The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-28

The Faculty of Instruction OF this Institution, I'M
der its present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit;
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry aud Natural His
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year ia divided into two sessions
terms, of twenty weeks each. The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April Each 10 followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon s
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AT
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
ILL., Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey finished;
Geometry, five books History, finished
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
oogy; Evidences Of Christianity,
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripides; Tactus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
ILL., Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
''' soraonoas CLAss.el. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amictia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
III. Cicero de Ofiics; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria. of Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
II. Elements Of Criticism Butler's Analogy ;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; votaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
par atus that furnishes ample means Of experiment
tai illustration in ali the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch of study, the
member5 of the cass are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. IN all the sudies Of the year,
in the presence of Committee OF the Trustees and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation ON Monday morning is always In the
Greek Testament. At the request OF his parent or
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend ut each Of the different places Of wor
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, D,h their Jami-
lea will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission TO pursue the entire course,
a student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
,sreek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Aenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter Fresh
man. five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; If
az Junior fifteen dollars; and, If as Senior, twenty