A new and comprehensive gazetteer of Virginia, and the District of Columbia, Part 15

Author: Martin, Joseph. ed. cn; Brockenbrough, William Henry
Publication date: 1835
Publisher: Charlottesville, J. Martin
Number of Pages: 1278

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The senior classes continue the Differential Calculus in lessons taken from Young and from Bonnycastle's Geometry, concluding the course of pure Mathematics with the Integral Calculus, the theory of which is taken from Young, and the examples, from Peacock.

There is, moreover, a class of Mix- but as the student is required to have ed Mathematics, for such of the more

MATHEMATICS. Professor Bon- nycastle .- In this school there are commonly 5 classes. Of these, the first junior begins with Arithmetic; some knowledge of this subject when he enters the University, the lectures of the Professor are limited to the theory, shewing the methed of nam- ing numbers, the different scales of notation, and the derivation of the several rules of Arithmetic from the primary notion of addition; the addi- tion namely, of sensible objects one by one. The ideas thus acquired are appealed to at every subsequent step, and much pains are taken to exhibit the gradual developement from these elementary truths, of the extensive science of mathematical analysis. Lacroix's Arithmetic is the text-book.

In Algebra, the first problems are analyzed with, and without, the use two parts, each of which is followed of letters, to make the student sensible by a general written examination of of the advantages of these signs. In teaching the rules for adding, sub. tracting, &c., they are compared with the correspondent rules in Arithmetic, and the agreement or diversity is no- ticed and explained. The text-book is Lacroix's Algebra.

In Gicometry, the first elements are taught, and illustrated by the use of models.

advanced students as choose to pursue it; which consists of parts of Ventu- roli's Mechanics, the first book of Laplace's Mecanique Celeste, and of the applications of the principles there given to various problems.

And, lastly, there is attached to this school a class of Civil Engineering ; wherein are taught the first principles of Descriptive Geometry-of the con- struction of draughts and plans-of surveying-and, lastly, of the con- struction of Roads, Canals, Bridges, and other public works.

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Profes- sor Patterson .- The course of lec- tures in this school is divided into the students. The first part treats of the properties of ponderable bodies, and includes Statics, Dynamics, Hy- drostatics, Hydrodynamics, Pneumat- ics, Crystalization, Molecular and Capillary Attraction, Strength and Stress of Materials, and Acoustics. The second part comprises Heat, in- cluding Meteorology and the Steamn- engine, Electricity and Galvanism,

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Magnetism and Electro Magnetism, portions are fully explained and ex- Optics, Astronomy. emplified. The latter part of the course is occupied with the chemistry of organic substances, and it compri- ses the history, analysis and proper- ties of each substance; to which are added general views of the connexion between Chemistry and the. physiolo- gy of animals and vegetables.

In the lectures on Materia Medica and Pharmacy, the subjects are treat- ed in the following order :- The ope- rations of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical preparations, the effect which the combining of different substances has on their medicinal properties, the dif- ferent classifications of the Materia Medica, and lastly, its several articles treated alphabetically.

There is attached to this school, a very extensive apparatus and a labo- ratory, in which the students are oc- casionally permitted to see the opera- tions, and to perform experiments. A free use is made of the black-board in these as in almost all the other classes in the University.

MEDICINE. Professor Magill .- The subjects taught in this school are Physiology, Pathology, Therapeu- tics, Obstetrics and Medical Jurispru- dence. The last forms a distinct class, and comprehends other stu-

CHEMISTRY AND MATERIA MEDI- CA. Professor Emmet .- There are dents in addition to those of Medicine. two classes in this school; one of A full course of lectures is delivered Chemistry, to which there are lec- tures given twice a week, and the other of Materia Medica and Phar- macy, to which is given a. lecture once a week throughout the session.

on each of the above branches. Dun- glison's Human Physiology is the text-book on that subject ; in Patholo- gy and the practice of Medicine, Eberle's Practice of Medicine is re- commended; in Obstetrics, Burns, or Dewees, or Gooch ; and in Medical Jurisprudence, Beck or Ryan.

In the Chemical lectures, all the important applications of the science to the mechanic arts, agriculture and domestic economy are noticed, and, ANATOMY AND SURGERY. Pro- fessor Warner .- In Anatomy, the lectures are delivered from Subjects, with which the school is regularly supplied. The text-book is Horner's Special Anatomy. In Surgery, the This and the two preceding schools when practicable, illustrated by ex- periment. In the lectures on earths and metals, the appropriate minerals are exhibited and noticed with refer- ence to the sciences of Mineralogy and Geology. At the close of the text-book is Cooper's First Lines. history of inorganic matter, the atomic theory and the laws of definite pro- constitute the Medical Department of

The text-books used are, Lardner and Kater's Mechanics, Lardner's Hydrostatics and Pneumatics, Brew- ster's Optics, the Treatises on Heat, Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, and Electro Magnetism, in the Library of Useful Knowledge, and Herschel's Astronomy.

As the enactments require only an acquaintance with arithmetic in order to enter this school, mathematical de- monstrations, though not avoided by the Professor, are not required of the students of the general class. But the candidates for graduation form a sep- arate class, and are taught the appli- cations of elementary mathematics, (Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonom- etry,) to Natural Philosophy. The application of the higher calculus be- longs to the school of Mathematics.

The Apparatus provided for the school of Natural Philosophy is very extensive and complete, and thus ena- bles the Professor to illustrate every part of his course by experiments in the presence of his class. An Obser- vatory, with its appropriate astrono- mical instruments, is also attached to this school.

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the University ; and the candidates for | Blackstone's Commentaries. Those the degree of " Doctor of Medicine," must pass examination in them all. An extensive Museum is attached to this department. It 'possesses one advantage, at least, over the other Medical Schools in the United States in having a session of more than ten months, instead of one of about four.

A full course of lectures in the Medical Department of this Univer- sity, is considered as equivalent to a full course in both the Philadelphia and Baltimore Schools ; so that a stu- dent with a certificate from this Uni- versity of having attended a full course! of lectures here, is entitled to stand for graduation at either of the above named schools, after having attended all the lectures there delivered for one session only.

MORAL PHILOSOPHY. Professor Tucker .- There are two classes in this school. The Junior Class stu- dies Rhetoric, Belles-Lettres and Logic, the first half of the session, and Belles-Lettres and Ethics, the last half.

The Senior, studies Mental Philos- ophy, the first part of the session, and Political Economy the last. The ex- aminations are on the Professor's lec- tures, Brown's Philosophy, Say's Po- litical Economy, and Adam Smith.

In the Junior Class, the examina- tions are'on the Professor's Lectures, Blair's Lectures, Campbell's Rhe- toric, Stewart's Active and Moral Powers.

There are also in this school, lec- tures on logic and general grammar.

LAW. Professor Davis .- In this school are taught the Law of Nature and Nations, the Science of Govern- ment, Constitutional Law, the Com- mon and Statute Law, Equity, and Maritime and Commercial Law.

studied by the senior, are Coke upon Littleton, (Thomas's edition,) Stephen on Pleading, Starkie on Evidence, (the first vol.) Toller on Executors, Chitty on Contracts, Bayley on Bills, Fonblanque's Equity, and Mitford's Pleadings, to which it is proposed to add a treatise on Commercial and Maritime Law.

On these books, prelections are de- livered by the Professor, in which it is his object to supply what is defi- cient and explain what is obscure in the text, to refer in connection with it to the leading cases and authorities, American and English, illustrative of the topic under consideration, and generally, to offer such comments as he deems necessary to its thorough understanding. In these prelections, the statute law of Virginia and the United States, and its effects on the pre-existing law are particularly ex- plained. Each prelection is preceded by an examination on the last togeth- er with its text.

On government, and on various to- pics of National, Constitutional and Municipal Law, not discussed in the text-books, lectures are delivered; on which also, the class are examined.

Students not wishing to study Mu- nicipal Law, can enter for that por- tion only of the junior course, which embraces National Law, Government and Constitutional Law; which por- tion, those wishing to study Muni- cipal Law only, can if they choose omit.

The students of this school have instituted a Law Society, at the meet- ings of which the Professor presides. In it, questions connected with the studies of the school are discussed, fictitious cases litigated in the form of regular pleadings, and the issues pro- duced decided in the appropriate mode, and the members exercised in convey- ancing by having to prepare and sub- mit to the Society the necessary deeds

This school is divided into two classes. The text-books studied by the junior class, are Vattel's Law of Nature and of Nations, the Federal- ist, the Virginia Report of '99, and to effectuate supposed agreements, &c.

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Religious exercises are performed consisting of the professor of the school and two other professors.

at the University every Sunday, by a Minister of the Gospel, residing there, whose services are rendered on the private invation of the Professors, Of- cers and Students.

EXAMINATIONS .- There are two public examinations of all the stu- dents, each session, the one at such convenient time about the middle of the state. the session as the Faculty shall ap- sion.

DEGREES .- Three honarary dis- point, the other at the close of the ses- tinctions are conferred in this Institu-

These are thus conducted. The that of Graduate in any School-and Professor of the School prepares, in that of Master of Arts of the Univer- writing, a series of questions to be sity of Virginia. proposed to his class, and affixes to them numerical values, according to his estimate of their relative difficulty. On the assembling of the class for ex- amination, these question are for the first time presented to them ; and they are required to answer them in writ- ing, in a prescribed time, without

The students are then arranged in- to four divisions, according to the merit of their examinations, as deter- mined by the following method. The numerical values attached to all the questions are added together, and also the values of the answers given by each student. If this last number amounts to three-fourths of the first, the student is ranked in the first di- vision ; if it be less than three-fourths and as much as one-half, in the se- cond; if less' than one-half and as much as a fourth, in the third; if less than a fourth, in the fourth division. 'The examinations are conducted and

The standing of each student at the examinations is communicated to his parent or guardian : and the names of those who are in the first divisions are announced on the public day, at the close of the session, and published in one or more of the newspapers of

tion ; a Certificate of Proficiency-

The first, the Faculty may confer on any student who shall, on exami- nation, give satisfactory evidence of a competent acquaintance with any of those particular branches which, ac- cording to the regulations, may be separately attended in a school. The second, they are authorized to confer communication with one another or on any student who shall, on exami- with other persons, and without any reference to books. Their answers| are subsequently carefully examined - and compared, and a value attached to each, not exceeding that of the cor- responding question. In the schools of languages, subjects may also be se- lected for oral examination, and the values of these exercises are marked at the time.

nation, give satisfactory evidence of his proficiency in the general studies of any of the schools. And the third, is obtained by graduation, in the schools if Antient Languages, Mod- ern Languages, Mathemetics, Natu- ral Philosophy, Chemistry, and Mo- ral Philosophy. But in all cases, to obtain a diploma, or certificate of pro- ficiency, the candidate must give the Faculty satisfactory proof of his abili- ty to write the English language cor- rectly.

No particular period of study is prescribed for the acquisition of these honors. The student obtains them whenever he can undergo the rigid examinations to which the candidates for them are subjected.

The title of Doctor of Medicine is conferred on the graduate in the Medical Department.

On the last day of the session, the Visitors, Faculty, Officers and Stu- dents, assemble in the Rotunda, and the public are invited to attend. On the results acertained by a committee, this occasion, the certificates and di-

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plomas are awarded to the successful other available funds, which he shall candidates, the results of the exami- nations are announced, and orations are delivered, and essays read by Stu- dents appointed for that purpose.

EXPENSES, &c .- The expenses for the session of upwards of 10 months, commencing the 1st of Sep- tember, and ending the 4th of July following, are as follows :-

Board, including bed and other

room furniture, washing and attendance, ₿100 Fuel and 'candles, to be fur- nished by the Proctor, at cost, and 5 per cent commis- sion, estimated, if only one student in the dormitory, at $30,-if two students in the dormitory at

Rent of an entire dormitory $16 ; for half, if occupied by two students,

Use of the library and public rooms,

Fces-if one professor be at- tended $50; if two, each $30: if more than two, each $25-say, -

Total, exclusive of books and stationary, clothing and pocket money,

$213

In addition to. the regular fee, $20 is paid by students who at- tend the Senior Class in the school of Law.

Boarding-houses are provided with- in the precincts, for the accommoda- tion of students; and no student is per- mitted to board or lodge out of the precincts, unless in the family of his parent or guardian, or of some par- ticular friend, approved by the Facul- ty. Except, that students above the

have in his possession, or under his control, in any manner intended to defray his expenses while at the Uni- versity, or on his return from thence to his residence. Nor shall he ma- triculate, till he shall have deposited a sum at least sufficient, after deducting the Patron's commission, two per cent. to pay for the use of his dormi- tory and the public rooms, to pay the fees of the Professors whom he may design to attend, to pay 3 months' board to his hotel-keeper, to purchase the text-books and stationary which he may want at the commencement, and $20 on account of fuel aud can- dles, and $10 to cover contingent charges and assessments against him for injuries to the buildings, &c., which two last mentioned sums are credited in the final settlement of his 8 accounts. In like manner, he shall deposit with the Patron all the funds

15 which he shall receive while a stu- dent of the University, for the pur- poses aforesaid. At the end of the first three months of the session, he - shall deposit enough to pay his board and other expenses for the next three months; and at the expiration of the second period of three months, he shall deposit enough to pay his board and other expenses for the residue of the session.

Students resident out of the Uni- versity, are required, on matriculating, to deposit with the Patron funds suf- ficient, after deducting the Patron's commission, to pay the fees of the Professors whom they propose to at- tend, the sum charged for the use of the public rooms, and $10 to cover contingent charges.

'The expenses of the students resi- age of 20 years, may reside out of the dent in the University, are limited as precincts, in such private boarding- houses as the Faculty may approve. follows :- for board, the use of dormi. tory and public rooms, and tuition fees, the sums before stated ; for cloth- ing during the session, a sum not ex- ceeding 8100; for pocket-money du-

Every student resident within the precincts, is required, on matricula- ting, to deposit with the Patron, all the money, checks, bills, drafts, and ring the session, not exceeding #40;

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for books or stationery, whatever the But the privilege so allowed may be parent or guardian may think fit to withdrawn by the Faculty, at any allow ; for medicine and medical'at- time, when in their opinion it has been used to the evil example of the students, and otherwise to the injury of the Institution. tendance whatever may be necessary. These limits are in no case to be ex- ceeded, unless under special circum- stances, the Faculty shall allow it.

At the end of every month, a cir- Resident students are forbidden to cular is addressed by the Chairman contract any debts whatsoever; but for every thing purchased, they are forthwith to pay, or to draw upon a fund in the hands of the Patron ap- plicable thereto.

of the Faculty to the parent or guar- dian of each student, in which are stated his absences from the lectures he was bound to attend, and other ir- regularities of which he may have been guilty, that month; together

Students, wherever resident, are re- quired to wear the uniform prescribed with such information as to the stu- by the enactments ; consisting of cloth dent's progress and conduct as it may of a dark grey mixture, at a price not be deemed proper to communicate. exceeding $6 a yard.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS .-- There are in

The Faculty, at their discretion, the University, teachers of Music, Fen- may allow any man, of undoubted cing and Dancing, authorized by the moral character, above the age of 23 Faculty to give instruction in those years, to attend lectures in any of the accomplishments to such students, as Schools of the University, and to re. wish to acquire them.

side out of the precincts, exempt from

A military corps has been formed the rules and regulations prescribed by the students, and an instructor ap- for the government of students : ex- pointed, for the purpose of learning cept only, that he shall pay the usual military tactics. One afternoon in Professors' fees, and the usual com- the week is devoted to these exer- pensation for the use of the public cises; but it is at the option of the rooms, and shall observe all those'student whether he will engage in laws of the Institution which enjoin them.

respectful and orderly deportment:

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TABLE, exhibiting the state of the several Schools of the University, from its commencement.

Number of

Session.

Year.

W nole Number

of Matriculates.

Antient

Languages.

Modern

Languages.

Mathematics.

Natural

Philosophy.

Chemistry and

MateriaMedica

Medicine.

Medical

Jurisprudence.

Anatomy and

Surgery.

Moral

Law.

Whole No. of Tickets Taken.

1.st.

1825

123

314

2d.

1826

177

107

453

3d.

1827

128

286

4th.

1827-8

131

.13

2.1

327

5th.

1828-9

120

291

6th.

1829-30

133

522

345

7th.

1830-31

133

382

8th.

1831-32

110

.11

437

9th.

1832-33

158

476

10th.

1833-31

201

109

.11

610

Totals.

1411

596 490;

730

182

197

277

228

323| 249 3921

N. B .- The number in the columns of Medical Jurisprudence are those in addition to the Medical School.

Other information with regard to| fertility of the surrounding soil, and the University will be found in the General Description of Virginia.

grandeur of the landscape are objects of universal admiration; the salubrity of this neighborhood is unsurpassed in the U. States-It contains several dwelling houses-one free church- one common school-two mercantile stores-two taverns-and one coop- er's-shop-Population 50; of whom two are physicians.

WARREN, P. V. situated on the left bank of James river, at the mouth of Ballinger's creek, in the southern an- gle of Albemarle, 25 miles S. S. W. of Charlottesville, 89 miles N. W. by W. of Richmond, and 148 from W. C .- This village was in a flourish- ing condition till the year 1823, when YANCEY'S MILLS, P. O. on the Rivanna and Rockfish Gap turnpike between Charlottesville and Staunton, 16 miles from the former, and 24 from the latter-138 ms. S. W. by W. from W. C. and 97 from R .- It contains a tavern, one mercantile store and a blacksmith-shop .-- Liberty meeting- it began to decline, and the value of property in it has since fallen very much; it was at that time made a de- pot by the farmers for their staples, wheat, flour, tobacco, &c .- but they have since found it more advantageous to transport their produce to Rich- mond, through Scottsville. This vil- house, in the neighborhood, is free for lage is beautifully situated, and thelall denominations.

AMELIA.

Amelia was created by the Legislature in 1734, and formed out of part of Prince George. It is bounded N. W. by Cumberland, or the Appomat-

Philosoph y.

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tox; N. by the Appomattox or Powhatan county; N. E. by the Appomattox, or Chesterfield; S. E. by Namozine creek, or Dinwiddie; S. by Nottoway; and W. by Prince Edward :- Length from S. E. to N. W. 30 miles, mean width 10-area 300 square miles. The surface is greatly diversified, the soil on the hills, poor, and generally much worn, on the bottoms very fertile. It is drained by various creeks which flow to the N. E. into the Appomat- tox-Populationin 1820-11,106; in 1830, free whites 3,293, -- slaves, 7,518, -free blacks, 2,200-total, 11,031 .- It belongs to the second judicial cir- cuit, and first district. Taxes paid 1832-3, $3,063 02-in 1833-4, on lots $38 74-land $1989 25-on 3109 slaves, 8777 25-2345 horses, $140 76-8 studs, 8104 00-21 coaches, $52 50-6 carryalls, 86 00-11 gigs, $3 35 ;- Total, $3116 85. Amount expended in the education of poor children in 1832, $243 74,-in 1833, 8337 62.

TOWNS, VILLAGES, POST OFFICES, &c.

AMELIA C. H., P. O. 169 miles, N. of the line of Nottoway county, from W. and 47 from R .- in N. and 5 W. of Bevil's bridge, across Lat. 37° 13' and long. 10° 11' W. of Washington; on the main Danville road leading to Richmond. It con- tains besides the county buildings several dwelling houses, one tavern, & several mechanics. Population 40.

County Courts are held on the fourth Thursday in every month ;- quarterly in March, May, August, and November. JUDGE MAY holds his Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery on the 17th of April and September.

DEATONVILLE or Thompson's ta- vern, P. O. 52 ms. S. W. of R. and 174 from W .- on the Geneto road; and at the intersection of the roads leading from Petersburgto Farmville, -and from Richmond to Prince Ed- ward,-54 miles W. of Petersburg, 162 of Farmville, 23 N. E. of Prince Edward C. H. and 16 E. of Raine's tavern, on the road leading from Pe- tersburg to Lynchburg: A road from Fredericksburg, also comes in here from the N. W.

DENNES' P. O. 55 ms. S. W. of R. and 177 from W.

ELK HIL.I. P. O. 64 ms. S. W. of R. and 156 from W.

the Appomattox-Situated on Beaver pond creek, a small but constant stream; and one mile N. of Deep creek,-a stream large enough to admit batteaux navigation for 15 miles, from its junc- tion with the Appomattox; the flour from Finney mills is carried in wa- gons to this stream, thence to the Ap- pomattox, thence to Petersburg .- The mills take their name from their for- mer proprietor; they turn two pair of Corn, and the same number of Burr stones; there is a cotton-gin in another house; and a methodist meeting house called the Tabernacle at the spot. The mill is capable of grinding from 20 to 25000 bushels of wheat in the ordinary grinding season.

HALLSVILLE, P. O. 33 ms. S. W. of R. and 155 from W.

JETERSVILLE P. O. 54 ms. S. W. of R. and 176 from W.

LOMBARDY P'. O. 42 ms. S. W. of R. and 164 from W.

MANBORO' P. O. 48 ms. N. W. of R. and 170 from W .- situated at the intersection of the road leading from Richmond to North Carolina, and from Petersburg to the west.

OFFICE TAVERN P. O. in the wes- tern part of the county, 43 ms. S. W. by W. of R. and 165 from W. - ou

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A new and comprehensive gazetteer of Virginia, and the District of Columbia, Part 15

Author: Martin, Joseph. ed. cn; Brockenbrough, William Henry Publication date: 1835 Publisher: Charlottesville, J. Martin Number of Pages: 1278

Author: Martin, Joseph. ed. cn; Brockenbrough, William Henry
Publication date: 1835
Publisher: Charlottesville, J. Martin
Number of Pages: 1278