American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-26

us Faculty o. INSTRUCTION Of this institution under
lame ProGessorships, 10 pgit:
A. PROFESSIONALLY Of Mental and Moral Science,
a PfofessoTship OF the Greek and Latin D Language
- Professorshp OF Mathematics and Natural Phoso
AProiessolship Of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Proiessorship Of Modern Languages aud Drawing
the Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
a twenyone weeks each The frst session commences
on the fourth Wednesday of 0ctober the second
the fourth Wednesday OF April Each is followed by
vacation Of 1--WE weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN C1Ass.-I. Livy, begun; xenophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL Liyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; Algebra,
fnishedi Geometry, begun; History continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, hnished Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished. Ft
JUNIOR GL-Esst-I. Taetus, begun The Prometheus Of
Hschylus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
tianity. 81 YE HsM .#4Et n fl sHlafU.s
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides 4acitus, nished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun. vEnE III HME1E
OF Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
Meteorology.
sopnoMonE Class Horace, finished; .xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun
H. Cicero de Aicitia and do Sonectute; Herodotus,
begun; Flame Trigonometry Spherical Trigonometry
I'LL Cicero de ohiciis Herodous finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric finished.
SAVIOR oLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andra Of
Electricity, Magnetism. 81 l..s ra f
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cceros
Iusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity Galvansm; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Eleetro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology. trtE Nt
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase Of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS
At the each study branch of study, the
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. IN all the studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their attanments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer di-
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always In the Greek Tesla
At the request Of his parent or guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member OF the
Faculty win attend at each Of the different places OF wor
ship presbyteran, Epscopaian and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least Of the Professors, ,oih their families will
reside in the College buildings and win board at
table with the students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years Of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, Viz:
Arithmetic Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Cesar Ciceros Select Oratons,
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if MS Sophomore, dollars if Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars