The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-27

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A Pro6sssorship Of the 0sSsk and Latin Lam
AfrofssaOsship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
APfofsssorship OF Rhstorio and Bellies Lettres,
Profsssorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His
Tory,
A Professionally OF Modern Languagesa land Draw
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions
or terms, oftwenty -one weeks each. The fret ses-
| sion commences on tho fourth "wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April Each il followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION..
FRnsHmAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; xenophons
Anabesis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry. five books; History, finished.
JusIos CLAss-I Tacitus, begun; The Prone
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
| Ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneu
'- sornoso.s CIXssyf Horace. finished Keno.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
| rio, begun.
ii, Cicero do Amicitia and do senectute; Herodo-
| tus. begun; Plano Tigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| Ill. Cicero dc Oficiis; Herodotus finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
sEHloa ClAss--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity. Magnetism.
| II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
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 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 tho class are carefully examined, and
at the close Of the year, in all tie siudies o e ysoy
in the presence Of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their nttainmcnts are communicable tho Board
| OF trustees.
| RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
| In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship il held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning IL 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, tci their jami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
| signed them by the faculty.
Ms ADMISSION.
In ordegto 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
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felt0n's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENrRANcE FEE.-H the student enter as Fresh
man, Eve dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior fifteen dollars; and, If as Senior, twenty
dollars. ,t