SESSION OF 1854-'55 .
THIRTEEN'rH ANNUAL
CATALOGUE
SESSION OF 1854-'55.
RICHMOND: H K. ELLYSON ' S STEAM PRESSES, 147 MAIN STREET IE55.
REv. ROBER'r RYLAND, PREsmENT. MR. JOHN M. MURRAY, SECRETARY. liR. EDWIN WORTHAM, TREASURER.
REV. D. GRIMSLEY.
REV. JAMES B. 'rAYLOR.
REV. J. s. WALTHALL.
REV. s. G. MASON.
REV. THOMAS HUME.
REV. CUMBERLAND GEORGE.
REV. DANIEL WITT.
REV. A. 1\I. POINDEXTER.
REV. ADDISON HALL.
REv. JAMES B. TURNER, REV. L. w. ALLEN.
REV. WM. A. BAYNHAM.
REV. J. D. JETER, D. D. REv. E. KINGSFORD, D. D.
REV. R. B. C. HOWELL, D. D.
REV. BASIL MANLY, JR.
1\fa JAMES SIZER.
DR. A. G. WORTHAM.
DR. ALBERT SNEAD.
MR. RICHARD C. WORTHAM.
MR. ARCHIBALD THOMAS.
MR. RICHARD REINS.
MR. JA.l\lIES THOMAS.
MR. JESSE SNEAD.
MR. WILLIAM SANDS.
MR. A. JUDSON CRA1\TE. Mn. CHARLES T. WORTHAM. MR. SAMUEL HARDGROVE. CoL. ALEXANDER FLEET.
MR. C. F. FISHER.
MR. JAMES C. SPOTTS.
MR. THOMAS J. EV ANS.
MR. WELLINGTON GODDIN.
MR. THOMAS WALLACE.
MR. J.B. STOVALL.
MR. LEWIS MINOR COLEMAN. Ri;v. R. HUGH BAGBY.
REv. ROBERT RYLAND, A . M., !'resident, and Professor of Moral Science.
HEATH JONES CHRISTIAN, Professor of the Greek Language and Lit erature .
GEORGE E. DABNEY, A. M. Professor of the Latin and French Languages
LEWIS TURNER, A. M., Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy
BENNE"r PURYEAR, A. M., Professor of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
HEATH JOJ\TES CHRISTIAN , Secretary of the Faculty.
NAM.ES~
Agnew, Wm. H., Anderson, J. J., August, James A,, Baugh Virginius X,, Bell, George W., Bell, William T., Binford, 'l'. Judson, Brander, William H., Broaddus, Eugene 1, 1 Branch, Charles, Branch, Henry, Bruce, George A., Bruce, George F., Bullock, B. F., Bullock, Oswald, Burrows, H. 1., Burrows, M. llI., Burnett, J.E., Bernard, William Ii., Castlen, Edwin S. Clark e, Junius A., Croxton, William V., Cauthorn, 111.A., Carlton, A. C., Carrington, George liV., Cammack, Horace A., Cox, J. J., Cofer, Alexander C., Cofer, J. A., Chaplin, C. C., Cosby, Branch E., Crews, Hiram G., Corb in, Nicholas, Coghill, 'l'homas B., Danforth, Henry D., Edwards, Leroy S., Eppes, Edward, Ellett, Robert T., Farish, R J.,
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Meredith, John F., Morris, George W., Moore, Luther W., Morefield, William L., McCown, John W., NunnaJly, John W., Odear, Jos. H , Phaup, Geo. W ., Pleasants, Reuben B., Powell, James L., Pollard, Moses, Price, John G., Pulliam, Samuel H., Poindexter, A. W., Rittenhouse, David C., Redman, Thomas C., Richerson, Francis B., Robinson, Thomas, Roy, Gustavus G., Ryland, .Charles H., Ryland, John W., Ryland, Ro., J r., Ryland, William S., Ryland, Norvell, Snead, A.H., Snead, L.B., Seay, P. P., Shipman, William J., Shook, H. C., Shook, J. B., Smith, George B., Smith, Hobart, Smith, Ro. J., Sheild, Orlando F., Stedman, R. W., Shelton, Samuel M., Starr, Wm. G., Todd, William R., Terrell, J ornph T., Thornton, Gustavus B., Tomkies, Joseph 'l'., Turner, John D ., Turner, Edmund P., Tunstall, Lewis H., Tuck, Richard M. Tyack, Jos. L.,
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RESIDENCE
Henrico. Princess Anne Chesterfield. Georgia. Putnam. Chesterfield. Northampton. Chesterfield. Richmond. Spotsylvania. Charlotte. Missouri. Richmond. Richmond. Albemarle. Ii or th umber land. Caroline. Richmond. Essex. King & Queen. King & Queen. King William. Richmond. Richmond. Richmond. Fluvanna. Fluvanna. Nelson. Richmond. Richmond. Henrico. Richmond. Spotsylvania. Yorktown. North Carolina. Hanover. Richmond. Caroline. Caroline. Tennessee. Hanover, New Kent. New Kent. Henrico. King William. Richmond.
Valentine, J.B., Walker, John S , Watson, Thomas H., Wallace , Isaiah T., Williams, William II., Wingfi eld, George C. N., Whitson, S. Kicholas, Yancey, A. K., Yarbrough, C. B.,
L., Latin. G., Greek. M., Mathematics. C., Chemistry.
HESIDENCE, Richmond. Accomac. Prince Ed,rnrd. Korfolk. Richmond. Albemarle. K orfolk county. Albemarle. Henrico. N. P., Natural Philosophy. F., French. M. S., Moral Science. E., English Grammar, &c.
1. The immediate management of the College shall be committed to the care of the Faculty, whose duty it shall be to reside at the Institution, give instruction to the students, maintain order, and consult the general welfare of the College.
2. The President shall make to the Board a quarterly report of the general condition of the College.
3. The Faculty shall have power, by a unanimous vote, to suspend from the recitations any student whose conduct shall, in their judgment, merit such a course.
4. They shall keep a record of all the absences of the students from their various exercises, and shall, once in two months, transmit to the parents of the youth a circular containing a faithful account of their attendance, proficiency, and deportment.
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It shall be the duty of the Steward to assign to the students their rooms in the buildings, and their seats at the table ; to visit regularly the sick, and exercise a parental care over them; to assess the damage done to any room on its occupants ; t@subject his books, if required, to the inspection of the Board ; to preserve cleanliness about the premises, and to prevent as far as possible, any damage to the buildings and enclosures. He shall furnish the meals at such hours as the Faculty may request; but no boarder absent at the regular hour, shall afterwards have access to the refectory.
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1. Students will be expected to enter the Institution at the beginning of the term; but should any arrive afterwards, they must enter the classes already organized.
2. The hours specially appropriated to study, are from worship in the morning till some hour in the afternoon designated by the Faculty, and from supper till ten o'clock at night; during the whole of whiell time students will not be allowed to play on any musical instrument, or to make any noise on the premises.
3. At the hour designated for morning and evening prayers, every one must attend, unless prevented by bodily indisposition.
4. No student shall absent himself from any of the regular exercises of the College, unless by the previous consent of the officer conducting that exercise.
5. Absence from the premises during study hours, or at night, without permission of some one of the Faculty, shall not be permitted.
6. Students shall not visit each other's rooms during study hours, except on business, nor at other times without the cordial wishes of the occupants.
7. Students are expected to attend public worship in the city every Sabbath morning. They shall report themselves to the Faculty when they fail to conform to this r1:1le. And their attendance at any church shall be considered a failure, if they enter the church after the services have begun, or leave it before they close.
8. No student shall keep any kind of fire-arms, @rany species of deadly weapon.
9. The students shall occupy the rooms assigned them, and no change shall be made in the occupants of the rooms, without the consent of the Steward.
10. No clubs or societies shall be formed in the College, unless the Faculty approve the design of such associations, the rules by which they desire to be governed, and their hours of meeting.
11. A student shall not leave or join a class, without permis- sion of the Faculty.
12. If any student shall be found in a class for which he is not duly prepared, and in which he cannot continue without detriment to himself and his classmates, it shall be the duty of the officer conducting such a class to report him to the Faculty.
13. Students are expected to pay special attention to the neatness of their rooms, and to see that they sustain no injury while under their care.
14. All damages done to the buildings or premises, shall be repaired at the expense of the offender; but if it cannot be ascertained, the damage shall be assessed equally on the whole body of the students.
15. If any student offending against the laws, shall presume to leave the College without answering for his conduct, it shall be at the discretion of the Faculty to expel him, and communicate to his parents the circumstances of his departure.
16: There may be offences and misdemeanors against which no provision h:is been made in these laws, these the Faculty are authorized to punish in such a way as may appear to them reasonable and necessary, provided such punishment be consistent with the relation existing between teachers and students.
17. There shall be an examination at the close of each session, in the presence of the Faculty; and should any student who is a candidate for a degree, be found deficient in the studies over which he has passed, he shall be detained in them until his profi- ciency is satisfactory.
18. The session shall commence on the first of October, arnil. terminate on the first of July.
19. Each officer of the College shall cause those of his pupils whose age and other circumstances require it, to sit in his presence while preparing the lesson to be recited to him.
20. Young men having the ministry in view, and recommended by the Virginia Baptist Education Society, shall be admitted into the College free of room rent and tuition.
~rnbrmic epartmcnt.
In this department will be taught, by the t u tor to be appointed at the close of the present session, English Grammar, Modern History, :Modern Geography, Arithmetic, and Algebra through equati ons of first degree, .A.mold's First and Second Latin Books, (Harkn ess' edit ion, ) Cresar and Ovid, (Schmitz and Zumpt's edition,) Prosody in Schmitz's Grammar, and Mythology in Baird's Manual , McClintock and Crooks' First Book in Greek, McClintock's Second Book in Greek, Sophocles' Greek Grammar.
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FIRSTYEAR.-Sallu st and Virgil, (Schmitz & Zumpt's edition,) Pros ody in Schmitz's Grammar, Roman Antiquities in Baird's Classical Manual, Arnold's Latin Prose Composition.
SECONDYEAR.-Livy and Horace, (Schmitz & Zumpt's edition,) Arnold's Prose Composition continued, Roman Republic in Schmitz's Roman History, Ancient Geography in Baird's Classical Manual with Mitchell's Ancient Atlas.
THIRD YEAR.-Cicero's Orations, (Schmitz & Zumpt's edition,) Terence, (Dillaway's edition,) Pliny's Letters, (Leipsic edition,) Arnold's Prose Composition continued with free exercises.
FOURTHYEAR.- Tacitus' Histories, (Tyler's edition,) Juvenal and Persius, (Leverett's edition,) Free Latin Exercises, Lectures on Roman Literature.
FIRST YEAR.-Fasquelle's French Course, Fasquelle's French Reader, Fasquelle's Napoleon commenced.
SECOND YEAR.-Fasquelle's Napoleon continued, Collot's Dramatic French Reader, Free Exercises, Lectures on French Literature.
FIRST YEAR.-Xenophon's Anabasis, Herodotus, Arnold's Greek Prose Composition, At1cient Geography in Baird's Classical Manual.
SECONDYEA1t.-Homer, Thucydides, Arnold's Greek Prose Composition, Grecian Antiquities in Baird's Classical Manual.
THIRD YEAR.-Euripides, Sophocles, Free Translations, History of Greece, (Schmitz,) Grecian Literature, (Browne,) with Lectures.
FIRST YEAR.-Arithmetic reviewed, Algebra, iBCluding equations of the first and second degree, and the Theory of Proportions ; also, the first four books of Elementary Geometry. Text-books : Davies' Arithmetic and Algebra, Davies' Legendre's Geometry.
SECONDYEAR.-Algebra, including the Theory of Logarithms and the General 1'heory of Equations, Elementary Geometry completed, and Analytic Plane Trigonometry. Examples in mensuration will be given as they may be required, to enforce the principles developed in Geometry. Text-books: Davies' Bourdon's Algebra, Legendre's Geometry.
THIRD YEAR.-Theory and Practice of Land Surveying, Theory of Leveling, Analytical Geometry, and the Differential and Integral Calculus. Text-books : Davies' Surveying and Analytical Geometry, and McCartney's Calculus, with examples from Young.
FOURTHYEAR.-Spherieal Geometry and Trigonometry, and Astronomy. Numerous examples, involving the application of principles previously learned, will be furnished the class, and solutions or demonstrations required to be given. Text-books : Legendre's Geometry and Olmsted's Astronomy.
These subjects are taught concurrently by lectures, which are delivered three times a week throughout the session, and by recitations from approved text-books. The lectures are accompanied with full experimental illustrations, and conclude with a course on Animal and Agricultural Chemistry. The classes are subjected semi-weekly to rigid examinations upon their principles and details. Text-books: Sillimans Chemistry, Norton's Agricultural Chemistry, Liebig's Animal Chemistry, Lardner's Natural Philosophy.
JUNIORCLAss.-Whateley's Logic and Rhetoric, Lord's Laws of Figurative Language, Wayland's Moral Philosophy, Exercisei. in Reading and Grammar.
SENIOR CLAss.-Wayland's Political Economy, Brown's Mental Philosophy, Paley's Natural Theology, Evidences of Christianity.
Students having reference to the ministry, are taught the Hebrew language without charge.
First Saturday,Second Sa.turday,Third Saturday,Fourth Saturday,-Essays. - Latin Translations. -Greek Translations. -Declamations.
The above plan of studies is intended for such young men as intend to take a degree. They will be admitted to such classes
as they shall be prepared to enter, and shall recPive a diploma, if, on examination at the end of the course they shall be deemed by the Faculty worthy of such distinction. Should any prefer an irregular course, they can join the several classes in those particular studies which they may desire to prosecute. While this plan will be in the main followed, such changes will be made in it as the tastes and abilities of the classes may dictate. Each student is ext>ectedto have three studies, and to recite daily in each.
Board, including diet, fuel, room rent, and servant's attendance, - $ 95 00
Tuition fee in Collegiate department, 50 00
Tuition fee in Academic department, 45 00
Payments for board will be required in advance: one-third 1st October, 1st January, and 1st April. One-half of the tuition is required on the 1st October and the balance on the 15th February. Each student will be charged twenty-five cents for copies of the Catalogue, and may have access to the Library by paying one dollar per session. Day scholars are charged one dollar extra for fuel. Resident students have their own washing done, furnish their rooms, and provide their own towels and lights.
The north wing of the new college edifice is now in process of construction, and will be ready for the occupancy of students at the opening of the next session. Besides lecture and recitation rooms, it will contain thirty-eight dormitories, and furnish accommodations for seventy-four students.
Students are advised not to retain in their possession more than a few dollars for pocket money, but to deposit their funds with their friends m the city, the Steward, or some member of the Faculty.
