Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-03-07

PROSPECTUS OF TIE COLLEGE or BA.
nv TON IOUGE.
lHE College. loes.eAn a gentle eminenee,
commanding mn extehsiysiew oil the Mississippi,
the Town Of Baton taoai. and its delightful en-
virons, 10 probably not Srpsssed In beauty md
healtlfalaess OF si,uatiotGy any Literary estsb.
lishnent IN the country. comprehending the all
vantages OF 4 city residen4sAd the comfort and re-
t;rement ofR raral dwellisi IL IL particularly sdsp.
ted to Dung gentlemen Ire pursuit Of m edaca.
ton. While il Is renoydffom tho eDidemicks,
dissipation, and perils ofHrge cities, Il affords
ample opportunities tor ei'sise In pure air, for
study aud repose. ThesAlyantages, literary in-
st,tutions, in I'LL countries ave sedulously sought,
but none has been more suessful ~ the pur suit Of
them than the College OF iton Roage. In res
pect to location 1t has obtatd nearly all that Is
desirable.
In the English dcpaemetdue attention will be
paid to Orthography. Penhnship, ~Ari,hmetick,
c%atio,, Algebra, Geometry jsthemsticks, Book
keeping, Botahy, Minersloa Chem is,ry, Astron.
omy, Natural, Intellectual, 4 Mors, Philosophy.
Political Economy, the Conlatton OF Louisiana.
and Of the tinted States, a,sr,iieism In refer.
eace to Letters and the FineIts, a,d In the de-.
partmcnt Of Ancient and Mern Literature, 10
the spanish, French. Latin, 4 Greek languages.
The College year 10 dividdnto two Sessions,
comprehending forty-'our wes. The first SEES
sion begins on the 10Th Of Jssry, and ends on
the last Fsiday Of July. 1'hecond commences
on the FIRST Monday Of Ssp,ertr, aud terminates
on the third Monday in Deeehr. The periods
intervening are the regular cations. At the
close Of the second Session n snnepcement will
be held, aud degrees conferresee,iring to grad.
yates I" stl the privileges usua conferred by any
University in the United STATED
No student will be admitted o College for 4
less period than one Sessioa, q all charges for
half n Session must be paid 10 vance. No de-
ductjon will be- made for loss II me, except in |
cases Of extreme sickness. ~ student Is re-
auired to furnish one bed, aud lic,ent bedding, |
one knife and fork, one ciothesfush, one pail,
two combs, one tooth brush, anxv napkins, and
to dress In n style Of ~neatness sable 10 a colle-
giate life.
The charge for Board and Ttbn IL 5000 FOR a
Collepe year, and at the same rSer shorter PEE
RODS. For mending and washiH36 will be re-
CURED fnr the same period. Atxtrs expense,
incurred by sickness. or otherwianust be borne
by the parents Of students 'neurs Il.
Students viii be furnished Wall necessary
books and stationary, Ut the NcUrlcans retail
prices.
All the members Of College wlbe free, and
At perfect liberty TO follow any cry in respect to
Christianity. Lectures on MOI Science will
probably be given IN the College tpel, on Sum
day evenings, which students, willie permission
Of their parents, will be required t,end.
a department LOT tTNlUtUk yVuUAUie6 IN III
the useful aud ornamental branchet Female Ed
~ucation, kept exclusively in the resncc Of Mrs.
LACEY, and under her suprrintcs,ce. will be
connected with the College. 1heesident and
two Of bis daughters viii assist IN instruction
Of this department. The charge board and
tuition, in any or in aHthe brancheta thorough
French and Englsh education will ut the rate
OF $40, n Collegiate year, and $36lI be added
for nending AMI washing. The exbrsncIes Of
Musick, Drawing, Fancy Work, listhenieks,
Sc, will be subject to the custonacharges in
Baton Rouge.
The publick are assured that t%angcments
have been, or shortly wiltbe made, hitable en-
couragements are afforded, that wnender the
College Of Patton Rouge equal in cosrt, and IA
~ciiitics Of requirement, to any ~instton in the
country, and the hope Is confidently tished that
the South will not suffer itself to be passed by
the North IN sustaining efn 10 ~essensiS the pros
perity and glory OF her children.
The College Of BATON Rouge watabi,shed
for the promotion OF ahe dearest in'ss Of our
common country, and the patronage 4 publick
is now invoked for the Accomplishment the OBJ
,ect. Great responsibilities have bdincurred
by the present arrangements, t"d u Trustees
are not sustained by the liberal co-opetn of the
pubIick the result must be DISASTROUS.
BY order Of the Board Of trieste
LOUIS FAbT,
Pres't Of Board.
Rev. WM.B. LAT
-49-y Pres't ofCollege