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( professionally Of ahstoro and Bales Lst,rss.
A professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions
OF twentyone weeks each The first session
the fourth Wednesday Of 0cobcr and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each ID followed by a
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Livy, begun; Xenephon's Ana
basis Algebra, begun; History, begun
III. Lyy, finished; IIomer's odyssey, begun Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; 0e-
ometry, five books; History, finished
JUNIOR CLAss--I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschylus and Electra of sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
tianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus OF Eur-
pides Tacitus finished; Natural phosophy Mechanics
begun.
of Plauus; Mechanics, Hydrostates, Pneumatcs, and
Meteoroogy.
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amcitia and dc Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Ehetoric continued.
III Cicero de onciis erodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Arisophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galyanism; Eectro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dy namics; Astronomy, begun.
nshed The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
sa PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample OF experimental illustration
in all the different branches OF Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly London and Paris in
the purchase Of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS
At the close Of each study branch OF study the
hara Of Tho mi at
of the year, all the studies Of the year. in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. t
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon on Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa-
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of
ship Qrcsbytera Epscopaian and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least Of the Professors, NTH their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire COURSE q
student must least fourteen years ago. give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character avmust
sustain examination in the following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs Doerngs
Latin Reader Saust or Caesar Ciceros Select Oratons,
and virgil, Or what snail De deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.H the student enter Freshman, Ave
dollars if as Sophomore ten dollars as Junior fifteen
~ ~ LIST .Ssssion I'd Session
Tuition $21 90 $21 90
Room rent. ;. 400 400
| Incidental expenses / 90 100
4 Use of Library -. 10 rs
T Tna snr ra ases and Hesitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed it is charged to him; If less the balance is
Board furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates
All dues payable in advance The tuition Ia remit
ted, application to all students designed for the Min
istry. a#
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session, to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance.
Course required for degree, limited range of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
OF each individual 50 far as such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
| ing departments TO witt
1st. A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENl-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seriati through all the higher branches OF the Mathe
mates ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN ENGLISH DEpARrMENr-Comprising instruction
In photography Reading Elocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric Logic, Intel
ectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story on the Constitution Philosophy ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology Elements of Crtcism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DgpARTxENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duos Of the countnghouse
including
l. Fsnnmanship-Dy original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
business man.
q MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbreviated
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
nents &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with ell such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge Of the business OF the
counting groom.
8. Bookkeeping-Sngle and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete course OF instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO ht the student
to take charge Of any set OF account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMRSr-Comprisinga
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Cbemisty tho last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9th. A CTvn ENGINEER DEPARrNKyT-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and written Algebra men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonometry Surveying,
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Engi-
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng and To
Biography.
9th K TRoHSR's DEpARrnSr.-The course of study
will consist Of judicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
ON School Teaching, both q science and Ms art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative 10 the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities OF excmplifying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
the Institution.
It'll. A DEPARTMENT MODERN LANGUAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have an
opportunity OF doing while others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge 10 translate with ac
ty and pronounce with toerabe correctness In aa
al,a ttr.aa Ma anl~n slnlL.