Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-07

yxHn Ksouitv Of Ius<ructon OF this Insttuon under
is present orgspssIon, consists Of the following
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral scisncss
a Pro1ssorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages,
Ppofbssership Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso-
1'Prosssorship Of Rhstorio and Bellies Lsttsss,
"A Profeasorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professionally Of Civil Engineering,
Profsssorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year = divided into two sessions or terms
The ieur.S wednesday o. April Each Is iOiiowss By
.srls COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRsmAs cLAss.-I. Ivy, begun xsnophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
ILL., Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Go
JUNIOR clAss.-i. Tactus, begun; The Promsthsus of
Eschyus and Electra Of sophoces Analytical Geometry,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofchris
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alosstus Of Euri-
pdes Tactus, fnshsd Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatcs, and
soPaonosE cIAss.-I Horace, finished; xsnophons
Memorabilia Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Scnectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-L Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes; Acoustics Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity or Gavanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electrcity, Electro Dynamcs; Astronomy, begun
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College 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 London and Paris in
the purchase Of 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. all the studies Of the year, in the presence
Of Committee Of the Trustees; and their attanments
are 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
taton Monday morning is always In the Greek Testa
men At the request Of his parnt guardian student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
Faculty win attend at each Of the different places of
ship Presbyterian Episcopalan, and Methodis In the
village and note all absentees.
Two at least Of the Professors, sch their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at
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 Of age must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
Latin Reader Salus Cesar Cceros Select Orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE .FKE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior, fifteen
LIST Session. I'd Session.