The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-12
EXPENSES,

Fuel 10 afforded to the students at cost. A sum
equal to the probable cost is advanced by each stu
dent more Il consumed i is charged to him--if
ie,,, the balance 70 refunded. :.
Board 10 furnished with the families Of the Pro-
fessors at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues are payable In advance. The tuition is
remitted ON application, to all students designed
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be
eight dollars per session, to be paid TO the In
structor in advance. II 49,.
FIR students tOho do not desgn prosecute the ,ohole
Course required for degree, q more limited range
IF studies - Cuvnishsd, adopted TO the sphere and
course Of is Of each individual, far as such can
bereosonably anticipated.
The studies Of this Course are arranged under the
following departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENr--In which,
beginning with Arithmetic and Algebra, the stu
dent will be carried, seiGtim, through all the higher
branches of the Mathematics, ending in their APP
I'd. AN ENaLIsH DEPARrMENr-Comprisin in
struction in photography, Reading, Elocution,
Grammar, Writing, Geography, History, Compo-
sition, Rhetoric. Logic insellectual Philosophy.
Constitution, Philosophy, Ornithology. Natural
Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Sd. A MERcANrILx DEPAnrMENr--In which will
be impaired an acquaintance with all that is ne
cessary to qualify youth for the immediate duties
OF the counting house; including,
\. Penmanship. BY an original and popular
bold, finished hand peculiarly adapted to the pur-
poses of the accountant and business man. s
2. MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbrevi-
ated methods Of computing Interest, Discount,
Equation of Payments, &C., and other Mercantile
calculations founded on per centage; together with
all such operations requisite for a thorou 9Th
knowledge of the business of the counting room.
3. Book -keeping-Sing and Double Entry, by
the most approved methods. A complete course Of
instruction in this branch will be furnished, de-
signed to mt the student to take charge of any set
Of account books. 1i4
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEpARTMENr--Comprs
ing selection from the English and Mathematical
gy, Geology, Chemistry, and Agricultural Chem
ntry; the last two illustrated by experimcntalcc-
lures.
9th. A CIvIL EvorNsrn DsPAnrMENr-In which
are taught Arithmetic, (mental and written,) Al
zebra, (mental and written,) Geometry, Trigo-
nometry, Surveying, with the ofinstruments
in the fed,) Practical Engineering, Architecture,
Perspective, Draughting, and Topography.
study will consist of a judicous selection Of sub
jects from the other departments including all the
branches pursued in our common schools Prac-
tcal Lectures will also be given School Teach
ing, both as a science and as nm art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest in
struction relative TO the best and most popular
methods of teaching, but they will also have op-
portunitics of cxempIifying them, by hearing rec-
tatons in the lower departments of the Institution
7th. A DEPARrMENr OF MODERN LANGUAGES
In which students who wish to take thorough
course can have an opportunity Of doing so; while
others, whose object may be to acquire sufficient
knowlcdgeto translate with facility, and to pro-
nounce with tolerablc correctness, in as short a
time as possible, are also provided for.
Systematic instruction will be given in Elocu-
ton by lee lures and otherwise and frequent cxer-
ciscs in Defamation andin English Composition be
required OF all the students connected with the In
stitution.