Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-19

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The following resolutions were adopted ny Inc
Society, and form part OF their Puo''Sheu p'o-
ceedings: -. ua
/. Remlued, That from authentic lacss anu
statements OF accounts submitted ~ o"i 49,.
nation, We are satisfied, that The average eaP.n,
ses of the graduates OF The universny, iesui"S
in The precincts at this session, nave nv eA'se'e0
1892
Rcsolred, Mcrrfore That the Society believes .llc
camor in the country. 10 regard - .'.e 80. =
pense necessary TO students al the Uhi'ersh!' |"
be groundess.
Since the adjournment OF tic Society, we nave
examined the accounts Of ali the students residing
within the precincts and remaining I'll me eha OF
the session rs shown bv the patrons DOCKS, ana
find The average, including the graduates 70 o.
S33333 is. We are aware, hatpcrsons ili-uisPoseu
towards The University will cavil This statement
because i, is much less than has been rfpfesen'eui
we therefore submit, the data on which me caicu-
aion is based and leave il 10 the puolic todeciuc
whether il is correct, and whether The university
is Justly obnoxious 10 The charge oil arlstocratic
expen>iveness. 50 lavishy leveled against II.
Each sluden, intending 10 reside wlhih me Pre-
cincls, is required, upon matricuia'ihS, !" s.ip'
scribe The following written declaration AUct
having carefully read Ike laws OF he university
Of Virginia, subscribe myself 4 student tneieoi--
enter The University with sincere oesifc ~
reap The benefits of lis instruction. ana WIN ue
lermined resolution 10 conform TO It's laws M a.
carr that ! hare dcpOsiicd run ne P'""" az, "''
tnnds IN mn POSSESSION, or nndT my e0"'", ..
ccrdiag 10 TIC oLrions spirit end Meantn. y M e
enaetnienfs on tiai sal'.tt In testimony wneieO
&c, wide enact p. 50. Asain--"No student
r..;,lant v;,l.;n a. n,,c;nc,c shall matriculae
until he shall have deposited mith hf fm!f0n an
lie monev, 5,Us drons, and other araita6ic iand'
riiet Ac shall hare ~ his possession, or htiaef a"
conirol, IN mn manner mtcadrd 10 @tjray as e.
ysnsts 1ch,Ie student N The fMreiNy, "on as
TftUrn thence 10 his rcNdcncc."-vh'e ID, p. "
Moreover upon his final settlement WIN Tue
patron, each STUDENT resident within the preclhc's
must sign written declaration that nc mas uepo
siled with him all he laadS yccc,rc4 dufthS nc
session, or, il NOT all, what amount has been WIN
held-vide ib., page 50. or the Students OIL inc
last session, more than hall declared, on lheif
final settlement with The patron that they nad ue-
posted with him all the funds received during the
session. The sums Withheld by The others range
from IS dollars 10 dollars, and average .Odoiiais'
II is clear, then, that The Patrons books, unless
We suppose mos, improbable degree ol ia!se-
hood and dishunor on The part oil ne S'hae"ts,
must exhibit a iuil accoun, ., al The money spent
AT the University b. each student, and must cover
not only The COLLEGIATE expenses. (inc!udih@ pro
lcssors fees board, washing, bedding, room int,
niiurc, servants attendance, room rem, iuri az"
lights ard fees for library and public buildings
and amounting 10 S2a5,) but l>o The tx p'hSes
incurred for clothing. pocket-money books ana
stationery, ard every ether item, whether pail
for out OF funds deposited with him or ont oI
thos,. Withheld. Otlhe accounts thus taken from
lie Patrons books, The largest is S3o2 ~ and
The average Of The whole, including The sum de,
posted and the amount withheld, i, as stated
above, 1858 %, which covers all The money
spent while al the University, unless The students
had debts unpaid at the time Of their final settle
ment with the Patron which is not proba bic,
since the passage Of the law lorbddlns, under
severe penalties, any merchant. tradesman, ira
der, or other person, from giving credit Tor any
Thing 10 student OF the University or any other
college The committee regret that they entered
on the examination TOO late 10 obtain from such
students az might have been willing 10 give II,
any evidence as 10 the probable existence ana
amount ui such debts, except in one case, IN
which student informed Il member OF The CON-
miilee lha, he owed 10 such dcris, and That ms
whole expenses Coz The session, including every
cent he had spent while al the University did mol
exceed $40. We are satisfied that no such
debts existed in other cases, forming number
sufficiently large 10 demonstrate that they are mol
necessary in order 10 obtain The full benefit OF The
instruction Of the University; thai those who con.
tract them do so for their own pleasure, not be-
cause they are unavoidable; and that The average,
as given above Of S3i33..; 65, is an ample allow
ance for all the expenses incident 10 one schuas-
tic year al Inc University, il hushanded with or
al IN
srend more than this parents and guardians
mus, blame them, and No, lay the extravaganza
Of their sons aud wards al Inc door oi The Uni
vrrsilv. Tie expenses oi the non.rc<iCm SUI
dents * believed 10 bc less than Of the resilient
ones: bat the difference is nconsiterable and
immaterial.
Bu, IS il fair, in estimating the expenses Of a
course al the University 10 include any Items
cxceu those which are embraced in the ~ dol
lars. which form The the co!cg,a!c expenses, be-
cause the only ones over which the college auiho-
rites can exercise a positive control! Young
men will wear clothes and spend pocket money
10 suit their tastes and conditions ia Lille, al what
ever school, college or university they NAV he
sent. or indeed even al home; and the uGiver-
sily is only Justly chargeable with an excess in
those items necessarily incid nj 10 iis Students
We know Of no enactment NJ The Visitors, re9l-
lalion OF the Faculty, or peculiar circumstances
connected with the institution, likely Ia lead 10
such excess. On the contrary, II Is usual, We
believe 10 address, circular letter to parents and
guardians early in the session, requesting them
10 limit their sons and wards 10 moderate al
lowance in The items not included III the ss13.-
If parents and guardians will allow more than
is necessary, and so increase The expenses, It IS
their own fault, not that Of The institution against
whose appeal il is done.
How do the collegiate expenses oitne Unieersi-
" compare with those OF similar institutions! As
far as we have been able to ascertain from The H.
miled sources OF information at our command, wC
believe The expenses, including the same items a,
At the University, and for n session OF The simf
length are. at Cambridge S2i5, al IA le l93, (tht
income Of Yale is 100000 per annnm,) at Prince
ION 522G, and al William Il Mary2lO. The ave-
age, including the University, i 2lo 81 heln:
only 81 20 less Than the expense oiihe L University
The expenses al the best medical schools lor Phi
months are about s2i0 al The best classical Schoo
and academies they range from 10 10 2OU, ana
the most popular female schools from 2oo to s'3O'
for a session Of len months. From which ltseem
that The expenses of The University are mol exor
btant ncr unusually high, when compared VIII
institutions of The same rank, nor even with SOM
OF much inferior grade. Surely il itcosl nearly o
quite as much to send son or daughter 10 In
best schools as to send a son 10 the University, Tn
complain, of extraordinary expensivrneSs, 50 in
tuslriolslv urged against The laller, must Ike Who'll
yuntounlcd.
Tie foes OF education have charged again,
The University Of Virginia, that is tenchis ar
confined exclusively 10 Tic ,teh. THIS Is not true
Mach the largest portion al the students are TIT
sons Of men possessing moderate fortunes, or u
even humber circumstances many dciray ihei
expenses from the proceeds Of their owl previous
labor, or support themselves while al The Un'ver
sily byleachinga small school, giving music les
sons, or in some other honorable way. we hav'
been informed Of one instance, in which youn!
radesmaE attended one session by PERMISSION Q
the Faculty without paying the fees worked al hl
trade at night, 10 aid in paving for his board, &c
quired profession in which he distinguished MN
self, and afterwards became member OF th'
Legislature in one of The Western States. by
regulation Of The Faculty, INDECENT young men
who desisnl 10 prepare themselves for The Christian
ministry OF any denomination, are invited 10 al
tend The lectures gralni'ou>ly. Many from Vir
gnia, and some from other States have avale'
themselves Of this privilege. Everything ha
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