Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-06
Goafati0naI.
Columbian ColIege, w Washington, u. c.

uNhe collegiate year Of this institution will here
after consist of one continuous session, begin
nlng on the last Wednesday in September, and
closing on the last Wednesday in June, on which
day the annual commencement for conferring de-
grees will be held.
The ensuing session will 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 .................. o0 W
Board, (per week. ................... 2 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
admission fee of $40, and small charge each
session for contingencies Fuel and lights are fur
nshed at cost and washing at 371 cents per dozen.
The necessary college expenses of boarding stu
dent will not exceed $50 or $l90 per annum. All
the bills are payable one half at the beginning, and
the balance al the middle of the session.
With 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 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
tached 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-
ception of the ancient languages. This course
will 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, particuaryin in their
application to the arts and business of life. Those
who may wish to become practical surveyors, en-
gneers, agrcuturists, 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 to those who may
ush IN
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 a 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 in progress for filling Immediately
the. chair of chemistry, geology, mineralogy, 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 ofthe faculty.
1t will thus afford the best advantages for laying
the foundation of thorough classical and mathe-
matical 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-
venence and attractiveness of its already beauti-
full situation
strong inducements as it now does to young men
who desire to obtain thorough and liberal educa-
ton. J. >. BACON,
Sep 81. President