The Portland daily press., 1868-08-31
SCHOOLS.
THE
State College Of Agriculture
Mechanic Arts.

WILL be opened for the reception OF Class OF
The examination of candidates for admission will
take place at the College, Orono, Me, Thursday Sep
TENDER II, at O'Clock A M.
No one will be received under fifteen years of ace
Candidates will be required to pass satisfactory
examination in Geography, Arithmetic, English
Grammar, and in Algebra as far as Quadratic Foua
tons. Ad""
satisfactory testimonials of good moral character
and Industrious habits will be rieidly exacteJ
1t Is earnestly desired by the Trustees TO tho
students familiar with the various forms of bond
labor so tar as circumstances will permit and 10 re-
so that none need be excluded from the Insiituton
rom considerations of expense. All students WILL
therefore, in accordance with the wise demands OF
the organic act be required to labor "a due
ton of the time not exceeding three hours Der day
on an average, .excep in cases of physical disability
and will be paid according to their industry and ei
ficiepcy; the average amount paid being about
ty-fve cents for three hours labor.
Three dollars week will be charged for board and
fifty cents week tor washing and fuel PAYABLE at
or before the close of the term.
az Each room will be furnished with a bed
stead, mattress, table, sink and four chairs. All
students who will also furnish their own lights
Students will be required to make their own beds
and sweep their own rooms.
Each student will be required at the commence
of the year to deposit with the Treasurer OF the
College, bond OF 500 signed by one responsible
surety, to secure the payment OF his board bill and
other incidental charges.
Each student will be required TO attend daily
prayers at the C0llege, ana pubic worship on the
Sabbath at one OF the neighborng churches. unless
excused by The President
For all scholars within the State there will be no
charge Tor tuition Those from out of the State will
be charged S12 term.
The regular course will occupy four years, and
there will be three terms year OF thirteen weeks
ach.
The essential features of the course are indicated
by the following general outline of study :-Englsh
Language and Literature, Mathematics, including
Trigonometry, Surveying, Navigation, and Civil En-
gineering Military Science and Tactics; Drawing,
Chemical Physics, General and Agricultural Chem .
istry. Laboratory Practice, Animal and Vegetable
Physiology, Systematic Botany Anatomy. The
Veterinary Art Entomology Draining, Stock Breed
ing, Book keeping Horticulture, Mineralogy Geolo-
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 Geogra-
ply, Rhetoric.
Second Te. m-Algebra, Concluded, History, first
Bookkeeping, Rhetoric.
Third Term-Geometry, Botany, Horticulture,
| Natural Philosophy, Rhetoric.
ply, Structural Botany and Practical Agriculture;
and Exercises in English Composition and Execution
| during the year.
After the first year select course will be organ
lied for those who wish to pursue some one more
stu les OF the regular course Chemistry Botany
and not the whole course
While the Trustees do not require of candidates for
admission any knowledge of Latin, they recommend
language, as will assist them in the study OF the
sciences, and in obtaining knowledge of their oacn
language.
After the first year candidates for admission will
be required to pass an examination in the History OF
tue United States and the reading and study OF His
tory is recommended TO stu0ents in a course o.
preparation.
PER ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.