Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-25
PROSPECTUS or TIE UOtLEtE " BA.
san Ton fl0ttGEI

PROSPECTUS OF TIE OOttE6B w BA-
nv TON ROUGE.
j. He College, lesstsd on \ Hehtle stnltthee,
the Ts~a u baton iiouss ana IL. delish,fM 'ssa.
%virens. !. probably ntt SURPASSED n beauty Hnd
hesiu.falness Of situation, BY any Literary estsb'
| isbmett In the country. Compromising the N'ta
~yahtages gf 4 city fesidehee, And The semtert AHd res
tirement ofa rural dwelling, II " tsrtiealst y sdsp'
ted to ysnhg gentlemen II .hs pursuit Of ~ ed..a.
lion. While II IL remeyed from The epidehishs,
dissipation, and perils of large stiles, II "Hords
supbta uncertainties t,r exercise In pafe Alr, fetf
study and repo.s, ''hess advantages. literary ~.
s%t,tatieas, In aii countries, have sedale'is'y soaghta
but none has been more suesessfal IN the pdts1 oil
them than the College Of pste, Rouge. In res
0est 10 iees ton II has obtained nearly AL that ~
desirable. ...
In the Ensiisl, department due attention viii BID
paid TO ort6egtaphy. rsamanship,, Ari.hs"eti.k
usosratty, Grammar, History. hhetorisk, Elo+
sutio,,, Algebra, Geometry, Mathemstisks. Book
keeping, Detsny, Mlnsrsiesy g. G Y en-, 81 , ns.sG.1
Political Eeenomy, the Constitution Of lSa's'sns.
and Of the tinted States, and criticism N refsf-
ense 10 Letters and He ZINE Artist shA IN the dt4
%part,neut If Ahcien, sad Modern tdterstare, VI
ihe Spanish, Ftensh. Latin, and Greek languages
The Co,iese year }. divided into Sessions
sion begins sn The t0ah Of January. nhd ends o''
the last Friday Of July. The second sem'nensep
on The tHrs, Monday Of September, and Terminates
o., I'M third Monday In December. The periods
intervening sfs the regular vacations. AZ thF
Gloss Of The second session n commencement WIZ
be held, sud degrees conferred, securing 10 grad
esles taii the privileges usaally. conferred BY any
University In the Tinted s.stes,"
No student viii b. admitted Into College for d
less period that OILS Session. and all charges tof
haif \ ssssieH must be paid In advance. No ds-
duetioa will lie made for loss Of time. except W
a.... .f u.tas.,ya stAt tass. kneeS StndnHt Ia fCs
aaited 10 FURNISH one bed, sud sufficient bedding,
one knife and fork, one clothes brush, one pail.
Two combs, one tooth brush, aud two napkins, AMI
to dress In a styis 81 neatnsss Suitable ~ 4 sole
siate life. $1,000
Collese year. and at the same rate Tor shorter pes
r;ods. For neading and washing $40 will be n.
Hatred for the same period. All sxtrs expense,
incurred by sickness. or otherwise, must be horns
by the parents Of students '~nearring u.
Students win be furnished with all necessary
books and stationary, at the New Orleans rsts J
prices. !.
All the members Of College will be free, and
Christianity. Lectures on Moral Science viii
probably be given IN the Colleges Chapel. on SaH-
day evenings, which %stadcnts. with the perm'ss'o n
Of their parents, wih be reqai'rso 70 a.'eMd.
department for training young ladies In 81
the useful aud ornamental branches 81 Female W.
%ueation. kept exclusively in the residence Of Mr..
LAesY, aud under her saperintendeose, Will We
connected with The College. The President atsd
two of his daughters will assist In the instruction
Of this department. The charge for board s,,d
tuition, In any or In aAthcbraachas Of \ thorough
French aud Engitsh education will be 1t the rsse
OF $3.50, a Collegiate year, and 90 viii be added
for ~nending and washing. The extra branches of
Mnsiek, Drawing, Fancy Work, Csiisthehicks,
&C., will be subject to the customary charges !"
Bstoa Rouge.
III publiek sre assured that arrange metts
have been, or shortly will be made, u suitable en-
coursvements are afforded, that Will render the
College Of Baton Rouge equal IN comfort, s"d f.
%c;lities ol requirement, To sny Institution ~ tle
country, and the hope IL confidently cherished that
the South will not safer itself TO be surpassed by
the North 10 sustaining efforts essential 10 the pres
peri,y aud glory Of her children.
' The College Of Baton Rouge was establi shrd
for The promotion at he dearest interests Of our
common country, and the patronage u the pabIiek
Is now invoked Tor the accomplishment OF the OBJ
ject. Great responsibilities have been incurred
by the p-esent arrangements, and " the Trustees
are not sustaincd By the liberal cooperation VI The
publiek the result must be disastrous.
by order Of the Board Of Trustees.
LOUIS FAVHOT.
Pres't Of the board.
Rev. WV. u. LACEY.
-40.y Prest Of the College