Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-09
whole No. lS49

uiHS the htSJeT branches OF NOHerCa
Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigononetry plane
and spherical, Geometry, Mensuration.
Navigation, Comic Sections. Eluxions
or Ditlereutials, Military and Ciyal Ar
chitecture.
In the school of Natural Philosophy
are to be taught the laws and proper
ties Of bodies generally, Including ME-.
chanics, States, Hydrostaiics, Hydraul-
les. Pneumatics, Acoustics, Optics, and
Astronomy.
In the school Of Natural History ara.
to be taught Botany, Zoology, Minera-
logy, Chemistry, Geology, and Rural
Economy.
In the school Anatomy and medicine
are to be taught Anatomy, Surgery, the
history ofthe progress and theories of
Medicine, Physiology, Pathology, Ma
terra Medca, and Pharmacy
In the school OF Moral Philosophy areN
To be taught Mental Science generally
including ldeology, general Grammer
and Ethics.
Inthe school Of Law are to be taught,
the Common and Statute Law, that Of
the Chancery, the Laws Feudal. Civil.
MeTeatosial, Maritime and of Nature
and Nations, and also the Principles Of
Government and Political Economy.
But il was meant that this distribution.
should give way TO occasional interchan-
ges Of particular branc hes Of science a
mong the Professors, in accommodation
OF their respective qualifications.
The Visitors were sensible tibet there
might be found in the different semir.a-s
ries Of the Z. 5. persons qualified to,
conduct these several schools with en-
tire competence, but il was neither pro-
bable that they would leave the situa.
tons in which they then were. nor ho-
norable or moral to endeavor to seduce
them from their stations, and to have.
filed the Professional Chairs with I'M
employed and secondary characters
would not have fulfilled the object or
satisfied the expectations Of our coun-,
try in this institution. II was moreover :
believed that to advance in science, wo
must avail ourselves of the light OF
countries already advanced before us;
i was therefore deemed most advisable.
to.resors to Europe for some of the Pros.
iessors, and of preference to the coun- .
tries which speak the same language in
order to obtain Characters of the first
grade OF science in their respective lines.
and TO make the selections with proper
information, caution aud adyisemeni, it.
was necessary to send an agent OF
science and confidence. Francis w.
Gilmer, learned and trust worthy citi-
zen Of this State, was appointed, and has
proceeded on the mission, and should.
his objects be accomplished as easily ar.
expected, we. count on opening The In
stitution on the ist February next.
Could the donation Of the last Legis-
lature out Of the debt due to this State !.
from the U, !. have been obtained for :
the purpose of procuring Library and
the Apparatus necessary for the several
schools, the opportunity would have
been highly advantageous of having
them chosen by this agent, while in Eu-t
rope, with the advice and assistance Of
the respective Professors. But the an
plication was not in time 10 ,be acted on
before the adjournment OF the late Con-.
gress. Yet some books were indispen-.
sable, and some apparatus to make even
an imperfect commencement To pro-.
cure these articles therefore, and to de-,
fray the expenses necessary for the other
objects of the mission, the Board was
under the necessity of applying to those.
purposes sum OF ten thousand FIVE,
hundred dollars, Of the annuity of the.
present year, and 10 leave the internal
finishing OF the Library, however much
to be regretted, until some opportunity
of greater convenience should occur
There is no reason to doubt, from
the Information received, whether, our
agent viii be able to effect bis objects
at as early q day as we bad exp ected.
But Of this more viii be known IL time
for its communication by the Rector
with this Report. Were it still possible
10 obtain FROM the u. ;. settlement of
so much of the claim on them as was
to this Institution, in time.
10 find our Agent and Professors yetin
place to invest it, our University would
open under auspices highly propitious
with those to which il will
b subjected by this unfortunate delay.
The success of our Collector in his applica-.
tons Ter the arresrges due from subscI bers has.
not hesn as great as ii has been in further secnr-
ieg the sums which bad not yet been secured
The receipts from ths source since the date Of