SELECTION OF STUDIES. Each student is required to attend sixteen recitations a week, or the equivalent thereof, unless excused by vote of the Faculty; and, in addition, exercises in Composition and Declamation. In making a selection among the Elective Studies, the following rules are to be regarded: A student may take Elective Studies assigned to a class below his own, as well as those assigned to his own class, but not those assigned to a class above his own. The election must in all cases be made for the whole year; no changes from one department to another being permitted during the year. Studies must be selected whose hours of recitation do not conflict with each other, as indicated by the tabular statement. The student's selection must in all cases be subject to the approval of the Faculty. In order to avoid misunderstanding, each student will present to the Secretary of the Faculty, on the first day of the Fall Term, a list of the studies which he desires to take. ORDER OF RECITATIONS. In the following table, each study is assigned to that year to which it belongs in the Classical Course. Exercises named withExercises which occur out any sign or initial are daily exercises. on alternate days are denoted by the signs* and †. Of these halfstudies, those which are marked with the same sign occur on the same days: those marked with different signs occur on alternate days. It will be observed that recitations in half-studies assigned to the same hour will interfere with each other only when they are marked with the same sign. Letters following the names of studies indicate the days of the week on which certain exercises occur. Letters in connection with the sign or † indicate that an exercise occurs on the day mentioned only in those weeks in which other exercises marked with the same sign occur on that day. Roman numerals preceding the names of certain studies indicate the sections into which the classes are divided. EXAMINATIONS. Examinations, either oral or written, are held in all the studies of the course. The oral examinations are held near the close of the college year, and are conducted before Examining Committees appointed by the Executive Committee of the Trustees. The written examinations are held whenever the respective studies are finished; but the papers are reserved for inspection by the Examining Committees. No student is admitted to examination in any study, unless his standing in that study is above fifty per cent of the maximum. Special examinations will be held during the third term for those who have been absent, with sufficient reason, from the examinations which have occurred in the previous part of the year. A special examination will be held, in the fortnight following the first Monday of the first term, for those who failed to pass any of the examinations of the preceding year. Students who fail to pass at this examination will be required to attend recitations with the next class in the studies on which they are deficient, and to be examined with that class at the regular time. A student desiring to take more than the prescribed quota of elective studies may present himself at the special examination, at the beginning of the first term, to be examined in advance in any required study; and, on showing evidence of a high degree of proficiency, he may be excused from recitation in that study. PUBLIC WORSHIP. Devotional services are held in the college chapel every morning, and all the students are required to be present. Public worship is held in the chapel on Sunday afternoon, at which all of the students are required to be present, except those who have special permission to substitute therefor attendance at some other place of worship. Such permission is readily given to those seeking it on account of denominational preferences. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. No student is allowed to be absent from college without special permission from the Faculty. The time appropriated to vacations is believed to be ample for the purpose of relaxation from study; and in view of the unfavorable effect of all absences, either at the commencement or at any other period of the term, upon the standing and proficiency of the student, the Faculty earnestly request that parents and guardians will in no way encourage, or even sanction, such absences, without very urgent reasons. EXPENSES. The annual charges in the Treasurer's Bill are as follows: Tuition Room Rent, from $18.00 to $36.00; average Total - $126 00 Students in practical chemistry are charged for the use of apparatus, for chemicals, and other materials. This charge should not exceed twenty dollars a term. A diploma fee of five dollars is charged to each student at graduation. Any person admitted to advanced standing will be charged two dollars for each term of such advancement, unless it shall have been obtained at another college. Persons holding scholarships are exempt from charges for tuition. A limited number of such scholarships are available, at the discretion of the President, for the use of deserving students who need pecuniary assistance. The college bills are payable at the commencement of each term. In case the bill for any term is not paid, or satisfactorily secured, before the commencement of the following term, the student will be liable to exclusion from recitations. No student can have an honorable dismission, or certificate of progress in his studies, until his bills are paid or secured. A student who is absent from college by permission, on account of sickness or for other cause, and retains his place in his class, must pay the full college bills during such absence. The occupants of each room are held accountable for any damage done to their room. The rooms in the college buildings are secured to students during term-time only, and must all be vacated at the close of the third term. During the summer vacation they will be put in order, and the expense charged to the occupants. Students are permitted to take lodgings in town; but the places in which they room must, in all cases, be subject to the approval of the Faculty. If, however, any of the rooms in college are thus left vacant, the rent of such rooms may be charged to those who room in town. Board may be obtained at prices varying from $2.75 to $4.50 a week. Students provide for themselves furniture, fuel, lights, and books. Other expenses incident to college life vary with the habits and circumstances of the student. But it may be remarked, that they are not, of necessity, so great as to be burdensome to persons in moderate circumstances. The instances have been extremely rare in which students of good ability and health have been compelled to leave the college for want of money. READING-ROOM. The Reading-Room, established by the college for the use of its officers and students, contains a choice selection of American and foreign newspapers, magazines, and reviews. More than one hundred such publications are to be found on its files. |