The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-18

Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. A sum
equal to the probable cost is advanced by each stu
dent; if more is consumed it is charged to him-if
less, the balance is refunded.
Board is furnished with the families Of the Pro-
fccsors at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates
All dues are payable in advance. The tuition is
RENTED, on application, to all students designed
for the Ministry.
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be
ght dollars per session, to be paid to the In
structor in advance.
For students ,oho do not design 10 prosecute the poIe
| Course required for degree, limited range
of studies is Furnished, adapted TO The sphere and
course Of life Of each indiuidual, far such
| bereasonably dnticipdted
The studies Of this Course arc arranged under the
following departments, to wit:
| LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-In which,
| beginning with Arithmetic and Algebra the stu
dent will be carried, seriatm, through all the higher
branches of the Mathematics, ending in their ap-
| plication to Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Sc
| ID. AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-C Comprising in
struction in Orthography, Reading, Elocution,
Grammar, Writing, Geography, History, Compo-
| sition Rhetoric, Logic, intellectual Philosophy
Moral Philosophy Political Grammar, Story on the
Constitution, Philosophy, Ornithology, Natural
Theology, Elements OF oiCriticism, and Evidences OF
| Christianity.
! Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT-In which will
| be impaired acquaintance with all that is ne
cessary to qualify youth for the Immediate duties
of the counting house; including,
|. Pe1ndilship- BY an original and popular
system of this art, which invariably produces
bold, finished hand, peculiarly adapted to the pur-
| poses Of the accountant and business man.
2. Ar,thmetic-Comprising numerous abbrevi-
atcd methods OF computing Interest Discount,
Equation OF Payments, &c, and other Mercantile
calculations founded on per centage; together with
all such operations requisite for a thorough
knowledge of the business of the counting room
g. Book keePing-Single and Double Entry by
the most approved methods. complete course Of
instruction in this branch will be Furnished de-
signed to ht the student to take charge Of any set
OF account books
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Compris
ing selection from the English and Mathematical
courses and, also, Surveying, BotSly, Mneralo-
gy, Geology, Chemistry, and Agricultural Chcm-
istry the last two illustrated by expermentaiec-
lures.
9TH. A CIvIL ENGINEER DEPARTMENT-In which
are taught Arithmetic, (menta and written Al
zebra, (mental and wrttcn,) Geometry, Trigo-
nometry, Surveying, (with the use ofinstruments
in the hed,) Practical Engineering, Architecture,
Perspective, Draughting, and Topography.
eth. teachers DEPARTMENT.-Ihe course Of
study will consist of judicious selection of sub
ecs from the other departments, including all the
| branches pursued in our common schools. Prac-
teal Lectures will also be given School Teach
| ing, both a science and art
| Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest in
| struction relative TO the best and most popular
methods OF teaching, bot they will also have op-
portuntics OF cxcmplfying them, by hearing reci-
latons in the lower departments of the Institution.
! 7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGEs-
| In which students who wish to take thorough
course can have an opportunity of doing SO while
others, whose object may be TO acquire sufficient
knowledge TO translate with facility, and 10 pro-