Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-15

or tue appHcatlon OF Ieometry to PROJECTIONS; DIAL
ing; Mcnsuratfon OF Heights and Distances Naviga-
tom Nautical Astronomy; Surveying; dwelling, c.;
B. Illusions; Natural Philosophy commenced
Composition and Defamation
| Summer Session,
4 4. Natural Philosophy; Mechanics, Pneumatics
Iiydrostatics, Magnetism, Electricity and Optics
j Astronomy commenced.
4 .. Cicero's Philosophical Works: Xeuophon's Me.
morablia; Plato and Aristotle or modern Language.
/ Compositions in Latin and Greek.
! Defamation; Compositions in English every three
weeks through the year.
! SESIoe CLAss-JVinter Session.
l. Stewards Philosophy of the Mind; Campb,lls
I Philosophy of Rhetoric Paleys Moral and Political
Philosophy; Astronomy completed.
| g Observation-Disclosures, and the Latin and
Greek Glasses.
1. Says Political ECONOMY und Laws of Nature
and Nations, by Vuttel; Chemistry and its applca-
tionsi Mineraogy; Geology.
?. Reviews--Natural Philosophy and Astronomy.
Paley's Evidences once u week thro' the year.
/ Lectures are given on the most important subjects
OF the course.
Dissertations every two weeks: Oracns every
four weeks and Forcnscs every eight weeks through
| the year.
/ The members of each class are required TO de-
claim i'll public once in four weeks the senior class
to pronounce oratons of their own composition.
| Those students who wish to study the Modern
Languages may substitute them for al the Latin
and GrecS ut the Junior Year, except Horace and
Sophocles.
TO be received to the Freshman Glass, the can
dldatc must be thoroughly acquainted with the gram
mar ot the Latin and Greek language and the Intip
Tutor; be able correctly to co1strue and parse any
portion OF Casars Commentaries, books: Virgil
through the 9th Book of the lIniad Sallust, Cceros
Select Oratons, Greek Testamcnt-John, Acts
Romans and Hebrews, and Delzrl's Collectanea
GrGca Minora, Jacobs Greek Render. or thei,.
equoa!eat: he must be well versed in the Elements OF
GeograpiIy Ancient History, English Grammar and
Arithmetic as far proportion.
At the close of each session, the students of each
class are required to stand public examination
all the studies they have attended to during that
SION. These examinations are conducted in the
thorough and exact manner as to exhibit as fur as
possible, to the guardians Of the Institution the ev-
deni- OF diligence and requirement of each individual
The members OF the Senior Glass, who have nc
;, compsed the studies of the tour classes, and who
f present themselves candidates ior the Degree OF
nsciclor OF the Liberal Arts aud Sciences, crti-
iclly rp-cXanncd during the second week in auurst
u:, such branches ct the whole of studies as
will cXliiat tlieir accuracy and proficiency i'll the
different departments of literature and sciences and
being found well ycrsed in them. they recommen-
I'D ny the Faculty and examining Committee to the
Trustees ut their annual meeting, approved cand-
: dates for the Bachelors Degree.
StlENCE--CoUnsE OF STUDIES.
The studies OF this so arranged that
those students vino wish to omit the study OF the La
tin and Greek languages, can obtain, in three wears,
+ an and extensive know ledge ot all the Fnn-
lii and Science branches OF liberal education, and
also some knowledge OF the modern Languages, il il
should be desired.
The students pursuing this science course. and
those students, who pursuing ali the studies clu-
dcd iii the other course will attend TO these branches
1t the same time, and enjoy equal privileges.
i \ knowledge OF the principles o! English Grammar,
Geography, and Arithmetic Is required reparuto-
r..
r FIRST YEAr-UIahi .S.ssjon.
! /. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Arithmetic, I,ulcr's Al
, COBRA, Lrgcndres Geometry commenced
)! ,. Rec. Hedges Logic; MoFscS biography, g vo
vol; Tyters Elements OF History and Chronuiomv
LucroX's Algebra
] Summer Session.
1. English GraIuinar, 1lurravs vo. vol: 81 .ir S
Lectures Rhetoric; EXERCISES III Eloculiun.
;. legcndre's Geometry completed; Analytic tieom-
i etry commenced Plane and Spherical frigononcrv
and Algebra applied to Geometry.
I Defamation; Compositions every four wct ks
! through the year.
svco>p ,n.n-lY5nfe,- Session.
l. Chemistry with experiments and illustrations;
! Modern Language Moral Philosophy
! = Algebra applied to Comic Sections; Topography
or the application OF Geometry to Procctiles: Dial
ling, meisration ot}leigh's and Distances, Naviga-
ton, Nautical Astronomy; Survey ira Lcvcllin" &c.
! EluXions, and Natural Philosophy commenced.
Summer Session
! I. Natural Observation-Disclosures Pncunln-ics
Hydrostatcs, Magnetism, Electricity ana Optics As
! tTonomy commenced.
.. Chemistry and It's applications completed; Nine
arology and Geography; Modern Languages or Po-
! il;icai Economy.
Defamation; Compositions ey,ry three weeks
| through the year.
| THIRD yl.,n--I Winter Session
| /. Philo. why oithc mind; Campbel's Philosophy
of Rhetoric; Tacy's Moral md Political Philosophy
Astronomy.
| Q. Reviews.
Summer Session.
| /. Says Political Economy Laws Of Nature and
Nations Paley's Evidences.
| .. Reviews, Mathematics and Philosophy
! Dissertations every two weeks; Oratons every
four weeks, and Forensics every eight weeks through
| thc'vcar
! Those students who have completed the above
course OF studies and whose various examinations
have been deemed by the Trustees satisfactory, shall
be entitled to public testimonial of the same with
The college seal affixed. But any student wish
ing to obtain liberal education, TO complete the
science of studies, but DESTROYS of receiving
instruction in some particular branches of learning
NAV Join any class tor which lie is prepared.
The first session OF the College commences on the
first day of Novenbcr, ond closes the last Thurs
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