The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-21

The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution. I'M
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit:
A Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorshfp of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, of twenty-one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday Of Octo-
April. Each is followed by nvacaton of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsAmAN Glass;. Livy. begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of E.schylus, and Electra Of Sophoces; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Enripdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics and Meteorology.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Seneotute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uomctry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill Cicero dc Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; voltaic Electricity or Calvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States; As
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
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
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the board
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent or
guardian, a 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
ship, Presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, riM their Jani.
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table. with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty
ADMISSION.
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, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust
Caesar, Ciceros Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-f the student enter as Fresh