The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-22


The Fpeulty a 1asuctieno AZ Ibis Institution. un-
der IT. preeqnt conssts Of the follow
ing named rrolsssosships. u Wit.
Proi6ssership Of the Greek and Latin Lam
Afrofsssorsbip Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
a PTofsssorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
4 Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Profsssorship Of Modern Languages Draw
The Collegiate year il divided into two sessions
or terms, of twenty -one weeks each The first scs-
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April. Each 10 followed by vacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHMAs CLAss.--T. Livy, begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra. begun; History, begun.
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; AL
gebrA, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry. five books; History, finished. ~
JuSIoa CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prone
snsus q schylus and Eessrs q soPSoslss Ana
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enripides; Tacitus. finished; Natural Philosophy;
iii. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pncu
MATES, and Meteorology.
!. SOPHOMORE CtAss.-l Horace, nnlshed; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto
IT. Cicero de Amicitia and dc scnectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero dc Odiciis; Herodotus, finished, Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry. begun; Rhetoric,
s.s1s. c..ssI Political Philosophy; The An
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
Manga xssi e
iii III. Tho Contribution Of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with a Philosophical APP
parntus, 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
1t the close Of the year. IN all he studies Of tie year,
in the presence Of Committee OF the Trustees; and
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning u always In the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent or
guardian, student 10 permitted TO attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select Ono member tho Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two ut least, of the Professors scith their fdmi-
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.
ADMISSION. si n Es
In order to 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, Jacob or Tclton's Greek Reader.
and tho first two books of xenophon's Anabass,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ccero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
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