The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-15

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, UNI
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Proiessorships, to wit:
A Professorshp OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
osophy,
AProfeasorship of Rhetoric and Bellcs- Lettres,
A PROFESSIONALLY of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshpo of Modern Languages and Draw
Ing.
The Collegiate year ID divided into two sessions
terms of twenty one weeks each. The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Each is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Lvy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
gebra finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIon GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Eschyus, and Electra of Sophoclcs; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity.
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcesis Of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
MATES, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trfgo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
iii. Cicero de Officis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy !;
(icero'a HusCulau Questions DemOstheneS de Co.
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mica; Astronomy, begun.
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Elcctrcity Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
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 this
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
members of the class are carefully examined, and
Mt the close of the year. all The studies Of the yea,
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts arc communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
div me worship ia held twice on 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 the parent or
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 abscntees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, Nth their FAM
hes will reside in the College buildings, and will
board at common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such 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 examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Fclton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciccros Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.--If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior, twenty
dollars.