The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-08

The Faculty OF instruction Of this institution I'M
ing named Professorships. 70 wit
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorship Of Mathematics and NatwaIP Phi
Pfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern LanguagesandD Draw
fhe Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, of twenty weeks each. The first ses
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 Glass;. Livy. begun Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History. begun.
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUsIol CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
thcus Of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
Ology; Evidences Of Christianity
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
''s sosao MOI CIXss.gi. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto-
Ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Hcrodo
| tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued
iii. Cicero de Officis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
SxnIoR CLAss.---I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes !;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
| H. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy ;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthcnes de Co.
rona Voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-Dyna-
| Ill 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 the class carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In ADDITION 70 daily morning ana evening prayer,
div me worship is held twice 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 or
| guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend ut each of the different paces of wor-
ship, Presbyterian. Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least of the Professors, NTH their fami-
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.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be ut 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, q Greek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-H the student enter as Fresh.
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; il
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if az Senior, twenty