Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-19

VNHE FACULTY of Instructon Of this Insttution under
i Il present organization, consists o. the biowns
a Proisssorship Of Mental and Moral scisnos
A Profsssorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages.
a Profsasorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso-
''1Prossssorship Of Rhetoric and BellssLettrss
Professionally Of Chemistry and Natural History.
Profsssorshp OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions terms
the ourh Wednesday Of October; and thu second ON
the fourth wednesday Of April Each is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHmAs cLAss.-L Myy, begun; xsnophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, hnished; Go
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss-I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus. of
Eschylus Electra of sophoces; Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
II. Logio Mental Philosophy; The AIcestus Of Euri-
pides; Tacitus, hnished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatcs, and
SOPHOMORE GLASS;. Horace, finished; xenophon,s
Memorabilia; Geometry, Finished Rhetoric, begun.
II. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de Ofciis; Herodotus finished Surveying;
SENIOR CLAss.~L Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes; Acoustics, Optics
IL Elements of Criticism Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Corona; yoltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished; The Science of Hea Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
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 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 branch Of study the
bers OF the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all e studies Of the year. in the presence
Of Committee Of the Trustees and their attanments
communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of
ship presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodis in the
village, and note all absentees
Two least of the Professors Nth their families will
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years Of give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character must
sustain an examination In the following studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feton's Greek Reader and the first
Latin Reader sallust Cesar Cceros Select orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-f the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars If Junior, fifteen
LIST Session. ID Session.