The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-01
A. M ID. G..
Georgetown College, District OF Columbia.

| The academic year commences the l5h of Septem-
ber and eb on the last of July The collegiate course Of
studies occupies, generally, years, inclusive of the
preparatory classes, which last four years unless the
ciency OF the student authorizes an abbeviaion OF thar
term
The English department. for those who cannot devote
and natural philosophy. together with French included
THE COURSE OF THE PREPARATORY SCHOOLS
Is AS FOLLOWS
FIRST CLAss-Latin Grammar Vin Rome, or Ciceros
Select Letters, Geography English Grammar, History Of
SEooNp Glass -Nepos's Lives Ciceros Letters, Fables
of Ph;pdrus, Greek Grammar, Latin Grammar, English
Grammar Esops Fables in Greek second term) Cfeogra
phy Of North America, History of the Bible, Latin and
English Exercises Arithmetic
phoses, Greca Mnoa Ancient History OF the Republics OF
Athens aud Sparta, Greek Grarnmar, Latin Grammar,
Geography of South America and Europe.
THIRD CLASS Second 1um.-Cesar, Ovids Tristlum,
FOURTH CLASS, First Tsrm.-saust, Virgil, (Eclogues
and Georgiosl Lucian's Dialogues, Anthology, 3GIeek)
gy doctrine of Particles, tTurscini) Alvarez Prosody
Latin Grammar. Greek Grammar, Rules for the compost
ton of Letters and formation OF Style, Exercises In Latin,
FOURTH CLASS, Second Tsrm-Cicero's Minor Works,
VirgiPs Eneid, Xenophon's Cyropeda, Anthology
" COURSE is PURsUEDl
IN P9ErRY First IymrcLiyy. yirxiI,s Eneid Horaoe's
Second Ierm.-CIcero's Oraons Hora,e's Odes, Catu-
oH and q Tnusy snd aOms p
ects and Prosody History OF Rome, Ancient Geography,
Engsh Latin, and Greek style particularly attended to- IN
prose and poetry, and specimens from approved authors
committed to memory.
Satres and Epises, Lvy Demosthenes' Orations, Ho-
ners Had.
Second 7srm.-Cicero's Oraons, Juvena and Perseus,
Tacus, De mosthenes, Sophocles.
Both 1umsPrecepts Of Rhetoric. with criticisms on the
rc, Cceos Rhetorical works American and English His
tory History of Latin, Greek and English Literature
greater II possible, attention is paid to style IN the three
Languages, and orations composed.
INPnLosornr. The students !aam Logic, Metaphysics,
Latin and daily examination is held the lecture. In
Natural Philosophy the lectures given in English Once
lie exercises before the Faculty their Improvement
! MATHEMATICS. All the students sufficiently advanced
have hour and quarter every day allotted to the study
OF Mathematics, of which there are three classes.
In the lowest class taught Algebra and the first books
In the next, Algebra, Mensuraon, Plane Trgsnomery,
Surveying, and Geometry
In the next Solid Geometry, Sphercal IrigonometrY, Use
of tine Globes, Comics, and Calculus.
The students who no, sufficiently advanced to com,
Arithmetic, and have distinct Professors In the first class
of Arithmetic, Bookkeeping is taught
There are also classes of Cagra ply for the younger
students There three four Professors OF French
proficiency and instructed four hours week During
the Whole course great attention Is paid 10 composition
Ia public peakina thew are exercised every week before
the Professors and students in defamation
classical department, College. he by the
Project Of Studies and placed in that class for which his
regularly through the classical and mathematical course
to the end of Moral and Natural Philosophy The cand
date for the degree OF Bachelor Of Arts must undergo rig
orous examination Moral and Natural Philosophy, and
be well acquainted with all the above branches, to
Latin Greek, French, and Mathematics If he remain
longer College, and pursue the higher branches of Mahe-
names and Natural Philosophy or if he graduate in any
cocgae studies he may receive the degree OF Master OF
Arts.
The Italian and Spanish languages will be taught if re-
quired but together with Music, Drawing, Dancing, Fen
eng, and other similar accomplishments they will form adj
The College possesses select Library of twenty-five
thousand Volumes and is provided with an extensive phi
supplied with Transit Instrument, a Meridian Circle
and an Equatorial &c &c OF the first class by which the
practical OF such instruments may be easily comma
ncaed to the Students
There are two examinations in the year-the minor in
February March, the other Immediately before the Com
mencement, (Which will always be day of public exer
cscs) towards The end of July AT any time during the
year. and particularly at the minor examination, if any one
be found capable OF passing 10 higher class he will be
honors OF the class left.
No student admitted who cannot read and write, and
who has good moral character will be required OF
each who may be admitted for the collegiate course to
the studies above mentioned as experience has
proved exemptions in this regard to have been great
source OF ideness. Amy coming from different insti-
tuton will be required produce satisfactory reconmen-
daton from the prime pas of such institution Youths ad-
dcted chewing tobacco will be received, unless they
abandon that habit the of tobacco will not
AS the members OF the College profess the Catholic eli-
gon the exercises of religious worship Catholics but
ceived Of whom is only required that they assist 18th
poprey and deceney at the pabc duties OF religion with
der such should be found in large literary Institutions,
could exist in the College
student will be permitted leave the College, visits
OF any length oener than once year, TO Wit at the great
vacation II his parents legal guardians live in the Dis
he will be allowed visit them month, but
not oener and he then always to College
before night. Experience has proved that com pit
mentary visits have given occasion disorders No stu
dent, therefore, will be allowed visit any person, excep
his parents or legal guardian.
All letters Students known be from parents, will
be opened by the President.
| EXPENSES.
The annual pension for Tuition, Board and An cb,rces
Lodging Washing and Mendng linen must n1 he unI nsd
| and stockings, Medical Aid and Medi- ha,S vsar ~
! cine is $40 90 nai, cay NJ
For Hall Boarders l25 20 dat,e, uu
For Day Scholars 80 90 10 80 fron,
Use OF Philosophical and Asao- ~ . 80, go
nomica instruments 3 90 r,dinnad ~
Graduation Fees 5 OOJ ~
Whatever books may be required for the different classes
may be procured by the guardians themselves
will be supplied by the College, at the most moderate
10 the supervision OF the Project of Schools without whose
permission will be allowed circulation in the College
Every student be provided with the uniform, namely
black tfock acket white and
gray pants and black in winter No student is visit
out OF the College without his uniform. All be
vided with suits for daily (for which particu
lar color is prescribed) Shirts pairs stockings six
handk erchief, three pairs of and cloak
These articles if not brought by the student will be fur
nshed by the College, and included the bill If parents
wish the College to supply their sons with clothing de-
required the probable
clothing for months The clothing is understood
con shoes and and every article of wear
none OF which will be furnished by the College unless
deposite equivalent to the probable expense be made
No bill io clothing other articles purchased by any
student viii be acknowledged by The College, unless
horized 10y the parents by the Directors College
With regard to pocket money 1t is desired that tffs