The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-29

OA6A WAUk8 COLLEGE.
4he Faculty Of Inatrnc:ion Of this institution
Ing named Professovships, 70 wit;
a Rrolessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
Afrofsssorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
osophy,
A'Pfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorshpo OF Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or TERMS of twenty one weeks each The first
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 CLAss.-I. 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 CLAss.-l. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneu
s sopso s cs1ssYs Horace finished Keno.
Phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
| rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Scnectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| ILL., Cicero dc Oficiis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur.
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
| dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
| H. Elementa of Criticiam Rutlersa AnalOUv !.
| Ciceros Tusculan Questions Demosthenes dc Co
| roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gavanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-D yna-
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 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 carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustces and
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 OF
| 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 nbsentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, sciM their fami-
lies, will 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 i.
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 Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.--f the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars if as Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and if Senior, twenty
dollars.
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