Yours for the holy cause of Education in its highest and HON. J. M. GREGORY, Supt. of Public Instruction: This institution became incorporated under the general college laws of 1855; and its buildings were opened for the admission of students in November of the same year. The capacity and plan of the institution, its success in the past, as well as its resources and prospects for the future, may be sufficiently understood from the subjoined statements: BUILDINGS, &C. The College edifice is of brick, four stories high besides the basement, embracing upwards of twenty public rooms, and one hundred and ten private rooms, sufficient for accommodating two hundred and twenty students. The building also affords boarding accommodations for an equal number. There are in addition, ample accommodations in private families, in the vicinity of the College, for several hundred more. COURSE OF STUDY. The course of study in the different departments is as follows: PREPARATORY FOR COLLEGE. FIRST YEAR. Stoddard's Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's Higher Arithmetic; English Grammar; Geography; History of the United States; Green's Analysis; Andrews' Latin Grammar; Reading. SECOND YEAR. Fall Term.-Andrews' Latin Reader; Greek Grammar; English Analysis continued; Penmanship. Winter Term-Latin Reader completed; Crosby's Greek Lessons; Quackenbos' English Composition. Spring Term.-Caesar's Commentaries; Greek Lessons, completed; Quackenbos' Natural Philosophy; Reading. *This Report was not received in time for its more appropriate place with other College Reports. THIRD YEAR. Fall Term.-Cicero's Orations; Xenophon's Anabasis; Ancient Geography; Hitchcock's Physiology. Winter Term.-Anabasis completed; Cicero's Select Orations, continued ; Elementary Algebra; Penmanship. Spring Term.-Virgil's Eneid; Greek Testament-portions of the Gos pels; Kendrick's Greek Ollendorf'; Robinson's Higher Algebra; Elocution. COLLEGE PROPER. FRESHMAN YEAR. Fall Term.-Sallust; Xenophon's Cyropædia; Robinson's Higher Algebra. completed; Latiu Prose Composition. Winter Term. -Latin Prose Composition; Robinson's Geometry; Anatomy and Physiology; De Senectute and De Amicitia. Spring Term.-Geometry and Conic Sections; Greek Testament; Greek Prose Composition; Livy. SOPHOMORE YEAR. Fall Term.-Memorabilia and Greek Prose Composition; Trigonometry; Mensuration and Surveying; Science of Government; Book-Keeping. Winter Term.-Cicero de Officiis; Olmsted's Natural Philosophy; Whately's Logic. Spring Term.-Homer; Botany; Olmsted's Natural Philosophy, completed. JUNIOR YEAR. Fall Term.-German; Astronomy; Whately's Rhetoric. Winter Term-Eschines' Oration on the Crown; Chemistry; German; Political Economy. Spring Term.-German; Demosthenes on the Crown; Geology; Lectures on Natural Theology and Evidences of Christianity. SENIOR YEAR. Fall Term.-Mental Philosophy; Kame's Elements of Criticism; Greek Testament-Epistles; Constitution of United States. Winter Term.-Mental and Moral Philosophy; Horace; Chemistry; Butler's Analogy. Spring Term.-Lieber's Political Ethics; Alison on Taste; Vattel's Laws of Nations. Weekly exercises in Composition, Declamation, and Extempore Speaking, throughout the entire course. ENGLISH AND SCIENTIFIC COURSE. PREPARATORY. Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's Higher Arithmetic; English Grammar; Geography; History of United States; Robinson's Elementary Algebra; Robinson's Higher Algebra; Reading and Elocution; Analysis; Quackenbos' English Composition; Penmanship. FIRST YEAR. Fall Term.-Robinson's Higher Algebra, completed; Quackenbos' Natural Philosophy; Latin Grammar: English Analysis, continued, and Quackenbos' English Composition, completed. Winter Terin-Robinson's Geometry; Latin Reader; Anatomy and Physiology; Ancient History and Geography. Spring Term. -Geometry and Conic Sections; Cæsar's Commentaries Geography of the Heavens. SECOND YEAR. Fall Term-Trigonometry; Mensuration and Surveying; Cicero's Oration; Science of Government; Book Keeping. Winter Term-Whately's Logic; Olmsted's Natural Philosophy; Cicero's Orations, continued. Spring Term.-Olmsted's Natural Philosophy, completed; Botany; Virgil's Enaid. THIRD YEAR. Fall Term;-Whately's Rhetoric; Astronomy; German. Winter Term.-Chemistry; Physical Geography; Political Economy; German. Spring Term.-Geology and Mineralogy; Lectures on Evidences of Christianity; Natural Theology; German, continued. FOURTH YEAR. Fall Term.Mental Philosophy; Kame's Elements; Constitution of United States. Winter Term.-Mental and Moral Philosophy; Chemistry; Butler's Analogy. Spring Term.-Lieber's Political Ethics; Alison on Taste; Vattel's Laws of Nations. Weekly exercises in Composition, Declamation and Extempore Speaking, throughout the course. LADIES' COURSE. PREPARATORY. Intellectual Arithmetic; Robinson's Higher Arithmetic; English Grammar; Geography; History of United States; Elementary Algebra; Robinson's Higher Algebra; Reading; English Analysis; Quackenbos' Rhetoric; Latin Grammar; Quackenbos' Natural Philosophy; Penmanship. FIRST YEAR. Fall Term.-Robinson's Higher Algebra, completed; English Analysis; Andrews' Latin Grammar and Reader. Winter Term.-Geometry; Ancient History and Geography; Anatomy and Physiology; Latin Reader, continued. Spring Term.-Geography of the Heavens; Geometry and Conic Sections; Cæsar's Commentaries. SECOND YEAR. Fall Term-Trigonometry and Mensuration; Science of Government; Cicero's Orations; Book Keeping. Winter Term. Whately's Logic; Olmsted's Natural Philosophy; Fasquelle's French System. Spring Term-Botany; Natural Philosophy, completed; Fasquelle's French System, continued. THIRD YEAR. Fall Term.-Astronomy; Whately's Rhetoric; French Reader. Winter Term.-Telemaque; Chemistry; Political Economy; German. Spring Term.-Lectures on Evidences of Christianity and Natural Theology; Geology and Mineralogy; German, continued. FOURTH YEAR. Fall Term.-Mental Philosophy; Kame's Elements; United States. Constitution of Winter Term.-Mental and Moral Philosophy; Chemistry; Butler's Analogy. Spring Term.-Lieber's Political Ethics; Alison on Taste; Vattel's Laws of Nations. Weekly exercises in Composition, throughout the course. The following books are recommended for general use in the various courses of study: Webster's or Worcester's English Dictionary, unabridged; Andrews' Latin Dictionary Pickering's, or Liddell & Scott's Greek Lexicon; Anthon's Classical Dictionary, and Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities; Ald er's German Dictionary; Spiers' and Surenne's French Dictionary; Butler's Ancient Atlas. TERMS OF ADMISSION, &C. Candidates for admission to any department of the Institution, must bring testimonials of good character; and those coming from other Institutions, certificates of honorable dismission. None are received under fourteen years of age, except by special permission from the Faculty; and no one is recognized as a member of the Institution until he has signed a pledge to observe faithfully all the laws and regulations of the College, during his connection therewith. Students are admitted at any time during the Term, if prepared to enter the classes already formed; but it is generally very much to the advantage of the student to be present promptly at the opening of each Term. And those in the regular courses of study are expected to be present in all cases at the first recitation of their respective classes, unless leave of absence has been previously obtained. Public examinations are had at the close of each Term; and no leave of absence previous to examination is granted, unless demanded by obvious necessity. In the case of minors, a written request from parents or guardians is required. COURSE OF STUDY, DEGREES, &C. The course of study is arranged as already set forth, in three different departments. Those completing the College Course, or its equivalent, receive the ordinary degree of A. B. Those completing the English Course, or its equivalent, receive the degree of Bachelor of Science. Young Ladies completing the Ladies' Course, receive the ordinary Diploma. Any young lady who chooses, may, with the advice of the Faculty, pursue the full College Course. The method of instruction in the common and higher English branches, has constant reference to the wants of those who design to teach, more or less; and during the Fall Term, a Course of Lectures on the instruction and management of common schools is delivered by one or more of the Faculty, to such of the students as may choose to attend. EXPENSES, &C. Tuition, in College department, $30 00 a year; in all other departments $20 00 a year. Scholarships may ordinarily be obtained so as to reduce this to $10 00. Room rent from $2 00 to $300 a term. The rooms are furnished with stove, bedstead, table, chairs and closet. Each student furnishes his own bed and bedding, lights, wood, &c. Incidental Expenses, from 75 cents to $1 00 per term. vance. Those preferring to find accommodation in private families, can do so upon the same tèrms as in the College building. Board monthly in advance. Expenses are in many cases partially defrayed by what the students receive for manual labor-the young ladies in the Boarding Department, and young men in various kinds of employment. The regular expense for the Academic Year will ordinarily be from $85 to $100. Extra charges as follows: Instrumental Music (with use of Instrument) a term,.. $10 00 Vocal Music,... 50 100 3 00 5 00 All the students are required to attend prayers daily at the Chapel, and public worship at the same place on Sabbath afternoon. They are also required to attend regularly at some place of worship on Sabbath forenoon. Those who are of age select for themselves. Others are expected to attend at the College Chapel, unless their parents or guardians otherwise request. The Faculty of the Institution is as follows: Rev. Edmund B. Fairfield, LL. D., President. 4 |