The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-11

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CaSySSSstN, az SssNtA. TNSgellas, Aad WashinsS
len C,Ntcsse,
g9>rA, Teaas tAse exercises ~ the collegiate
yrAr A<SSA Ia SssseeSAASres> and that tae year
he divided s&SA three SeSsslAS teE INSTRUCTION.,
N sASssecA weeks eaeA> exclusive VI oaA>
meaees@cat week. TasSt taeSe sessions Sue
coed sacA esaeg Without SatessaisSSea or va
casseps (execgs aae week Of Christmas hoh-
SaSsA sSVSMss : Continuous vacation N tie
sesas,ecr sa>Ntlss and taa; the annual confSe
Of lccsuros and S>cS,agSeas in each school he
completed Ia two sessions,
THIS woala give shout the same length OF
tine TOR Instruction ant, vacation as hereto
fore, and rs is allowed in most American
Colleges. At the University of Virginia,
there is bat one session, of nine months, and
one vacation beginning in June. At Yale
there are three sessions, and three vacations
of eight. two and two weeks. At Dartmouth
there are three terms of six, SIX and TWO
weeks At the University OF Michigan, the
first session begins in September and ENDS
in February; the second begins In Febru-
airy and ends in June, with vacation in the
summer months At the University OF South
Carolina, the vacation is in the months OF
July. August and September. At Washing,
ton College, tile session opens on the third
Thursday in September and continues with
out intermission until the third Thursday IN
June.
Some of the advantages claimed Tor the
plan above proposed are, that 1t would re-
quire but one half of the year to complete an
entire annual course in any one OF the schools
thus enabling young men Of limited means
to complete certain studies in less time and ut
less expense; while during the other half OF
the year they might be employed at home
in teaching or otherwise, and obtain the
means to further prosecute their course SIX
months thereafter. 1t is therefore especially
adapted to the wants OF our people at the
present time. Also, that it would be favor
able to the Professor, who would thus have
six months of leisure in which to improve
himself by travel, or study, or otherwise de-
vote to the interests of the Institution.
Fourth That the examinations be of three
kinds. viz
l. Daily examinations on the subject OF
the preceding lecture, or such lesson IN the
text book as may have been appointed.
2. Special examinations at the close OF
each annual course on the studies OF that
course.
3. 4 final public examination
ates for the degree OF bachelor OF arts, during
commencement week, upon all thestudies OF
the course
Examinations for admission into College
arc retained at the University of Michigan,
but not at the University of Virginia, the
University of South Carolina, or Washington
College. The final examinations for diplomas
should be made more rigid, and the title of
student to degree be made to depend,
not more upon his admission into College
and regular attendance upon its exercises,
than upon his scholarship at the close ofhis
course. 5s-e.---.s .--....-
Fifth. To ensure order and decorum at
lecture and recitation. grant each Professor
the prerogative of excluding from his school,
temporarily or finally, any offender.
.Sirth Let no student be cited before the
Faculty as body for reproof or correction !;
but should it appear that he is seriously
derelict, let him be kindly but earnestly adj
monished in private by the President or
some one Of the Professors designated by
the Faculty. Should this fail to correct him.
let his parent or guardian he appiized of
the facts, and requested to cooperate with
the Faculty by advice, admomtion or re-
proof Or else remove him from the Institu-
ton. Let few offences be punished by dis
mission or expulsion.
iSeCenth. Let tie price of tuition be, for
one session only $50; for two sessions $75 Z;
for three sessions 500; and 1881 for each
succeeding session. Allow candidates for
the degree of 4. &. to occupy rooms in the
College Building free of rent-and all Others
be charged So per session.
Eighth Let the interests of the University
and OF Common Schools be so blended, that
should the receipts from tuition and room
rent during any gear beinsuificient to defray
the current expenses of the College, the re-
quired amount to be paid by the State;
with the proviso, that should the receipts
from tuition, and room rent during any
year. be more than is required to defray the
expenses, the surplus to go to the Common
School fund.
Since the foregoing plan was proposed, in
1865, it has been suggested that, to each
member of the General Assembly, the State
pay the tuition of one young man of limited
means, allowing him two years at the Uni
versity; and requiring him in turn to pledge
himself to teach for an equal length OF time
in the Common Schools, after the completion
of his education. Should such step be
taken in connection with the plan above
proposed, each one hundred dollars thus ex-
pended by the State might serve the pur-
pose, at the same time, of educating one
citizen at the University, OF aiding the In
stitution, of preparing and securing IL teacher
for the Common Schools, and also in II
certain contingency, OF adding that amount
to the Common School fund Of the State.
The following extract is from the Gaia
logue of the University of Michigan. 1.-THE
University OF Michigan has been regarded
and provided for, from the beginning, as an
essential part of the system of education
established by the State. In 1904, by an
act of Congress, a township of land in
| Michigan was set apart for the support of a
University, and in 1917 preliminary steps
were taken by the Territorial Government
for its organization. In 1891, Trustees were
appointed, and in 1924 another township of
land devoted to its support by Congress.
! In1S41 the first building was erected, and
the University proper was opened te
The Constitution of the State requires of
the Legislature to provide for and establish
system of Primary Schools, whereby a
school shall be kept without charge for
tuition, at least three months in each year.
| in every school district in the State. Prima-
ny Schools, therefore, are found in all the
townships. In the larger villages, OF
wherever the people are sufficiently enter.
pricing, it is customary to unite two or more
School Districts into one, and establish
Union Schools, in which number Of
teachers may be employed, and by com
bination of material and division Of labor
all the advantages of Classical anG