Of the Classes, Examinations &c.
1
st That there be four literary Classes to
be entered on annually & distinguished by the appellation
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of first, second, third & fourth.
2nd That none be admitted into the first
literary class as students, untill they shall have passed a competent
examination by the faculty on B
Caesars
Commentaries,
Salust,
Ovid, &
Virgil or
Other latin Boks equivolent & the Greek Grammar.
3
rd That the exercise of this Class be the
study of Engli
sh Grammer, Roman antiquities
& such parts of the roman historians, orators, & poets as may seem
necessary to the Officers of the
University; together
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with the study of the
Greek
Testament. It is to be understood that in case the studies allotted to
the classes for this or the two following years shall be more than they can
perform, then part of the same shall be taken up on the following year; But in
case the class shall have performed the assigned duties before the end of the
year then they shall anticipate part of the duties of the following year.
4
th That none be admitted into the second or
any other class untill they shall have passed a Competent
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examination on the exercise of the preceding
Class.
5th That the exercise of the second class be
Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Geography including the use of the Globe Grecian,
Antiquities and Greek Classies.
6th That the exercises of the third class be
the Mathematicks, Geomatry, Surveying,
Navigation, Algebra, Natural Philosophy & astronomy.
7
th That the exercise of the fourth class be
Logic, Moral Philosophy Principles of civil Govenment, Chronology, history
antient & Modern, the Bell lettre,
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& the
revisal of what ever may appear necessary to the officers of the
University.
8th That they who only choose to study the sciences & the english Language be either
formed into a class called the Scientific class, or else aranged with some of
the literary classes when they shall be studying the sciences
9
th That they who shall enter the third or
fouth classes
not not haveing been
students in former classes shall pay a certain sum for the use of the
University. That is to say for admission into the
third class at or after the
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middle stage of its
Progress the sum of eight dollars, for entrance into the fourth class at any
stage from the begining to the middle
period,
the sum of twelve & a half dollars & from the Middle period to the end
the sum of fifteen dollars.
10th That in addition to the annual
examinations, there shall be three quarterly examinations.
Time of Study, Vacations, &c.
11
th That the students shall decently attend
Prayers
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every morning & evening. That morning
prayer shall be at sunrise.
12th That from Prayers to breakefast be
study hours breakfast to be at Eight Oclock.
13th That One hour be allowed for Breakfast
& amusement after which shall follow three hours of study & recitation
(,i,e, untill 12 Oclock).
14
th That study hours commence again at two
o'clock, & continue untill prayers at five Oclock, after which shall be a
vacation untill 8 Oclock, when the students
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shall reti
re to their respective lodgings &
not leave them, without consent of their teacher untill prayers next
morning.
15th That each class have a monitor, to be
appointed by the teacher who shall note down those absent without leave, &
the disordely & the Vitious.
16th That all the students speak read or
exhibit composition on saturday, A.M. & the same day P. M. be allowed them
for amusement.
Duties moral & religious.
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17th That all the students attend divine
service on the sabbath, & Evening examination on the general principles of religion & morality, that they reverence
the sabbath use no profane language nor speak disrespetfully of religion, or
any religious denomination of poeople.
That they be not allowed to keep any ardent spirits in their Rooms nor
associate with evil company, that they shall not play at any game of hazard or
any other kind of game, nor make bets they shall treat their teachers with
respect & also each other, according to the honour due to each class.
Pecuniary Duties.
18th That each the Students in each room
pay eight dollars Per year, to be paid half
yearly in advance to the Professor or president having the care of the
University, for roomrent, repair accidental damages & for wilful damages pay
fourfold. If the author of the damage cannot be ascertained, the damage shall
be asses'd on the whole number of students in the
University.
19
th The students in general shall observe
the rules
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of decency & cleanliness.
20th No Student shall be admitted to the
honour of a degree untill he shall have sttled all his pecuniary accounts at
the
University.
21st Each student shall prepare a book into
which he shall enter these laws.
Of Trials & Punishments.
22
nd The Student charged shall have timely
notice, & testamony taken on the most solemn assurance, shall by the
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faculty or
trustees be deemed valid, without calling on a
magistrate to administer an oath in legal form.
23rd The punishments & grades of
punishments shall be 1st admonition by any officer of the
University 2nd admonition by the
faculty 3rd admonition before the whole
University, 4th Admonition
before the
trustees, 5th suspension. 6th Total & final
expulsion.
24
th No pecuniary mulcets shall be inflicted
for non attendane on Prayers or recitation, but besides admonition the officer
of the
University may transmit an abstract
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of the monitors bill as often as he choses, with
a statement of the students negligence to his Guardian
25th That the monitors bill be called for
pulickly every monday evening & every
transgressoon r of thes laws be brought to an account.
26
th That these laws be publickly read once
every year before the whole
University or of
tener if judged necessary & that one
oftener officer of the
University deliver to the students an address on the
necessity & advantage of observing the laws; or that a student from the
classes
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in rotation be appointed for that
purpose.
27th That the sum of one Shilling per week
be imposed on those Students who do not live at Commons. which shall be paid to
the steward.