid him access
within the precincts, till a board can be convened for his trial: provided
that no such suspension or restraint shall be for a longer time
than two weeks, if a board can be convened within that time.

The chairman, when he shall deem any offence committed by a student
deserving only a minor punishment or suspension and interdiction
from the precincts not exceeding two weeks; may of his own authority,
inflict such punishment, without convening the faculty, or consulting
them in relation thereto.

Any student violating any lawful order of the chairman, or insubordinate
to any lawful sentence pronounced by him, shall be deemed
guilty of contumacy, and punished accordingly.

the board adjourned to tomorrow.

Friday, Decr. 15th. The board met: present J. Madison, Rector, J.
Monroe, J. H. Cocke and J. C. Cabell.

A note was received from Mr Johnson, stating that some draughts
of enactments which he had been charged with preparing, were not completed;
and asking leave of absence until tomorrow. This leave was
granted; and the board, after a long conference, adjourned to tomorrow.

Saturday, Decr. 16th. The board met: Present the same as yesterday,
with the addition of Mr Johnson.

Resolved that the Proctor do pay the accounts against the University
contracted by the secretary to the board of Visitors, amounting
to seven dollars & seventy five cents.

Resolved that the precincts of the University are to be regarded
as coextensive with the lands owned by the University, being one entire
tract consisting of several parcels, whereon the buildings are erected.

Resolved that Students heretofore at the University, who have provided
themselves with any furniture for their dormitories, hereafter
returning and desiring to use such furniture, rather than depend on the
hotel-keeper for a supply, shall be allowed a reasonable deduction from
their board on that account, to be ascertained by the proctor, subject
to the control of the faculty.

Resolved that the enactment respecting the establishment of a
court, passed in October of this year, be amended in that clause which
provides for grand-juries, by inserting after the word "years", the
following: "and all hotel keepers of the University."

Resolved that the resolution respecting the sessions of the University,
passed in October last, shall be amended by striking out from
the word "fourth" in the second line, to the word "fourth" in the third
line, both words inclusive; and inserting the following in lieu thereof
"twentieth of July, and all future sessions shall commence on the first
of September in each year, and terminate on the twentieth."

Resolved that There shall be two public examinations of all the
students, in each session——The one to precede the winter recess, and
the other to precede the summer vacation. The former to commence on
such day as the professors shall appoint, & the latter to commence on
the tenth of July.

From these examinations no student shall absent himself without
leave of the faculty, under pain of any punishment not exceeding dismission
from the University.

The hotel-keeper so appointed shall not resign his appointment
without leave of the board or of the executive committee, except at
the end of the calendar year, and then on giving thirty days' notice
in writing to the proctor. He may be removed at the end of any calendar
year, by the Board, or by the Executive committee, or by a majority
of the Visitors, in recess, upon giving him thirty days' notice in
writing, of such removal: or upon conviction before the faculty, of
any breach of duty, he may be removed at any time, by the board of
Visitors in session, or by a majority of them, in vacation—he having
thirty days' notice of such removal.

Every hotel-keeper shall be charged with the cleanliness, police
and good order of the hotel & grounds in his occupation, the dormitories
assigned thereto and their appurtenances.

He shall be assistant to the proctor in maintaining the police
and good order of the University, by keeping all idle and suspicious
intruders from his tenement & grounds & appurtenant dormitories. And
it shall be his duty, whenever called upon by the proctor, the chairman
or any professor, to assist in suppressing any disorder or riot within
the precincts, & to give information of any violation of the laws and
regulations of the University known to him, or of any circumstance
within his knowledge which may tend a discovery thereof;—and whenever
he shall be called upon by the faculty, he shall give testimony
before them, upon honor, touching any matter of enquiry before them.

No hotel-keeper shall furnish any entertainment in his tenement,
for pay or compensation of any kind, to any one who is not a student
of or attached to the University, or a member of his own family. Nor
shall he entertain in his hotel or within the precincts, any expelled
student, for the term of five years after such expulsion, or any dismissed
or suspended student during the continuance of such dismission
or suspension. Nor shall he permit his tenement, or any part of it, to
be used for any other than the purposes of a boarding house. Nor shall
he suffer any game of chance to be played; or any ardent spirits or wine,
mixed or unmixed, to be drank within his tenement: but nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prohibit the moderate use of wine or
ardent spirits by the members of the family of the hotel-keeper and his
invited guests.

For any breach of his duty prescribed by this, or any other law
or regulation of the University, he may be fined by the faculty in

any sum not exceeding five dollars, for each offence, in addition to
any other penalty imposed by law.

Enactment concerning the Proctor.

The Proctor shall be required to give bond and good security,
for the performance of the duties of his office, in a penalty of Twenty
thousand dollars, payable to the Rector & Visitors of the University,
and conditioned well & truly to account for and pay to them entitled
to receive it, all money which shall come into his hands, or be subjected
to his controul, either in his ordinary character of proctor,
or in his character of Patron to the students—and faithfully to discharge
all the other duties of his office.

The present proctor shall give such bond & security before the
commencement of the next session of the University, or his office shall
become vacant; and all future proctors shall give it before they enter
upon the duties of their office.

Such bond, given during the sitting of the board of visitors,
must be approved by the board; and, given during their recess, must
be approved by the Executive committee; and their approbation endorsed
on the back of the bond. When thus given & approved, it shall be filed
by the Secretary with the papers of this board, & carefully preserved.

If any bond be given by the proctor, otherwise than is herein provided,
and delivered to the visitors, their secretary, or other agent;
and the proctor afterwards actually proceed to execute the duties of
his office or any of them: the bond shall be deemed good and valid
to bind the proctor and his surety or sureties, and their representatives,
according to the legal import of the terms thereof; though the
proctor himself, as soon as the variance of his bond from the requisitions
of this enactment may be discovered, shall be removed from office,

either by the board in session, or by the executive committee, in the
recess of the board.

Vacancies in the office of proctor, occurring during the recess
of the board, may be filled by appointment under the hands & seals of
the executive committee, subject to approval or disapproval of the
board, at their ensuing meeting——

The proctor shall be ex officio, the Patron of all students resident
within the precincts, for the purpose of receiving & administering
the funds to be expensed by them, while at the University.

All funds placed in his hands, or made subject to his controul,
in pursuance of this or any other enactment of the Visitors, shall be
administered by him as herein provided, unless otherwise specially
directed by the laws of the University.

First—He shall retain out of such funds, a commission of two
per cent, as a compensation for his services in administering them.

Second——He shall forthwith pay to the professors whom each
student shall desire to attend, their tuition fees, and deliver to
the student the professors' tickets of admission into their schools.

Third—He shall forthwith pay to the Bursar, the sum due from
the student for the use of his dormitory and the public rooms.

Fourth—He shall account for and pay to the hotel-keepers, at
the expiration of each month, what shall be due to them respectively
for board, after deducting therefrom whatever such hotel-keepers may
owe on account of rent, or may be properly chargeable with, on account
of failure to repair their tenements, or on account of any other delinquency.

Fifth—He shall account for, & pay to the bursar, at the expiration
of each month, whatever he shall have deducted from the board

due to the hotel keepers, on account of the rents due from them, and
the other charges against them; and whatever may be in his hands, for
fines or charges against the students, on account of repairs to their
dormitories, injuries to the buildings, or on any other account.

Sixth—He shall pay for all books & stationary, all articles of
cloathing, medicines & other supplies contracted for by the students,
within the limit of the funds placed in his hands for these purposes
respectively, and according to the rules & regulations of the university:—provided
that no such payment shall be made, except to the order
of the student, endorsed upon a bill containing a distinct account
of each item, and the price thereof, signed by the person to whom it
is due.

Seventh—He shall pay the orders of the students drawn upon him
from time to time, on account of pocket money, provided such orders
do not exceed at any time the amount in his hands deposited for that
purpose, and do not, in any quarter of the session, exceed a due proportion
of the amount allowed for pocket money for the whole session,
by the laws of the University.

Eighth—At the end of the session, or whenever the student shall
be expelled or dismissed from the University, or shall withdraw from
it by leave of the faculty, or die during the session—The proctor
shall pay over to him or his representative, parent or guardian,
whatever balance may be in his hands to the credit of the student,
after deducting therefrom all proper charges against him.

From students not resident within the precincts of the University,
the proctor shall receive all money to be paid by them for tuition
fees, and the use of the public rooms, and the money required

as a deposit to cover contingencies, with two per cent on the whole
for the proctor's commission. - And retaining his commission, shall
disburse the residue to the bursar, the professors, and to the payment
of fines & contingent charges which may be assessed against the
student. The surplus if any shall be paid to the student, his parent,
guardian or representative, as is provided in the case of students
resident within the precincts.

When the proctor receives the money of any student, he shall
give him a fair receipt therefore, specifying the amount received, and
the several purposes to which it is to be applied, and the amount appropriated
to each purpose.

He shall keep regular books, in which shall be entered fair accounts
of all his receipts and disbursements, and for every disbursement
he shall take & preserve an authentic voucher.

He shall under no circumstances, mingle the funds received by
him as proctor with the funds held by him in his own or any other
right—but he shall preserve them so distinct & so designated that
they may at all times be ascertained and applied to the purposes for
which they may have been received.——To further this purpose and the
more effectually to guard against accidents, he is required to open
an account in the Bank of Virginia, at Richmond, in the name of the
"Proctor of the University of Virginia," and without delay to deposit
to the credit of that account all funds received by him as proctor,
which are not to be immediately disbursed. The funds so deposited
shall be disbursed by checks on the bank, drawn by the proctor for
the time being, and payable to order.

His accounts and vouchers shall be at all times, subject to the
inspection of the chairman of the faculty,—shall be regularly exhibited
to him for inspection at the end of each month, & shall be
laid before the faculty & the visitors, whenever required. At the
end of each session he shall furnish to the parent or guardian of the
student, a fair copy of his account.

If the chairman of the faculty perceive that the proctor is in
default in any respect, in the administration of the funds committed
to his care, he shall forthwith report the default to the executive
committee and to the faculty, in order that the proper corrective
may be applied: And if the executive committee find that he hath improperly
converted to his own use any funds entrusted to him as proctor,
or mingled such funds with his own or others, or retained in his
hands what he ought to have deposited in bank; he shall be removed
from office.

As soon as any student shall have matriculated, it shall be the
duty of the proctor to address a letter to his parent or guardian,
and send it by mail, informing him of the regulations of the University
relative to the expenditure of the student, apprising him particularly
of the limitation upon each particular item of expenditure, and
that all the funds of the student must pass through the hands of the
proctor. Printed circulars for this purpose shall be prepared at the
expense of the University, according to a form to be prescribed by
the chairman of the faculty.

The proctor shall be also, ex officio, master of police, and inspector
of the buildings, lands & other property of the University.
He shall keep a constant superintendance over all the property; and

at least once a week, inspect all the dormitories, and once a month,
all the hotels of the University; and shall report to the chairman of
the faculty, all injuries which he shall discover, with the name of
the occupant of the property injured and of the person, if known, who
did the injury. The information so reported to the chairman, shall be
laid by him before the faculty; & they shall assess upon the occupant
of the property, or upon the offender, if he be a student or other member
of the University, such fine for the injury, not exceeding double
the sum required to repair it, as they shall deem proper. The fine so
assessed shall be collected by the proctor and accounted for by him to
the bursar.

He shall cause the most scrupulous cleanliness to be preserved,
in all the grounds and tenements of the University. He shall employ
the laborers of the University in preserving the cleanliness of all
the grounds & tenements not in the occupation of the professors & hotel-keepers,
in keeping the drains & gutters clean & in repair, in causing
suitable depositories to be prepared for the reception of the sweepings
& offal from the tenements of the professors & hotel-keepers, and in
daily removing such sweepings and offal, when so deposited.

The professors and hotel-keepers shall be responsible for the
cleanliness of their tenements, and the grounds in their occupation
respectively; and shall cause the sweepings and offal from them to be
daily deposited in the receptacles prepared for that purpose, at such
hour in the day as shall be appointed by the proctor. If any of them
fail herein, he shall be fined for each offence at the discretion of
the faculty, in a sum not exceeding two dollars, to be collected by
the proctor & paid to the bursar, for the benefit of the University.

The proctor shall inspect their tenements & grounds once a week, and
report all delinquences to the chairman of the faculty.

The tenement of the hotel-keeper, within the true intent & meaning
of this enactment, shall be held to embrace, not only the hotel
and grounds in his immediate possession, but all such dormitories as
shall have been assigned to his hotel, for the accommodation of his
boarders, the back yards attached to such dormitories, and the arcades
in front thereof and in front of his hotel.

The proctor, under the direction of the chairman, shall assign
the dormitories to the respective hotels, from time to time, as may be
found expedient; and shall give notice of such assignment to the hotel-keeper.

The proctor is charged with the duty, at all times, of preventing
all violations of the laws of the university by students or others, of
preventing trespasses & intrusions on the property of the University
real & personal, and of recovering its possession from any person who
shall improperly withhold the same. To this end, he is required to be
vigilant in observing all violations of the law, all trespasses & intrusions,
and prompt in reporting them to the chairman,——to lay before
the civil authority, & communicate to the proper law officer,
whenever required by the chairman, such information as he may at any
time have, and as may be calculated to prevent or punish breaches of
the peace, trespasses & misdemeanors, within the precincts of the
University;——and instantly to expell from the precincts all idle or
suspicious intruders, who may be found lurking within them, without
ostensible business and good cause.

The proctor is also charged with the duty of superintending all
buildings in progress for the University, and seeing that they are

faithfully executed;-of making all contracts for the University authorised
by their laws;-of settling accounts with contractors & undertakers,
and drawing in their favor, on the bursar, for monies due them;of
hiring laborers for the University, within the limit allowed by the
laws, and superintending & directing the employment of their labor;of
collecting & paying over to the bursar all money due to the University,
from hotel-keepers, students, and others with whom he shall have
entered into contracts;-and of doing such other acts, as are now, or
may be hereafter specially required of him, by other enactments or resolutions
of the visitors.

The proctor shall be allowed for his services a salary of five
hundred dollars, to be paid him quarterly;——and so much in addition
thereto, as the end of each year, as will be necessary, including the
salary & commission hereby allowed him, to make his income fifteen
hundred dollars per annum. He shall moreover have, free of rent, the
buildings & grounds now assigned to the proctor:—he maintaining the
buildings, grounds & inclosures, in good repair; but not being answerable
for the destruction of the buildings by unavoidable accidents
from tempests or fire.

If the proctor, in disbursing the funds of the student, shall
pay for any article of merchandise or for any supplies, not warranted
by the laws & regulations of the University; or shall, in any other
manner, disburse them or any part of them contrary to the provisions
of this or any other enactment of the University:—besides being liable
to an action on his official bond, he shall pay to the Bursar, for the
benefit of the University, a fine not exceeding double the amount of
the improper disbursement, to be assessed by the faculty:——And if he

shall neglect or violate any other duty prescribed to him by the laws
of the University,——besides being liable to an action on his bond,
he shall pay to the bursar, for the benefit of the University, a fine
not exceeding twenty dollars for any one offence, to be assessed by
the faculty.

Enactment concerning students.

In order that the expenses of the students may be restrained
within that reasonable limit which will make the benefits of this institution
attainable by the greatest number;——that their funds may
be administered with the least interruption to their studies, and in
the manner best calculated to subserve the purposes for which they
are supplied;——that their minds may not be unnecessarily withdrawn
by the temptations of parade & pleasure from the acquirement of literature
& science, useful habits and honorable distinction;——the
Rector and Visitors do enact as follows:

No student resident within the precincts shall matriculate till
he shall have deposited with the proctor, all the money, checks, bills,
drafts & other available funds, which he shall have in his possession,
or under his controul, in any manner intended to defray his expenses
while a student of the University, or on his return from thence to
his residence. Nor shall he matriculate till he shall have deposited
a sum at least sufficient, after deducting the proctor's commission
therefrom, to pay for the use of his dormitory & the public rooms, to
pay the fees of the professors whom he may design to attend,——to
pay three months' board to his hotel-keeper, to purchase the text
books & stationary which he may want at the commencement, and a deposite

of ten dollars, to cover contingent charges & assessments
against him.— If he pays more than this, he shall designate the
uses to which it is to be applied; whether for board, for clothing,
for books & stationary, or for pocket money.

In like manner, he shall deposit with the proctor, and designate
the uses, all other funds which he shall receive while a student of
the University, for the purposes aforesaid.

At the end of the first three months of the session, he shall deposit
enough to pay his board & other expenses for the next three months;—
and at the expiration of the second period of three months, he shall deposit
enough to pay his board & other expenses for the residue of the session.

If the student fail to pay in advance the two last instalments of
his board, as herein required, and shall be in default for ten days, the
proctor shall report him to the chairman of the faculty, that proper
measures may be taken to compel performance, and if necessary punish the
default.

When the student shall deposit any funds with the proctor, he shall
take from him a fair reciept, stating the amount deposited, the several purposes
to which it is to be applied, & the sum to be applied to each——
which receipt he shall deliver to the chairman of the faculty to be preserved
carefully by their secretary. And if the student desire it, the
proctor at the same time, shall give him a duplicate receipt, for his
own keeping.

The expenses of the student resident in the University shall be
limited as follows———

For board, the use of a dormitory & public rooms, and tuition
fees, as prescribed by other enactments.

For clothing during any session, a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars.

For pocket money, during an ordinary session, not exceeding forty
dollars; and for the next session, not exceeding twenty five dollars.

For books and stationary, whatever the parent or guardian may
think fit to allow.

For medicine & medical attendance, whatever may be necessary.

The limits here prescribed, shall in no case be exceeded; unless,
under special circumstances, the faculty may allow it.

The dress of the students, wherever resident, shall be uniform
and plain. The coat, waistcoat & pantaloons, of cloth of a dark gray
mixture, at a price not exceeding six dollars per yard. The coat shall
be single breasted; with a standing cape, & skirts of a moderate length
with pocket flaps. The waistcoat shall be single breasted, with a
standing collar; and the pantaloons, of the usual form. The buttons
of each garment to be flat, and covered with the same cloth. The pantaloons
& waistcoat of this dress may vary with the season; the latter of
which, when required by the season, may be of white; the former of
light brown cotton or linen. Shoes, with black gaiters in cold weather,
and white stockings in weather,——and in no case, boots——shall be
worn by them. The neck-cloth shall be plain black, in the cold; white,
in the warm season. The hat round & black.

The students shall wear this dress on the sabbath, on examinations

and public exhibitions, in the University; and whenever they appear
without its precincts. On all other occasions, within the precincts,
they may wear a plain black gown, or a cheap frock-coat. A surtout
of cloth of the color and price above described, may be worn, but
shall not be substituted on the public occasions specified, for the
uniform coat first prescribed.

The form of the dress, in each article, shall be according to
a model to be provided by the proctor under the direction of the
Executive committee: with conspicuous badges on the coats such as
they shall prescribe. In case of mourning, the customary badges may
always be added.

These regulations of uniform, during the next session may be
dispensed with, by the chairman of the faculty, in all cases where
the student shall have procured his clothing without notice of them.

No resident student shall contract any debt whatsoever: but,
for every thing purchased by him, he shall forthwith pay the cash,
or draw upon a fund in the hands of the proctor, adequate and applicable
thereto.

No student resident out of the University shall matriculate,
till he shall have deposited with the proctor, funds sufficient, after
deducting the proctor's commission, to pay the fees of the professors
whom he designs to attend; the sum charged him for the use of the public
rooms; and ten dollars, as a deposit to cover contingent charges,
and assessments against him, for injuries to the buildings & other
property of the University. And if at any time this depositum shall
be exhausted, before the end of the session, the use of the public

rooms shall be denied him till he shall have paid any balance of
assessments against him, and have made such farther deposit with the
proctor, as the chairman of the faculty shall require.

No student, wherever resident, shall at any time visit any tavern
or confectionary without leave from the chairman of the faculty or some
professor whose school he attends.

No student resident within the precincts, shall be absent therefrom,
after night, without such leave; unless when he shall visit some
private family, & shall give notice of such visit & of the family
visited, by a written memorandum signed by himself, and left with the
proctor before the visit, if convenient, or, if not, then before twelve
O'clock of the next day. The proctor shall preserve these memorandums
till the end of the session, & shall register all such visits in a book
to be kept by him for that purpose, in a form to be prescribed by the
chairman of the faculty.——Such memorandums & register, shall be at
all times, subject to the inspection of the chairman, & shall be laid
before the faculty and visitors, whenever required.

Before any student shall matriculate, he shall be furnished with
a copy of the laws of the University, and shall carefully read them.

On matriculating, he shall sign his name in a book to be kept for
that purpose, by the proctor, in which shall be stated the name and
residence of his father or guardian. The names of the resident & nonresident
students shall be written under different captions. Those of
the resident students under a caption in these words:

"After having carefully read the laws of the University of Virginia,
I subscribe myself a student thereof:—I enter the University with a
sincere desire to reap the benefits of its instruction, and with a
determined resolution to conform to its laws.—I declare that I have

deposited with the proctor all the funds in my possession or under
my control, according to the obvious spirit & meaning of the enactment
on that subject.——In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe
my name."

Those of non resident students shall be subscribed under a caption
in the same words, with the omission only of the declaration relative
to the deposit.

These captions shall be plainly and distinctly read to the student,
or read by him, before he subscribes his name.

The copy of the laws furnished the student at the commencement
of the session, shall be carefully preserved by him, as long as he
continues a student.

If any student shall violate any of the provisions of this enactment,
he shall be liable to any of the punishments provided by the
laws of the University, according to the degree of the offence. Perseverance
in habits of expense, and frequenting taverns or confectionaries,
shall be punished with dismission from the University, at least,
and refusal to readmit.

Resolved that Every student engaged in any duel or combat with
weapons which may inflict death, either by fighting, or sending or
accepting a challenge to fight, or bearing such challenge, or being
second to either of the principals in such duel, or by being accessory
to such duel or challenge by aiding, assisting or encouraging it,——
shall be liable to instant expulsion from the University, not remissible
by the faculty. And it shall be the duty of the proctor to give
information thereof to the civil authority, that the parties may be
dealt with according to law.

Resolved as follows:    from the commencement of the ensuing session,
It shall constitute part of the duties of each professor to hand
in to the chairman of the faculty, a Report exhibiting for the week preceding,
the days & the subjects of lecture and of examination, the time
occupied in each respectively, the presence or absence of each member of
the class, and the degree of attention & proficiency of the students.

A consolidated Report, founded on the detailed weekly reports, and
presenting in a summary form, the points of information called for by
those reports, shall be laid by the Faculty before the Board of Visitors,
at the commencement of every annual meeting in the month of July.

The following formula shall be observed in the weekly class reports
of the professors of the University.

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Weekly Class Report

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Resolved that In every course of lectures in the University, it
shall be the duty of the professor, immediately previous to the delivery
of a new lecture, to examine his class thoroughly, on the subject
of the preceding lecture.

Resolved that only four hotel keepers shall be appointed, till
the farther order of the board; unless the Executive committee shall
think the interests of the institution manifestly require it.

Resolved that the recommendation of Warner W. Minor by the proctor,
as a suitable person to keep one of the hotels of the University,
be confirmed by the Board of Visitors.

Resolved that the recommendation of Edwin Conway, J. B. Richeson,
& George W. Spotswood, as suitable persons to keep hotels of the University,
be confirmed by the Board of Visitors.

Resolved that the executive committee be authorised, as soon as
the funds of the institution will justify it, to cause venitian blinds
to be put to the doors and windows of the pavilions, hotels and dormitories.

Resolved that the Secretary of the board of Visitors shall have
authority from time to time to employ the aid of a clerk, in making
the duplicate copies of their proceedings required by a resolution of
the last meeting; and that the expense of procuring such copies, already
incurred or hereafter to be incurred, shall be defrayed from
the funds of the University.

Resolved that the secretary, under the direction of the chairman
of the faculty, cause to be published in the newspapers of Charlottesville,
Richmond and the City of Washington, such abstracts and statements
of the enactments of the present meeting as are calculated to
give public information of the nature of the uniform prescribed for
the students, and the limitations upon their expenses. The expense
whereof shall be paid on the order of the proctor.

Resolved that the secretary cause all the enactments and regulations
of the University, of a permanent and general nature, to be prepared
for publication, and that he invite the chairman of the faculty
to aid him in digesting them into proper order: bringing together,
under appropriate titles, as far as may be, all provisions upon the
same subject; and omitting all such as have been repealed, positively,
or impliedly.

When the digest is prepared, the secretary shall cause a thousand
copies to be neatly printed for the use of the University;—the costs
whereof shall be paid on the order of the proctor.

At sketch of a report to the President and Directors of the Literary
fund was then agreed upon; and, at a very late hour, the Board
adjourned to the tenth of July next.