The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-21

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Tho Faculty Of lnatscton Of this Institution, un-
der b present Organization, consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, 70 wit:
Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
ProfessorshiP OF the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
osophy,.
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His
4 Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshipof Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
TERMS of twenty weeks each. The first scs-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April Each is followed by ayacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHMAs Glass;. Livy, begun; xcnophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Lvy. finished; Homcr's Odyssey. beguni AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
tinucd.
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; Tho Prone
theus Of 4Eschyus, and Electra Of sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
III: Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas; The
Captive Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics, and Metcorology.
SOPHOMORE CLA6S.-I. Horace, finished; AenO-
phon's Memorabilia Geometry, finished Rheto-
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero dc Offciis; Herodotus, finished Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry. begun; Rhetoric,
SzsIoa CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes !;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Co1.iitu HS q the United States; As
Electricity; 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
country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state ofthe Physical Sciences.
| EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study. or branch of study the
| members of the class carefully examined, and
in the presence Of a Committee of the Trustees and
their attainments arc communicated to the Board
| OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
div 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 or
| guardian, 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 at each of the different places of wor-
ship, (Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist, J
| in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, scith their fami-
hes, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at q 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
o student must be at least fourteen years of age;
Dlust give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Fcton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacob's or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ccero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall BIO deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENraAsc. FEE..If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, If as Senior twenty