The Portland daily press., 1868-08-15
SCHOOLS.
TIL e
State College Of Agriculture
Mechanic Arts,


Will be opened for the reception of Class of
w Stud. nts on MONDAY. Sept 21.
Inc examination of candidates for admission will
tahe place at the College, Orono, Me, Thursday, Sep
teMber II, at O'Clock A NJ
no one will be received under fif years of age.
oaniiuares yill be required to pass satisfactory
Gran examination n Geography, Arithmetic, English
tons. ~ a
satisfactory testimonials of good moral character
anu IN ustrious habits will be ri idly exacted
IS earnestly desired by The Trustees to make the
1aSIaents 1S iamiiar with the various Drms of h nd
Jn 20 iar as circumstances will permit and
uuce the expenses TO the lowest practicable amount
SO mat none need be excluded from the Institution
from from considerations of expense. All students will
.thcreIore t IN accordance with the wise demands OF
organic ac, be required to labor "a due bropor-
.ioe OF the tme not exceeding three hours per day
on an average, except in cases OF physicai disability
ana Will be pld according their Industry and ei.
nc1hcy; the average amount paid being about twen-
ty,I 1e cents for three hours labor.
Ihree dollars week will be charged Tor board and
or 0Jore the close of the term.
Each room will be furnished with (single) bed
G steaa mattress iaD;e, sink and four chairs. A
otnsl Deddng and furniture must be supplied by the
students who will also furnish their own lights
5 otuuents VIII be required to make tier own beds
ana sweep their own rooms. 7srs
Each student will be required at the commence
ent Oh the year TO deposit with the Trea urer of the
Gouege, 2 bond signed by himself and responsible
surety,ot suhe1ent amount TO the PAYMENT
OF his bill for board and other incidental charges.
Each student win be required to attend daily
Sabbath at OF the neighboring churches. unless
excused by he President.
For all scholars within the State there will be no
charse ior tuiion Those from out Of the State will
The regular course will occupy four years. and
there VIII be three terms year OF thirteen weeks
each. '
The essential features of the course are indicated
Dy the following general outline OF study English
Language and Literature, Mathematics inctu6ino
Trisonometry, Surveying Navga ion, aud Civil En-
glneering Military Science alld T cities; Drawing,
istry; laboratory 5Practice, Animal and Vegetable
Physiology, Systematic Botany, Anatomy. The
Veterinary Art. Entomology Draining, Stock Breed
gy, Zoology, Political Economy, History. Moral and
Intellectual Philosophy. The French and German
Languages will probably form part of the course
COURSE OF STUDY THE FIRST YEAR.
First Term algebra, History, Physical Geopra.
Dhy, Rhetoric. o'5'"
Second Te ne-Algebra, CONCLUDED, History. first
halt Botany, lseconl half Physical Geograpby'
Bookkeeping, Rhetoric.
Ihrd Ttrm-Geometry, Botany, Horticaltura
Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric.
Lectu.e es on Physical Geography Natural pb;,oso
ply, structural Botany and Practical Agricultnre.
and Exercises in English Composition and Elocution
during the year. ''N "''o"
After the first year select course will be oroan-
lied for those who wish to pursue some one or more
stu es q me regular course, Chemistry or Botany
and not the whole course. - "'
While the Trustees do not require of candidates for
admission any knowledge of Latin. they recommend
to all, the acguirement OF some knowledge of that
language as will assist them in the study OF the
sciences and in obtaining knowledge of their oscn
language. O"''
After the first year candidates for admission will
be required to pass examination in the History of
the United States, and the reading and study of His
tory is recommended TO students in a course o.
preparation. "
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