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for matriculation, he shall be examined by the Senate on the studies of the previous Session or Sessions, and also in regard to the improvement he has made, during the vacation, by private study; and if it shall appear that he has been negligent, it shall be competent for the Senate to place him in the same situation, in regard to standing, which he held the previous Session.

5. Every Student, at the time of his matriculation, shall subscribe a declaration of obedience to the authorities and laws of the University.

6. Every Student, at the close of the Session, shally apply to the Professors, on whose instructions he has attended, for certificates attesting the regularity of his attendance, his proficiency and diligence. The nature of these certificates shall form an element in the judgment of the Senate as to the person's standing for the Session.

7. Any student who shall have been absent from the classes during such time or times, in the course of one Session, as shall amount to thirty days, without leave obtained

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or cause shown, shall be held and accounted as not having attended the Session

8. Any student who shall have been absent from the classes during such time or times, in the course of one Session, as shall amount to fifteen days, without leave obtained or cause shown, shall be held and accounted as having given only partial attendance that Session, which, in regard to standing, shall count only as half of a regular Session.

9. Any Student, who, from ill health or other necessary cause to be approved of by the Senate, shall have been compelled to be absent from the classes during such time or times, in the course of one Session, as shall not exceed two months, shall be held and accounted to have attended regularly. But if the time of absence exceed two months, his attendance shall be regarded as partial; and if the time of absence exceed three months, he shall not be regarded as having attended that Session.

10. Cases of an urgent or peculiar nature in regard to attendance and absence, may

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be adjudged upon by the Senate according to the circumstances of each case.

11. Students coming from other Universities may be admitted to the same standing in this that they held in the University to which they formerly belonged, provided that due regard be had to the number and duration of the Sessions or terms in such other University; and provided also, that the applicant display a degree of proficiency corresponding to the standing which he claims.

12. Every applicant for admission shall produce a certificate of good moral and religions character from the Minister of the Congregation to which he last belonged, or, if there be no regularly ordained Minister in his vicinity, from the nearest magistrate, and the names of the persons granting such certificates shall be entered on teh Album of the University.

13. No religious test or qualification of any kind shall be required of any Student entering the University; but it is expected that

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every Student will pay due reverence to the ordinances of the Christian Religion, and attended some place of public worship.

Chapter II. of Discipline.

1. The Statutes and Regulations of the University shall be administrated and enforced by the College Senate, and in regard to matters not provided for by these Statues, the Senate shall have power to make such orders as circumstances may require.

2. The whole deportment of the Students, both Academical and Moral, shall be under the supervision of the Professors and of the Senate. Insubordination, immoral conduct either in or out of College, gross neglect of study, refusal to perform the appointed exercises, and all offences of a similar kind, shall render a Student liable to the infliction of a punishment proportionate to the offence.

3. The penalties by means of which the

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Senate may enforce the Regulations, shall be as follows: -

First.- Fines not exceeding in any one case Five pounds, to be paid into the College Fund.

Second.- A declaration that the person offending shall be incapable of receiving a degree.

Third.- Refusal to admit the person to attendance on subsequent Sessions.

Fourth.- A note of disapprobation in the class certificates.

Fifth.- Immdediate expulsion in the case of serious offences, with or without the liberty of applying for re-admission.

Chapter III. Of Degrees

1. The curriculum or course of attendance on the Literary and Philosophical classes for students who intend to compete for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, shall be three sessions attendance. The course of study shall be as follows.-

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