Vault Early Papers of the University Box 1 Document 18

STATUTES

OF

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH

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1.--CHANCELLOR.

The senior Bishop [handwritten proofreader's mark: insert "by consecration"] of the Dioceses uniting for the foundation of the University shall always fill the office of Chancellor. He shall not be required to reside at the University.

II.--VICE-CHANCELLOR.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: I.]

The Vice-Chancellor shall be elected by the Board of Trustees. He shall be the actual President, or resident head [handwritten proofreader's mark: insert comma] of the Univeritsy. He shall have control over all its departments, and shall be exclusively an administrative officer. He shall be furnished with a house, and be [Handwritten: 5] paid a salary of $6000, and shall hold his office during good behavior.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: II.]

In the government of the University he shall be assisted by a Hebdomadal Board, [handwritten proofreader's mark: stikethrough "or Council of Advice,] to be composed of such Professors, as shall be hereafter named.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: III]

He shall have the sole power of granting leave of absence to Professors, Fellows, [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "and"] other Officers [handwritten proofreader's mark: add "students"] of the University. He shall have power at all times, to visit any hall, lecture room, office, [handwritten proofreader's mark: insert "student dorm"] or public apartment of the University.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: IV.]

He shall advise and remonstrate with any Professor of the University, whenever it shall come to his knowledge that such Professor has been negligent of his duties, or has shown a want of zeal in [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "using" and stikethrough illegible handwritten words] [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "the most efficacious means of"] imparting instruction to his school or [handwritten: 5] of promoting [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "education in" and add "interests"] the University.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: V]

Should any Professor or other Officer of the University, prove inattentive to the advice or remonstrance of the Vice-Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor shall, after giving such Professor or Officer notice of his intention, and furnishing him with a copy of the official statement [handwritten: 5] he proposes to make of the case, call the attention of the Board of Trustees to the conduct of such Professor or Officer.

[Handwritten to left side of following paragraph: VI.]

The Vice-Chancellor shall have power to license boarding houses for the students, and to exercise a full supervision of the[handwritten: m] [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "same"] through the Proctors, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the regulations made for their order and discipline have been complied with.

[Handwritten to the left side of following paragraph: II. (assume a V in front, out of visual range)]

He shall have the power of appointing the Proctors and other servants of the University, and shall regulate their duties and control their conduct.

[Handwritten to the left side of the following paragraph: III (assume a V in front, out of visual range)]

The Vice-Chancellor shall cause to be prepared by the Registrar,

which he shall transmit to the parents or guardians of such students.

[Handwritten to the left side of the following paragraph: IX.]

It shall be his duty to make a report to the Board of Trustees at their annual session, on the general condition of the University during the past year, and to suggest for their consideration such alterations and improvements on any subject which shall have been [handwritten: 5] approved of by the Hebdomedal Board. He shall also present for the examination of the Board at its annual session a digest of the weekly reports of the Professors of the conduct and scholarship of the students of their respective schools, and shall supervise the preparation of the annual calendar.

[Handwritten to the left side of the following paragraph: X.]

The Vice-Chancellor, in case of absence or incapacity from illness, or any other cause, to discharge his duties, shall have the power of appointing as his substitute any one of the Professors. But should a substitute not be so appointed, then the oldest in date of commis[handwritten: 5] sion of the Professors shall act as Vice-Chancellor; and such substitute or person who may be appointed shall exercise the functions of said office, until such disability shall be removed, or until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees.

III.--PROFESSORS.

The plan of education in the University shall be by separate schools for all branches of knowledge. Each school to be complete in itself--to be entirely independent of the others, and to be devoted to imparting instruction [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "to"] every thing belonging to its department.

At the head of each school, excepting those of theology, law, and medicine, the[handwritten proofreader's mark strikethrough "ir" and add "re" so it reads "there"] shall be a Professor-in-Chief, to be elected by the Board of Trustees. It shall be his duty to regulate the studies of his school, for the character and success of which he is to be held especially responsible; and in the instruction of which he shall engage personally, by lecture, lessons, and exercises, as he may deem best. Frequent interrogations, of a stringent and searching character, being, however, absolutely required.

Each school shall be divided into sections of as many students as may be conveniently or efficiently instructed, and no more. The classing of the students into sections shall be regulated or fixed by their attainments, to be determined by examination on their application for admission. But they may be transferred from section to section, up or down, according to the degree of proficiency they shall from time to time exhibit.

In the instruction of these sections the Professor-in-Chief shall be aided by as many assistant Professors as shall be necessary, who shall be under his direction and control, and shall aid him in the government and discipline of the students of his school while in their section or lecture rooms.

The Professor-in-Chief shall be provided with a house, and paid a salary of $3,000, by the University. This amount may be increased from their school tickets to a sum not exceeding $5000. They shall vacate their offices at the expiration of five years, but they may be reelected at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

The assistant Professors shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees, upon a certificate of the Vice-Chancellor and the Professor of the school for which they apply, that they have been rigidly examined and are competent for their office. They shall receive such lodging and salaries as the Board of Trustees shall provide, and shall vacate their office at the end of five years. The Assistant Professors may be removed by the Vice-Chancellor, upon the representation of the Professors of their schools, for cause shown. The reasons of such removal shall be reported to the Board of Trustees at their annual meeting next ensuing.

All Professors of schools and assistant Professors shall keep a daily record of the value of each recitation of every member of their respective sections, according to a scale to be determined by the Board of Trustees, and shall note all cases of absence or misconduct in class. These records shall be handed weekly to the Vice-Chancellor, who shall have them digested. He shall then cause the names of the five most distinguished students in each section of every school to be published [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "as" and insert "on"] a bulletin board, to be fixed in some con spicuous place in the University.

All transfers of students from section to section shall be made [handwritten proofreader's mark: insert "only"] by the Professors of schools and their assistant Professors, who shall also be responsible for fixing the relative numerical rank of the students of their schools in the annual catalogue. All lectures by the Professor-in-Chief, especially those requiring experimental llustration to be in general common to the several sections of the respective schools.

All Professors, whether heads of schools or assistants, shall serve as examiner[handwritten proofreader's mark: insert "s"] whenever appointed by the Hebdomedal Board.

IV.--LECTURERS.

Besides the Professors and assistant Professors of the several [handwritten proofreader's mark: change "s" to "S"]chools, there shall be Lecturers chosen by the Board of Trustees, to whom shall be assigned for discussion special topics of any particular [handwritten proofreader's mark: change "s" to "S"]chool. These Lecturers shall have no part in the government of the University, and shall not be required to be resident, but shall repair to the University at certain seasons, and lecture for a limited period. The topics for discussion shall be assigned them by the Board of Trustees, by whom also their compensation shall be regulated.

V.--SCHOOLS.

The following shall be the schools founded by the University, so soon as the means at its command shall be suffiicient for that purpose: the grouping of the topics shall be varied, at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

The number of schools shall be increased as expediency and the progress of lettres, science, and art shall suggest.

1. School of Greek Language and Literature.

2. School of Latin Language and Literature.

3. School of Mathematics.

4. School of Physics.

5. School of Metaphysics.

6. School of History and Archaeology.

7. School of Natural Sciences, with cabinets and garden attached.

8. School of Civil Engineering, Construction, Architecture and Drawing.

9. School of Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry.

10. School of Chemistry applied to Agriculture and the Arts.

11. School of Theory and Practice of Agriculture, with farm attached.

12. School of Moral Science and the Evidences of the Christian Religion.

13. School of English Language and Literature.

14. School of French Language and Literature.

15. School of German Language and Literature.

16. School of Spanish Language and Literature.

17. School of Italian Language and Literature.

[handwritten proofreader's mark: "?"] 18. School of the Philosophy of Language.

19. School of Rhetoric, Criticism, Elocution and Composition.

20. School of American History and Antiquities.

21. School of Ethnology and Universal Geography.

22. School of Astronomy with Observatory and Physical Geography.

23. School of Political Science, Political Economy, Statistics, Law of Nations, Spirit of Laws, General Principles of Government and Constitution of the United States.

24. School of Theology.

25. School of Law.

26. School of Medicine.

27. School of [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "Science" and add "Mines and Mining.]

28. School of Fine Arts.

The organization of the Schools of Theology, Law, Medicine, and of Practical Agriculture, shall be determined by the Board of Trustees at the time of their establishment.

VI.--HEBDOMADAL BOARD.

There shall be a Board to be called the Hebdomadal Board, whose office shall be to act as a council of advice to the Vice Chancellor in the government of the University, and of which the Vice Chancellor shall be President.

This Board shall be composed of not more than twelve members.

So long as the Professors-in-Chief of the University shall not exceed twelve in number, they shall all be members of the Hebdomadal Board. When such number shall exceed twelve, then the Board of Trustees shall fill vacancies by election from among said Professors.

By this Board all questions of [handwritten proofreader's mark: strikethrough "dispute" and add "discipline"] in the University shall be adjudged according to the laws and ordinances of the University.