New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-12
At. Francis Xuvier's College.


The handsome building Of st. Francis Xavier''
College, ncw nearly finished, is situated between
Fifth aud Sixth avenues, on Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. /, fronts one hundred and seventy-five
feet on Fifteenth street, and seventy-seven feet on
Sixteenth street, by one hundred and three feet in
depth.
The buildings erected for College purposes are:
First, a wing twenty-five feet in width, fronting on
Fifteelthstreet by ninety feet ten inches In
depth. Second main building parallel with Fiji
tesuthstreet, twenty-five feet deep by seventy one
feet in length Third, wing running from the moin
building to Fifteenth street. sixty feet in front, by
one hundred and twenty -one feet deep.
The style of the buildings is a combination OF the
Grecian and Romanesque. They are all four stories
bigh. suitably furnished, embracing recitation and
study rooms and chspel, With all the latest improve
ments ia heating and ventilation.
The land Oh which these buildings are erected, pre-
yious to the present national difficulties was, by COM
p.ri,op with nesbborng property valued $1,000 40
The bulldogs already completed cost.....'.' 49, ~
Toe par no" eIee'int ~ COS. . 80, QUO 90
The iurDitsre Of the buildings cost soonf''''' '"
Tue number of books now in tho College Library
is 600, consisting of most valuable works on dvini-
ty, philosophy, mathematics literature history, &C.,
the estimated value of which 10 $4,000.
The chemical and philosophical apparatus com.
prizes all the instruments which necessary for NIL
ordinary experimental course-a very good mineral
oyic ., cabinet with fine crystals and agates, jaspers
and topazes and other precious stones cut aud uaeut
The value Of the apparatus and cabinet Is $S,OOo.
Decides there has been ordered from Franco an addi-
ton 70 the value Of 81, 600.
The total amount Of College property used g per-
manent or fixed properly 10 as follows:
Ground md buildings. $4,000
Furniture Library, and sppssras...... 10000
TOtal......................... SltoVO
Although the tuition fees are the only source oil
revsnue yet by proper management this institution
may maintain the eDyiable position OF being ire"
sro,, dai. TL. r..o " ,ui.iUn Is SJV per sbIuin,
but children under nine years pay only go. There
are extra charges for drawing and vocal music, the
former being IS, and the latter 50 per AMMAN. The
course embraces . good classical and commercis
education. The average number of students il about
$50. We observe from last years list Of students
a number from England and Ireland in addition to
those from various parts Of the United States
The exercises consist Of daily exercise in Greek,
Latin. and French; weekly exercise in English
composition; and every alternate week COMPOSITIONS
on the subject matter which has come before each
class is required.
The result of these compositions determines the
progress of the Students and decides the annual pre-
MUM for proficiency. Each clsss has, once every
wear public exhibition in presence Of the faculty,
parents, and guardians
The mode Of instruction is by lectures in the
higher and by recitations and analyses in the lower
ca.s-s Different theses have 10 be defended against
the Professor.
The hall of the building used for recitations and
debates Ia admirably adapted for another OF It's
purposes, viz: concerts. The length is l2O feet by
GO and 30 feet in hight. IL is rescoed. On the CELL
ips are three panels, on which are three emblems.
Tbs front one is the emblem Of tie Ecclesiastical
Authorities; the center is the cipher Of the Society
Of J.sus; in the rear, the emblem Of the Arts and
Sciences.
For concert purposes the ball may well challenge
comparison with others in and out OF Newborn.
|, will seat comfortably 1900 persons The organ
in course of erection, 10 decided novelty N this
country and must prove great source oil ATTRACTION
to the studene 1t is being bnilt under the direction
OF Professor Berge aud specially intended 10 re-
place full orchestra. 1t will initiate all the princ'
nal instruments, such ms the violin, trumpet, hnte,
and barp; also the sounds of hail storm. singing OF
h;ra.. and the human voice 1t will have AZ stops
aud key boards.
Altogether the building will be decided orns-
meut 10 TIE Sixteenth Ward, In which 1t Is located
and to the city.
The architect is Mr. Keey of Brooklyn, eeIsera'
ted ttr his churches aud similar buildings