REGULATIONS | OF THE AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY. ADOPTED JUNE 30, 1882. BER CAINGKEE ORO, KY &: PRINTED AT THE KENTUCKY YEOMAN OFFICE. MAJOR, JOHNSTON & BARRETT. 1882, P qe AT eS eee en eaGcck ch REGULATIONS OF THE AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF en NEU CK ¥: ADOPTEI) JUNE 30, 1883. BRVASN Kon OoRD KY. a: PRINTED AT THE KENTUCKY YEOMAN OFFICE. MAJOR, JOHNSTON & BARRETT. 1882. a yo | A Soe ae ah Been Ware ct . es = »* « 4 a De : Lee AP | : ; ’ % oan OF CONGRESS FEB rat et wae sande mer ad aneenneeee ELOIGA PSS AAGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY, \ LEXINGTON, June 30, 1882. By authority of the acts ’of the General Assembly of Kentucky approved March 4th and April 23d, 1880, “to incorporate the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, and to provide for the future management there- of,’ the Board of Trustees of said College have established the following regulations, and have enjoined that they be Strictly observed by all persons concerned. bBo BEACKBURN, Governor, and ex officio Chairman Board of Trustees. B. F. Buckner, Secretary Board of Trustees. : ire . we rs x Ad, ‘ fe 7 - ‘ as x ta) , : i al 9 ry j t 7 i : Luts : fi ; i? a , ee ae as ery E ry ‘ hs ; 7 I , : s ¥ he). y oh Kis) 4 ; ; oh ys bi ude APR Oe MO Ad ee . | . , Pe bd - " . , . hal gr ir 2 rm +I i% : pe ney Site ha? real age Rome Ga iy pend “\ aM r ‘ c os . a ay. 7, : qe Me ; J : a sear Ook f ie. At ee meee ew eee Sa Tay, ; : Sa ' . 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AgpeeM ae ’ hs / : ; As r ‘ . ened \ 7 ee ra a, ‘ y ; it “) , Vi rt te Le : é , Pry ne ia A. i oh * ’ ; € ATO peer ta re PO. ; a cenerten tal) case : by a my , Ey : > Cac ; Ae Se , - ' 5 : . Lara § eat, 1 e : sieht Was cm q Le ps > Aer 4 , aS es A iy s am a) td y ri ” Pik rR pac SEMIN ssh Ws eat Pains, ravi chad ae 3 Rit q et Fi UA UE Hy Ihe beed Bigs eos ie . "i mee oe es The . ane Lhaliinutane Ti Ree hay CsA arte % an ete : ats ae tiene Maes WoRAiaAr a, rar OEy agile Vea * he uh See antl je et | hii HON aa Mrsity , et om ; bY Vad , Ken eit Slits al aly bY. WY te gd rv “Pe eat) emmeet as ot Cae vs ; Sos) eae ee, SO a dpifare Fisieg eh Lica | oH he 4 + ry . i J ; on a} Lge rAd gs pes af ® REGUL ATLONS OF THE AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY. ARTICLE I, General Organization. 1. By the acts of the Legislature for the incorporation and management of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege, ‘‘the government, administration, and control” of the College are vested in the Board of Trustees. By said acts it is made the duty of the Board, among other things, ‘to determine, from time to time, the number of departments of study which the College shall comprise;”’ ‘‘to devise, allot, and arrange the distribution of departments, or groups of departments, with the designation appropriate to each, and to devise the means required for their effective instruction, administration, and government ;” ‘‘to appoint Presidents, Professors, Assistants, and Tutors, and to determine the salaries, duties, and official relations of each.” They are empowered also “‘to remove or suspend from office all in- cumbents of offices filled by them;” “ to grant degrees to the Alumni of the Institution; to prescribe the conditions up- on which post-graduate honors shall be obtained by the Alumni and others, and to confer such honorary degrees, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the Institution, as they may think proper;” “to establish proper regulations for the government of the College, and the physical train- 8 REGULATIONS OF THE ing, military or otherwise, of the students, and to authorize the suspension or dismissal of students for neglect or viola- tion of the regulations, or for other conduct prejudicial to. the character and welfare of the Institution.” They accord- ingly hereby ordain and establish the following regulations, and enjoin a strict observance of them upon all persons. concerned. 2. The officers of the Board of Trustees are a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, with an Executive Committee to act under its direction. The duties of these various func- tionaries are defined in the act to incorporate the College, approved March 4, 1880, and the act amendatory thereto, approved April 23, 1880. 3. In order to the efficient and impartial government of the Institution, the Trustees will feel themselves under obli- gation to avoid all ex parte proceedings in relation to its concerns. In their individual capacity they will listen to no complaints of disaffected students against their instruct- ors; they will avoid all conversation and expression of pri- vate opinion concerning the instructors or students by which they might pledge or commit themselves on subjects liable to come before them in their official capacity; and when called upon to act officially, they will mutually regard as confidential the individual opinions expressed in the Board. 4. At each annual meeting the Board will appoint four of their number as an Examining Committee to attend the summer examination of the students, and make report thereon to the Board at the next annual meeting. It is desirable at the same time that as many of the Board of Trustees as possible shall attend these examinations, and in the event of the declination of any of the four appointed by the Board, the President of the Executive Committee shall designate other members, and request their attendance. 5. The immediate government and instruction of the Col- lege shall be administered by the President and Faculty, together with such assistants and subordinate officers as are AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 9 herein authorized, and according to the rules herein pre- scribed. ; 6. The Faculty shall be composed of the President and‘ Professors. In the absence of the President from any meet-. ing, the Faculty may choose one of its members to act as: chairman for that meeting. It shall, meet under the direc- tion of the President, who shall call a meeting at the request of any two Professors. All questions shall be decided by: - vote, and each member shall be entitled to one vote. 7. The Faculty shall keep a book of records, and appoint a Secretary or Clerk, who shall enter in it an accurate state- ment of the transactions of the Faculty, which book shall be laid before the Board of Trustees at each annual meet- ing, and before the Executive Committee whenever called for. 8. It shall be the duty of the Faculty, and of every officer of the Institution, to watch diligently over the-manners and behavior of the students, and by all proper methods to rec- ommend to them an honorable and blameless life. g. To the President is committed the general superin- tendence of the interests and reputation of the Institution, in addition to such specific duties of instruction as may be assigned to him by the Board of Trustees. He is the chief executive officer of the College, and as such it is his duty to see that all its regulations are faithfully observed. He is ex officio President of the Faculty, and the executor of its decrees; and is to preside at all examinations, exhibitions, _ and commencements. He has a right to be present at the recitation of any class or section in the Institution, as often as he may think proper; to conduct the recitation himself, if he choose, and give such general directions as he may deem necessary; and it shall be his duty to visit each department of instruction at least once a month, 10. The Professors and Instructors, when the interest of the, College demands it, shall take such part in the instruc- tion of the students, aside from the duties of their respec-. 10 REGULATIONS OF THE tive chairs, as may be assigned by the Faculty; and they shali deliver lectures on those subjects which require illus- tration by that means, at such times in the course of study as the Faculty may’ judge most conducive to the improve- ment of the students. 11. No officer of the College will be allowed to engage in any pursuit or occupation which shall interfere with the complete and punctual discharge of the duties assigned to him. 12. It will be the duty of every officer of the College to attend the morning service in the chapel, and to be present and take an appropriate part in all public examinations and ceremonial occasions which require the presence of the College authority. 13. If found necessary, or in particular cases, if deemed advisable by the President and Faculty, any student may be employed at'a compensation of not more than seven dollars per month for a daily recitation, to instruct in any study in which the Faculty may pronounce him qualified; and when necessary, such students may be detailed by the Pres- ident to so teach without compensation for a period not exceeding one week, during the sickness or temporary ab- sence of the regular instructor. In all such cases the student will be excused from all drills and roll-calls, but will not be privileged to absent himself from any other duty, or from the College without permission. 14. In order to comply with that provision of the act of Congress of July 2d, 1862, which requires that military tac- tics shall form part of the instruction at the Colleges pro- vided for in that act; and in order also to secure to the students the benefits of physical development, a good per- sonal bearing, and the habits of punctuality and regular- ity which military training is calculated to promote, the male students of the College shall be organized into infan- try companies, having each an aggregate strength of fgom _ twenty-five to seventy-five, rank and file, so as to form four AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, Jed or more companies according to the average number of students, and constitute, with a suitable staff, a battalion under the command of the military professor, who shall have the title and relative rank of Colonel. For conven- ience and fitness of designation, all the male students of the College shall, in their military relations, be called Cadets ; the organization shall be called the Corps or Battalion of Cadets, and its commander shall be called the Commandant of Cadets. 15. The staff of the Corps shall consist of the Colonel, one Major, one Adjutant, a Cadet Lieutenant; one Quarter- Master, a Cadet Lieutenant ; one Sergeant Major, a Cadet; one Quarter-Master Sergeant, a Cadet ; one Sergeant Color- bearer, a Cadet. Each company shall have one.Captain, a Cadet; one First Lieutenant, a Cadet; two Second Lieu- tenants, Cadets; one Orderly Sergeant, a Cadet; three Ser- geants, Cadets; four Corporals, Cadets; two Musicians, Cadets. The Cadets will be encouraged, also, in the forma- tion of a battalion band, to be composed of a Captain as leader, a Drum Major, and twelve or more musicians, who will be allowed such facilities and privileges as may be possible without interfering unduly with their studies. 16. The Major of the Corps shall be one of the Professors or assistants qualified for the military duties, and appointed with his consent by the President. He will, when neces- sary, assist the Commandant in the performance of his duties, or temporarily take his place. 17. The Cadet officers and non-commissioned officers shall be appointed by the President from a list of double the number required, which shall be submitted by the Fac- ulty. The selection will be made from those Cadets who have been most studious, soldier-like in the performance of their duties, and exemplary in their general deportment. In general, the officers will be chosen from the higher classes, and the non-commissioned officers from the lower classes. 12 REGULATIONS OF THE 18. The United States Infantry Tactics, and the Army Regulations shall govern the battalion and its various mem- bers in the general duties of drill, parade, and guard. The officers and non-commissioned officers shall also perform such special duties as belong appropriately to their respec- tive positions, or are assigned to them by these regulations. 19. The Adjutant shall keep a record of and read before the battalion all orders issued by proper authority ; shall also keep a record of and read before the battalion all delinquencies for which Cadets are reported, and shall make all details of Cadets for duty. He shall be assisted in his office duties by the Sergeant Major. 20. The Cadet Quarter-Master shall issue arms and ac- coutrements, keys, orderly boards, and all other public prop- erty required to be issued to the Cadets, and take receipts therefor. He shall keep an account book in which he shall make a register of all such issues. He shall also keep an account of all damage done by Cadets to buildings, arms. and accoutrements, and other public property, and collect the sums assessed for such damage by the Commandant, or by special inspectors duly appointed by the President. He shall be assisted in his duties by the Quarter- Master Ser- geant. 21. The Adjutant and Sergeant Major will be excused from company drills; and the Quarter-Master and Quar- ter-Master Sergeant from all drills and parades, except on special occasions, when they may be required by the Com- mandant of the Corps to be present. 22. The Cadet officers and non-commissioned officers of all grades should keep in mind that their official position is one of honor and trust, and demands from them a faithful and zealous performance of duty. The tone, the general bearing, and the efficiency of the Corps will depend largely on the character and conduct of the Cadet officers. 23. No male student, not physically deformed to such an extent as to disqualify him for all military duty, shall be exempt from the military organization. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEG<. 13: ArTICLE II. Admission of Students. 24. By the acts of the Legislature each legislative Repre- sentative District is entitled to send, on competitive exam- ination, one properly prepared student each year, between the ages of twelve and twenty-five, to the College free of tut- tion. The candidate presenting himself at the College for admission under this authority shall deliver to the President a certificate from his district Board of Examination setting forth “that the Board was duly appointed by ‘ the court of claims,’ as prescribed in the charter of the College, approved March 4, 1880; that he is between the ages of twelve and twenty- five, and that he has been selected on competitive examina- tion from all of the students (of whom there shall not be more than one from each common school), sent before the Board by the trustees and teachers of the several common schools in the district.’’ The candidate shall then be examined by the Faculty, or a committee appointed by it, and must pass a satisfactory examination in spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, as far as decimal fractions, English grammar, and geography, in order to be admitted as a ‘‘ properly pre- pared’’ student in the meaning of the act of the Legisla- ture. 25. The charter of the College also provides ‘‘ that teach- ers Or persons preparing to teach may be admitted free of tuition charge for one year, at the rate of not more than four, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, for each legislative representative district.’ A person desiring ad- mission under this provision must present to the President a certificate from the School Commissioner of his county, or from some other satisfactory source, setting forth ‘‘that he is a citizen of the county from which he claims admission, and that he is a teacher, or is preparing to teach.” 26 The charter also provides ‘that other students, with- out regard to place of residence or birth, may also be admitted to the College on the payment of the fees. pre- 14 REGULATIONS OF THE scribed for them by the Board of Trustees or the Academic Board.” 27. Every applicant for admission shall be carefully ex- amined by the Faculty, or by a committee which it may appoint, to ascertain his qualifications and fitness. If he passes a satisfactory examination in spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic as far as decimal fractions, English gram- mar, and geography, he may be admitted to the preparatory class or normal department. For admission to one of the regular classes, an established standard of proficiency re- spectively will be required, which, for the Freshman class, shall comprise the following subjects: English grammar and composition, geography, Ray’s arithmetic, part 3, Ray’s algebra, part 1, outlines of history; to which must be added, for the classical course, Latin, the grammar and composi- tion, the reader and classical geography, Cesar, and Nepos; Greek, the grammar and composition, with the Greek ac- cent, the Greek reader. 28. Any student coming from another College or Uni- versity must, in order to be admitted, produce satisfactory evidence that he is under no public censure from the gov- ernment of the institution which he has left; and in all cases every necessary precaution will be taken by the Fac- ulty against the admission of unworthy persons. 29. No applicants will be admitted who are under four- teen years of age, excepting those who, by the charter of the College, are admitted to free tuition at an earlier age. 30. Every student on admission, and before he is allowed to recite, shall present to the President a certificate from _the Treasurer showing that he has paid the sum required in advance on account of tuition or other items. 31. As a further condition of admission, the applicant must answer affirmatively the following questions, viz: Have you read and understood the regulations governing this Institution? Do you acknowledge your obligation to obey them? He must also subscribe the following form AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. IS in a book kept for that purpose by the Faculty: ‘We, whose names are hereto subscribed, do declare that we acquiesce in the regulations of the Agricultural and Me- chanical College of Kentucky, and acknowledge our obli- gation to obey them.”’ 32. Having complied with the prescribed conditions, the student shall be registered on the College roll. He shall be considered as a member of the College, and amenable to its regulations during vacations as well as during the ses- sions, until he shall have been graduated or formally dis- charged, honorably or otherwise. In the case of an hon- orable discharge, he shall be entitled to a certificate in the following words: “T certify that A B was honorably discharged from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky on the — day of ‘ “ Secretary [or Clerk] of the Faculty.” 33. No honorable discharge or leave of absence will be granted to a student within six weeks of the termination of the collegiate year, excepting in cases of great emer- gency. 34. Every student on entering the Institution shall be furnished with a copy of its regulations, and no plea of ignorance shall be admissible in extenuation of any failure to comply with their requirements. 35. Students who have been graduated, and desire to pur- sue a post-graduate course without living in the College quarters, shall be on the same footing as other students, ex- cept that they shall not be required to perform military duty. . ARTICLE III. Course of Studies and System of Instruction. 36. The departments of instruction shall comprise the following subjects: Mathematics. Physics and Astronomy. 46 REGULATIONS OF THE Chemistry, Elementary and Applied. Mental and Moral Philosophy. Civil History and Political Economy. Agriculture and Horticulture. English Language and Literature. Latin Language and Literature. Greek Language and Literature. French Language and Literature. German Language and Literature. Civil, Mechanical, and Mining Engineering and Drawing. Natural History—Botany, Comparative Antomy, Geol- ‘ogy, &c. Veterinary Science. Practical Mechanics. Theory and Practice of Teaching. Book-keeping and Penmanship. Commercial Law. Military Art and Science. Architecture and Landscape Gardening. Phonography. 37. The selection of text-books to be used in the College shall be made by the Faculty, and must receive the approval of the Board of Trustees. No other text-books will be allowed, and no change will be made in the selection once adopted, except by the same means and for good reasons which must be fully presented to the Board of Trustees in the recommendation of the Faculty. 38. The quality of education achieved by graduation at the College shall be classified as follows: Ist, scientific ; 2d, classical; 3d, general—these distinctions implying in each case that, with a standard collegiate education, the student has also a superior order of attainment in the direction indi- cated by the respective designations. This classification in the case of each student may be brought about by his choice at the time of matriculation, or determined by the inclination or special qualifications which his progress may subsequently develop ; and a particular aptness in the chan- AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE 17 nel of scientifie knowledge, for example, will justify a cer- tain curtailment of studies necessary in a classical course, and some also that are required in a superior general course, and vice versa. The diploma of the graduate shall indicate the particular quality or department of knowledge in which he has been distinguished; and he shall be entitled to a separate diploma in each department or quality in which he may have attained to the distinctive standard, besides such degrees as he may be judged deserving of for superior scholarship over other members of his class. 39. The regular collegiate period having been fixed by law at four years, the standard of admission to the regular course of study shall be so regulated that the prescribed standard for graduation may be attainable by a student of average capacity in the prescribed period. All students not -qualified to pass this introductory examination, or who de- sire to pursue a partial course, and are able to pass the examination prescribed in paragraph twenty-four, shall be classed as primary or preparatory, and arranged for instruc- tion in sections according to their proficiency. It may re- sult that in some branches these primary or preparatory students will be arranged for instruction in sections with the regular classes herein to be described. 40. All students who may be admitted to the regular Collegiate course at the same fall session, and those who may be qualified to take up and continue the course with them at a later period, shail constitute a regular class, which shall be called the Freshman in the first year, the Sopho- more in the second year, the Junior in the third year, and the Senior in the fourth year. 4t. At the annual examination in June, the members of each class shall be arranged in the order of their merit in the whole course, without regard to the distinctive heads under which they may have pursued the course, or been classified for graduation. It may often happen that a stu- dent receiving a general diploma will have a higher gen- 18 REGULATIONS OF 1HE eral standing in the class than one who has taken a scientific or classical diploma. 42. To determine this general class standing, and also to determine the question of proficiency in the whole course, the relative value of the several studies shall be represented by the following scale: s ate) rae as a STUDIES. 2 2 bp9 i ee eS Mathematics... Peet Laie, cytes came athe oy bas 300 225 Physics and Astronomy. : UPSOn amie eace tp hoes 200 150 Chemistry, Elementary and Applied ORGE Oe tater 2 car 150 112 Mentalvand Moxalgehilosophiya waren e ete ein. 6 100 75 Civil History and Po itical Economy. ea ete tae PS ae ste) 60 JXeu mie bUliuyeer EvaKel Tolovmemllinyne 2 45 6 Go On 6 oe 100 75 English Language and\Literature 1%. ies 200 150 Latin Languagevand Literature 0.2 os) a's a wt ee 200 150. Greek Lanewage and Literature.” .as0 4 wiesss we o 03 100 75 French «Language and Literatures. 4 ci)si isnt av et 100 75 German Language and Literature... . 100 BS Civil, Mechanical, and Mining Enginering and Drawing 150 112 Natural History—Botany, Comparative Anatomy, Geol- OSV ER Crete erhs Neth eaten bee I Se Mec peers 200 150 Veterinary Sclen Ces icherwe, bagech is ot ew ees We x he 50 4° Practical Mechanics . . . aN altoseeaee les eel e 75 55 Theory and Practice of Teaching . Pe en ey BoB dlowpe 100 50 Book-keepine- and. Penmansiilp to: caps seta ieee) we 40 3° Gomnbercial Daw. :../4*ets son ete co ee eee es 40 3° Military Art and Science. . . Mite Sate om as ae 100 75 Architecture and Landscape Gardening CHE cine ate 50 4° No student shall be graduated, or allowed to continue with his class into another year, who fails to reach the required standard of proficiency in the current year. In that case he shall be turned back into the succeeding class to con- tinue his studies. 43. Each class shall, in each of its separate studies, be divided into sections convenient for instruction; the first section being composed of the students highest in the order of merit in the particular branch; the second section of those next in the order of merit, and so on. In entering upon a new study the sections shall be arranged according to the general standing of the class, and afterwards re-ar- ranged by transfers as the relative progress of the students. in the new study is ascertained. The sections thus formed. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 19g Shall be under the immediate instruction of the Professors and assistants. 44. The Professors, in order to ascertain the proficiency of the sections intrusted to their assistants, the relative merits and qualifications of all of the students of the class, and the manner in which the assistants perform their duty, shall visit and instruct all the sections in their respective departments as often as they may think necessary. Every section should be so visited and observed oncea week. 45. The instruction in each branch of study shall be pro- portioned to the capacity of the different-sections, the more profound and difficult investigations being generally confined to the higher sections. The Faculty shall determine what part, if any, of each particular subject may and what shall be omitted in the instruction of the different sections. 46. The professor at the head of a separate department shall, unless the method is prescribed by the Board of Trus- tees, on the recommendation of the Faculty, be the judge of the proper mode of conveying instruction in his own depart- ment, and shall be held responsible for the correctness and success of that mode. He may deliver lectures on any por- tion of the course, with the assent of the Faculty. 47. Every Professor or other instructor, having the imme- diate charge of one or more sections, shall keep daily notes of the progress of each, and of the relative merits of the members ; and at the end of each week shall report the re- sult, through the head of the department, to the President. ‘The head of the department shall, at the same time, recom- mend’such transfers from section to section as he may con- sider expedient. 48. The report prescribed in the foregoing paragraph will be made in the following form: Pe “= 20 REGULATIONS OF THE A. & M. College, Junior Class, Second Section, Department of Mathematics. Report for the week ending —., 188 : #4 re : o E F 3 Bol si oS v & 3 | Maximum for the = in toa c= el ee eee ee week. = Beale Sch Woke Were oO Bg re eal enton a SS ee ee ee ee eee 2 3 Bris ees Pitas ln i fo) 18 oe No Names. m.|T. | w.|Th.| F. |S. |T’vl) Remarks. in ats pemore. EH 9 had | ease Meee an Satcreo poe Ons eet BaOnlee 2S eg SeOur 7 2 255 S252) |e S186 ill 3k eeeons |ayeens | Caer eau teuata ale en eeOn te eal eG ZO ML 7ie5 NED DAB Beers SS Fe 3.0 |2.9 sat ure 2.9 |17.5 ise he Daceeeaeto Womanite Ares hate eee) aa 5, Pals GEAR ayo nag eens 3.0 ZN SisOl7| obra 18.0 Ppa Wa to ee tay Se yoeeD 2.9 3.0 20 Wise rel died 6 Wad Ghan Sa he aemcheen 3.0 NSROM| sehen SsOmLorO Come I PES Ns Shed See 3.0 Oia 2s 7ial|s 11 RSet Signed: ————_———___—_, Professor (or Instructor). The amounts to be carried into the total column will be determined in each case by multiplying the average of the daily marks in that case by the regular number of days per week assigned for recitation in the particular study. The number of actual recitations shall be equalized as nearly as possible, and no student shall be allowed any credit for days that he may have been absent from recita- tion for whatever cause, unless on other duty which ren- dered his presence at the recitation impossible. ARTICLE IV. Sessions, Vacations, Examinations, Graduation, and Degrees. 49. The year shall be divided into two sessions and one vacation, with an intermission for holidays from December 23d to January 2d each year. 1. -~ AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, 2f. 50. The first or winter session shall begin the second Wednesday in September and continue twenty weeks. The second or summer session shall begin the last Monday in January and continue twenty weeks. The annual com- mencement day shall be the first Wednesday in June. 51. An annual public examination of all the classes, reg-: ular and preparatory, commencing two weeks before gradu+ ation or commencement day, and earlier if necessary, shall | take place in all the prescribed branches of study pursued by the classes during the preceding academic year, to ascer- tain the proficiency of the students, and arrange them in the order of merit in each branch, and in general standing. For the Senior Class the examination shall be made by the whole Faculty, whose duty it will also be to determine the diplomas and degrees to be conferred. For the other classes, the examination may be made by committees com- posed of not less than three members of, and appointed by, the Faculty. It shall be the duty of the President to give such attention and take such part as may be desirable in the proceedings of these Examining Committees. The Com- mittees shall report to the Faculty the result of their exam- ination in each case, and upon their reports the Faculty shall take such action as maybe thought proper. 52. These examinations shall be made in the most thor- ough manner, so as to exhibit the diligence and acquire- ments of each student. Just before the examination every Instructor of a section shall prepare and lay before the Faculty or Examining Committee a list of the section, ar- ranged in the order of merit as indicated by the marks during the academic session then terminating. 53. The Senior Assistant in the branch of study under examination shall be a member of the Faculty or of its committee, for the purposes above mentioned ; and the In- structor of the section under examination shall also bea member of the Faculty or its committee, as the case may be, for the purpose of examining and arranging the section in the order of merit. 22 REGULATIONS OF THE 54. Any member of the graduating class shall perform in public such exercises relating to his studies as the Faculty may assign to him for commencement day. 55. All exercises assigned for commencement or any other public occasion must be submitted to the President ‘for approval at least one week before the time for the per- ‘formance; and if any student shall deliver an address, or part of an address, which has not been approved by the President, his diploma and his degree, if any has been awarded, may be withheld. 56. All degrees and diplomas shall be presented publicly by the President of the Board of Trustees, or, in his ab- sence, by some member appointed by the Board. 57. The degrees which may be conferred by the College are Bachelor of Science (B. S.), Bachelor of Arts (B. A.), Master of Science (M. S.), and Master of Arts (M. A.) For the degrees of B. S. and B. A. an actual membership of at least one year in the College is required, and a sat- isfactory examination on the entire course of scientific or classical study. For the degrees of M. S.and M. A. an actual membership of at least one year, with graduation, in the College is required, and a satisfactory examination ona course of post-graduate studies prescribed by the Faculty, and covering two years. ARTICLE V. Practical Instruction and Physical Training. 58. In addition to the theoretical study required of every male student in mechanics, agriculture, and military art, every male student who accepts the privilege of free tuition, and such others as may elect, shall pursue a course of prac- tical instruction in mechanics and agriculture.* For labor performed in that way that is valuable otherwise than as a means of instruction, a reasonable compensation will be allowed, the proceeds going, if necessary, first to supply the student with the prescribed military uniform, and after that toward the payment of his rent and board account. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 23, 59. For military instruction and training there will be a drill, or other military exercise, every day, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, at 4 o’clock, P. M., and lasting one hour; unless for some special and urgent reason the President may occasionally dispense with it. The drill will be con- ducted in the academic building when the weather or con- dition of the ground will not permit it out of doors. There | will, besides, be a guard mounting daily, without exception, and special military exercises may be ordered by the Presi- dent at any time. ARTICLE WI, Offenses and Modes of Punishment. 60. All conduct on the part of students in violation of good morals or gentlemanly propriety, or of the regulations of the College, or subversive of the rightful authority of the officers, or tending to impair the usefulness of the Insti- tution, shall be cognizable by the authorities of the College, and punishable by the means prescribed, according to the nature of the offense. No one is to be admitted into the College whose moral character is not satisfactorily attested, and no one will be allowed to remain whose behavior is not that of a gentleman. And if the scholarship or personal conduct of any student is such that it does not comport with the interest of the Institution, or with his own interest, that his membership should be continued, it will be the duty of the President to inform his parent or guardian, if he ‘be a minor, that his continuance will be inexpedient, and to permit him to be withdrawn without public disgrace. 61. The minor derelictions of which students may be guilty may frequently be satisfied by private admonition, which may be given by the Professor or other high officer having the immediate charge of the student when the offense. is committed, or by the President after a sufficiently careful investigation of the case. More aggravated offenses will! require admonition in the presence of the Faculty; public 24 REGULATIONS OF THE admonition in orders and on battalion parade; extra duty ; reduction (of officers and non-commissioned officers) to the ranks ; confinement to quarters, or deprivation of recreation or privileges. These may be inflicted by the Boarp or Dis- CIPLINE, which shall consist of the Commandant of the Corps and two members of the Faculty elected monthly by the Faculty. Still more aggravated offenses will require suspen- sion from the privileges of the College, or public or private ‘dismissal. These will only be inflicted by the Faculty. 62. Whenever the Board of Discipline or the Faculty is called upon to act on any offense charged against a student, it will proceed with the ordinary formalities of a court-mar- tial. The accused will be entitled to all the privileges of a defendant in such cases; and the proceedings will be sub- mitted to the President of the College for his approval and final orders. In the proceedings of these tribunals strict justice must be kept in view; but care must also be taken that they do not run into a form of tedious and frivolous litigation. 63. When a charge is made against a student requiring the action of the Board of Discipline or Faculty, it will first be referred to the former body, by which, if it is considered to require the cognizance of the Faculty, it will be recom- mended to the President for such disposition. 64. Besides the means above provided for the repres- sion of neglect and misconduct, a demerit system shall be enforced. The Commandant shall keep a register of all delinquencies for which the students are reported, and shall © charge against each offense, not satisfactorily explained, a number of demerit according to the following scale: An offense of the first class will count __ Io. An offense of the second class will count An offense of the third class will count An offense of the fifth class will count 7 5 An offense of the fourth class will count = 4. 3 An offense of the sixth class will count 2 I An offense of the seventh class will count Sei 3S eM es iy od = Es AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 25 In the first year of the student at the College offenses will count one third Jess than in the above scale. The Fac- ulty will classify to suit this scale the offenses ordinarily committed by students. At the end of every month for which the number of demerit recorded against any student is less than 8, the difference between 8 and the number recorded shall be deducted from his aggregate record of _ demerit. 65. Any student whose record of demerit at the close of a session shall amount to 100 for that session, shall, zfso facto, be dismissed. ARTICLE VII. Discipline and Police. 66. The Commandant of the Corps is more specially charged with the details of the discipline and police of the Corps; but it is the duty also of every officer of the Col- lege to enforce the regulations, as far as possible, within the field of his observation, and to report all disorders and neg- lects of which he may have knowledge. 67. It is of the highest importance that the Commandant of the Corps shall be quartered at the College, and provis- ion will be made for that object as soon as possible. In the meantime it is made his duty to be constantly present at the College from chapel roll-call in the morning until the termination of all duties at the close of the day, with an intermission for dinner between one and three o’clock, P. M. It will also be his duty to visit the College at other times to ascertain, and, if necessary, correct the manner in which his subordinate officers perform their duties. If suitable arrangements can be made for his accommodation, the Major of the battalion will be quartered in the College, and will perform the duties of the Commandant during his absence. 68. When a student has been reported for some grave misdemeanor requiring severe punishment, the Command- ant shall order his arrest, either directly or through the Adjutant. 26 REGULATIONS OF THE 69. In case of violent disturbance, open contumacy, or other outrageous conduct on the part of a student, the offi- cer of the day, or any member of the Faculty present, may place the offender in arrest, and order him to his quarters. In all such cases the arrest must be promptly reported to the Commandant. 70. A student placed in arrest is in duty bound to obey the orders of the officer making the arrest, and the con- ditions attached to it, on pain of dismissal. Any student guilty of breach of arrest shall be dismissed. 71. No student in arrest is allowed to exercise command, but shall confine himself to his quarters until released, un- less otherwise specially ordered, except when required to be absent for the performance of some of his academic or military duties, and except on a necessary occasion, and to march to and from meals. - 72. No student in arrest. will make a visit to the com- manding or other officer unless sent for. In case of business he will make known his object in writing, and he shall not apply for the usual indulgences granted to the students. 73. No student will be released from arrest except by the President or by the Commandant. 74. A student placed in confinement for punishment shall be subject to the same regulations asa student in arrest;. and a breach of confinement, or a failure to perform any extra duty awarded as a punishment, shall be considered an. offense of the gravest nature, and treated accordingly. 75. All deliberations or discussions among students hav- ing the object of conveying praise or censure, or any mark of approbation or disapprobation toward the College author- ities, are strictly forbidden. : 76. Any student who shall disobey a lawful command of the President or of any Professor, Instructor, or other supe- rior officer, or behave himself in a refractory or disrespectful manner toward either of them, shall be dismissed, or other- wise less severely punished, according to the nature of his. offense. AGRICULTURAL AND: MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 27% 77. No Cadet shall bring any spiritous or intoxicating liquor, or cause the same to be brought, within or near the College limits, or have the same in his room or possession, upon pain of being dismissed. 78. Any student convicted of visiting a drinking saloon, or a gambling or other disreputable house, or of being drunk, or of gambling at cards or other game of chance, or who shall make, cause, or procure to be made. a false official report or statement in regard to a matter of College duty or government, shall be dismissed, or less severely punished, according to the gravity of his offense. 79. No student shall play at cards, or any other game of chance, within the College limits, or bring or cause to be brought within the limits, or have in his room, cards or other articles used in games of chance. All games and amusements of every kind are forbidden during study hours. 80. All conspiracies and combinations of students, with a view of violating or evading the regulations of the Col- lege, are prohibited on pain of dismissal; and any interfer- ence of one or more students with another student, or with a candidate for admission, in the nature of ‘‘ hazing,” shall be punished with dismissal. | 81. The use of tobacco for smoking or chewing on any duty, or in the College building, dormitories, or dining- rooms, and all profanity and obscenity, are forbidden. 82. No student shall cook, prepare food, or give any entertainment in his room, or elsewhere within the College limits, without permission from the Commandant. 83. No student shall keep a waiter, horse, or dog. 84. No student shall do any damage to the trees, grass, or shrubbery of the College grounds, or in any manner injure or deface the buildings or other improvements. 85. A Guard composed of one Cadet Lieutenant, one Sergeant, three Corporals, and twenty privates, or more if deemed necessary by the President, will be mounted every day at a stated hour. The Guard will not usually be kept under arms, or on actual duty during its tour, but may be. 28 REGULATIONS OF THE so employed, in whole or in part, if deemed necessary, and wilk, at all times, be prepared for duty when required. 86. An Officer of the Day will be detailed daily from the Roster of Cadet officers. Any member of the Senior and Junior Classes may be detailed as Officer of the Day. 87. The Officer of the Day shall constantly, between reveille and taps, be found at a stated place near the Col- lege building, or at the Commandant’s office, except when necessarily absent. | 88. He will report to the Commandant of the Corps for instructions immediately after guard mounting: 89. He will cause all the duty calls or signals to be sounded at the prescribed time. 90. He will be present at all parades and roll-calis during his tour, and require that the absentees be reported to him. He will then immediately seek such absentees, and order them, excepting those properly excused, to their duty. If the duty ceases with the roll-call, he will nevertheless seek the individual to ascertain his presence or absence from the College, and he will immediately report to the Commandant of the Corps all whom he may not find and all who fail to obey his orders. . gt. He will direct the formation of the classes and _ sec- tions, and, after receiving the reports of the Marchers, he will immediately dispatch each class and section to the place of recitation or other duty. He will require the Marchers to preserve good order in their classes and sec- tions at all times. 92. He will take prompt and efficient measures for sup- pressing all irregularities and disturbances that may occur within the College limits during his tour. 93. He is authorized to place a student in arrest in extra- ordinary cases, when it may be necessary in order to enforce . the requirements of the preceding paragraph. 94. He will be responsible for all public property depos- ited in his charge. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 29 95. He will promptly report to the Commandant of the Corps any violation of the police regulations committed by any person not immediately on duty with the students. 96. On the back of the report which he shall render to the Commandant of the Corps at the close of his tour, he will record all violations of regulations or orders that may have come to his knowledge, stating the name of each offender, and including those reports that have been made to him by other officers, and all permits deposited with him. He shall add to his report that he has faithfully performed all the duties enjoined on the Officer of the Day by the regulations of the College. 97. Besides the roll-call which is made whenever students are paraded for any duty, there shall be three regular roll-calls daily—one at Reveille; one at Tattoo, and one at the hour for Chapel Service. The first two shall be attended by all students living within the College limits; the third shall be attended by every student of the Insti- tution not excused because of some special duty. 98. The hours for daily duty shall be as follows: Reveille at 5:30 A. M. from October Ist to the last of February, and at 5 A. M. at all other periods. Inspection of Quarters by Inspectors 30 minutes after Reveille. Breakfast, 6:30 A. M. Guard Mounting, 8:45 A. M., or immediately after Chapel Service. Call to Quarters for study, 7:30 A. M. Chapel Service, 8:30 A. M. Dinner, 12 M. Call to Quarters for study, 1 P. M. Release from Quarters, 4 P. M. Military exercise, when the weather will permit, Saturday and Sunday excepted, 4 P. M., and lasting one hour. Supper, 5:30:83 M: Call to Quarters for study, 6:30 P. M. 30 REGULATIONS OF THE Tatto>, 9:30 P. M. Taps, 10 P. M. 99. Every student will be expected to attend divine service in some church at least once every Sunday. Permits and Leaves of Absence. 100. All permits to be absent from any duty, or from quarters during study hours, must have the approval of the President. All other permits for absence may be granted by the Commandant of the Corps; and every permit for a brief absence will be deposited with the Officer of the Day, to whom the student will invariably report at the expiration of his permit, whether it has been.used ot not. Ne permit will bear the name of more than one student. 101. If the Cadet be in arrest or in confinement, or con- fined to Jess than the usual limits, or if his name be on the sick report, the fact must be stated in the permit. 102. All applications by students for leave of absence must be made in writing, addressed to the Commandant of the Corps, and specify the place to which the applicant wishes to go. If the application is for a longer period than the Commandant is authorized to grant, he will forward it to the President. 103. Every student who overstays his leave of absence;. must produce satisfactory evidence of his having been de- tained by sickness or some other unavoidable cause. 104. Every student, on returning from leave of absence,. will immediately report, in person, to the President. 105. A leave of absence shall not be construed to grant the student any indulgence at the College, or to absolve him. from the observance of regulations. 106. Applications to be excused from any duty, must be- made in ample time before the beginning of the duty. 107. Except in case of sickness, no Officer of the College will absent himself from any duty without the permission of the President, and with the assent of his immediate superior AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 31 if he be an assistant. In case of sickness, he will report the fact promptly through his immediate superior to the Presi- dent, in order that provision may be made for the execution of his duty by another. The President shall not grant per- mission to be absent for a longer period than seven days, and not then without some pressing reason. He will not be absent himself for a longer period than seven days, and then only for like reason, which he will report to the. Execu- tive Committee; and in his absence, the necessary duties of his office will be performed by the Commandant. Quarters. 108. The Commandant shall assign the students to quar- ters, giving choice to Cadets in the order of official rank; provided, that each Cadet shall have quarters in the build- ing occupied by the Company to which he belongs. 109. No student will remove from the room assigned to him without the permission of the Commandant. 110. At the signal for calling to quarters, each Cadet shall immediately repair to his room, and remain there dur- ing study hours, unless required for duty elsewhere. 111. Each Cadet, immediately after reveille, shall hang up his extra clothing, put into his clothes-bag such articles as belong there, and arrange his bedding and all his other effects in the prescribed order. He shall also attend to the good order and arrangement of his arms, accoutrements, clothing, and other effects. 112. Cadets will prepare their clothes for the laundry at such times as the Commandant may direct. 113. The occupants of a room will, unless for special rea- sons otherwise directed, alternate weekly, commencing at reveille Sunday morning, in the duties of Room Orderly. 114. The Orderly will see that the names of his room- mates are on the orderly-board, his own name standing first. _ 115. He will be responsible for the cleanliness of the wash-stand, mantelpiece, shelves, and other fixtures; for the general police of the room, and for the strict observance of regulations and orders therein. 32 REGULATIONS OF THE 116. He will be responsible for the preservation of all public property attached to the room for the common use of its occupants. 117. Every morning, immediately after reveille roll-call, he will thoroughly sweep every part of the floor of his room, brush the dust from the furniture, &c., and sweep the dirt into the hall. The rooms will not be swept at any other hour; but the floors will be thoroughly scrubbed every Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock by their respective Order- lies. 118. When fires are used in the quarters, the Orderly will see to its being safe whenever the occupants are to leave the room, and make it safe for the night before taps. 119. He will see that a light is in his room immediately after the evening call to quarters, and that it is extinguished when the occupants are absent. 120. Every night, between tattoo and taps, he will cause all lights not authorized in the room to be extinguished. 121. He will answer promptly and fully every question put to him by proper authority concerning his duty as Orderly. 122. Whenever an Orderly is absent from his room, or is prevented by sickness from attending to his duty, the occu- pant longest off, who is present for duty, shall take all the duties and responsibilities of Orderly. 123. No student shall be absent from his room between taps and reveille without permission from the Commandant. 124. No Cadet shall visit the room of another during study hours. 125. No student shall throw anything from the windows and doors, nor any missile in the vicinity of the public buildings. 126. No student shall play upon any musical instru- ment in study hours, or otherwise disturb the quiet of the Quarters. 127. Students shall walk the halls and pass up and down stairs in study hours in a soldier-like and orderly manner. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE 33. Loud talking or laughing, scuffling, and all other unneces- sary noise in the buildings, are prohibited at all times. 128. No student shall post any placard or notice upon any of the College buildings, fences, or other improvements or places, or affix to the walls of his room any map, picture, or piece of written or printed paper, without permission from the Commandant. 129. Students are forbidden to take or have in their quarters any newspapers or other periodical publications without special permission from the President. They are also forbidden to keep in their rooms any books except text-books, without special permission from the President. 130. No student shall mark, cut, or in any manner de- face or injure the buildings or other property of the College. 131. There shall be detailed weekly from the companies one or more Hall Orderlies for each suite or tier of halls, whose duty it shall be to sweep out the halls and stairs immediately after the sweeping of the rooms in the morning, and after the scrubbing of the rooms Saturday afternoon, — 132. Each Company of Cadets and its quarters shall be superintended by its Captain or other Company Commander, who shall see that the regulations are duly observed therein. 133. After inspection Sunday mornings, he will direct the Orderlies of such rooms as are not in proper order to be continued on the same duty for the ensuing week. 134. Every morning he will make to the Commandant a report, in writing, of all offenses that have come to his knowledge since his previous report, and of the condition of the quarters under his charge. 135. Each Company will also furnish a Lieutenant or Sergeant as Superintendent for each floor of the quarters which it occupies, who shall be charged with the preserva- tion-of good order on the floor assigned to him. 136. In case of any noise, scuffling, visiting, wrestling, or disorderly conduct in any room, hall, or piazza under his charge, the Superintendent of the floor will repair instantly 34 REGULATIONS OF THE to the scene, suppress the disturbance, order the parties to their rooms, and report the circumstances to the Officer of the Day. 137. He will also thoroughly inspect every room and the hall and stairway of his floor thirty minutes after reveille roll-call, and see that all regulations concerning the police of quarters have been complied with. He will then imme- diately make a report, in writing, through his Captain, to the Commandant, reciting upon it all departures from these regulations, and stating that, since the report of the previous day, he has faithfully performed all the duties required of him by the regulations. 138. No student shall introduce a citizen into the quarters during study hours, upon any pretense whatever; nor at -any other time without the permission of the Commandant. 139. No individual, whatever be his rank or position, shall enter the students’ quarters during study hours, except ‘on duty; nor shall any citizen enter the quarters at any time, except on duty, unless accompanied by an officer or ‘student. 140. No persons, other than those on duty, shall enter the academic building without the permission of the Super- intendent, unless accompanied by an officer of the College. Section Marchers. 141. The student whose name stands first on the section- roll shall be the marcher of the section. 142. At the given signal the marcher will form his section at the place appointed in two ranks, call the roll, note each absentee, and immediately report the names of all such to the Officer of the Day. 143. The marcher will conduct his section to and from the place of instruction in a soldier-like manner, 144. He will cause the members of his section to take seats in the recitation-room in the order of their names on the roll. AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 35 145. When dismissed by the Instructor, he will form his section in the same order as before, and march it in like manner to the designated place, and there dismiss it. 146. He will promptly report to the Officer of the Day every violation of the regulations that has been committed by any member of the section while marching to or from the place of instruction, or while thereat, during the absence of the Instructor. 147. Every student except the Officer of the Day, and those who may be excused by the Physician from academic duty, shall march with his section, and remain with it dur- ing the recitations. 148. For those students not quartered in the College, a room will be prepared as a study-room, with desks and seats, to be occupied by the students during study hours and while not reciting. The preservation of order in this room will be intrusted to the Officer of the Day or some other person appointed by the Commandant or President. Uniform, Arms and Accoutrements. 149. The uniform of Cadets shall be as follows, to-wit: A blouse of grey cloth, single-breasted for privates, and double-breasted for Captains and Lieutenants. Pantaloons of grey cloth, with a black stripe one inch wide down the outer seam. A cap of navy-blue cloth, with a wreath and the letters S. C. in front. All articles of uniform must be made in strict conformity with the approved patterns. 150. No other outer dress than that above prescribed, excepting an overcoat, shall be worn by a Cadet on any occasion without permission from the Commandant. Stu- dents while laboring in the field or in the shops may be exempted from this rule. 151. Cadet officers and non-commissioned officers shall be designated by the following badges, to-wit: Captains—Chevrons of four bars of single lace or braid on each arm above the elbow, points up. 3 36 REGULATIONS OF THE Lieutenants—Chevrons of three bars of single lace or braid on each arm above the elbow, points up. Adjutant—The Lieutenant’s chevrons, with an arc. Quarter-Master--The Lieutenant’s chevrons, with a hori- zontal bar. Sergeant Major—The Sergeant’s chevrons, with an arc. Quarter. Master Sergeant—The Sergeant’s chevrons, with a horizontal bar. First Sergeants—Chevrons of two bars of single lace or braid on each arm above the elbow, points up, with a lozenge. Sergeanis—Chevrons of two bars of single lace or braid on each arm above the elbow, points up. Color-bearer—The Sergeant’s chevrons, with a star. Corporals—Chevrons of two bars of single lace or braid on each arm below the elbow, points up. Corporals of the Color Guard—The Corporal’s chevrons, with a star. Students appointed to act as teachers will wear a star on the left breast. 152. The Commandant will cause to be issued to each Cadet, at such time as he may see fit, a full equipment of arms and accoutrements through the Quarter-Master or other Cadet officer. 153. All arms and other public property issued to students shall be marked with a designated number; and the Cadet officers will, at such times as they may deem necessary, or as the Commandant may direct, examine and ascertain whether each student is in possession of the articles issued to him. 154. The arms and other public property shall not be taken from quarters, or used otherwise than on duty. No Cadet shall lend or exchange his arms or accoutrements, or use those of another Cadet, without the permission of the officer having charge of the property. 155. No Cadet shall alter his musket by scraping, filing, cutting, or varnishing the stock, barrel, or any other part ; AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, 37 nor shall the lock be removed or taken apart without the permission of the officer responsible for the property. 156. Students are forbidden to have in their possession any description of fire-arms or‘other deadly weapons not issued to them by proper authority. 157. Should any Cadet damage, lose, or destroy any part of his equipment, he shall pay for the same, and otherwise . be punished according to the circumstances of the case. 188. An Armory, with gun-racks, &c., suitably arranged and numbered, will be fitted up in some convenient and safe part of the buildings, in which all arms and accoutre- ments issued to Cadets not quartered in the College will be deposited and securely locked up when not in use on duty, each set in the place corresponding to its number. When required for duty, these arms will be issued and replaced under the supervision of the Quarter-Master and Quarter-Master Sergeant, the Cadets being marched by their officers to and from the Armory for the p&arpose, in Com- panies or detachments, as the case may be; and the Com- mandant of the Corps will see that they are properly preserved and kept clean. When necessary, an hour may be taken from drill for cleaning arms and accoutrements, and the Cadets will, in such cases, be formed in ranks and inspected. The Cadets Mess. 159. The Commandant of the Corps is inspector of the Cadet’s mess, and will report to the President all deficiencies in the fare, and any defect he may observe in the general management. 160. The senior Cadet officer present is Superintendent of the Mess Hall, and the other Cadet officers, in the order of rank, are Assistant Superintendents. It shall be their duty, aided by the non-commissioned officers, to preserve - order and enforce the mess regulations. 161. The Corps will be divided into squads of a con- venient size, each with its proportion of officers and non- 38 REGULATIONS OF THE commissioned officers, and each squad having a separate table. Each squad will be commanded by the ranking officer present, who will preside at the table, cause the regulations to be observed, and report all violations to the Superintendent, who will transmit the report to the Officer of the Day. 162. At the hours appointed for breakfast, dinner, and supper, the squads wili be formed on the Company parade grounds by the Sergeants, and will then be united under the senior Cadet officer present, who will march the whole as a battalion to and from the hall in a soldier-like manner. 163. Every Cadet will march to and from meals, except the Officer of the Day, members of the battalion staff, and Cadets on special duty, who may have been excused from marching. 164. Each Cadet shall have a particular place at table, which shall not be changed without permission from the Inspector of the Mess. 165. Loud talking and all boisterous noise at the table or in the hall are prohibited. 166. Wasting or taking from the hall provisions or furni- ture of any kind is forbidden. 167. Such members of the Guard as have been detained on duty will be marched to the Hall immediately after the return of the battalion by an officer or non-commissioned officer of the Guard, who shall preside at the table. 168. Every Cadet will rise from table at the command from the Superintendent, and will immediately form in ranks to be marched back to the place of starting. 169. No Cadet shall go to the mess at any other time, or in any other manner, than the regulations prescribe. 170. If any Cadet shall consider an article of the fare unsuitable for use, he may report the fact through the com- mander of his squad to the Superintendent of the Hall, who will promptly communicate the report, with a sample of the food complained of, to the Inspector. eS ee ee AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. 39 Explanations. 171. Any student having an explanation to offer for an offense for which he has been reported, will express it in writing according to the prescribed form, and present it to the Commandant of the Corps within forty-eight hours after its publication. If satisfactory, the Commandant will erase the report; if not satisfactory, he may refer the ex- ~ planation to the reporting officer, who shal] indorse upon it such remarks as may be pertinent, and return it to the Commandant. 172. No explanation will be received after the lapse of forty-eight hours, unless sickness, absence, or some other unavoidable cause, which must be fully stated, has prevented its presentation within the prescribed time, in which case it must be presented as soon as possible. 173. Whenever a student is absent from any duty, or absent from quarters after taps, or at any other time longer than thirty minutes, he will be punished as if beyond the College limits, unless his absence is satisfactorily accounted for. 174. Explanations will include only such statements of fact and of the intentions of the student as may be neces- sary for a correct understanding of the case, and will not be made the medium of complaint or criticism, or of irrele- vant remarks. 175. Appeals to the President for the reconsideration of reports will not be entertained after the expiration of ten days from the time they were recorded, except in cases where it was impracticable to apply for a reconsideration within that time. 176. No student shall address an officer or Cadet who has reported him for an offense on the subject of such report, unless specially permitted, in writing, by the Cormmandant of the Corps; and no officer or Cadet having made such report against a student shall hold any conversation with him concerning it unless referred to with the proper permis- sion. 40 REGULATIONS OF THE ArticLe VIII. Library and. Apparatus. 177. The Board of Trustees, and, in the event of the non-action of the Trustees, then the Faculty, shall appoint a Librarian from among the officers of the College, who shall execute his duties under the direction of the Faculty in all matters not provided for in the regulations established by the Trustees. 178. The Librarian shall keep a complete and accurate catalogue of all books and apparatus belonging to the College. All books shall be duly numbered and labeled. 179. All members of the College shall have the privilege of using the books, but only the officers of the Institution and commissioned Cadet officers shall be allowed to take books away from the Library-room. All students, except- ing the commissioned officers, will be restricted to the use of books within the Library-room. Books taken out by. the persons authorized as above must be returned within two weeks, even though the use of them should be renewed to the same person. No person shall take a book from the Library for the use of another, or permit a book which he has taken out to go out of his actual possession. 180. Every person shall be responsible for damage done to any book while in his possession or use. The damage shall be paid to the Librarian at such rate as he or the Faculty may decide. 181. Any person who may keep a book in his possession beyond the authorized time shall pay therefor twenty-five cents a week for each volume so obtained. It will be the duty of the Librarian to collect the fine. 182. The Librarian shall keep an account, in a book kept for the purpose, of every volume taken from or used in the Library, giving the name of the person taking or using, the dates of removal and return, or of use in the Library, and the condition when removed and returned. He shall also “7 AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE. . 41 keep an accurate account of all moneys received and issued by him. 183. The Librarian shall promptly turn over to the Treas- urer of the Board of Trustees, and take his receipt there- for, all moneys which he may have received from fines or other sources on account of the Library. 184. The Librarian will recommend any work in the way of binding or repair of the binding of books in the Library,- and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees will authorize any such work, for which the money received from the Librarian will be sufficient to pay. All payments in excess of that must first have the authorization of the | Board of Trustees. 185. All academical instruments or apparatus belonging to the College shall be duly registered and accounted for by the Librarian, but shall be committed to the control of the Professors, respectively, who may have use for them in the course of instruction, and who shall be responsible for their proper preservation. When repairs are necessary to such instruments, the Executive Committee may order and pay for them without waiting for the sanction of the Trustees. 186. All record-books and accounts required to be kept by the Librarian shall be submitted to the inspection of the Executive Committee whenever called for, and to the Board of Trustees at every annual meeting, and oftener when re- quired. ARTICLE IX. Miscellaneous. 187. All moneys received by the College from whatever source shall be turned over to the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, and shall only be expended by its authority. 188. Supplies for academic or other puposes will only be procured by specific requisitions made through the Presi- dent upon the Executive Committee, and setting forth the use and necessity of the articles required. No officer of the institution will contract debts in its name, or purchase 42 ms REGULATIONS OF THE for it in his own name, or present any account for supplies purchased otherwise than as authorized, in writing, by the Executive Committee, and no payment by the Treasurer will be approved by the Board of Trustees which is made without such written authority. 189. All further regulations necessary for the interior police, discipline, and government of the College, not inconsistent with the foregoing, may be established by the Faculty, and shall be duly observed. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IMMUN 00027753991