Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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6 Catalogue of tius Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded after com- petitive examinations held every year on or about August 25th. The conditions of the competition will be made known on application to the Prefect of Studies. Besides these public scholarships there are the Parochial Scholarships which entitle each Pastor of the City to send one student, free of charge, for the entire course. Furthermore, the Faculty is empowered to assist such boys as pass a noteworthy examination, and yet fail to secure a public scholarship. Degrees. The degree of Bachelor of Arts is conferred upon students who have made the regular course, and have passed satisfactory examinations in the English branches of study, the Latin and Greek classics, French or German, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanics, Mental and Moral Philosophy. The degree of Master of Arts, in course, is conferred upon Bachelors of Arts who have passed a satisfactory examination either in a post-graduate course or in other courses of liberal studies. Honorary degrees are conferred, at the discretion of the Faculty, upon those who unite proficiency in the classics with eminence in literature or science. Prizes. Besides the class prizes, special prizes, known as the Knott, MacTavish, Whelan, Ryan, Jenkins, Whiteford, Lee, Murphy, Grindall, Myers and McNeal prizes, are given annually. Regulations. The college considers itself bound by the strictest contract to procure, as far as possible, the advance- ment of all its students; but only on condition, that the parents or guardians fulfil their part of the contract by com- plying with the college regulations. Despite all the professor ' s painstaking, it is impossible to insure success without close and constant application on the part of the students them- selves, outside of class hours. Parents and guardians, accord- ingly, are informed that home study for the space of three hows is required every day. Home study being secured, the

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Loyola College. 5 Religious Training. The college authorities are con- vinced that without religion there can be no education, in the true sense of the word ; that is to say, no complete and har- monious development of the intellect and heart of man. The Catechism is a text-book in every class, and lectures on it are given twice a week ; and in all classes the day ' s work begins and ends with prayer. The Catholic religion is taught to Catholic students, who are required to attend regularly to their religious duties; non-Catholic students are freely admitted, and their religious views respected. Monthly Marks. On the first Monday of every month the marks of all students, except the Seniors, are read before the Faculty. The class-standing or monthly marks for each student is the average result of daily lessons and exercises. One hundred being the maximum, a student who receives ninety-five marks merits a testimonial. A monthly report of class-standing, conduct, and studies, is sent to parents, who will sign and return it with information as to conduct and application at home. Examinations. There are two examinations each year — one in January, the other in June. These examinations are both written and oral. The annual promotions and prizes are decided by the examinations combined with the monthly marks of the entire year. Promotion during the year must be warranted with unusual success. A student who proves himself unfit for his class — especially at the January exami- nation — will at once be placed in a lower grade. In the grad- uating class the special prizes are decided by oral specimens, written essays on philosophical and scientific subjects, com- bined with the June examination. Scholarships. Some generous patrons of the College, by contributing a thousand dollars each, have founded several public scholarships. Those founded up to date are known as the Cardinal, Loyola, Johnson, Lanahan, Andrews, Maryland, Rhetoric, Martin, Barnum, Whiteford, Bannon, and St. Igna-

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Loyola College. 7 next requisites for success are regular attendance and punct- uality. Absence, even for a short time, lowers class standing so rapidly that the college prefers a student to withdraw altogether rather than not attend regularly. It requires, therefore, attendance from the first day, attendance every day, and attendance the whole day. Classes begin precisely at 9 a. m. and close at 2.30 p. m. ; a short recess occurs at 10.30 a. m., and a long one at 12.30 p. m. Terms. The tuition for every department, payable quar- terly in advance, is $12.50. Students in Chemistry and Natural Philosophy pay $10.00 per annum for use of material and apparatus. Diploma for any degree, $10.00. Admission. Candidates for admission are required to have completed a course equivalent to that of a grammar school. They will be examined upon Elementary English Grammar, United States History, Geography, English Com- position, and Arithmetic as far as Percentage, inclusive. Intelligent reading, fair penmanship, and accurate spelling are indispensable prerequisites.