Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-27

III. Moral Philosophy; platos Gorgas; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs Pneumatics' ana
sopnoMoRE CLAss--I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amcitia and de Scnectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de oficiis; erodotus finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAssI Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cceros
Electricity Galvanism; tro-NIagnctsm, Magnetic
Electricity, ctro-Dynamcs; Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means 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 apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study the mem
bers carefully examined and at the close
of the year. in all Me studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their atainmens
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the reci
taton on Monday morning always the Greek Tesla
men At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place of worship which himself
or the parent Of guardian may select One member OF the
ship presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Mehods in the
village, and note all absentees.
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the students who are required to occupy
such rooms as 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 must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the first
Latin Reader sallust Caesar Ciceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars If Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
~ la Session. I'd Session So
Room rent w w
Incidental expenses 100 90
Use OF Library 70 70
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT if
is consumed it charged to him. if less the balance is
refunded
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted application to all students designed for the Min
stry.
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-Inw which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sridti through all the higher branches of the Mathe
mscs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
ID AN ENGLISH DEPARTMENr-Comprising instruction
In 0rthography, Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
phy Inv
Story the Constitution Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tur Theology Elements of Criticism and Evidences of
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARrMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the
l. Psnnmans1ip-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
business man.
2. MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbreviated me-
hods Of computing interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
countng-room.
s. Book*osping-sngle and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
to take charge of any set of account books
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Comprisng a &C.
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Mineraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARrMENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and writen Algebra, (mcn-
tai and writtenD Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the OF instruments in the field, Practical Engi
neering Architecture, Perspective Draughtng and To-
Biography.
eth. TEACHERS DEpARTMENT-The course of study
will consist of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exemping
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
It'll A DEPARTMENT MODERN LANouhGEs-In which
students who wish 10 take thorough have
opportunity of doing while Others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with acil
y and to pronounce with toerable correctness In
short time possible, are also provided for.
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