The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-07


Tho Faculty Of Instruction oF this Institution, un
der it present organization, consists of the follow
ing named ProfessoEships, 70 wit:
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
"A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
Afrofsssorship Of Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
4 Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lcttres,
A Profsssorship OF Chemistry aud Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshipo OF Modern Languages and Draw
fhe ColIsgias. year is divided into two sessions
or terms, Of Twenty weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by avacaton of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FnHsHMAn CLAss.-I Lvy. begun; xenophon's
Anaba.is; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
gebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
Hnued. ~a.54
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry. five books; History, finished;
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plaso,s Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostafics, Pneu
sosao MOI c11ssw Horace, finished Keno.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto-
rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amcitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero do Of6ciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
Srrloa CLAss.--I Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; Tho Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Calvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-D yna-
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
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 sfdiss Of the re0
in the presence OF COMMITTEES Of the Trustees and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
div inc 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
in the village, and note all abscntees.
sNuvA at laoaf of Tho prOfooo su:Sh H.
lies, viii reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a 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
a 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
creek 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.-H the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars if as Sophomore, ten dollnrs; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.