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, the rhetorical exercises assigned to the respective classes. 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, except by special permission of the Faculty. 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 on the next page. The student's selection must in all cases be subject to the approval of the Faculty. In order to avoid misunderstanding, each student shall 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. In the preceding table, each study is assigned to that year to which it belongs in the Classical Course. Exercises named without any sign or initial are daily exercises. Exercises which occur on alternate days are denoted by the signs * and †. Of these half-studies, 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 in those weeks only 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. The Chemical Laboratory is open for students in Practical Chemistry, on the days denoted by the †, from 8 A. M. till 1 P. M.; the Natural History Laboratory and the Physical Laboratory are open for students in Practical Natural History and Practical Physics respectively, on the days denoted by the *, from 8 A. M. till I P. M. Each student electing either of these studies is required to spend at least two and a half hours consecutively in the Laboratory, the particular hours of attendance to be assigned to each student by the Professor of the Depart ment. 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 who has been absent from fifteen per cent or more of the required exercises in any study, can be admitted to examination in that study, except by special permission from the Faculty. Such permission may be accorded when the Faculty are convinced that the absences are not due to culpable negligence. No student who has been absent from ten per cent or more of the required exercises in any study can be admitted to the regular examination in that study without first passing a preliminary examination. Special examinations will be held during the third term for those who have been absent, with sufficient reason, from the regular examinations which have occurred in the previous part of the year. A special examination will be held, commencing on the Tuesday before the beginning of the first term, for those who shall have 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 in which they are deficient, and to be examined with the 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. Devotional services are held in the College Chapel every morning, and all the students are required to be present. Every student is required to attend the morning service on Sundays in some one of the churches in the city. Each student is allowed to elect what church he will attend, and is required to report such election to the Registrar at the beginning of each college year. Leave of Absence. No student is allowed to be absent from college without special permission from the President. 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 :- Room Rent, from $12.00 to $36.00; average, Total, $75 00 27 00 Students in practical chemistry are charged for the use of apparatus, for chemicals, and incidentals. This charge averages about eleven 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 free, permanent or transferable scholarships are exempt from charges for tuition. The college bills are payable at the commencement of each term; to any bill not paid on presentation, after one week's notice, five per cent. shall be added. 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 dismissal, 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. |