Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-07-14

Constitution of the United States, Gen
eral Law, Hebrew, or French, at their
option; Intellectual Philosophy and Pol
itical Economy.
5. The government shall have power
to vary the order of the above studies,
and to select such text books as the good
ofthe Institution shall require. A change
ofthis kind shall however be reported to
the Corporation at the succeeding an
nual meeting, for their concurrence.
6. The students in every period Of the
course of instruction, shall be required
to write and present to the officer to
whom they may recite, or on whose lee
lures they may attempt, themes, connect
ed with the subjects of their studies, or
on such subjects as he may appoint, and
also to read them before the Glass
On such themes he shall favor them with
his free and critical remarks.
7. One student from each of the three
upper Glasses shall speak in the chapel,
every evening, Immediately after pray
crs.
8. The Sen. class, under the immediate
direction of the President, and the Junior
and Sophomore Glasses, under the direc-
ton of proper officers shall devote one
afternoon at least in each week to Speak
ing and Composition, in such manner as
the President shall prescribe.
8. There shall be three public exami-
nations in every year, one at the close
Of each collegiate term, to which the Eel
lows and Trustees of the University, and
literary and scientific gentlemen, gcner-
ally, shall be invited. These cxamina-
tions shall be conducted in the most thor
ough and exact manner, so as to exhibit
as far as possible, to the guardians of the
Institution, the evidence of the diligence
and requirement of each individual. -
The general character of each student,
his deficiencies, and absences, and what
ever may relate to his College standing
will then be made known by the Presi-
dent.
II EXPENSES. The charge for tuition
shall be twelve dollars a term for room
rent three dollars, for the use ofthc libra
ry one dollar, and for servants hire and
contingent expenses two dollars, per term.
VACATIONS. There shall be three va
cations in every year The first shall
begin on Commencement day First
Wednesday in Sept. and continue four
weeks. The second on the last Friday
in December, and continue six weeks
The third on the second Friday in May,
and continue three weeks.
MISCELLANEOUS. There may be two
Exhibitions in every year, ,one for the Sen.
&onc for the Jun. class. They shall be held
onthe last day of the first s. second term, s.
shall be conducted in such manner, and
the speakers selected in such way as the
Government may decide. Besides these,
there shall be no other public exhibitions
in the town of Providence, or elsewhere,
of any sort whatever.
The annual Commencement shall be
held on the first Wednesday in Septem-
bcr
The exercises performed on that occa-
sion shall be under the direction of the
President, and after consulting and ad-
vsng with the Government, shall be as
signed by him at the close Of the second
term of the senior year.
The exercises thus assigned, shall be
presented to the President for approba-
ton and revisal, at least, twenty-onc days
before Commencement.
Resident graduates shall have liberty
to attend lectures and receive books from
the library, free of charge.
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