MICROSCOPES, BOOKS, ErC.
Each student is required co possess a standard four-objective microscope and a suitable substage light.
The minimal cost of books is about $50 a year. All purchases made at the Vanderbilt Book Score are on a cash basis.
All students are required co provide themselves with hemocycometers, hemoglobinometers, and ophthalmoscopes before the beginning of the second quarter of the second year.
Students are required also co provide and co wear clean white laboratory coats.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For information on scholarships, work-fellowships, and loan funds available co medical students, address inquiry to the Chairman of the Com- mittee on Fellowships and Scholarships, School of Medicine.
LWING ARRANGEMENTS
The Vanderbilt residence halls are designed to foster a sense of community on the University campus and to carry the learning experience into every phase of the resident student's life. As such, they are an inte~ral part of the University's educational facilities. Through group activity and su- pervised self-government, the student may develop' as individual and as citizen with a full knowledge of attendent responsIbilities.
Rooms may be occupied on the day before the opening of the semester and through the last day of the semester. Basic furniture is provided by the University, and the occupant is responsible for the condition of both furniture and room, being charged with all damage. Residents furnish their own sheets, pillow cases, towels, pillows, and blankets. All rent is payable in advance by the semester at the Bursar's Office.
Rooms are not rented for less than one semester. Students who with- draw from the University for any reason, or who are dismissed, or are requested to withdraw by the faculty after the beginning of a semester, are not entitled co return or repayment of room rent or any other regular charges or assessments, and the University will not be liable for their return or refund.
Rooms for men may be reserved by application co the office of the Dean of Men; rooms for women, by applicatIon co the office of the Dean of Wo- men. Both offices are in Kirkland Hall. A room reservation deposit of $~5 is required at the time of reservation. Refund of the room reservation depOSIt will be considered if the cause for the request is judged co be a matter be- yond the applicant's control and if the request, in writing, is received by July 1.
Single rooms for men are available in the residence hall for graduate and professional students, constructed in 1957 and located adjacent to Kirkla~d Hall. These rooms rent for $135 per semester. Single and double rooms In Wesley Hall are also .available, at rates that range from $75 co $105 per
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semester. Wesley Hall is on Twenty-first Avenue facing the Joint Uni- versity Library Building.
Single and double rooms for graduate women are available in the women's graduate house at 305 Twenty-fourth Avenue, South, near Rand dining hall. These rooms rent for $85 to $100 per semester.
HOUSING POll. PAMILIES
A limited number of apartments are available for married students. Ap- plications may be made at the office of the Dean of Men.
Assignments are made with the understanding that assignees are eligible for occupancy only while enrolled as a student, and that the apartment will be vacated within one week after the occupant ceases to be a student. All residents are requested and expected to give thirty days' notice of intention to vacate. The University reserves the right to require any occupant to vacate the apartment at any time and for any reason, a reasonable notice baving been given.
Furnished apartments are located at 2.12.3Garland Avenue near the south entrance to the campus. There are two types of apartments, the efficiency and the one-bedroom apartment. The former Includes a combination living-sleeping room, a d1Ding-kitchen alcove, a shower bath, and a closet.
The latter has an additional bedroom. All utilities and furniture are in- cluded in the rental price of $45 and $57'50 per month, payable in advance.
A few two-bedroom unfurnished apartments located on Highland al'ul Forde Avenues are available for marned students. These apartments rent for $55 per month, and no utilities except water are furnished.
OTHBll. HOUSING
Suitable living quarters in the city of Nashville are easily available, and students have normally found little difficulty in locating satisfactory aC- commodations. A list of rooms and apartments for rent near the campus is maintained at the office of the Dean of Men.
UNIVBRSITY DINING PACILITIES
The Vanderbilt Hospital cafeteria is conveniently located within the building.
The University's main cafeteria in Rand Hall serves students, faculty, and employees. By the semester, students can board at Rand for $160 for two meals or $2.2.5for three meals per day. This constitutes a fair savings compared with the daily cash prices for meals. Students engaging board by the semester should apply at the office of the Director of Food Services.
Beginning in the spring semester, 1960, the Divinity School refectory will serve meals to professional and graduate students, faculty, and staff.
AUTOMOBILES
.Students who intend to operate cars on the campus must register them WIth the traffic secretary. Students are reminded that parking spaces are not available for all cars registered, and are urged to secure off-campus parking during the school year.
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