University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Board of
Trustees
1. There shall be appointed annually by the
Board a Superintendent of the property &
financial concerns of the
University who shall reside at
Chapel
Hill, shall hold his appointment during the pleasure of the
Board of Trustees & shall receive for his
services for each year a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.
2. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to take care of
all the property belonging to the
University whether real or personal situate at
Chapel Hill
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or in its vicinity,
and particularly to take care of the public buildings & preserve & keep
them in repair or cause the same to be done: and generally to carry into
execution the various orders and resolutions which have been or may be adopted
from time to time by the Board of Visiters in relation to
the Buildings & property of the
University.
3. It shall be the duty of each Student, at the Commencement
of each Session immediately after arriving at the
University to pay over to the Superintendent all
monies which he may bring with him, or which he may receive during the Session,
& for the punctual performance of which he shall pledge his honor. And it
shall be the duty of the Superintendent to receive the same, & pay out of
the fund, the
Board, College dues, & other necessary expenses
of the Student to the person entitled to receive the same. Out of this fund
shall also be paid the expense of repairs done to the College Buildings for
injury done them, as heretofore: he shall pay for such articles out of this
fund as Students may be permitted to purchase in the Village by order of the
Faculty, and he shall out of the same regularly advance every month to each
Student a sum not exceeding one dollar for pocket money; & he shall keep a
regular account with each Student & make a report thereof at every
Commencement to the Board of Visiters & oftener
if they shall so require.
4. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent until the
erection of another Boarding House attached to the
University to pay for Boarding in advance each half
Session to the person with whom the
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Students shall
board, and no Student shall be permitted to board in any of the Boarding Houses
of the Village without the consent of the Faculty in writing, which shall be
filed with the Superintendent.
5. As soon as a Student shall have delivered over his funds
into the hands of the Superintendent it shall be the duty of the Superintendent
to address a letter to the parent or guardian of the Student containing an
account of the sum received, with a specification of the sum paid for each
article of expenditure, and a letter shall be sent to the parent or guardian at
the middle & the end of every Session, containing a similar specification
of the account of the Student, & designating the balance, if any, remaining
in his hands.
6. No Student shall be permitted to purchase any good, wares,
or merchandize, or spirituous liquors of any person in the Village, or
elsewhere without the consent of the Faculty; or some one of the Professors in
writing to be filed with the Superintendent; and if any Student shall violate
this regulation, he may be admonished or suspended, according to the discretion
of the Faculty.
7. When a student takes and occupies a room at the beginning
of a Session, he shall continue to occupy it until the end thereof, unless he
be permitted to remove into another room by the Faculty.
8. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to visit all
the rooms of College at least once a week or oftener if necessary, &
particularly examine if any injury has been done to the Buildings, &
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ascertain, if practicable its author; & at the
termination of every Session it shall be his duty to receive of each Student
the key of his room & return it at the Commencement of the next Session;
& it is hereby made the duty of each Student to deliver him the key of his
room.
9. If there shall be any scribbling on the walls in any of
the passages of the College Buildings, or other injury done them & the
Superintendent cannot ascertain its author, the expense of repairs shall be
charged to the Students occupying that passage of the College Buildings.
10. The Superintendent to be appointed by the
Board shall enter into Bond & good security,
payable to the President of the
Board of Trustees & his successors in office, in
the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars for the faithful discharge of his
duties.
11. All the regulations made respecting the Superintendent
& the disposition of the funds of the Students shall commence in operation
at the beginning of the ensuing Session, and it is resolved that
Thomas H. Taylor Esq. of
Chapel
Hill be appointed the Superintendent until the 1st
day of January next, & that he enter into the bond required, under the
sanction of the Board of Visiters: and in the
event of the refusal of
Mr.
Taylor to act as Superintendent, the Board of Visiters shall have
power to make the temporary appointment.
Uniform dress of the Students
1. The regular dress of the Students of the
University shall be uniform, & consist in the
summer season of the year of a coater of dark grey mixture, chiefly cotton
material, decent in appearance & cheap in value, & of white pantaloons
& waistcoat: in the winter it shall consist of a coater, pantaloons, &
waistcoat of blue color & of decent & cheap material.
2. The wearing of Boots by the Students is entirely
prohibited: and it is recommended to them that other parts of their dress be
plain, but always decent, having due regard to economy in price and to the
cleanliness of their persons.
3. The regulation with regard to uniformity of dress shall
not extend to the Senior class at Commencement, but their dress upon such
Occasions may be as shall suit their convenience.
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4. The regulations with regard to uniformity of dress shall
go into operation at the Commencement of the Session in January next.
1. The Library Tax of one dollar a Session heretofore imposed
upon each Student shall be abolished, and the sum of $250 is hereby
annually appropriated for the gradual increase of the Library to be expended
under the direction of the President of the
Board and the President of the Faculty.
2. It shall be the duty of each Professor and Tutor, when his
class shall be about to be examined at the annual examinations to have ready
& furnish such of the
Trustees as may be present with a list of the names
of their respective classes, so that the
Trustees may be enabled to note their own opinions
upon scholarship.
3. It shall be the duty of each Professor & Tutor in the
University to keep a regular account of the
scholarship of each Student during his course, noting his regularity and moral
conduct, and shall at the end of each Session furnish the parent or guardian of
the Student with an abstract or account of the same, & cause this account
to be laid before the
Board of Trustees at the Public Anniversary
Examinations.
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