Hampden Sydney College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hampden Sydney, VA)

Page 33 text:

N v 16,1846- e 8, 1847- 21, 1847- Dec 14,1847- eb 8, 1848- ! ff 1 f Awww? WZ! 7 At a meeting of the Committee fof Trusteesl for electing a Tutor together with the faculty, it was resolved that lVlr. Whaley be appointed with the following duties: To teach the Freshman Class such English branches as are designated by law: to teach the Preparatory School when scholars can be obtainedg to live in the College, attend chapel, and take part in the police of the institution It was unanimously resolved that all the students be called before the faculty one at a time and compelled to give testimony conce ning the great destruction of glass which had been committed since Christ HIHS. C. S. VENABLE, Clerlr Faculty met. President, Drs. Wilson and Graham, Mr. Sampson Dr. lVlettauer, and Messrs. Brown, Blanton and Scott. Dr Wilson in the chair. The faculty agreed to make a selection of the more important studies for the Senior Class, owing to the shortness of the present collegiate year. On motion the Senior and Junior classes are required to deliver orations at the close of the present session and the Seniors also on the 22nd of February. A. SCOTT, Secretaru ment of next session in the Enquirer, Whig and Virginian. Jan 8, 1848-Faculty met in the Senior room. All present except Mr. Samp on Cn motion Dr. Graham presided. The hours of recitation for the present session were arranged. Mr. Hudson was admitted into the junior Class, provided he make up Analytical Geometry M Hutchinson was admitted into the Preparatory School on motion M Faucett was granted permission to attend lectures on Chemistry on the same terms as Dr. Mettaueris medical students. Faculty adjourned Jan 15, 1848--On motion, resolved that the President be required to write to the guardian of Mr. Poindexter informing him that the said Pomclexter had left college and was about to commence the study of medicine in Dr. Mettauer's medical school. the College campus. g 23 On motion the Secretary was directed to advertise the commence The faculty decided that no games of ball should be played within

Page 32 text:

umm April 25, l 842 Sept. April l 4, 1843 WWW -The regular examination of all classes commenced today. At I2 olclock Mr. MCC. was called before the faculty to state his reasons for refusing to attend examinations. He said he had no excuse whatever, and did not attempt to make any defense. It was there- fore resolved by the faculty that Mr. MCC. be dismissed from the College and required to leave the ground immediately. fOn explana- tions madej the faculty resolved to annul the sentence passed today. l, l842-There have been no cases of discipline during the session, and no meeting of the faculty except for the purpose of making out circulars, which has been regularly attended to at the close of every month. --It was moved by Prof. Branch that the President be requested to recommend to the Trustees at their next meeting to repeal the law requiring all students to board in the Stewards' Hall. The motion was carried. Nov. 20, l844-At a meeting of the faculty, the following regulations were made: That the students be required to cleclaim publicly in the chapel on Tuesday and Thursday evenings-four each evening in alphabetical order-and that the Tutors are required to hand in to the President and Professors every Monday morning a list of the absences of each student from chapel and church during the preceding week. R. G. BRANCH, Clerk. july 9, l845-It was resolved that the College servant be directed to ring the Hrst Sept. I 6, I 845 bell in the morning ten minutes before the time of chapel fat sunrisel. -The faculty also considered the case of Mr. F., who left college after a gross violation of its laws. It appeared that lVlr. F. had behaved in a riotous manner at the C. H. by disturbing a singing school and insulting the teacher, Mr. Hogshead. Mar. I9, IS46-Messrs. H. and A. L. of Lunenburg stated to the faculty that they considered it necessary for them to withdraw from college, in con- sequence of a rupture between H. l... and the society of which he was a member, and requested that the faculty would grant them an honorable dismissal. frlihese students, testimony having been heard, were not permitted to withdraw without censurej W. T. RICHARDSON, Secretary. 22 U

Page 34 text:

Mar. 8 Aug. 9 Jan. S Mar. 2 May I7 v 1 -The faculty appointed the breakfast hour at 7.45 A. M. The i848 chapel hour in the evening was changed to 4.45 P. M. until April lst, after that period to 5 P. M. l848-Mr. Brown having applied for admission into the Grammar School, 1849 l850 l850 Oct. Z, I854 the faculty decided that no student could be admitted until prepared to commence the studies of Grammar, Arithmetic and Geography. -The faculty determined to have chapel hereafter at twenty minutes before nine in the morning. -Upon the action of the faculty yesterday many of the offenders friot of February Z7thJ took alarm and the consequence was a stampede among them, their sympathizing friends, and others swayed by the impulse of the moment. The faculty thought it best under the circumstances to give leave of absence for a week or so to all requiring Ili. -Resolved, that hereafter no student shall enter the classes of Natural and Moral Philosophy who has not previously stood examination upon the regular course as far as the Junior year. Resolved, that no student be permitted to remain in the institution who has not three recitations per diem or their equivalents in the regular course. Resolved, that no student shall be at the same time a member of the Preparatory School and one of the College classes. -Faculty finding the bell systematically attacked on Sunday night, besieged the besiegers, and sent off Messrs. B., C., W. and M. Oct. 20, IS54-Faculty requested A. G. to withdraw, also F., who was doing no Mar. 7, good, attending no recitations, and generally idle. C. MARTIN, Secretary. IS55-The faculty met to consider the case of Mr. K. After a hearing, he was suspended from college for two weeks, for inattention to his studies, manifested particularly in irregularity of attendance upon his recitations. f J. R. WILSON, Clerk. 24