The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-25
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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:
Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
AProfessorsbip Of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural lis
A Professorship OF Civil ngineering.
Professorshipci Modern Languagesand Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms oftwenty- one weeks each. The first
sion commences on the fourth "wednesday OF Octo-
bcr; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAS CLAss.-I Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun History, begun
II. Livy finished; Homer 8 Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished
JuNIoR CLAss-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; ma
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oiogy; Evidences OF Christianity
| II. Logic Mental Philosophy; The AlcestIs- %
Enripides Tacitus, fnished Natural Philosophy
Mechanics, begun
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--I Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Sencctute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Otficis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.--I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophancs;
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
H. 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 Constitution OF the United States AS
tronorny, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical D.
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 prcsen
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch of study tn,
members of the class are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, all The studies of the yeai
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION..
In addition to daily morning and evening 2 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
ship Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist,
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two ut least, of the Professors, tuiM their fani-
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
student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence of good mora
character; and must sustain examination in tn,
| following studies, viz:
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin ant
creek Grammar, Jacob or FELTON, 8 Greek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
Cpsar, Ciceros Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior, twenty
dollars.
LIST Session. 2d Session
Tuition n.........,.........$2 $2l 90 $2l 90
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