Washington sentinel., 1853-12-15
GSueatiunaI.
Columbian college, w ashington, d. G.


Vie collegiate year of this institution will here
j after consist of one continuous session, begin
ing or the last Wednesday in September, and
closing on the last Wednesday in June, which
day the annual commencement for contcrrng de-
grees will be held.
The ensuing session viii open on the 2Sth OF
the present month.
The charges
For tuition per session of nine months, $40 90
Use of room, furniture, library, and at
tendance 80 %
Board, (per week. 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. SIS per session There is
an admission fee of $40, and small charge each
session for contingencies. Fuel and lights are fur
nished cost and washing at 37i cents per dozen.
The necessary college expenses of a boarding stu
dent will not exceed $50 or $50 per annum. All
the bills payable one half the beginning, and
the balance al the middle of the session
With a view of giving to the different depart
ments of instruction wider extension, and AT the
same time of meeting public want by rendering
the advantage of the college available TO 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 Batchelor of Philosophy (B. P.) at
tached to IT, II 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-
ception of the ancient languages. This course
will be specially adapted TO those who wish 10 OBJ
tain what is called a practical education, as the
mathematical and scientific studies will have
greater prominence than usual partcularlyin their
application 10 the arts and business OF life. Those
who may wish TO become practical surveyors, en-
gneers, or agriculturists will be enabled with the
advice of the faculty, TO select their studies with
special reference to those objects, and will receive
The aid of lectures and illustrations. The doors OF
the College will also be opened 10 those who may
wish, under its general regulations TO pursue any
branch of study for any length of time. They may,
under the direction of the faculty select such sub
Iects as 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 viii be added as the
wants of the several departments may require.
Measures are in progress for filling Immediately
the chair of chemistry geology mlneralogy, 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 its
reception. II has an able and experienced teacher,
and is under the general supervision of the faculty
II will thus afford the best advantages for laying
the foundation of thorough classical and mathe
matcal education.
Boarding pupils will be received under the inn
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 being laid out and i'm
proved in a manner that will add much TO the con-
venience and attractiveness Of its already beauti-
full situation.
strong inducements as it now does 10 young men
who desire to obtain thorough and liberal educa-
ton. ]. S. BACON,
Sep 81. President.