The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-01-15
A GRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF
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a PENNSYLVANIA.
T5e next Term of this Institution will commence
On MONDAY, the 18th Of FEBRUARY, 1859, and
continue II weeks Students to report at the Col
lege on the Thursday proceeding the first day Of
the Term.
Careful instruction, by Iostare, Examination
and Practice, will be given in Agriculture in ali
its branches, and in the Mechanic Arts and In
dustriaI Pursuits. The eliberal Arts, Sciences aud
Literature usually studied in the Colleges will al
SO be included The object being to make sound
general scholars, while impartiDg the Practice,
and knowledge Of the Principles upon which the
Practice depends, Of the particular employments
in view.
The studies and exercises ofeaoh Student shall
be specially directed, as the parent may deter
NINE To Practical and Scientific Agriculture
and Horticulture , To Civil Engineering, Archi-
lecture aud Mining 3. To the principles of the
Mechanic Arts and Of Machinery or !. To the
principles and practices of Commerce and Manu-
facturers; The whole to be accompanied by the
study Of History and Goyernment Mental and
Moral Philosophy. the exact and \ atural Sciences
and the other branches of higher education, and
also bv such Of the Ancient or Modern Languages
as NAV be selected and, on the part Of all the
Students BY practice On the Farm, in the Garden,
Laboratory and Field -
At the proper time, a detailed account Of the
course of study and other particulars will be pub
Iihsei. Till then, a general outline may be found
in The PeuasyiraHiz School Journal for Janu
ary, 1869, page ls5.
and the State Legislature, the Trustees have been
enabled to dispense with the charge foI Tuition
heretofore 500 a year; and TO fix the price of
Boarding Sc, at the lowest rate that viii meet
expenses, viz Sl0u for the Spring Term Of u
weeks and $40 for the Fall Term Of l6 weeks -
in all $40 year for everything eXceptIext books,
Lii irht and a small charge for the use Of the room
furniture when the student does not provide his
own, which he has the option to do.
The Buildings will comfortably accommodate,
and the Farm of 400 Acres pleasantly and uscfully
employ, -Four Hundred Students of these, each
county and the city of Philadelphia will be enti-
tied to one without regard to populations and the
remainder will be divided amongst the counties
ana the city in proportion to population all free
Of charge for Tuition
To entitle to admission, the Applicant must be
the son of an inhabitant Of the State not less than
sixteen years Of age Of good moral character and
health, and well versed in 0rthog-aphy, Reading.
Writing Arithmetic, English Granmar, Geogra-
ply. and the History sf the United States.
First applicants from the respective counties,
the preference for admission but it is not desira-
bic that more than 100 be admitted in 1859 and
the same number annually thereafter in order
that the College may Gil only as the Students shali
advance in their classes.
The undersigned Is authorized to pledge the
Board OF Trustees and full Faculty sf InstTuc-
ton to which he would add his own promise, that
every effort shall be made to render the Institu'
ton e benefit to the youth who may report in It's
halls much, needed aid to the various InduStrial
Pursuits and an honor TO the State. III For
further information, address,
THO, II. BURR0WES,
President AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Agricultural College Post Office, Centre Co., Pa.