The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-04

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Tho Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution un-
der its preaent organisation consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, 70 Wit
A Profesaorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Crock and Latin Lam
: AProfsssorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
APfofessorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lsttres.
A Profsssorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
4 Profassorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Proiessorship Of Modern Languagesand Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, of Twenty weeks each The first scs-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
bcr; and tho second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April. Each ia followed by avacation OF fve weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FnxsHMAr Glass;. Lvy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Al
cobra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, 1--WE books; History, finished:
JuNIoR CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Promo
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
cs ~
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Aicestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
: III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Piautus; Mechanics, Hydrostasics ,Pneu
ns sosaos MOI cs1S.~f Horace. finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric continued
Ill. Cicero do Of1icis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry. begun; Rhetoric,
snaIol CIAss.--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 Dcmosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III Tho Constitution of the United States; AS
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
| PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College il 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
lars has recently been expended. partly in this
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 are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. IN all he studies Of the gear
in the presence OF Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainments arc communicated 70 the Board
l of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition TO daily morning and evening prayer,
yine worship IL held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation ON Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent OF
| guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent OF
| guardian, may select One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each of tho different places Of wor-
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
| in the village, and note all absentecs.
Two, at least Of the Professors, sciM their fami-
lies, win reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at 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
h student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Eelton's Greek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sailust OF
Cesar, Ciccro's Select Oratons, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent
ENTnANc1 FEE.-H the student enter an Fresh
man, Eve dollars; il az Sophomore, ten dollars; il
Junior fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars. a