Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-17
'sonld Arrange as dis6nce SCI

;ec. but on a principle OF economy, because
10th may be attained by the same course
e reading. if books are selected with that
view.
II. MATHEMATICS In the department.
Of Mathematics, should place distinctly,
:, Mathematics pure 2. Physco- mathe-
,ratics 5. Physics a. Chemistry S.
Natural History. to wit, Mineralogy: s.
Rotary and z. Z,ology g. Anatomy 9.
the Theory of Meicine.
Ill PHILOSOPHY. In the Philosophical
department, shonld distinguish, /. Idcol-
cgy: g. Ethics 8. the Law of Nature *
n ,tions. 4. Government ). Political f.
economy.
But, some of these terms being used by
different writer's, in different degrees of
extension, / will define exactly what I
mean to compr bend in each of them.
Is. Within the term of Bellies Lettres,
include Poetry and Composition general
~, and Criticism.
II. 1. | cnnsid r Pure Mathematics as
the science Of /. Numbers, and 2. Mea-
sure in the abstract that of Numbers,
comprehending Arithmetic, Algebra and
Fluxions; that of Measure, (under the
general appreciation of Geometry,) COM
pretending rrigonometry, plane and sphe-
real, Comic sections, and tr2nscendental
curves.
II 9. pHysIco ANNIVERSARIES treat
of PHYSICAL subjects bv the aid of Mathe-
matical calculation. These are Mcchan-
is. States, HvArostatics. Hydraulics, Hy-
droiynamics, Navigation, Astronomy, Ge-
ogr;,bhy, Optics. Pnenmatics, Acoustics.
II. 8. PHYsIcs OR NATURAL PH1Los-
oPHY, lnot entering the limits of Chemis-
try treat of natural substances. tbeir pro-
perties, mutual relations, ard action. They
particularly examine the subjects of motion,
atira ton, mag ,etism, electricity, galva-
nisni, light. metenrolory, with an &c not
easily enumerated. These definitions and
specifications render immateri i the ques-
ton whether use the Generic terms in the
exact degree of comprehension in which
others use them to be I'm lerstood is all that
is nee ssary TO the present object.
III PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
AT the close of this courss, the Students
separate, the wealthy retiring, with a suf-
ficient stock of knowledge, 10 improve
themselves to any degree to which their
views may lead them. and the Profession
al section to the PROFESSIONAL schools,
constituting the IIIi GRADE of educ ton,
and teaching the particular sciences which
the individuals of this section mean to pur-
sue, with more minu,eusss and detail than
was within the scope of the general schools
FIR the Cd Grade of instruction. In these
PROFESSIONAL schools, each science is to
be taught in the highest degree it has yet
attained. They are to be in the
1at Defdrtnent, the Fine Arts. to wit,
Civil Architecture, Gardening, Painting,
Sculpture, and the theory of Music. In
the
Cd Department, Architecture, Military
and Naval Projecties. Rural Economy,
Tcomprehending Agriculture, Horticulture,
and Veterinary,l Technical Philosophy,
the Practice OF Medicine, Mlteria Medi-
ca, Pharmacy and Surgery. 10 the
81 DEPARTMENT, Theology aod Ecclesi-
astical History, Law, Municipal and Fo-
reign.
To these Professional schools will come
those who separated at the close OF their
1st Elementary course, to wit:
The Lawyer to the school Nf Law.
The Ecclesiastic to that of Theology
and Eccls siastical History.
The Physician TO those of the Practice
of Medicine, Materia Mo lea, Phar-
macy and Surgery.
The Military man to that of Military
and Naval Architecture and Projec-
The Agcicuitor to that of Rural Eco
nopy.
The Gentleman, the Architect. the Plea
sure Gardener, Painter & Musician,
60 the school of Fine Arts.
and to that of Technical Philosophy will
come the mariner, carpenter, ship-wright,
ploughwright, wheel-wright, mill wright,
pump maker, clock maker, machinist,
optician, metallursist, founder, cutler.
druggist, brewer, winner, distiler,
dyer, distiller, painter, bleacher.
soap-maker, tanner, powder maker. salt
maker, glass maker, to learn as much as
shall be necessary to pursue their art I'M
derstandingly. Of the sciences of geometry,
mechanics, states, hydrostatics, hydrau-
lies, bydrodynamics, navigation, sstrono-
my, geography, optics, pneumatcs acous-
tics, physics, chemistry, natural history,
botany, -mineraogg, * pharmacy.
The school of Technical Philosophy, will
differ essentially in its functions from the
other Professional schools. The others
are institutcdto raroify and dilate the par
.icular sciences taught in the schools Of the
ID Grade on general scale only. The
Technical school is, to abridge those which
were taught there too much in extenso for
the limited wants of the artifcer or prac-
teal man. These artificers must be group
ed together, according to the particular
branch Of scenCe in which they need ele-
mentary and practical instruction, and a
special lecture or lectures should be pre-
pared for each group---aud these lectures
should be given in the evening, so as.not to
interrupt the labors of the day. This school
particularly should be maintained wholly
1t the public eXpencc, on the same prin-