The republic., 1851-03-19
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The Faculty OF Instruction Of this Institution, un
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, TO wit.
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science
Profcssorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
,osophy,
AProfessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry aud Natural His
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
ProfesSorship OF Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year ia divided into two sessions
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 ia followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Livy begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
gebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
III. Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JuSIon CLAss-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Ill: Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
matics, and Meteorolcgy.
AenO-
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun.
Ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Officiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIoa 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 dc Co
roma; voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. 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 Ap-
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 Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch Of study the
members of the class carefully examined, and
in the presence ofa Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attanments are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, 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, Episcopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, Of the Professors, sci their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at q common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms 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 moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's 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
as Junior, fifteen dollars and, if us Senior twenty
dollars.