Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-26

Meteorology. .s-.4ta4tf .4fg..
Memorabilia Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectue Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Irisonometry;
III Cicero de oiciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arsophanes Acoustics Optics
III. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Votaic
Electricity Galyansm Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Eectrcity Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
'''' ' Phil pH1IosopH1oAL APPARATUS. t." y
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches OF Natural Yhosophy The
sum thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly this country and partly in London and Paris In
the purchase Of new apparatus adapted to the present
EXAMINATIONS II
At the close Of each study branch of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year, all Tie studies Of The year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their attanments
communicated to the Board OF Trustees. ..ss#.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice on Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always In the Greek Tesla
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of
ship presbyterian Episcopalan, and MethodisD in the
pe,H E.a#. IA Z
Two ut least Of the Professors, soith their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
such as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
~ ADMISSION. a...
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen Of 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
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader, Sallust Caesar, Ccero's Select Oratons
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
dollars; as Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior fifteen
dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars
Tuition .'.. 81 w 81 10
Room rent. w 4Vo
Incidental expenses LOO 100
Use of Library 70 70
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable is advanced by each STUDENT more
consumed it is charged to him. if less, the balance is
refunded. ~ #s"6
Board is furnished with the families Of the Professors
at two dollars per week. 2s
Washing, at the usual rates. g.. \. .gsy.a..-.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
istry
dollars session, to be paid to the Instructor In adj
vahce. .~r .# -a
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and course life
of each individual far such can be reasonably antc
ipated. ss.1.sp Rss4g N@.g aa .
studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
a5# IS ing departments to wit: 49, aa
LIST A MATHEMATIcAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
All b ranees the
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN ENGLISH MISUNDERSTANDING instruction
in Orthography, Reading, Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
Sd MERCANTILE DEpARrMEST-In which win be i'm.
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the
including
l. Rnuptanship-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
2. Ar4ametic-comprising numerous abbreviated me.
thods of computing Interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage; together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge of the business of the
g. Bookkeeping and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge of any set Of account books. #.t
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEpARTMENT-Comprisng q se-
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
also Surveying Botany, Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9Th CIv1L ENGINEER DEpARTnST-In which are
taught Arithmetic m.nta and written) Algebra (men-
tai and written,) Geometry Trigonometry Surveying
with the OF instruments in the field, Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughting, and To
Biography.
9th. TEACHERS DEPARrMESr.-The course Of study
will consist of judicious selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and as 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 exempifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution. ...Mnaas Il. naH = #EE#..
It'll. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGuAGEs-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 ci
ity and to pronounce with olerable correctness in
short time as possible, are also provided for.