The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-14

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution,
der it's present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships to wit:
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Protcssorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
iosophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or 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.
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JuNIoR Glass;. Tactus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus and Electra of Sophoces; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
IL. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Elripides; Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
H. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
Sophomore Glass;. Horace, finished; Keno,
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
ii, Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| Ill Cicero de Officiis Hcrodotus finished; Sur
voying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
| finished
! SENIOR CLAss-.I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
| III. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
/ fhpnn Ia IN
rona Voltaic Electricity or Gavanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
| Ill The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means Of experiment
tai illustration III 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
at the close Of the year. in all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence of "a Committee of the Trustees and
their attachments are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
IN auulton 10 dally morning ana 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
ship presbyterian, Episcopaan and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, Nth their fami-
hes, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are 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 Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ccero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.