The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-22
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The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, un-
der it's present organization consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit:
Professorship of Mental and Moral Science
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorshipo of Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
A AProfessorship of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipo Modern Languagesand Draw
ing;
or terms, oftwenty-one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by avacation ofhve weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Livy, begun; Xenophon's q
Anabasis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
II. Livy, hnished Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued
III. Horace, began; Homer's Odyssey, finished
Geometry, five books; History, finished
JtNIoR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles Ana
lytical Geometry, finished Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis o
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy
Mechanics, begun.
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; Th,
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, ,Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics and Meteorology.
Sophomore CLAss.ef Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto
ric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicita and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
III Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; 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; Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gavanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dynn-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Therno
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Al
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in thi.
country, and partly in London and Paris, in tn,
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the presen
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study thu
members of the class carefully examined, ant
at the close of the year. IN all the studies of The yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; anC
their attainments are communicated to the BoarC
OF trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer
d, me worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent OF
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent OF
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at 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, tpM their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may Be as
signed them by the faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission TO pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
! character; and must sustain an examination in tn
| following studies, viz;
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin ant
eireek Grammar j Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader
| and The first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
| Jacobs or Doerng's Latin Reader, Sallust o.
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil Of
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; i
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior twenty
dollars.
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