The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29
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Geo .otown College, District Of Columbia.

,HE College is situated the northern bank of the Po
A tomac and commands full viewSof Georgetown,
Washington the Potomac and great part of the District
OF Columbia. It's situation is peculiarly healthy On tue
of Nav 1875 the College raised by Congress 10 the
rank oil University.
The academic year commences on the 10Th oil septem
be ends the last of July The collegiate course OF
studies occupies generally years, inclusive OF the
preparatory classes which last four unless The pro
cency of the student authorizes an abbfevaioh oil ha
The English department for those who cannot devote
the time 10 The collegiate course, wii embrace AL ihe
branches of thorough English education, mathematics
and natural philosophy together with French included
THE COURSE OF THE PREPARATORY SCHoOLS
Is AS FOLLOWS
FIRST CLAss-Lltn Grammar. Viri Rome. or Ciceros
na Bible i Latin and English Exercises Ar!hmetic
SECOND CLAss-Neposs Lives; Ciceros Letters, Fables
Grammar Esop's Fables in Greek, Second term Geogra
ply OF North America, History of the Bible Latin and
TaIRp Class, First Isrm.-Curtius, Ovids Metamor
phoses Mnora Ancient History of the Republics Of
English Grammar Latin Greek, and English Exercises
Geography of South America and Europe
THIRD CLASS, Second 1um-Caesar, ovids Iristium
FounrH CLASS. FIRST -sallust Virgil, Dialogues
and Georgcs,) Lucians Dialogues Anthology, IGIeek
Geography Asia and Africa, History of Greece, Myhoo
y, Doctrine Of Particles (raIsein) Aware ~, ' pSosody
ton and formation of Style, Exercises in Latin
FOURTH Class, Second 7srm.-Cicero's Minor Works,
Virgls 4l.neid, Xenophons Cyropmdia, Anthology.
COURSE Is PURSUED:
IN POETRY, First Iom,.Livy, yirgirs Ened, Horace's
Art of Poetry, Xenophon's Cyropadia Theocritus.
lus, Tibullus and Properius, Thucydides, Homer
Both 7uns-Preceps of Rhetoric aud Poetry, Greek Da-
lects Proody, History OF Rome, Ancient Geography,
English Latin, aud Greek style particularly attended IN
prose poetry and specimens from approved authors
In RmrroHtc, First Tsrm-Ccero's oratons, Horace's
Satres and Epistles Livy, Demoshenes' Ontons, Ho-
Second Tsrm-Ccero's Orations Juvenal and Perseus,
Tasns Dsmosenes so I9 ,,,
celebrated authors Quintians Institutions of Rheo
c, Cceros Rhetoea works american and English His
GREATER if possible, attention paid TO style In the three
| Languages, and cratons composed.
tx PuLosornY. The students learn Logic Meaphy sizes,
and Ethics Lectures these branches delivered
LAIN and daily examination is held the lecture In
Natural Philosophy the lectures given in English Once
every month the students OF this department will have pub
lie before the Faculty. to test their improvement
MATHEMATIcs.-A the students sufficiently advanced
have hour and quarter day allotted the study
| OF Mathematics, OF which there are three classes.
In the lowest class are taught Algebra and the first books
of Euclid.
In the next Geometry Spherical Trigonometry Use
of the Globes, Conics, and Calculus
The students who sufficiently advanced com
Algebra divided three separate classes
Arithmetic and have distinct Professors In the first class
OF Arithmetic, Book keeping is taught
There also classes of Calgaphy for the younger
among whom the students divided according
proficiency, and instructed four hours every During
particularly English For the improvement students
in public speaking they exercised every week before
the Professors and students in defamation.
When scholar presents himself for admission into the
classical department. OF the College, he is examined by
Project of Sdie and placed in that class for which his
prior attachments have fitted him. He then passes
regularly through the classical and mathematical course
date for the degree of Bachelor of Arts undergo
orous examination in Moral and Natural Philosophy, and
Latin, Greek French and Mathematics. II he remain
IN s he
learned profession after completing the above
collegiate studes he may receive the degree OF Master OF
Arts.
The Italian ALA and Spanish languages will be taught
cng and other similar accomplishments, they will form adj
The College possesses select Library of twenty-five
thousand Volumes and is provided with phi
losophca apparatus, and Astronomical Observatory
| supplied win a 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
There examinations in the year--the minor in
February March, the other immediately before the Com
cscs0 towards the end OF July At any time during the
year and particularly at the minor examination If any one
be found capable oil passing higher class, he will be
promoted and such promotion will be equivalent to the
| honors OF the class left
No student is admitted who cannot read and write, and
who has good moral character will be required
each who be admitted for the collegiate course
pursue the studies above mentioned experience has
proved exemptions in this regard to have been great
source OF dIeness Any one coming from different ns
uton will be required to produce satisfactory
dation from the principals of such
diced chewing tobacco will be received unless they
resolve to abandon that habit, the Of tobacco will
be tolerated in the College
AS the members the College profess the Catholic re
gion, the exercises OF religious worship Catholic but
members OF every other religious denomination
ceved of whom it is only required that they assist with
proprety and decency at the public duties OF religion with
their companions. Were this enforced, proper
der such should be found large literary institutions
could exist in the College
No student will be permitted College, on visits
OF length olener than year, wits at the great
vacation Ii his parents lega! guardians i've in the Dis
ct, he will be allowed visit them month, but
not ofener and he must then always College
before night. Experience has proved that compi-
entaIy visits have given occasion to disorders No stu
dent, therefore, will be allow ed person, except
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 ,
Lodging, Washing and Mcndng linen M cnaiBes
and stockings, Medical Aid and Medi h Is, ne paa
= cine is 500 90 n ndd,,yealy Nh IN
For Halt Boarders l25 90 ddeS l,U
For Day Scholars 50 90 ueoucuon r win
Use of Philosophical and Astro- DC mace from
nomical instruments 90 aIuaI' 'o''-
Graduation Fees 90 "'eoo"'
Whatever books be required for the different classes
may be procured by the guardians themselves
will be supplied by the College, at the moderate
charges All books, of Whatever kind, be submitted
to the supervision of the Project of Schools without whose
permission VIII be allowed ciruation the College
Every student must be provided with the uniform, namely;
black irock Jacket white pants and vest in
gray pants and black in winter No student is visit
out OF the College without his uniform. All be pro-
vided with for daily wear or which particu-
pocket handkerchief three pairs OF shoes, hat and cloak
coat ALSO silver spoon, ma ked tn his
These articles if not brought by the student will be fur
nished by the College and included in the bill II parents
pose is required equivalent to the probable expense for
clothing for The clothing under stood to