- - — iH^K ^w *^5^ LD 1650 BHBL :> 1822 m^.yyH^ e>^tA__ Copy 1 '&O^^C-^jrJLm^ JBu.^ .^ STATUTES -^ OF ^- oe/t^y^-ih-t^ J DICKINSON COLLEGE. 13^ CARLISLE, Penns'a. ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. // FEBRUARY 15, 1822. / TO WHICH IS ANNEXED THE RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STETFARDj AX ACCOUNT OF THE EXPENSESj AND THE RULES OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CARLISLE : PRINTE]^ BY AVILLIAM B. AND JAMES UNDERWOOD. / :S TRUSTEES OF DICKINSON COLLEGE^. "^ JAMES ARMSTRONG, M. D. President of the Board, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, George Stevexsox, M, D, Pittsburg; Pennsylvania. Robert Cathcart, D, D. York; Pennsylvania, James Riddle, Esquire, Chambersburg; Pennsylvania, David Dexny, v. d. m. Chambersburg; Pennsylvania^ Charles Smith, Esq. l. l. d. Lancaster; Pennsylvania, James Sxodgrass, y. d. m. Dauphin County^ Pennsylvania, Robert Colemax, Esquire, Lancaste^r,; P^ennsylvania, David M'Coxxaughy, v. d. m. Gettysburg; Pennsylvania, N. R. Sxowdex, v. d. m. Williamsport ; Pennsylvania, Joxathax Walker, Esquire ; P. C, C, of the U, States^ for the Western District of Pennsyl- vania; Pittsbyrg, Joxathax Helf«:xsteix, v. d. m. Frederick Toitin; Mary^^ land, Jacob IIexdel, Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, William 1S\, Browa^, Esquire, Chambersburg; Pennsyl- vania, Robert Blaixe, Esquire, Cumberland County^ PennsyU van! a, Fraxcts PrixgLE, v. d. m. Carlisle; P ennsyivunia, Axdrev/ Carothers, Esquire, Carlisle,^ Pennsylvania, John B. Gibsox, Esquire; J, S, C, of the State of Pennsyl- vania, Jonx Lixd, V. D. M. Greencastle; Pennsy'lvania, Edward J. Stiles, Esquire, Cumberland County^ Pemi- syivunia, 'George A Lyon, Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, Albert Helfenstein, v. d. m. Baltimore; Maryland, Nathaniel Chapman, m. d. Philadelphia, George Duffield, v. d. m. Carlisle; Pennsylvania, Henry R. Wilson, v. d. m. Cumberland County^ Penn^ vania, 1 i TRUSTEES OF DICKINSON COLLEGE, | Isaiah Graham, Esquire, A^ewville; Pennsylvania, '^ John Moody, v. d. M* Shifi^ensburg; Pennsylvania, A Isaac B. Parker, Esquire, Carlisle ; Pennsylvania, i Alexander Mahon, Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, ] Joseph Knox, Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania. William N. Irvine, Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, Jacob Alter, Esquire, Cumberland County^ PennsyU \ vania, j Anprew BoDEN. Esquire, Carlisle; Pennsylvania, j John Reed, Esquire, P, J, of the jYint/i Judicial District j of Pennsylvania; Carlisle, ] W. R' Dewitt, v. d.m. Harrisburg; Pennsylvania. \ ,Jo«N S. Ebauoh., y. D. M. Carlisle; Pennsylvania, j John.Swartzwelder, V. D. M. Carlisle; Pennsylvania, '- William C^ Chambers, m. d. Carlisle; Pennsylvania, Jambs JlAMiLTONy Ksquire; Secretary of the Board^ Car- lisle; Pennsylvania, J^DREW M^DowELL^t^cx, Treasurer^ Carlisle^ Penns*a, THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE. J. M. MASON, D. D, PrincipaF, lectures on Moral Phi- losophy, aiKi on the Truth and Ev- idences of Divine Revelation. HENRY VETHAKE, A. M. Professor of Mathematicks, and Natural Philosophy ; who also teaches Geography, Chemistry, and Political Economy. ALEXANDER M'CLELLAND, A, M. Professor of Belles Lettres, and the Philosophy of Mind. Professor of Languages. N. B. Until the chair of Professor of Languages is filled, his duties will be attended to^ by the other mem- bers of the Faculty. Mr. J. C. SLACK^ Teacher of the Grammar Schools STATUTES OP DICKINSON^ C0LLK6E. "^ CHAPTER I. or THE IMMEDIATE GOVERNMENT OF THE COLLEGE. 1. The government of the College is essentially vested in the Faculty. 2. The Principal and Professors constitute, an'd'shalf be styled the faculty of the college, 3. The Faculty shall hold a stated meeting on the first of September, in each year,' add as often as 'a majority may direct, and the Principal shall have authority ta summon special meetings' at his discretion. 4. The Faculty shall have power to direct the applica- tion of the ensuing statutes^; ^6 make all regulations f4r the governmentof the College, not contrary to these stc\- tutes, and to annex thereto, such means of enforcement^ as to them may-, seem just and necessary,. 5. The Faculty, in the absence of the Principal, shall have full povt^er to perform such acts of government, zsP may to them seem necessary; and their acts shall have a5^ fall force and virtue, as if he were present. 6. No offence shall be brought before the Fa^^ulty, but in consequence of their own order. CHAPTER II.- OF THE CLASSES, OF ADMISSION K^TtS TItE COLLEGE, AND OF THE COURSE-OF 6TUDY. Section 1. The Students ^hall be dividedinto four rVas-» -s'es : each class to contini|*,e one year; those of the first a year shall be d^enoininated Freshmen; those of the second year, Sophomores' ; those of the third year, Juniors; and those of the fourth year, Seniors, 2. The studies of the Grammar School, preparatory to admission into the Freshman class, shall be English Grammar ; the grammars of the Latin and Greek tongues, including Prosody ; the rendering of English into correct, grammatical Latin; Lynes* Latin Primer, first part; Cse- §ar's Commentaries ; Orations of Cicero against Catiline, i3.nd for the Poet Archias; the first four books of VirgiFs CEneid^^ in Greek, the historical books of the New Test- lament, and Dalzell's Collectanea Minora. Arlthmeticky also, including vulgar and decimal Fractions. 3. Vv'hen the particular book, required to be read in the Grammar School, shait not have been studied^ it is expected, that the applicants fbr admission shall be pre- pared in an equal a^^ount of Latin aad Greek. 4. Students shall not proceed from a lower to a higher class, without having naastered the studies in the lower one. 5. Applicants for admission, who shall' not have been in any College before, must, on examination, satisfy the Faculty of their acquaintance with the subjects of study, which are required of the students of Dickinson, previous to that stage of the course at which they propose to enter. 6. No student shall be received fi-om any other College, wthout satisfactory testimonials of character. r. Students from other Colieges, with good credentials of their character and standing, may be admitted ad eun- d€m; but theirplaces are to be held cum fiericulo, that if they shall not be afclo^ to keep up with the class, tlie Fac- ulty shall assign th^m to. a lower class. 9^ 8. Ko student shall enter at a later period of the course than the commencement of the Senior year. 9. The 1st of September, and the 30th of January, shall be the stated periods of admission ; which applicants are requested to bear in mind, especially the Ist of Septem- berj and govern themselves accordingly. 10. Every student, at his admission, shall attest as fol- lows : I, ^. Bj on condition of being-admitted a member of Dickinson College, solemnly promise, on my truth and honour, to observe and obey all the laws, rules, and reg- ulations of the College ; and shall write in a book, called the Matriculation Book^ his own name at full length, and the name and pface of abode, of his parent, guardian, or person by whom he is sent to College ; by which signa- ture and promise, he shall be obligated to the duties, and enjoy the privileges of a regular students W. No young man shall be considered as fully a mem- bei* of the Institution, until he be matricu Fated : But, after his literacy qualifications are approved, he shall attenlf with, and do the duties of the class he proposes to enter,- for one term ; during which time he shall be on trial : and if his behaviour shall be rude, disorderly, or immor- al he shall, at the expiration- of the term, or sooner, if circumstances require, be sent home without being per- mitted to enter. 12. The College course shall be divided into two terms^ The first, with which the academical year commences, beginning on the 1st of September, and ending the 31st January. The second, beginning on the 1st of February^ and ending the last Wednesday in June. THE FRESHMAJsr CLASS SHALL STUDY, FiKST term: Frojn the ^d of September^ till the \st of February, Algebra, as far as the end of Simple Equations ; Sallust, 10 Xenophoii^s Crrop<£dia ; English Grammar revised ; En- glish Reading, Composition, and Declamation. SECOND term: From the first of February to the last Wednesday of June\ Ovid's Metai^orphoses ; Homer's Iliad ; Algebra, to the end of Quadratic Equations ; Reading of English; En- glish Composition and Declamation; Elements of Anci-^ ent and Modern Geography. THE SOFHOMORE CLASS SHALL STUDY, FIRST term: From the '^d of SepA ember till the \st of February ^ EiLclid's Elements ; the last eight books of Virgil's CE- neid ; the first half of the list volume of Dalzell's Collecta- nea Majopa; English and Latin Cofnpositi on, alternately; Reading and Declamation, in English ; Ancient and Mdr- dern Geography. SECOND term; ' from the fi'rii of February to the last Wednesday _ of June^ Plane Trigonometry; Mensuration; Surveying; Conic Sections; Terence; Livy ; the rest of Dalzell's Collecta* nea Ma^jora ; the first volume English and Latin Composi- tion and Declamation, alte^-nately ; Elements of Logic s* History; Chronology. THE JUjXIOR class SHALL STUD\V FIRST term: ' From the od of September to the Xst cf February^ • Algebra, continued ; Spherical Trigpnon^etry; Naviga^ tion ; the use of the Globes ; Quinctilia^-^; Virgil's Geor^ gics ; Dalzell's Collectanea Majora, volume 2 ; Transla- tions from Greek into Latiii, and from Latin into Greek, alternately; Reading and Declamation in English ; Rhet- oric^;- English Composition. 11 SECt)XD TER5fr F^fom the firdt of February till the last Wednesday of June ^ Fluxions; Mechanics; Horace's Satires; Demosthenes, especially his Oration, de Corona; Lysias ; Double trans- lation from Greek into Latin, and from Latin into Greek, as before; Philosophy of Mind; English Compositioa and Declamation. THE SEXIQR CLJSS SHALL STUDY;^ FIRST term: From the Sd of Se/itember till the \st of February^ Experimental Philosophy ; Chemistry; Cicero de Offi^ ciis et de Natura Deorum ; Longinus ; Double transla- tion, as before; Latin Verse r- Universal Grammar; Pv.ead- VA% English ; Declamations in- English, of the Students* own composition. Necessity a^id Evidences of* Divine Revelation. SEeoNi> term: From the first of February to the last Wednesday of June ^ Astronomy; Tacitus ; the Odes and Epistles of Horace; Juvenal ; the Medea of Euripides ; the CEdipus Tyrannu^* of Sophocles ; the Prometheus Vinctus of ^schylus ; the Isthmia of Pindar; Double translation, as before; Latin Verse; Declamations in Latin, of the students' own com-' position; Criticism; Principles of Political Economy; Evidences of.Diviae Revelation ; Christiaa Ethica. , CHAPTER HL OF ASCEXlTAINIXCi THE PROGRESS OF THE STTDENTS- Section I. Every instructor shall keep a roll of his class^ which shall be called over at the hour of lecture, and the manner of their attendance noted. He shall also mark their performance in every exercise. This mark' shall be common to all the instructors ; anrd^ in- connexion witii ather circumstances, which the- Faculty may deem impor* 12 tant, shall determine the relative standing of the student, at such stated times as the Faculty shall appoint. 2. There shall be a careful revision of studies in the se- veral classes, as to the conductor of each may seem fit; and examinations of one class at ia time, in presence of such persons as he may select. 3. If a student shall be found- incapable of proceeding in his class, with advantage to himself, the Faculty may arrest his progress ; it being always understood, that if he shall make up his deficiency^ he may regain a standing in his former class. 4. There shall be honourable distinctions of such ^rt^ as the Trustees may direct, for students who shall greatly excel. The comparative degrees of which excellence shall be ascertained in the end of June, immediately before the commencement No student, whose average standing shall not be above mediocrity, shall be a candidate for ex- amination. The Faculty shall appoint the subjects of ex- amination; but no extra, time shall be allowed for revi- sion. The Faculty shall also make known, a month pre- vious to the examination, the names of those students wKo are allowed to be competitors. 5. This examination shall be very strict; but not pro- tracted : and that it may be the more imposing, the Trus- tees, the Parents or Friends of the Youth, the Clergy, and gentlemen of distinction, who may be in the town, shall be invited to attend. CHAPTER IV. OF EXPENDITURE. Section 1. Every student whose parents or legal guar- dian do not reside in the borough, shall have a guardian therein, or some member of the faculty, to take charge of 13 liis necessary expenses; with whom shall be deposited such a sum of money as his parent or legal guardian may think proper for the purpose. In the article of pocket money, which is left to the discretion of the parent or guardian, strict economy is earnestly requested. 2. No student shall, on any account whatever, contract any debt, except with the permission of his guardian in writing; or he shall be considered as withdrawing from the College; and if a parent or guardian shall pay a debt of a student unlawfully contracted, he shall, ijiso facto^ be considered as removing his son or Ward from the Col- lege. CHAPTER V. OF THE DEPORTMENT OF THE STUDENTS. :^ection 1. The students are to consider themselves, and each other, as young gentlemen, associated for the pur- poses of mutual improvement; and are Xo behave them- selves accordingly; avoiding all turbulence, rudeness, and violence. 2. They are to treat the Principal, Trofessors, and Tni- tors, on all occasicms, with the most profound respect ; obeying, implicitly, all their lawful commands; and in every respect, so demeaning themselves, ^s those who know that their character for correct behaviour, -is not less important, nor less at stake, than their character foi^ intellectual acquirements. CHAPTER VI. OF MISDEMEANOURS AND OFFENCES^ Section 1. If ahy student shall neglect his studies, or -shall interrupt the studies of another, or disturb any offi- cer in his lawful employment, or be guilty of profane cursing or swearing; of intoxication; of riot; of striking a fellow student; of keeping the company of persons of known immorality; of playing at cards, dice, or other games of cliancc< or of any other thing grossly immoral* of which the faculty shall be the sole judges, he shall, at their discretion, receive any punishment short of dismis- sion or expulsion; but, when in their opinion the offence shall merit the punishment of dismission or expulsion, it shall be the duty of the president of the faculty to report the case, in writing, to the president of the board of trustees, with the attendant facts and circumstances, who shall immediately convoke the said board, and submit the matter for its decision. But the board shall act ex- clu^siveJy on the written report of the faculty, taking the facts therein set forth as conclusively established, and shall inflict such punishment as a majority of the Board may direct. 2. If any student shall light, or propose to jGight a duel, or be in any wise concerned in. promoting or abetting it, or in the giving or accepting of a chpalenge, or shall re- proach^ traduce, or treat disrespectfully, any student, for having refused to accept a challenge, he shall be ex- pelled. o. li any student shall engage in any professional study^ during his academical course? he shall be dismissed. 4. if a student shall contumaciously resist the authori- ty of the principal, or any of the professors or tutors, he shall be dismissed or expelled, as the circumstances may- render proper. 5. If any student shall visit a tavern, house of enter- tainment, or eating house, without permission from some member of the faculty, he shall be suspended or dismis- sed, 6. If any student shall bring into his room, or have in hi^ possession, any spirituous or fermented liquor, he shall be dismissed or expelled. 15 7. No student shall keep for his use or pleasure, any riding beast; nor a dog, or gun, fire arms or ammunition; Ti6r swbfd, dirk, SWord-cane, or any deadly weapon what- soever; nor shall any student be permitted to ride out, without the permission of some member of the Faculty. 8. If, in the opinion of the faculty, the character cf a student shall be so vicious, as to render him an unworthy member of the College, and a source of corruption to the other students, he shall be admonished, and if he do not forthwith reform, his parent or legal guardian shall be requested to remove him from the College, and in case of refusal or delay, the trustees are to remove him in such way as they may think proper. 9. A Student who shall have been expelled, or twice dismissed, shall not be readmitted, 10. Every case not specifically provided for in these statutes, is remitted to the discretion of the Facility or the Trustees, as the case may require; it being under- stood that the discretion of the former shall extend to the infliction of any punishment short of dismission or expul- sion; and in all cases where dismission or expulsion is specifically annexed, as the punishment of any particular offence; or where the quantum of punishment is discre- tionary, and the Faculty may be of opinion that dismis- sion or expulsion ought to be inflicted, it shall be the du- ty of the Faculty, and of the Trustees respectively, to pro- ceed according to the provisions of the first section of this chapter. CHAPTER VIL Of THE LIBRARY. Section 1. The Library shall be subject to such regula- tions as the Faculty may prescribe. 2. They shall particularly designate the kind of books, Which are not to be taken out. 16 CHAPTER VIII. OF RESIDENCE. Sectio7i 1, The rooms in the College Edifice shall be as- signed to the students under the direction of the Faculty, 2. Every student shall reside in the room assigned to him, and shall not remove into another, without permis- sion of the Faculty. 3. Every student, except at lecture, shall keep his room •during study hours, which shall be regulated by the Fa- culty; and no stranger, without the knowledge of one of the Faculty, shall be permitted to visit the rooms dur- ing these hours. 4. The rooms of the students shall be visited as the Fa- culty may direct ; and, if any obstruction shall be put in the way of the visiting officer, he is authorized to cause it to be removed, £ven to the breaking of the door, at the ex- pense of the occupants; who may otherwise be called to account for their improper conduct. 5. Any damage to the College property, ascertained to have been committed by a student, shall be paid for by him. Damage done, when the offender cannot be disco- vered, shall be charged equally, to all the students. 6. There shall at all times reside with the students, in the College edifice, some member of the Faculty, or some of the tutors- CHAPTER IX. OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES, Section 1. There shall be prayers every morning and evening, by the Principal or his substitute, at such hour as the Faculty shall appoint. 2. The students shall attend divine worship, at such place as their parents or guardians shall prefer^ n 5. The Faculty may appoint such other religious exer- cises as shall not interfere with their regular studies. GH AFTER X. OF COMMENCEMENTS AND DEGREES. Section 1. The commencement shall be held on the last Wednesday in June, and the usual degrees conferred. 2. On the day of Commencement, such candidates af> the Faculty shall have previously selected, shall perform the exercises assigned to them, under peril, in case of non-compliance, of being refused their degree. 3. Candidates for the second degree, viz. o{ Master' of Arts^ must give proof of their competence, either by some public exhibition of talents, or by submitting to such tests as the Faculty may appoint. 4. No person shall be admitted to the degree of Doctor of Divinity^ or oi Doctor of Laws ^ unless his name be an- nounced to the Trustees, three months before the com- mencement, and upon the favourable report of a commit- tee, appointed at the time of his nomination, upon proofs of his literary merit in that department of literature which the degree req^uired may respect.^ CHAPTER XI. aF VACATIONS. Section 1. There ahall be an intermission of the studies from the twenty -third day of December^ to the fifth day of January; and on the twenty-second day of February — - the birth-day of Washington, 2. There shall be a vacation of all the classes, from the last Wednesday in June, till the first of September. APPENDIX, Ke. I. OF THE STEWARD ; OF COMMONS ; AND OF THE PAYMENT OF THE STUDENTS. 1- A Steward' shall', annually, be appointed, v/lio shall hsld his office, from year to year, from the first day of July, at the pleasure of the Trustees : The Steward shall liave the right of resigning his office at the end of any one } ear, en giving to the Trustees three months previous no- t\ce of his determination ; and he shall have similar no-- lice from the Trustees, when they intend to remove him. 2. The Steward shall have the use of such apartments in the College edifice, for the accommodation of his fam- ily ajid the students, as shall he stipulated, in his coiltract T/ith the Board. S. He shall contract, with the advice and consent of tha Faculty, with the servants of the College, who shall obey the directions of the Faculty in the discharge of the seve- ral duties incident to their stations, and shall be immedi- iitely dismissed by the Steward, when, in the opinion of r!:e Faculty, it shall become improper for them to be con- nected with the College. The Faculty and Steward shall prescribe the duties of the servants, l^o females shall be employed as servants in the College; nor shall the Stew- ' ard retain, in the kitchen departmei\t, any servant, in op- position to the advice and representations of the Faculty. 4. He shall furnish all students, professors, and. tutors, ■^ho shall be admitted to lodge in the College edific-e, with irood and sufficient food, well prepared and cooked, and regjlarly served up three times a day, at the rate of tivG dollars per week. ^,.. He shall publish proposals, annually, for supplying wood far the use of the students in College, and shall con- tract for sufficient quantities, on the best terms he can pro- cure the same ; to be delivered previous, to the first d,ay of w rJecember; the expenses of which, aud of cutting and piling the same in the wood house, shall be paid when he shall have presented to the Committee of Accounts, the receipts of those from whom he has purchased the wood, and by whom it has been cut and piled, and received the order of the President upon the Treasurer, 6. He sliall contract with competent and proper persons to ivash for all who shall lodge in the College edifice, at a rate not exceeding sixteen dollars a year^ and shall, once a' week, send all clothes, or such as shall be put in readi- ' ness by the students, to be washed and mended ; and at regular and proper times return the same : the expenses of which to be paid, when the receipts for washing shalF have been presented as above, 7. He shall keep a book, in which he shall make fair' entries of the time when each student shall commence ' lodging in the College, or enter into Commons, and shall make all other entries that may" be necessary for the set- tlement of his own accounts, from time to time,^ as well as those of every; student lodging with him^ which book shall be subject to the inspection of the Trustees^ 8. In paying the Steward, a deduction shall be made for the privileges he may enjoy, in such sum as shall ba stipulated in his contract with the Board. 9. The Steward shall be entitled to draw from the trea„ - sury, on orders given by the President, such sums as may" be due to him, agreeably to his contract with the Trus- tees, for boarding, the students^ professors, and tutors lodged in the College^ Provided^ That payment shall at no time be demanded for more than three months in ad- vance : And, firo~yided further^ that he shall not draw for more money than will be actually, due to him at the expic.^ ation of a term. 10. The accounts of the Steward and Students, sever- ally, shall be closed on the books ^t tlie end of each terii;^^- 20 11. The students shall find their own beds, beddings, candles, and all the necessary furniture of their chambers^ 12. Before the name of any student shall be entered on the books of the Steward, he shall, at the commencement of each term, or immediately after his arrival, put the Treasurer's receipt, for the dues of that term, into the hands of the Clerk of the Faculty, who shall furnish him with a certificate of the fact, to be handed to the Steward, and filed as a voucher; except in the following- case,.viz^ If a student shall not, at the commencement of the term, be in funds to pay the dues of that term immediately, he shall, nevertheless, have his name entered upon the Stevv'- ard's books, and be permitted to be in Commons, for the space of four weeks ; but if at the expiration of that peri- od he sh?Jlnot have paid the dues of the term, and produ- ced his certificate, he shall give his note to the Steward, for the payment of his board and washing* during that tim.e, and withdraw from the College edifice : it being distinctly understood, that the Steward is to look to the student alone for payment. 13. No student who is capable of attending on the exer- cises of the College, shall be permitted to be out of Com*- mons, unless he lives with his parents, or legal guardian, or a professor,, or relative ; the relative being at the same time a householder: until, in the opinion of the Faculty,- it shall be improper to introduce any more into the Col- lege edifice* No student that has previously been admit- ted into College, arriving after the commencement of the session, (September Ist,) shall sustain any deductions^ whatever,, in any of the charges for the term, except it shall appear to the Faculty to be proper and necessary. 14. The Steward shall commence boarding the Stu- dents on the first day of September; on which day, the students shall enter into Commons : and he shall conti- nue to provide for them, without intermission, till the d.'4y after the conanxencement^ 21 15. The Stirdents shall cease to be in Commons on the (lay after the commencement, and shall withdraw from the College edliice during the whole period of the vaca- tion ; but, in all cases during the recess, where they have not obtained an order from the President, or some mem- ber of the Faculty, granting them permission to return- home, or visit their friends, they shall remain in Com- mons and be subject to the government of the College. 16. There shall be no money repaid to any student for the time he may be out of Commons-, during the recess*. 17- No student shall be permitted to put himself, at any time, except during the recesi5, out of Commons, without a written order from the President, or some mem^ ber ef the Faculty; nor shall such order be granted, ex- cept in case of sickness rendering it necessary — ^to be cer- tified by a physician — or, in case it shall appear to the President or Professor, that there are other reasons, suf- ficiently great and urgent, to justify the same. The Fac- ulty shall judge in all such cases of exemption from be- ing in Comm.ons, v/hether any, and if any, what amount of money, advanced for board, shall be refunded ; and when such money shall be repaid, or proportioi^al reduc- tion shall bemade from the Stev/a.rd's charge. In all. oth- er cases of'students withdrawing from College,, the Fac- ulty shall judge whether any part of the m.oney advanced by them to the Treasurer, shaRbe refunded. 18. The Steward shall sell nothing to the students, nor take mon^y fi^om then>, on any pretence, whatever, ex- cept that he shall have the privilege of furnishing them with oil and candles. 19. The Steward shall not be compelled to provide any by-meal, except in cases of sickness, 20. The order to be observed in the dining-room shall be prescribed by the Faculty. ^i. In all cases aot specified in the above detail, the 22' Faculty are autlionzed to act for the good of the Institxi* tion. APPENDIX, No. 11. The following Bills detail all the necessary expendi- tures of a young m^n, for one yean^ with the exception of his books, clothing, candles, and pocket money. First Termi fro m^. ^efitembeT • 1 , till January 3 1 . Boarding, 2^ Weeks, at g2 00 per week^ S44 Gd' Servants' w^ages, - - -- - 4 00 Ordinary Damages^ ^ - , 2 00 Shoe Blacking, - - - - 2 00 Rent of Room,- - - - - - 4 00 X^i^el— (An account will be kept with each student, and settled in, the close of May; when,v if it shall appear, tliat the sum advanced, is more than the actual expenses of the fuel, and the contingen-t expenses of the College, in procuring it, the> overplus shall be re- funded ; and in like manner, if there should be any deficiency, it shall be made up,) Recitation Fuel, Washing, Tuition, - - - - - Entrance, Use of Library,.. Second Term: from February lytiil la3t Wednes- day of June. Boarding, 2:1 weeksy at g^ 00 per w€eky Servants' Wages^ Ordinary Damages, Shoe Blacking, Rent of Room, Recitation Fuel, Washing, Tuition, . . - - Use of Library, - - r 12 00 75 8 00 18 00 5 00 1 00 gioo 75 42 00 ■ 4 00 - 2 00 2 00 4 00 7-5 8 00 18 00 1 00 gSl 75 1>3 When parents^ prefer it, payment may be made by stii- dents, in advance, for both^ terms, at the commencement of the session ; but when this is not done, they must, dur^ ing the las^t week of January, or on tjie first week of Feb- ruary, settle with the Treasurer for the du^s of the sec- ond term. Students entering College at any time during the first term, are requ^i^ed ta advance the full amount charged for fuel in the first of" the above bills : but when they en- ter on Commons, on, or after the first of February, they are required to advance but six dollars for fuel. Students who do not board in the College are only re- quired to pay to the Treasurer, the charges for tuitioir, dumages, recitatiQii, fuelj. aiid use of library. APPENDIX, No. HI. OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. i. The Grammar school, attached to the College, shall contain four forms* In the Firsts or lowest, the scholars shall learn, by heart, the general rules of Rudiman's rudiments, and their application to parsings without delay ; and shall commence writing Latin from Mair's Exercises. In the S-ccond^ they shall daily repeat a portion of the general rules of RirddLman, and shall also learn the ex- ceptions and observations : they shall also commit to memory, with a sufficient quantity of exemplifications, the Latin Prosody of Emanuel Alvarez ; shall learn, by heart, Moore's Greek Gi'amraar, uMran^lated ;. and shall continue to make Latin from Mair^s Exercises j and stu- dy the first part of L}Tie's Latin Primer. In the Thirds they shall repeat a short lesson, daily, fi'om Ruddiman and Alvarez ; shall learn the Greek Syn- tax and Prosody ; and shall study Caesar's Commentaries and tl^e historica,! books pf the Greek Xe.stame,nt. 24 In the Fourthy they shall revise,, yery exactly, Lyne's Latin Primer; shall repeat, every other day, a lesson in the Latin and Greek Grammars, alternately ; shall study Cicero's Orations against Catiline*; the first four books of Virgil's iEneid, scanning the m^tre by the rules of Al- varez ; Dalzell's Collectanea Minora, applying, as they go along, the principles of Prosody, in the poetical parts of the book : and Arithmetick^ as far as to tl*e end of Decimal Fractions— -they shall also, once a week, write Greek Exercises, using Neilson's Exercises as their mo- del. 2. The time allotted for each form> i.e. which a boy must spend in each form, is to be regulated by his im- provement : it being understood that no boy shallj on any account, pass from a lower to a higher form, without being accurately versed in the studies of the form prece- ding: and, on the other hand, that any boy, so versed, may be promoted to a higher form, whatever be the length of time spent in a^lower one. The principle of this rule is to be applied; without ex- teption, to all boys who shall come from other schools;, or shall have made some progress in their grammatical studies. 3. There shall bre two examinations of the school in ^very year; one in the end of March^ and one immedi- ately before the eighth of August. A vacation of three weeks shall follaw each of the examinations. 4. Scholars of the fourth, or highest form, who shall pass, with approbation, the examination in August, sl>all ifiso factOy be considered as students of the Freshmen- class in Dickinson College. 5. No student belonging to the Grammar Schoo' shall be permitted to board or lodge in the College edifice. 6. Each scholar, upon his admission to the Gratnmar School, shall pay to the Treasurer of the Board of Trus- tees, quarterly, in advance, on X)\^Jir%t Monday a in Stfi- tember^ Dec&mber^ March^ and June^ the sum o{ %7 50^ for tuition, and 37^ cents for rent of roona : and on the ^Jirst Monday in September^ an additional sum of gl 50 for fuel, during the season ; a certificate of which pay- ments, from the Treasurer, shall be required by, and de- livered to the Teacher, to be preserved by him as a vou- cher for/further settlement. 1 iRRARY OF CONGRESS # 020 773 536 A'