Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-06-27
PROSPECTUS OF THE COLLEGE or BA-
e.~ u ROUCE.

PROSPECT uS OF HE Opbtf'So " oH~
raV TON OUGE.
III College, located on d gentle eminetce.
enu,tuspdipa an extensive view oil the Mississippi,
The Town of Baton Ro1ge aud IFS delightful ena
yirohs, Ia probably irt surpassed ~ beatty ana
tea,thtuiness Of situation, ~ any ldtera'y estab'
Iislunent IN the county. Co'np.rehendlig the Az
vsutsves Of a city resitence and the cciufeft and re.
,%;fstnept If rural dwelling IT Is particularly adsp1
ted to so-,rg gentlemen IN the p,r suit Of an e'l'iea-
iion, White il Is removed from the epidemleks,
d dissipation, and perils Of large eities, It affords
ample opportunities for exercise u, pure AR, !r
study and repese. These advantages, literary M
st,tn,jons. in sil countries, have sedulously sought:
hut n,pe has been more Successful IN the pur stlit OF
them than the College Of baton Rouge. In res
nee, to ,dca ton ii has obtained nearly all that 's
desirable. -,
In the Eoglisl, department. due attention viii ne
paid to Ortiosraphy, Peninans''ip. hr'.hmet,ek
Topography, Grammar, History. hhetoriek. E'o-
cutiou. Algebra, Geometry, Mathematics, Dook-
keeping, botany, Mineralogy Chemistry, A%stron-
ohoy. Natural intellectual, and Moral Philosophy,
| pottt;sal Eeouom,y, the Constitution Of Lon'sisns,
and Of the United States, aud criticism In relet@
ence to Letters aud the Fine Arts; ai,d IN the de-
nartment Of Ancient and Modern Literature, TO
The spapish French. Latin, aud Greek languages.
The College year is divided into two 81 sessions,
COMMUNICATING forty-rour weeks. The FIRST Ses-
sion be rs on the 10th Of January, and ends ON
the last Friday Of Juiy. The second commences
on the irst Monday Of September, ana 'erfn'"s'ss
m The third Monday in December. The periods
intervening are the regular vaeations. AT the
clos. ~ the second Session a commencement VIII
no hel.k and degrees conferred, securing to grail
ua,e, !" all the privilege. usually conferred by any
University In the United States"
No .tnden. viii be admitted into College Tor a
les, period than one Session.; md all charges Tor
half d Session must be paid IN advance. NO de-
ducs;on will be made for loss Of time, except IN
case, Of extreme sickness. Each student v re-
ouirsd to furnish one bed, and sufficient bedding,
one knife and fork, one clothes brush, one pail,
two combs, one tooth brush, aud tw" naPs'''s' IN"
IN drcs, In A style Of nestness suitable 10 a eolle-
Eiate life. ,o,.u
CoIlepe year, and at the same rate For shorter PEE
RODS For m~ending and washing $50 viii be re-
un;red for the same period. All extra expense,
incurred by sickness. or Otherwise, must be borne
by the parents Of students ineurring It.
students will be furni she'd with all necessary
books and stationary, ut the New Orleans retail
All the members Of College viii be free, and
At perfect hprriTslyy tte follow any creed 70 respee. n q
Christianity. Lectures OF Wa. science " w..
probably be given 10 the College Chape,, u. s",
day evenings, which students, will, The permission
Of their parents, will be required to attend.
department for training young ladies in al
the useful aud Ornamental branches Of Female I'd
ucation, kept exclusively in the residence of Mrs
LArtr. and under her superintendent. will bt
connected with the College. The President m,
two Of his daughters will assist in the instructio,
Of this department. The charge for board an,
tuition, in any or IN aH,he branches Of n thorough
French and Engiish education will be at tie ra,s
Of $40, a Collegiate year, and $50 will be added
for mending and washing. The extra branches OIL
Musick, Drawing, Fancy Work, Calistbe hicks
&c., will be subject to the customary charges in
Baton Rouge.
The publick are assured that arrange tneuts
have been, or shortly will be made, it suitablc en-
couragemcnts are afforded, that viii render the
College of Baton Rouge equal in comfort, and IN.
cilitics OF requirement, To Rny institution in the
country, and the hope is confidently cherished that
the South will not suffer itself to be surpassed By
the North in sustaining effo, 10 essential TO the pros
pcrity and glory Of her children.
The College Of Baton Rouge was established
Tor the promotion Of die dearest interests Of our
common country, and the patronage Of the publick
is now invoked for the accomplishment Of the OBJ
Jeet. Great responsibilities have been incurred
by the present arrangements, and IL the Trustees
are not sustained by the liberal co-opcration Of the
publiek the result must be disastrous.
BY order Of the Board OF TRUSTEES.
LOUIS FAVROT,
Prest Of the Board.
Rev. WV. Il. LACEY.
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