Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-11-16
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distress, ard who lohHns the hearts q
al men IN his h0uQs, has inclined tho
tri' nds of learning and religion SO libe-
T1'.N to and htm in their pious work.
And i'll the Proriuous and signal smiles
vt Divine Providence on their efforts.
they hope they see an indication, and a
irdEe, that the Institution over which
they preside, is destined to future aAA
disUn3 ni,hed us, iulncss.
In thr mex; place, they offer, with
great sincerity All warmth, their graz
utuae /: AZ n - pablo spirited indi-
N'|"".s, IN various paatE Of the United
St~us, WHO have so iiberahy contribu-
tel u the 't""V olcot and plo1S designO
now so happily completed. 10 many
"f these they arc indebted for their own
generous contributions. To many they
ave under additional obligations for their
acNvs and friendly aid to the agents Of
the C6fporati"n i'll soliciting hene:acti-
Ons, and for their cordial and benevo.
lent rNert,ons, in various wavs, for the
benefit OF the funds Of the College.
While the Trustees cndcavour TO &C.
quit the mstlves OF the debt of:Eratitude
which they have contracted during their
successful eXrtu"ns III behalf Of the
College, they Judge it to be part of
their duty, and one, they trust, viii, h
wall No. be unacceptable to the public,
to lay before them the advantages which
the lnstltutlon~now possrss,s fer tho
Education OF Youth, the course Of stu.
dies, and some bcneGci;! changes in
the mode Of conducting them, which
had been lately introduced.
The establishment o! the ColIcsc tor-
slsrs cf President, who is also Pro-
fesscr Of Moral Philosophy, &c. four
other Professors, and two Tutors, un-
der whom is appointed a Teacher Of
French, for the benefit Of those who are
DESTROYS OK acquiring that language, and
who can redeem time for that purpose
from their ordinary classical studies.
In order 70 enter The Freshman Class,
il is necessary to have read the Evange-
9'sts, or ether equiv Mt portions of the
Greek Testament, and to be acquAin-
ted with Lain authors usually read in
the schools, a, far as the Eneid of Vir.
Eit....To enter he Sophomore Class,
is necessary farther to have read Sal-
lust, Cicero's Orations, the Greek les.
tAmeut, Lucnn's Dialogues, and to
understand Vulgar Arithmetic. Tho
Lower Ci4Sse: are entirely occupied in
the study Of III. Latin and Greek Lam
guAges, of Arithmetic, Geography, and
the Roman A1t,qu'ties, under the di.
-cctloa OF the Professors OF Language,
with the assistance Of the Tutors, ex.
c.Pt on SUNDAYS, when they arc em-
YIoyed in STUDYING the History Of tho
Bible, and the PRINCIPLES of the Chris
tan Religion, aSreeably to the tenets Of
the respective churches to which they
belong. l hese classes, GA account Of
the extreme youth of the greater part Of
the Young gentlemen VINO compose them,
are required 20 study, during the whole
day, under the immediate eye Of theic
Professors and Tutors. For thin pur.
pose large, Convenient, well-tighted and
airy apartment> have. been provided.
the members of tire superior Classes
diC pCINItIoN 10 StutI( III ttiSIt ptINNS
chambers, except in those hours in
which they are required to attend their
respective Prot, srorI in the public halls
Of rvc!,a:'sn and lecture. ....On SUNDAYS,
alter the public worship is ended. ths
Junicr Class attends lectures by the
Professor Of Theology, calculated to
explain the difficulties which orcur in
~ Sacred writings AMI retu,e the OBJ
lections which have been made agains,
particular parts OF them, by the aids of
History, OF Antiquities, ard the princI-
pies Of sound Criticism. 'fhe Senior
Glass attend, lecture. on the Eviden-
crs OF Natural AND Revealed Religion.
II is ,H&r;Arred kv the Trustees as an
oD}eet OF primary importance m the
course of tducation, to impress upon
the nan IS OF s,udi"rs YOUTH ju.t senti-
| ucu> Vt III, ntturr, rs we'll as fox
c ,nxi,uon or ;hc truth 81 reliS ion, a.