Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-25

III. Moral Philosophy; Patos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrosatics, Pneumatics, and
sopHoMoRE CAss.--L Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amcita and de Senectute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued. A
SENIOR CLAss--I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
II Elements Of CRITICISM Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism ElccroMagnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electricity namics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution OF the United States astronomy
finished; The Science of HeaG 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
advanced state of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of each study branch of study the
Of the year, all the studies Of The gear in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their attanments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. ,.I
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend place of worship which himself
parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian Episcopaan and Methodist) in the
Two at least of the Professors, aci their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board ct com
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be 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 Greek
two books Of Xenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader sallust Caesar, Ccero Select orations
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent.
@ EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if as Sophomore dollars if as Junior fifteen
dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars;
Tuition =. 81 w 81 w
Incidental hDS% ntai expenses -. 10 100
Use of Library 10 rs
Fnei for o magry and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT more
consumed is charged to hm If less, the balance is
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
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor In adj
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each ndivdua far such be reasonably anto
ipated. s.F a- .a
The studies of this Course arranged under The follow
ing departments, to wit: ..t.-
LIST A MArHEMATIcAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried,
se7ia, through all the higher branches of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
ID. AN ENGLISH DEpARTMENr--Comprsing instruction
In OrtLography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing,
Inv Oup
lectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY, Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity. sEsA
Sd. MERcANrnE DEPARTMEST-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
W youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse,
including
l. Psnamanshp--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. notwithstanding numerous abbreviated
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pey
ents, &C., and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
countng-room.
g. Bookkeeping-single 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-Compr ising n
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany, Mneraogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th. A Civil ESGEErR DEpARrMENr--In which are
taught Arithmetic mentai and wrltten Algebra, (men-
tai aud written,) Geometry Trigonometry, Surveying
with the of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neering, Architecture, Perspective, Draughting and To
Biography. . s &
9th. TEACHERS DEPARTMENr.-The course of study
will consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments ncluIng all the branches pursued In
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both science and as an 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 exemplifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments of
the Institution.
eth DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LlNGuIGEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with aci
y, and to pronounce with toerable correctness In
short time as possible are also provided for.