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mechanical drawing; Q0) machine design. Each student in this course is re- quired to design and prepare the neces- sary drawings for direct current dyna- mo or motor and an alternator.
 The department of electrical engineer ing occupies three large rooms and is equipped with eighteen different styles of dynamos, motors, and alternators. Three of the motors were built by students. The department of mechanical engineering is installed in three buildings fitted with ample laboratories. The equipment in cludes thirty work benches with full kits of tools; thirty lathes; forges. foundry. pattern making tools, a 45-horsepower Imperial Cross Compound engine; 25- horsepower Harris Corliss engine; a 35- horsepower Westinghouse engine; two g. horsepower engines constructed by students; ,4-hossepower gasoline engine. air pumps, indicators, testing machines. etc. There were last session ffty-nine students in electrical engineering. fifty live In mechanical engineering, and PIP in mechanical arts.
 Fourth-General Course.
 A general, or literary, course is arrang- ed to give an education in the subjects or language, history. mathematics and general science. and is designed to meet the wants of those students who do not desire a technical training or who pur- pose ultimately to engage in teaching or In some commercial or professional busi- ness. Instruction in this course in- cludes four years of Latin, four of Eng fish, four. of history. three of mathe- matics. two of French, two of German. two of physics. and a general knowledge Of chemistry, astronomy. geology. phy- cnology and political economy. In the junior and senior classes of this course opportunity Is given for special work and original investigation in United States history. Emphasis is laid on the i'm portancc of securing proper material for investigation. and every incentive is given to the collection and use of new documents, papers and letters illustrative or Southern and especially Ala bama history. In this depart ment vast amount of his torical material hitherto unused has been examined and some of the results of the researches made have been published in the leading historical magazines. The Colonial Danes of Alabama offer a prize of $50 for the best essay on a colonf II sub 1ect by young man student of the inst.- ute. and the Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution offer a gold medal for the best historical essay by young woman student.
 The departments of English. Latin. mathematics. French and German are un- ger competent and we'll known instr uc- tors: Their work being familiar features In the curriculum of every college needs no special mention here.
 Fifth-Pharmacy.
 The course in pharmacy is adapted to thos@who expect to become pharmacists manufacturing chemists or to enter upon the study of medicine. The work in the department of pharmacy Is thorough and the standard Is high The department has proved highly successful; all of it's grad uates readily pass the examinations of good positions. The practical work in this department includes the manufacture of not less than 300 pharmaceutical prep arations and the compoundlng of not less than fifty prescriptions. The student makes special study of more than 300 drugs. and Is required to recognize them by their physical and chemical properties giving Latin name, common na!ne. origin, habitat medicinal action and dose.
 Sixth-Chemistry and Metallurg.
 Students in this course obtain thorough theoretical and practical instruction in pure and technical chemistry and metal iurgy and in the scientific branches re-