Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-28

and Naval Projecti!es, Rural Economy,
compromising Agriculture, Horticul-
ture, and Veteriaary,] Technical Philoso-
ply, the Practice of Medicine, Materia
Medica, Pharmacy and Surgery. in the
Sd department, Theology and Ecclesi-
astical History, Law, Municipal and For
sign.
70 these professional schools will come
those who separated at the close of their
LIST Elementary course, t,wit:
The Lawyer to the school Of law.
The EccIesiastic to thar of Theology
and Ecclesiastical History.
The Physician to those OF the Practice
OfMedicine, Materia Medica, Phar-
macy and Surgery.
ihe Military man TO that of Military
aud Naval Architecture and Prcjec-
tiles.
The Agricultor to that of Rural Econo-
my.
The Gentleman, the Architect the Plea
sure Gardener, Painter and Musician,
to the school of Fine Arts.
and to that OF Technical Philosophy will
come the mariner, carpenter, ship-wright,
pump-inaker, clock-maker, mechanist, OPP
tician, metaIlursist, founder, cutler, drug
gist, brewer, yntner, distiller, dyer, pain.
ter, bleecher, sUap-maker, tanner, powder
maker, salt-maker, glass-maker, to learn
as much as shall be necessary to pursue
their art understandings Of the sciences
ofgeometry, mechanics, states, hydrosta.
tics, hydraulics, hydrodnymics, naviga-
ton, astronomy, geography, optics, Pneu-
matlcs. acoustics. physics, chemistry, ma
tural history, botany, mineraIogy, and
pharmacy.
The school of Technical Philosophy,
will differ essentially in its functions from
the other Professional schools. The o.
thers are instituted to ramliy and dllate
the particular sciences taught in the
schools OF the Cd Grade on a general scale
only. The Technical school is, to abrIdge
those which were taught there too much IN
e9tenso for the limited wants of the artifi-
Ger or practical man. These artiicers
must be grouped together, according to the
particular branch of science in which they
need elementary and practical instruction,
and special lecture or lectures should be
prepared for each group-and these lee
furcs should be given in the evening. so as
not to interrupt the labors of the day.
This school particularly should be main
Gained wholly at the public expense, on the
aame principles with that of the Ward
schools. Through the wk1Ie of the Collie
gate course, at the hours Of recreation on
certain days, all the Students should be
taught the manual exercise, military evo-
lutlOns and mauHuvres, should be under a
standing organization as military corps,
and with proper officers to train and com
mand them.
A Tabular statement of this distribution
OF the sciences will place the system Of
instruction more particularly in view
list. Or Elementary Grade az the lizard
schools.
Reading, Writing, arithmetic, Geogra-
ply.
Id. Or General Grade.
l. Language and History, ancient and
modern-
Q. Mathematics, viz.
Mathematics pure.
Physico- Mathematics.
Physics.
Chemistry.
Anatomy.
Theory Of Medicine.
Zoology
Botany.
Mineralogy.
s. Philosophy, viz.
theology.
Ethics.
Law Of Nature and Nations.
Government.
Political Economy.
Hid. Or Professional Grade.
Theology and Ecclesiastical History.
Law, Municipal and Foreign.
Practice of Medicine.
Biateria-Medica and Pharmacy.
Surgery.
Architecture Military and Naval, and
Projectiles.
Technical Philosophy.
Rural Economy.
Fine Arts.
On this survey of the field of science,
secur to the question what portion of it
we mark out for the occupation of our In
stitution9 With the 1st Grade of educa
ton, we shall have nothing TODD. The sci
cnccs of the Cd Grade are our FIRST Object.
and to adopt them to our slender begin
nings, we must separate them into groups.
ComprehendiDg many sciences each, and
greatly more in the first instance, than
ought to be imposed on, or can be compe-
tently conducted by single professor per-
Enanebtly. They mustbe subdivided from
time to time, as our means increase. until
each professor shall havenO more under his
care than he can attend to with advantage
To his pupils and ease to himself. Tn the
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