The Virginian

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Charlottesville, May 28. —The period for
opening this institution being ultimately
fixed to the first day of February next, some
previous information respecting it may be
acceptable to the public, and useful to individuals who may have views of availing
themselves of its benefits; and our press
being on the spot, as it were, it seems incumbent on us particularly to give that information, which we shall do from the
best sources accessible to us, and such we
believe, as are to be relied on. One hundred
and nine dormitories are in readiness, sufficient each for two students, for their lodging and studies. Six hotels are provided,
which will be rented to respectable house
keepers, who will furnish the ordinary
meals to such students as choose to engage
with them respectively, not exceeding 50
in a mess. With this article the University
will have no concern, except to restrain
excesses of the table. In addition to these
accommodations, provided at the University, the town of Charlottesville, one mile
distant, can lodge and board between one
and two hundred students. The Professors will be in place in the course of the
autumn, and in time to prepare themselves
for the commencement of their duties, at
the opening of the institution. All students
who propose to enter for the year ensuing,
will be expected to attend on the 1st day
of February, that the schools and classes
may commence together.

There will be eight schools in the University. 1. One of Ancient Languages,
Ancient History, Ancient Geography and
Belles Letters. 2. One of Modern Languages, Modern History, and Modern
Geography. 3. Others of Mathematics
4. Of Natural Philosophy. 5. Of Natural
History. 6. Of Anatomy and Medicine
7. Of Moral Philosophy. 8. Of Law, Government and Political Economy.

Every student will be free to attend
whichever of the schools he considers as
adapted to his future pursuits, & required
to attend no others. To enter that of
Ancient Languages, he must already be
able to read with ease their high authors.
For the schools of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, he must be a proficient
in numerical arithmetic. For the others,
nothing preparatory will be required, except that into no school can any one be admitted under 16 years of age.

It is expected that the whole annual expense of a student, will be about $.

exclusive of clothes and pocket money,
that the latter article will be kept within
bounds by the frugal habits it will be necessary for the students to acquire, in placing themselves on the footing of equality which the regulations have been framed to maintain.
very moderate limits. A general notice of all these particulars will be authoritatively published in autumn, before which no engagements will be made for either Hotels or Dormitories. All applications are then to be addressed to the Proctor of the University. Arthur S. Brockenbrough, Esq. who will answer letters on these subjects. We regret to add that the liberal donation of $50,000 made by the late Legislature, for the purchase of a Library & apparatus, rested on a contingency which fails, and that the institution will be opened under this disadvantage.

[Central Gaz.

University of Virginia.—A letter from John H. Locke, of this state, to the Editor of the American Farmer, says—“It is now decided to open the Institution on the 1st of February, 1825, and by this time [May 5d.] I presume an agent is embarking for Europe, there to engage professors of the most unquestionable qualifications in those departments of science, which we thought it probable, could not be as well filled by our own countrymen. Law, Politics, Morals, and Physic, in all its departments, we have left to be filled by Americans; which will ensure to us a preponderance of national character in the faculty of this great and important establishment."