Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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should come furnished 2. At the end of a vacation, or leave of absence, a student vvill not be deemed to have returned, until the roll shall evince his presence at prayers. S T It is of great consequence that students return to Col- lege in time to attend the first recitation or lectures of their class. An absence of a few days, when a new branch of study is begun, seldom fails to produce subsequent embarrassments, and sometimes the loss is not made up during the course. female Institute Principles The first object of this Institution is to prepare young ladies for the cheerful discharge of the duties of life, and as this cannot be done by the mere training of the intellectual powers, attention is given to the education of the physical system and the heart. (Library There is a well selected Library connected with the Institution, to which all the pupils have access, by paying the regular charges. There is also a young ladies ' Literary Society, styled by Philo- mathean Society, comprised of all such young ladies as may choose to join it, and are of proper age. The Society has semi-monthly meetings for debates, c., c. The members have succeeded in laying the foundation of a Library, which, through the liberality of the friends of the Institution, already numbers five hundred volumes of standard value. To the Library, donations will be gladly received. Novels, Romances, and trashy literature rejected. Cjoi ' ernmenF— The principal and Assistant Teachers will ever exercise a watch- ful care over the morals and health of the pupils, governing the school by appealing to their better feelings and higher principles — a mode of discipline which has thus far been found entirely successful. Authority, however, will be maintained, and the requirements most certainly enforced. The design of the school is not to make money, but afford an education to those who desire it. Pupils who do not conform to the laws and give themselves to study will be dismissed. ' KgcreatiorL The pupils are required to take daily exercise in the open air. This regulation is made, as young ladies generally neglect taking sufficient exercise; and without it health cannot be enjoyed. The health of the pupils is regarded as first in importance. Saturday is devoted to recreation. Qeneral Remarks Each pupil should come furnished with umbrella, overshoes, table napkins, towels and silver spoon. It is particularly requested that parents and guardian refrain from furnishing their daughters and wards with the means of procuring fruit, confectionery, c. no pipe or segar prescribed by a physician

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. . more than five miles from the University to a succession of similar ones. One absence prepares the way for another, finally the pupil becomes discouraged, abandons all effort. SlocutiorL All the Classes, above the Primary Departments, have regular exercises in Composition and Elocution, during the year; on Wednes- day Essays are read by the Juniors, and Orations delivered by the Seniors, in presence of the Faculty and Students; and every Saturday forenoon is devoted exclusively to reading select and original Com- positions, to Declamation, and to Vocal Music. Qaution to l arents There is a great hazard, in most cases, in allowing students to have in their possession any considerable sums of money, unless they have been accustomed to it at home. Some person in Lewis- burg should be intrusted with the funds, who shall expend it as required and render exact accounts. Many a student has been ruined at college for want of this precaution. No one should send a pupil who is not prepared to meet the expenses punctually, and thus prevent the contracting of debts. Such a habit abolishes all control of a parent over the expenses and is of itself an unspeakable injury to the youth. The storekeepers and mechanics in town are always solicited not to credit students. (Abstract of (College Laws VI — Hours of Study 1. From the beginning of the first session to the first of April, study hours shall be from 9 to 12 o ' clock in the forenoon, from 2 to 5 in the afternoon, and from 7 to 10 in the evening. During the remainder of the year, from 8 Yz to llYz in the forenoon, from 2 to 5 in the afternoon, and from 8 to 1 in the evening. 2. During these hours, every student is required to apply him- self with diligence to his prescribed studies and pursuits; and such of the time as is not devoted to recitations, he shall remain in his room. 3. At 10 o ' clock each student must be in his room, and lights must be extinguished by lO ' z o ' clock. VII — Devotional Exercises 1. Every student shall attend the daily devotional exercises in the Chapel, and conduct himself with becoming gravity, during the service, and while going to and returning from the same. 2. All students are required to attend public worship punc- tually on Sunday mornings; and such evidence of punctual attend- ance shall be given as the Faculty may require. IX — Deportment 1. No pipe or segar shall be smoked in any of the passages or public rooms, or in or near any of the outbuildings; nor shall any student keep ardent spirits, or intoxicating liquors of any kind, except when prescribed by a physician for medicine, or per- mitted by the Faculty. 2. No student shall attend any theatrical entertainment or useless show in Lewisburg, nor frequent any house or shop, after being forbidden by the President. 3. No student shall carry about with him any secret weapon; such as a dirk or pistol, nor take part in any duel, on pain of expulsion. XXIII — Terms and Vacations 1. During term time no student shall go more than five miles from the University, without permission from the President. mav be felt for weeks delivered by the seniors UK . • ♦ ♦ ♦

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• % ,,o 0.50 per week apply himself with diligence (Abstract of Laws 1. No pupil will be received under 11 years of age, and who has not acquired some knowledge of the elementary branches of an English education. 2. Pupils from a distance will, i t all cases, reside in the Institute. 3. No pupil will leave the Institute grounds at any time, with- out permission from the Principal. 4. Teachers and pupils will take their meals at the same table, and both are expected to be punctual and exact in the discharge of every duty. fU ' ree cAlloivanceJ, A free allowance of pocket money leads a student into many snares, and greatly interferes with his progress in study. The money for minors should generally be deposited with some citizen or member of the Faculty, who will act as guardian and render semi-annual accounts; charging five per cent, commission on the amount expended. ( ollegiate and (Academic Sxpenses $30.00 per annum 20.00 Tuition in College. Tuition Academy, Room rent, 7.5 Library — College Students, 2.00 Care and cleaning of public rooms, 1.00 Fuel, 1.00 Fuel for students ' private rooms, 3.00 Repairs by general average, .60 Board can be obtained from $1.75 to $2.75 per week. These, however, are above the usual prices in ordinary seasons. A goodly number of students board themselves, and in clubs, at an expense, ranging from $0.50 to $1.50 per week. That is what the prospective student faced back in the 1850 ' s. Those were the rules gu ' erning the hrst graduating class one hundred years ago. We are attempting to present, in the following pages, a sample of what the campus is like today. The years ha e passed swiftly, new memories have been cherished by each class, progress and maturitx- have been marked char- acteristics of Bucknell as an educational institution. PUF?tHwEA exercise a watchful care over the morals . . , . ♦ ♦