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What qualifications shall be required to entitle to entrance into the university, the arrangement of the days & hours of lecturing for the different schools, so as to facilitate to the students the circle of attendance on them: the establishment of periodical and public examinations, the premiums to be given for distinguished merit; whether honorary degrees shall be conferred; and by what appellations;
The founders of the University decided to make UVA a selective school even before it was ranked or have its standards established in the country. In my opinion, the qualifications for entrance have only increased over the years making it hard for many to enroll to UVA. On the other hand, the university was to be one of the top in the nation due to the founder's decision to have regular examinations and honor degrees for students based on their time and character at the university. The idea of different days and hours for different schools within UVA still holds true today showing passing of tradition.
The best mode of government for youth in large collections, is certainly a desideratum not yet attained with us. It may well be questioned whether fear, after a certain age, is the motive to which we should have ordinary recourse. The human character is susceptible of other incitements to correct conduct, more worthy of employ, and of better effect.
It is very interesting to see how the founders of the University thought of the best mode of government to handle misconducts. I found it very surprising how aspects of improvement (such as pride of character, moral disposition) were preferred over fear. In addition, why would they think that fear would be ineffective at this certain stage in life and not earlier such as in high school? Nevertheless, this notion still holds true today. Authority figures would be more willing to use corporal punishment/fear as a motivation for students at earlier in life but use more understanding techniques in college due to more mature minds.
they should appoint, or on a special call with such notice as themselves shall prescribe by a general rule; which meetings shall be at the University, a majority of them constituting a quorum for business;
Meetings should move on by general rules, defined by the group itself. This is really interesting since the writers of this document such as Jefferson were the same as the writers of important government documents. And bodies such as Congress follow these same "general rules." Although the meetings at UVA are more informal and less strict than what was intended 200 years ago, they are still bound by this tradition. It is small practices such as this one that form the core of the university.
under the style & title of the Rector & visitors of the University of Virginia, with the right as such, to use a common seal: that they should have capacity to plead & be impleaded, in all courts of justice, and in all cases interesting to the University, which may be the subjects of legal cognizance & jurisdiction; which pleas should not abate by the determination of their office, but should stand revived in the name of their successors; and they should be capable in law, and in trust for the University, of receiving subscriptions & donations, real & personal, as well from bodies corporate, or persons associated, as from private individuals.
Visitors and a corporation should be under the style of Rector and Visitors of UVA (Visitors being students in this case). 200 years ago, the founders thought of a student governed bodies, which still stands today. Examples of these include the Student Council, University Judiciary Committee and even the clubs at UVA. It is amazing how tradition passes on. The positive traditions such as these have moved on while the negative ones (like gender & color segregation) have been gradually eliminated.