Washington sentinel., 1853-10-08
educational.
I Columbian College, washington. ID. c.

Nhe collegiate year of this institution will here
/ IL after consist of one continuous session, begin
ning on the last Wednesday in September, and
| closing on the last Wednesday in June, on which
/ day the annual commencement for conferrng de-
/ grees will be held.
| The ensuing session will open on the 2Sth OF
| the present month.
The charges are;
| For tuition per session of nine months, $40 90
| Use of room, furniture, library, and at
tendance 30 w
Board (per week. k).........-........ 20
| To those who do not board in college the charge
| for tuition is the same, and for the use OF room,
furniture, library, &c, $25 per session. There is
an admission fee OF $40, and small charge each
session for contingencies. Fuel and lights are fur
nished at cost and washing al 37a cents per dozen.
The necessary college expenses of boarding stu
dent will not exceed $50 or $50 per annum. All
the bills payable half at the beginning and
| the balance at the middle of the session
| With view of giving TO the different depart
ments of instruction wider extension, and al the
same time of meeting public want by rendering
| the advantage ofthe college available 10 larger
| number and more varied class of students, some
| important changes have been made in the order
and arrangement of the students. new course
has been adopted styled the Scientific Course, and
the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy (B P) at
tachcd to it, 1t will occupy about three years, and
will embrace all the studies of the regular course
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with the ex-
cepton of the ancient languages. This course
win be specially adapted to those who wish to OBJ
tain what is called practical education, as the
mathematical and scientific studies will have
greater prominence than usual particularly in their
application to the arts and business of life. Those
who may wish to become practical surveyors, en-
gineers, agricultursts will be enabled, with the
advice of the faculty, to select their studies with
special reference those objects, and will receive
the aid of lectures and illustrations. The doors OF
the College will also be opened TO those who may
wish, under its general regulations to pursue any
| branch of study for any length oftime They may,
under the direction of the faculty. select such sub
jects are suited TO their views and objects IN
life, and, on examination, may receive regular
certificate Of their standing and proficiency in the
same.
The number of officers and instructors has lately
been increased, and others will be added as the
wants of the several departments may require.
Measures are in progress for filling Immediately
| the chair of chemistry, geology, mneraogy, and
botany in manner that will add greatly to the IN
terest and profit of those studies
| The preparatory department has been placed
under careful and efficient management in build
| ing which has been handsomely fitted up for It's
reception 1t has an able and experienced teacher,
and under the general supervision of the faculty
II will thus afford the best advantages for laying
the foundation of a thorough classical and mathe
| matica education.
| Boarding pupils will be received under the i'm
mediate care and direction of the principal, and at
about the same expense as regular college stu
| dents.
| The buildings have recently undergone thorough
repairs, and the grounds are being laid out and i'm
proved in manner that will add much to the con-
venience and attractiveness of its already beauti
full situation c
1t is believed the College never presented so
strong inducements as it now does to young men
who desire to Obtain thorough and liberal educa-
| tion. j. ). BACON,
| Sep 81. President