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History.
This Institution, under The Joint patronage and
control Of the st. Louis and Missouri Annual Cou-
ferences, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, /
South, originated in general conviction Of the
necessity Of a College Of high grade, IN order TO
meet the wants, and TO subserve the vital interests
of the Church and the Country. Responsive 10
tins conviction, Convention representing the ed
vocational interests of the Church, generally, met
in the City of Saint Louis, in May, 1858. This
Convention decided on the establishments in the
City OF Fayette, of "First Class College, "-to
be endowed with One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
of which sum, Fifty Thousand should be secured,
before the organization of Faculty. AT the en-
suing Conferences, Agents were duly appointed,
who, up TO this date, have been in the field 10 se-
cure building land endowment fund. AS the result
of all these efforts, liberal Charter has been OBJ
tanned, commodoUs and tasteful edihce is nearly
completed, large amount of endowment has been
secured, and III prospect Of complete and perma-
nent organization, with full Faculty, in The fall
OF 1898, and in order TO meet the present press
ing want-the Board Of Curators, has determined
on provisional Organzaton'' of the College.
for the next year;-thereby securing 10 advanced
classes, the full benefit OF their recitations, in
their College standing.
Provisional Organization,
Rev. Nathan Scarritt, A. M, Trofessrr Of An
cient Languages, and President pro tempore.
Rev. Carr w. Prtchett, A. NJ, Professor of
Mathematics.
Eli r. ofutt, Esq, Principal of Preparatory
School.
Plan of Instruction.
None will be admitted into the College Glasses.
without satisfactory evidence of attainment in the
studies of the Preparatory Course. This course
includes the following branches. Reading, PEN
manship; Geography and Outlines of History, A.
rlthmetic; English, Latin and Greek Granimars;
Algebra, through Simple Equations; Facts and H.
Illustrations in Natural Philosophy, Commentaries
of Caesar; Metamorphoses of Ovid; GOSPEL of the
Greek Testament; Anthon's Jacobs Greek Read
er; Defamation and Composition.
THE COLLEGIATE COURSE REQUIRES
FOUR YEARS.
First Year.
LATIN-Aeneid, six books; Jugurthine War and
Cataline's Conspiracy; Syntax reviewed; Prosody
and Prose Composition.
| GREEK-Anabasis or Cyropeda; Parts of He
rodotus; Syntax reviewed, and Prose Composition.
MATHEMATICS - Algebra, completed; Plane
Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration and Sur
veying
| NATURAL ScIENcE-Physology.
ENGLIsH-Analysis, as to structure and STYLE
Composition and Dec lamaton.
Second Year.
LATIN - Georges; Ccero's Olations: Liyv;
| Prosody and Prose Composition continued
GREEK-Parts of Had and Odyssey; Parts of Me-
morabilia and Ihucydides; Greek Prosody; Prose
| Composition continued.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Geometry completed; Spheri-
cal Irigonometry; Mensuration of Solids; Naviga-
ton and Nautical Astronomy; Application of AL
zebra TO Geometry.
NATURAL ScIENcE-Chemistry.
MIscELLANEoUs-Politca Economy; Mental
Philosophy; Elocution and Composition.
Third Year.
LATIN-Horace; Cicero de Senectute ct ANA
cita; Agricola and Germania of Tactus.
GREEK-Seect Plays of Eurpides, Sophocles
and Aeschylus.
MATH EMATIcs-Anal Geometry and DIFF
ferential Calculus, with applications.
NATURAL ScIENcE--Olmstead's Natural Phi
losophy.
ENGLrsH-Logic and Rhetoric
MISCELLANEOUS - History, Chronology, and
| Moral Science.
Fourth Year.
! LATIN-Suvenal aad Perseus.
! GRELK-LongiHus and Oratio de Corona
| MISUNDERSTANDING and Integral Cal
culus.
! EArURAL SCIENcE-Astronomy and Geology
MISCELLANEOUS - Evidences of Christianity
! Constitutional Law and Criticism.
Throughout the Course, the Glasses in Greek;
reciie on Mondays, in the Epistles of the New
/ Testament.
Reference Books.
| Andrews AM Stoddard's Latin Grammar; Fisk's
Greek Grammar; Schmitz' and Andrews Latin
LeXicons, Liddel and Scott's Greek Lexicon
Smiths Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiuui:
ties; Al thon's Classical Dictionary; Webster's A.
merican Dictionary; Davies Logic of Mathemat.
ics and Mathematical Dictionary. These, with
all the other books of the course can be obtained
in Fayette.
Students having completed the full course, or it
equivalent, and standing all approved examination
in the same, will be entitled to the regular Ltera
ry Degrees. Those not designing TO prosecute ;
FULL COURSE, may select studies correspondent
to their advancement, from the existing Colleg,
Glasses, and pay the regular Tuition rates SucE
Students, on leaving the Institution, will be emit
tied to "A certificate OF their standing and attain
ment; under the seal of the College.
Calendar--IS57--S.
, The year is divided into two sessions; each O.
, twenty weeks and one vacation.
Fall session commences Sept. 2lst, and close
, with the first week in February.
Spring session opens; Feb S.h, and closes will
the Annual Examination and Commencement, du
, ring the week preceding the last Monday in June
! Annual Vacation commences, June 2Sth
r Expenses.
: Tuition in Preparatory Course, per
Tuition in Collegiate Course, per
session, Sl75
No charge is made for Incidental expenses. B.
an ordinance OF the Board of Curators, no Studen
be admitted TO recitation, without presenting tn
Treasurer'S receipt, for current Tuition Dues.
Good Boarding can be obtained in town and vi
cinity, from 81, rs to $500 per week.
Admi ssiOn and Absence.
e Students coming from other Schools are re
quired to present the usual testimonial, of goo
n standing in the school from Whch they come.
e On admission all are required 10 subscribe to tn
|, laws Of the College,
Absence from Glass is always injurious; bu
especially so al the beginning of the session.
few days then lost, are seldom retrieved. No de
duction in the Tuition Bills is made for absence
except it is occasioned by death, or severe an
long continued illness.
outfit, Dress and Debt.
. A student needs but little spending money
, either for his comfort, or for his good standing
His dress should be neat and comfortable, but nc
: SNOWY. As it is desirable 10 put every appropri