Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-08-06
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

SINO render the benefits of education at the Uni
Versity available; as far as practicable, to meri
tOrious young men OF limited means, and thereby t0
extend the usefulness Of the Institution the Board
OF Visitors at their last meeting. ordered that one
student from each Senatorial District shall be adj
mitted without payment Of the Professors fees, and
without charge for any of the University dues, fines
and penalties excepted and that for the ensuing
Academic year, commencing on the first October,
the selection shall be made by the Faculty, upon
such testimonials as may he laid before them ON be-
half of the applicants
The following information, with regard 10 the
qualifications. will be required of the candidates. and
the necessary expenses of session of nine months
at the University is given for the benefit of persons
interested.
|. The applicant, who must be over sixteen yeats
old is desired to state his age, and to designate the
several schools of the University he may wish to
enter, 1t being prescribed in the enactment of the
Visitors, that every Student under the age of twen-
ty-one years shall attend at least three of the
schools enumerated in the following list, unless the
Faculty, for good cause shown shall allow him to
attend less than three: L. Ancient Languages; g
Modern Languages; }. Mathematics; Natural
Philosophy; g. Chemistry and Materia Medica
8. Medicine; l. Anatomy and Surgery; g. Moral
Philosophy 9 Law.
=. No student can be admitted into the School of
Mathematics, or that of Natural Philosophy, who
has not familiar acquaintance with all the branches
OF numerical arithmetic and none into the school of
ment of the Professor, to commence reading the
higher Latin or Greek classics. Any candidate
who may desire to enter these schools must offer
satisfactory testimonials going to show that he pos
sesses the requisite qualification and in all cases
it is required that applicants shall furnish satisacto-
ry evidence of their ability profit by the nstruc-
ton given at the University well as of undoubt-
ed good moral character
8. All such applicants shall furnish satisfactory
evidence that neither they their parents are in
situation TO incur the expenses of their education
out when admitted students, they shall stand in
ali respects on footing with the other students Of
the University
4. The term of their connection with the Uni.
versity shall be two years, they being subject as
other students, TO expulsion dismission as well
as to the minor punshmentS; but in eases of great
proficiency, this term may be extended by the Wis
itors.
5. For the purpose Of reducing as far as practic-
able the expenses of shch students, is ordered that
the price of board paid by them should not exceed
sixty dollars for the session of nine months.
The whole expenses are estimated as follows.
Board, including diet, lodging, washing and attend
ance, $50
Fuel and lights estimated at IS
Text books, in three Academical schools, ave-
rage about %
&loe
The cost of text books in the Professional schools
is somewhat higher, being for Medical school about
$50 and for the Law school about 500. The text
books for any of the schools may be procured on rea
| sonabe terms at a book store near the University
g. Applications of candidates for admission into
the University. uiider the foregoing regulations; are
respectfully invited. and should be addressed to the
undersigned at the University before the first of
September. at which time the selection will be made
| by the Faculty.
Persons interested, are referred TO the Delegates
and Senators of the several counties and districts Of
the State, to whom will be shortly forwarded copies
of the annual catalogue of the officers and students
of the University, embracing detailed information
with regard to the Of studies in the several
schools.
| BY order of the Board Of Visitors
J. l.. CABELL;
Chairman of the Faculty.
| July %, lS46---4t.