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The
M The Committee appointed by the The Committee are of the opinion, that it will greatly tend
to the preservation of order, and will be well calculated to
insure The Committee further recommend, that a circular letter be
addressed by the President or presiding Professor to the
Parent or Guardian of each and every Student who now does,
or hereafter may, belong to the The Committee respectfully suggest, for the consideration of
the Your Committee are of opinion, that it would contribute
greatly to reclaim dissipation among the Students, and to
remove certain prejudices entertained in several parts of
the State, against the collegiate and moral regulations of
the r
A.B, was hereafter addressed to the Parent or Guardian
of every Student, and if one of these letters was lodged
with each Trustee. For this purpose, should the
Ordinance marked Be it ordained by the That the President or presiding Professor shall cause the
laws to be transcribed and shall require each and every
Student to That a certificate from a Physician, that the state of health
of any Student is such as to require peculiar diet, shall
not intitle him to board in the That the President or Presiding Professor, when any Student
shall be suspended by the Faculty, or expelled by the
Faculty and five Trustees, shall address a letter to the
Parent or Guardian of such Student acquainting him
therewith. That any Student who may be suspended by the Faculty shall
not, during his suspension, reside within two miles of the
And be it further ordained, that when a Student shall so long
persist in habits of indolence and neglect of collegiate
duties, or in disorderly and irregular behavior, that there
is no hope of reclaiming him to habits of industry and
order, it shall be the duty of the principal Professor to
address a letter to the Parent or Guardian of such Student,
stating the circumstances, and advising him to withdraw him
from the Institution: Provided nevertheless, that nothing in
this Ordinance shall be so construed as to prevent the
Faculty from suspending any Student when the same shall
appear to be necessary.A, referred to in the foregoing Report,
viz.
Circular Letter marked The
B referred to in the foregoing Report, viz.
st Session2d Session
And to prevent the evils that may result from improper credit
being given to the Students by Shopkeepers and others in the
The
"There shall be monthly meetings of the Faculty, at which every
Professor and Tutor shall make a Report on the conduct and scholarship of the
Students, and particularly of those who are under his charge: and the opinions
which the Faculty shall then form shall be a history of the character and
scholarship of every student to his parent or guardian and to the
"The President shall read or say public prayers every evening in the Chapel at five o'clock, except on Saturday evening; and in his absence one of the Professors or Tutors shall perform that duty. In the morning prayers shall follow after the reading of a chapter, or part thereof, in the Old or New Testament, by the Professors and Tutors in turn.
"The hours of study shall be from the time of morning prayers till eight o'clock; from nine till twelve in the forenoon, and from two till five in the afternoon; and at all other times the Students shall observe a proper silence and a respectful deportment.
"Every student shall regularly and punctually attend the recitations of
his class at the place appointed by his Instructor, and at the time when the
bell shall be rung to give him notice. His Professor or Tutor shall
"If any Student shall be habitually indolent or inattentive to business, or shall be absent from prayers, from recitation, or public worship, or at any other time when it shall be his duty to attend, he shall be punished according to the aggravation of his offence.
"Nothing indecent, profane or immoral shall at any time be delivered on
the public stage, under penalty of such censure as the Faculty or
"Every Student, whether in the College or in the
"The Students shall attend such instructions in morals and religion as their Professors and Tutors, or the Faculty jointly, shall appoint on Sunday. And if any Student absent himself, or evade such instructions, or conduct himself indecently while attending them, he shall be punished by his Instructor or by the Faculty, according to the nature of his offence, due regard being paid in this as well as in all other cases to the rules hereafter prescribed, pointing out the different degrees or grades of punishment which the Faculty shall be at liberty to inflict.
"At all times the Students shall conduct and express themselves respectfully towards the Faculty, and towards every member of it.
"No insult shall be offered by a Student, or by any number of Students,
to the people of the
"No Student, who does not live in the
"A Student shall not make horse races, nor bet thereon, nor shall they keep cocks or fowls of any kind, or for any purpose.
"No Student shall raffle, play at cards or dice, or bet at any game,
without being punished by the Faculty according to the
"No Student shall keep a dog or fire arms; nor shall he use fire arms without permission from someone of the Faculty.
"No Student shall have spirituous liquors in his room without particular permission from the President or from some member of the Faculty.
"Every Student who shall be guilty of intoxication, shall receive an admonition before the Faculty for the first offence, and on repetition of the crime, shall be publicly admonished or suspended, according to the nature and aggravation of his conduct.
"Should a combination ever be formed by any number of Students to transgress the laws, or to prevent their execution, or to shew disrespect to the Faculty, or to anyone of its members, or to introduce disorder in any shape, the Faculty shall either punish the whole body according to their demerits, or they shall select such as appear to be most active and forward, as the sole objects of punishment. The Faculty shall choose either of these methods as to them shall appear most expedient.
"All swearing and profane, blasphemous, or impious language shall be
utterly excluded from the
"On Sunday the Students shall refrain from their ordinary diversions and exercises.
"If any Student shall use any indecent gesture or language to any other Student or person, he shall be liable to be admonished.
"If any Student shall be convicted of lying he shall be admonished; if he shall be guilty of direct and malicious falsehood, he shall be suspended or expelled, according to the nature of the offence.
"The Students shall keep their rooms clean, and shall not put or procure to be introduced into the College filth of any kind.
"It is recommended to the Students to be plain in their dress; but it is required of them always to appear neat and cleanly: and if any Student shall be grossly negligent in this respect, it shall be the duty of the College officers to admonish him for it, and see that he preserve a decent appearance.
"At the ringing of the bell the first time in the morning, all the
[Students] shall rise. As soon as the Bell shall ring a second time, they
shall
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