CALENDAR.
SESSION OF 1886-'87 _
£886. Sunday, June I9th, Monday, June 20th, Tuesday, June 2Ist, Wednesday, June 22d,
Thursday, June 23d,
Commencement Sermon.
Celebration of Literary Societies.
Address before Literary Societies .
Annual Meetings of Trustees and of Alumni, and Address before the Society of Alumni.
Awarding of Honors a Degrees
SESSION OF 1887-'88_
£887. Thursday, September 2Ist, Tuesday, December I2th,
£887. Monday, February 5th, Sunday, June I7th,
1Jfonday, June I8th, Tuesday, June £9th, Wednesday, June 20th, Thursday, June 2Ist,
Opening of the Session.
Semi-Annual Meeting of Trustees.
Beginning of Second Half-Session .
Commencement Sermon.
} Celebrations of Literary Societies.
Annual Meeting of Trustees.
Closing Exercises.
Applications for catalogues, for rooms, or for special information about the College should be addressed to
CHAIRMAN OF THE FACULTY, Richmond College, Richmond, Va.
CATALOGUE OF RICHMONDCOLLEGE,
RICHMOND, VA.
SESSION 18S6-'S7.
RICHMOND: WM. ELLIS JONES, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 1887.
P R ES I DENT :
Hon . H . K. ELLYSON , Richmond .
Rev . C. H.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER:
RYLAND
COL. THOMAS J. E VANS, JOHN M. MURRAY, ESQ.,
REV, A. H . SANDS, JOSIAH RYLAND, ESQ,,
MAJOR A. R. COURTNEY,
J , C. LONG, D. D., LL.D., H.K. ELLYSON, ESQ.,
J. ALFRED JONES, LL.D.,
JUDGE] . CHRISTIAN, LL.D., w. E. HATCHER, D. D., A E. DICK INSON, D. D., JOHN C. WILLIAMS, ESQ.,
, D. D .,
J. R. GARLICK, D. D , C.H. RYLAND, D. D , COL. w E. TANNER, GEN, ] AMES G. FIELD, H. A TUPPER, D. D., Richmond. Richmond. Richmond. Richmond R ichmond. Chester , Pa. Richmond. Richmond Richmond. Richmo n d. Richmond. Richmond. Bruington. Richmond. R ic h mo n d. Go r donsvi lle. Richmond.
T. w . SYDNOR, D. D., Blacks & Whites. T. s. DUNAWAY, D D., Fredericksburg.
J WM. JONES, D. D., H. WYTHE DAVIS, M. D. , I. B. LAKE, D. D.,
J, L. M. CURRY, LL.D , ANDREW BROADDUS,D. D ..
J. L. BURROWS,D. D.,
T. C WILLIAMS, EsQ.,
C. F. ]AMES, D. D., THOMAS TABB, ESQ., GEORGE B STEEL, D. D. s.,
A. E. OWEN, D. D., JUDGE W.R BARKESDALE, C. v. MEREDITH, ESQ.,
CoL. JOHN H. GuY, JUDGE B. T. GUNTER,
Richmond . Richmond Richmond. Rectortown Madrid , Spain. Sparta. Norfolk. Ri&hmond. Culpep e r. Hampton. Richmo n d. Portsmouth. Halifax C.H Richmond. Richmo n d. Accomac k C H.
REV R. R. ACREE, Lynchbu r g. HoN. H. R. POLLARD, St e vensvi ll e. GEORGE COOPER, D. D., Richmond. WILLIAM W. LANDRUM, D. D., Richmond.
H. H. HARRIS, LL.D., CHAIRMAN.
EDMUND HARRISON, A. M., Professor of Latin.
H. H. HARRIS, M. A., LL.D., Professor of Greek.
JOHN POLLARD, A. M., D. D., Professor of English.
EDWARD B. SMITH, M. A., Professor of Mathematics.
CHARLES H. WINSTON, M.A., LL.D., Professor of Physics.
B. PURYEAR, A. M., LL.D., Professor of Chemistry.
WILLIAM D. THOMAS, M. A., D. D., Professor of James Thomas .fr., School of Philosophy. L. N. HASSELEFF, (Graduate University of St Petersburg), Instructor in Modern Languages.
CHARLES H RYLAND, D. D., Librarian and Curator of Museum.
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L.-Latin. Grk. -Greek. F.-French.
NAME
ARMSTRONG,JOSEPH E.
AUSTIN, ALBERT M.
AUSTIN, ROBERT G.
AVERY, JOHN WESLEY
AYRES, JESSE l.
BAKER, CECIL H.
BARBOUR,EDWIN
BAYLOR,WILLIAM H.
BLAIR, GORDON
BLAIR, WILLIAM H
BOATWRIGHT, FRED. W.
BORUM,WILLIAM A.
BOWLES, AUBREY R.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Ger .-German. E.-English. M. -Mathematics.
RESIDENCE
Essex county, Va., Brownsville, Tenn., Brownsville, Tenn., Alexandria, Va., Richmond, Va.,
Jefferson co., W-Va., Culpeper co., Va., Princess Anne, Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Smyth co., Va., Norfolk, Va., Richmond, Va.,
BRADLEY, GEORGE Y., JR. Powhatan co., Va., BRISTOW, ALLEN s. H. Southampton, Va.,
CARROLL,A.MITCHELL
Asheville, N. C., CARVER, w. OWEN, Wilson co., Tenn., CATLETT, WILLIAMS. Caroline co., Va., CHALKLEY, MARION H. Richmond, Va., CHESTERMAN,EVAN R. Richmond, Va., CLOPTON, EDWIN D. Gloucester co., Va., COFER, LELANDE. Richmond, Va.,
Phys.-Physics. C.-Chemistry. Phil.-Philosophy.
STUDIES.
L., Grk., C. L., F., Ger., E., Phil. L., Ger., E., C., Phil. L., E., M., Phys. Grk., M. , Phys.
L., Ger., M., C. L., Grk., M. L., Grk., E., M Grk., M., C. L., Grk, M. F., Ger., M., Phys L., Grk .. M., C. L., E.,M. L., Grk., C., Phil. L., Grk., M., C.
L., Grk., M. L., Grk., M., Phil. Grk., M., Phys. F., Ger., M., Phys. L., F., M. E., Phys., C. Ger., E., Phys.
COLES, MALCOLMA. Northumberland, Va., L., E., M., C. COMER, J. RANDOLPH Halifax co., Va , Grk., F., M.
CORBITT, JAMES H.
COREY, HARRY S.
CORR, THOS. READ
cowELL, vVILLIAM H.
Cox, HERBERT F.
CREATH, WILLIAM T.
CRIDLIN, WILLIE B.
CRUIKSHANKS, C.R.
CULLEN, DORSEY, DAVIS, w. WYTHE
DICKINSON, SAM'L T.
DICKINSON, CHAS R.
DORSET, S. vVATSON
DORSEY, S. CLARK
DUDLEY, EMMET E.
EDWARDS, T. HENRY
ELSEA, NATHANIEL B.
FARRAR, WILLIAM E.
FAUNTLEROY, R. R.
FENNELL, ARTHUR L.
FLIPPO, E. LINWOOD
FOLK, CAREY A.
FONTAINE, LANSING B.
FOSTER, VI/ALTER C.
GARRISON, HENRY CLAY
GAY, ROBERT LEE, GRAY, WILLIAM
GREGORY, w. C. ALLEN,
HARRIS, H. HERBERT
HARRISON, WILLIAM H.
HARRISON, JOHN S. HAZEN, CHARLES M.
HENRY,]. MARSHALL
HILL, ALBERT H. HORNE, GEORGE R. HUBBARD, ROBERT C. HUGHSON, Ons,
Southampton, Va., Richmond, Va., Gloucester co., Va., Currituck co., N. C., Richmond, Va., Sussex co., Va., Brambleton, Va., Nicholas co., vV-Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Caroline co., Va., Caroline co., Va., Powhatan co., Va., Nicholas co., W-Va., Franklin co., Va.,
King William, Va., Clarke co., Va.,
Greene co., Va., Winchester, Va., Cynthiana, Ky., Alexandria, Va., Brownsville, Tenn., Norfolk, Va., Cumberland, Va.,
Lexington, Ky., Albemarle, Va., Richmond, Va., King William, Va., Richmond, Va., Henrico co., Va., Henrico co., Va., Chesterfield, Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Hanover co., Va., Pittsylvania, Va., Albemarle c:o.,Va.,
L., Grk., M. L., E., M. F., i\I., Phys. L., Ger., M. F., Ger., Phys. L., Grk., M., C. L., Grk., E., M. L., Grk., M. F., E., Phys. F.,E. E., M., C., Phil. L., F., Ger., M. L., Grk., E., Phil. L., Grk., M. L., Grk., M., Phil.
L., Phil. E., M., Phil.
L., Grk., M.
L., F., Phil. L., Grk., E., M. L., Grk., M., C. Grk., E., Phys., Phil. L., Grk., M., C. L., Grk, E., M.
Grk, M.
L., Grk., M. L., E., M. E.,M.,C.
Ger., E., C., Phys. L., Grk., M., Phys. L., Grk., E., M. E., Phys., Phil. E., Phys., C. L., F., Ger., Phil. L., E., M. L., Grk., M., Phil. L.. Grk., M., C.
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HUNDLEY, H. RHODES Accomack co., Va., L., Grk., Ger., M. HUNTT, ALBERT F. Richmond, Va., L., E., M. HURT, ALVIN J. Powhatan co., Va., L., E., M. HURT, WILLIA1l E. Powhatan co., Va., L., Grk., E., M.
JAMES, CLAYBROOK Richmond, Va., L., Grk., M. JOHNSON, JOHN T. Richmond, Va., L., Grk., E., M., C. JONES, HENRY \V. Washington co., Va., L., Grk., E., M., C. ] ONES, M. ASHBY, Richmond, Va., L., Grk., Phil. JONES, ] AMESS. Pittsylvania, Va., E., M., C.
KELLEY, SAM'L LEE Norfolk co., Va., L., M., Phil. KINCANON,CHAS.T. Bedford co., Va., L., Grk., E., M. KINNEY, EDWARD B. New York, N. Y., L., Ger., E. LAWRENCE, THOS. S. Norfolk co., Va., L., F., M. LAWS, CURTIS LEE Loudoun co., Va., L., Grk., M., C. LEVY, ERNEST C. Richmond, Va., F., Ger. LE\VIS, vVILLIAMF. Danville, Va., Grk., Ger., Phys. LEWIS, J.M. B. Richmond, Va., L., F., Phys. LONG, SIDNEY A. Jefferson co, Tex., Ger., M., Phys. LOUTHAN, HENRY T. Clarke co., Va., L., Grk., E., M. LOVING, JOSEPH B. Fluvanna co., Va., E., M., C ., Phil.
MARTIN, JAMES D. Pittsylvania. Va., L., Grk., E., Phil. MARTIN. OSCAR L. Henry co., Va., L., Grk., E. MASSIE J. p AGE Amherst co, Va., L., Grk., E., M., Phil. MATHEWS,WILLIAM Manchester, Va., L. Ger., M., C. MCGARITY, WM. B. Atlanta, Ga., L., Grk., 1\1.,C. McGUIRE, STUART Richmond, Va., L., Phys., C. McMuLLAN, CHAS. F. Madison co., Va., L., F., E., M. MILLER, WILLIAM H. Henrico co., Va., E.,M.,C. MORRIS, JOSEPH M. Bedford co., Va., E , M. Phil. MORRIS, WM. s. Washington co., Va., E., C., Phil. MOTLEY, ROBERT L. Pittsylvania, Va., L., Grk., Phil. NOELL,JAMES T., JR. Bedford co., Va., L., F., Ger., E. PARKER, WM. H.J. Philadelphia, Pa., L., Grk., M. PARRISH, MADISON E. Botetourt co., Va., F , Ger., M., Phys. PIERPONT, MAYNARDB. Polk co., Florida, Grk., Phys, C. PILCHER, EDWIN M. Petersburg. Va., L., Grk., M. POTTS, JAMES E. Loudoun co., Va., E.,M.,C.
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QUISENBERRY, H. N. Spotsylvania, Va., L., Grk., M. RAMSEY,ANDREW J. Franklin co., Va., L., Grk., E., M., Phil. REAMS, JOHN WILLIAM Charlotte co., Va., L., Grk. ,M. REYNOLDS, WM. H. Pittsylvania, Va., E., M., C., Phil. RIXEY, RANDOLPH P. Culpeper, co., Va., Grk.,C. ROBERTSON, WM. E. Charlotte co., Va., L., Grk., M., C. ROBINSON, \,VM. C Sussex co., Va., L., E., M., Phil. RoY, CHARLES D Atlanta, Ga. , E., M.,Phil.
RUCKER, DANA H. Fauquier co., Va., L., Grk., Ger., M. RUSSELL, L. PARKER, Petersburg, Va L., Grk., E., M. RYAN, GEORGE G. Washington, D. C., Grk., M. RYLAND, GARNETT Richmond, Va., L., M.
SAUNDERS, WM. B. Richmond, Va., L., F., M. SAVELL,JOEL F. Santa Rosa co., Fla., L.,Grk., M. SCOTT, WILBURN C De Soto Par., La., Grk., E., M., Phil.
SLATER,LEONARDA. New Kent co., Va., L., Grk., M. SOUTHALL,JAS. C., JR. Richmond, Va., L., Grk., M. SOWERS, JOHN S. Fauquier co., Va., L.,F., M.
SMITH, C. TIM., JR. Caroline co., Va., L., Grk., M., Phys. S'.\1ITH,JOHN A. Richmond , Va., L., Grk., M.
SMITH, C. DOWNING, Richmond, Va., L.,E., M. STEARNES, REAUMUR C. Pulaski co., Va., F., Ger., Phys., Phil. STRALEY, H. ~TILSON Mercer co., W-Va., L., Ger., Phil. STREET, HENRY H. Lunenburg co., Va., E., M. SWIFT, T. WINDER Hanover co. , Va., F., M., Phys. SWIFT, CARTER G. Hanover co., Va., E., M., Phys.
TATUM, HARRY A. Richmond, Va., L., E., M.
TAYLOR, CHARLES T. Chesterfield, Va., L., Grk., M., Phil. TEMPLE, J. TWOHIG Richmond, Va., Ger., E., M. TINSLEY, T. GARLAND, Henrico co., Va., E., M., C.
TIPPETT, CHARLES B Louisville, Ky., Grk., C. TOMPKINS, JAMES E. Fredericksburg, Va., L., E , M., C. TOSCANO-GARZA, ;\'[. Nuevo Leon, Mex., L., Grk., E., C. TRAINHAM, C. WIRT Richmond, Va., Grk., F., M., Phys.
TUCKER, ROBERT D. Powhatan co., Va., M.
TYREE, WILLIAM C. Amherst co., Va., Grk., E., C., Phil.
WALKER, PETER F. Franklin co., Va., E., M., Phil. WASHINGTON, W. H. Caroline co., Va., L., Ger., M.
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WELLFORD, EDWIN T. Richmond, Va , L., Grk., M., C WEST, B. FRANK, Richmond, Va., L., Ger., M , C. WHITEHEAD, Jos. w. Pittsylvania, Va., L., Grk., M. WHITLOCK, En . M. Powhatan co., Va., L., Grk., M., Phil. WHITLOCK, JOHN H. Richmond, Va., Ger., E., M., WILBUR, J. MILNOR, Charleston, S. C., L., Grk., M., Phil. WILKINSON, SAMUEL H. Richmond, Va., L., E., M. WILLIAMS, HENRY vV. Smyth co., Va ., E., C., Phil. WILLIAMS, RUSSELL C. Richmond, Va., L., Grk., Ger., C . WILLIAMS, HERBERT F. Fairfax co., Va., L., Grk., E., M. vVrLLis, BENJAMIN P. Orange co., Va., L., E., 1\1. WILLIS, J. HARRISON Culpeper co., Va ., F., E., Phil. WINSTON, JOHN G. Richmond, Va., L., Grk., F., M. WOODSON, THOS, A. Murfreesboro, N. C., L., Grk., M., C. WRIGHT, WILLIAM E. King William, Va., L., E., M.
RECAPITULATION.
Latin, Greek, Modern Languages, English, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, . Nortl! Carolina, Georg ia, Florida, .
IOI 77 Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Philosophy, BY RESIDENCES.
of Columbia,
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The aim of Richmond College is to lay broad and deep foundations for solid learning . The attainment of its honors depends on honest work and a thorough mastery of whatever is attempted. During the fifty five year s since its establishment as a seminary, the Trustees have always cared more for real worth than for mere show; the Faculty have constantly insisted on steady industry, rigid examina tions and a high standard for graduation ; the students have generously responded to these demands, aimed at true scholarship, and worked faithfully for its attainment. And so, by the blessing of God, the College has grown slowly to its present measure of success, and promises to continue a healthy growth in the same line. All its traditions and all its hopes require it to offer the best facilities for a sound, liberal education at the lowest possible cost to the student.
Location.
The latitude of Richmond puts it about midway between the rigorous cold of the north and the relaxing heat of the south. Its situation on hills opposite the falls of the James makes it free alike from the malaria of tidewater and from the pulmonary and enteric diseases of the mountain region Easy of access from every quarter by rail or steamer, it is a com:nercial, manufacturing, political and religious centre, and therefore furnishes many aids and stimulants to mental culture . It is specially noted for its good society, church-going habits and wholesome moral tone.
Grounds and Buildings.
The premises cover thirteen acres, just within the western limits of the city, a quarter which, on account of its elevation and natural beauty, is devoted mainly to private residences. From the centre, the ground falls on all sides to the surrounding streets. There is an abundant water supply, both from wells and from the city reservoir,
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and a complete system of drainage. The principal building (represented in the cut) is one of the most imposing structures in the State, and its centre tower commands a fine view of the city and its environs. The Dormitories are 18 x 14 feet, high-pitched, well lighted and ventilated by open fireplaces. The Lecture-Rooms are ample in size, furnished with comfortable seats, and well supplied with blackboards, maps, charts and apparatus. The Library Hall-a memorial to Dr. J. B. Jeter-is 103x43 feet and 22 feet pitch, tastefully fitted up with walnut cases for the books, and with chairs and tables for reading and making notes. The Museum and Art Gallery-a memorial to James Thomas, Jr.-of the same dimensions as the Library Hall, has just been completed in its interior finish, and will be ready to receive this summer the increasing collection of works of art, specimens, coins and curios. The basement under these halls, 14 feet pitch, is fitted up as a gymnasium, and furnishes appliances for wholesome exercise in all sorts of weather. The Halls for the two Literary Societies are 30 x 40 feet, and handsomely furnished. The Chapel has a seating capacity of six hundred, reduced for ordinary use by movable partitions to two hundred and fifty. Further improvements and additions to the grounds and buildings are in contemplation, and will be prosecuted as rapidly as funds allow.
Organization.
The College is composed of eight independent schools. The Faculty consists of co-equal professors, each responsible for the efficient conduct of his own school. To them as a body, with one of their number annually chosen for chairman and chief executive officer, is committed all that pertains to the general discipline and interior management of the institution.
The advantages of the system of independent schools are numerous. Among them the following deserve attention : The Professor feels the full force both of individual duty and of personal ambition; the course of instruction can be readily enlarged or altered to adapt it to the progress of science and to the varying wants of the times; the student, whose aims or preparation require, can select a course suited to his peculiar case; he can enter, in any department of study, the classes for which he is prepared, and deficiency in one branch does not retard him in another; students are not divided into fixed classes and grades, but all stand on a footing of social equality, and mingle freely with one another; the whole system favors the
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utmost thoroughness of culture, even at the expense of less extensiveness in superficial attainments; the degrees, being awarded to fewer persons than under a curriculum, are therefore of more value; and every good student, whether he takes a degree or not, receives a testimonial to his success in the shape of Certificates or School Diplomas.
Discipline.
The deportment of a Christian gentleman 1s the standard to which every student is expected to conform. All appropriate means are used to develop and confirm a sense of personal honor and a sacred regard for truth, as upon these rests the best reliance for good conduct. A few plain and reasonable rules, for the good of the whole body, are prescribed by the Faculty, and a copy furnished to each matriculate. Any who wantonly violate these regulations, habitually neglect their duties, or are not regular and punctual in attendance on lectures and recitations, will be required to withdraw from College.
Religion.
Students have easy access to all the advantages afforded by the various city churches, with their Bible classes and Sunday schools. Those who are professors of religion may bring with them letters of commendation, and, without severing their ecclesiastical connections at home, attach themselves while here to some church, so as to have the sympathy and care of a pastor. The daily duties of the College are opened with brief devotional exercises, conducted by one of the Professors; and prayer-meetings, conducted by the students themselves, are held twice or more every week. Attendance on religious exercises is entirely voluntary, as experience has shown that such a course is best in its results.
A course of lectures, introductory to the Bible, is also provided and varied from year to year. These lectures, open without fee to all students, are designed to help towards an intelligent and appreciative study of the book which of all others is most read, most frequently quoted, and most influential in shaping the thoughts, the feelings and the conduct of men. During the session, lectures have been delivered by Rev. Dr. Cooper on the Fall of Man ; Rev. Dr. Hatcher on the Character of Joseph; Rev. E. C. Dargan, of Petersburg, on the Education of Moses; Professor H. H. Levy, M. D., on
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the Disease of Leprosy; Rev. Dr. Broaddus, of Caroline county, on the Character of Balaam; Rev. Dr. J. M. Stifler, of Crozer Seminary, on How to Read the Bible; Rev. S. C. Clopton, on the Geography of Palestine; Rev. Dr. Landrum, on Samuel the Prophet, and Rev. Dr. Edward Judson, of New York, on Man's Environment.
The students maintain in active operation a Young Men's Christian Association, which, besides its influence in the College, provides work for its members in conducting religious services or teaching Sunday classes at the State Penitentiary, the City Alms House, the Confederate Soldiers Home and several mission stations in the suburbs.
Library and Reading Rooms.
The Library contains 9,000 volumes, and is steadily growing by gift and purchase. An invested Fund affords an annual income sufficient to pay current expenses under economical administration. This enables the Trustees to place the admirable advantages of the Library at the service of officers, Faculty and students without cost, and to purchase such new books as are demanded by Professors and students for the successful prosecution of their inquiries in the various lines of college work. The Library Hall is open a good part of each day, except Sunday, and is supplied with every needed appliance for quiet and thorough investigation. The only condition imposed upon a free enjoyment of its privileges is a willingness to conform to a few simple regulations. All students may draw books from the Library, and are aided by the Librarian and members of the Faculty in making proper selections.
In addition to purchases, the Library has been enriched during the session by the gift of 350 volumes. The most liberal contributors have been Hon. S. H. Hunt, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; A. C. Kendrick, D. D., of Rochester, N. Y., and Franklin Wilson, D. D., of Baltimore, Md.
The Reading Rooms afford far.ilities for free access to the best current literature, also without charge. The tables are liberally supplied with the leading dailies, weeklies, including French and German papers, monthlies and quarterlies, bringing students into contact with the outer world and making them acquainted with modern thought.
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Museum and Art Hall.
The foundation has been successfully laid for a large and valuable Museum. The collections on hand, and awaiting appropriate mounting in the Thomas Hall, are varied and attractive, embracing carefully selected specimens from the fields of Geology, Mineralogy and Archceology. Intelligent and interested friends have brought the College under obligations for many relics, curiosities and art specimens from our own and foreign lands. The largest recent gift has been tendered by Rev. S. C. Clopton, of Richmond, an alumnus of the College, who returned in 1886 from a trip to Palestine and Southern Europe.
Materials are being gathered for a Cabinet of Art, which may be used to illustrate special Lectures. Portraits, engravings, photographs, busts, medallions, bronzes, casts and any other similar contributions will be timely and of much help in perfecting our plans and enlarging our collections.
The Library and Museum are open to the inspection of visitors, and have been visited by over fourteen hundred persons during the past year.
Public Lectures.
A donation of ten thousand dollars, made by the widow and children of the late James Thomas, Jr., and known as the '' Thomas /1:fuseum Lecture Endowment," is used to secure annually at the College, and open to the public, a course of from three to five lectures by some eminent man of our own or of another country, on subjects either of Science or of Philosophy or of Art. Arrangements for the first of these courses next winter are in progress, and will be perfected and announced in due time.
Literary Societies.
The students maintain two Societies, meeting weekly for declamation, debate and other literary exercises and for the publication of a monthly pamphlet of forty double-column pages, known as The Messenger. The Societies cultivate a generous rivalry not only with each other, but among their own members, by offering each two
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Catalogue o.f Richmond College medals, one for the best debater, the other for greatest improvement during the session, and jointly a medal for the best writer. Their final celebrations, June 21st and 22d, 1886, embraced:
Salutatory, by George H. Edwards, President of the Mu Sigma Rho. Orations, by E. B. Hatcher, Philologian, and A. J. Dickinson, M J; P. Valedictory, by James D. Martin, President of the Philologian.
Address by Rev. George C. Lorimer, D. D ., of Chicago.
Delivery of medals by Rev. George Cooper, D. D., of Richmond. For Best Debaters, W. C. Tyree and E. B. Hatcher; for Improvement, J. A. Bundick and J A. Smith; and for best article contributed to The Messenger, Jacob 0. Alderman.
The Society of Alumni
consists of all who have received any of the College degrees (of whom a full list up to 1884 was published in the Catalogue of 1885 ) and such graduates in one or more Schools, or other students of distinguished merit, as may be elected to membership . They meet annually, in connection with the closing exercises of the session, to renew the associations of College life and promote the interests of their Alma Mater.
The officers of the Society for this year are as follows: President, Samuel B. ~ Titt, Esq , Richmond, Va ; First Vice-President, Thomas Hume, D. D., University of North Carolina; Second Vice President, Rev. R. R. Acree, Lynchburg. Va.; Third Vice President, E B. Hatcher, Homeland Academy; Secretary, G. Harvey Clarke, Richmond, Va.; Treasurer, Wm. Ellyson, Esq., Richmond, Va.
Orator for 1887, Wyndham R. Meredith, Esq., of Richmond, Va.
Executive Committee: George Bryan, J Alston Cabell, Ashton Starke, Conway R. Sands, Meade Haskins.
I.
School of Latin. Professor Harrison.
In this school are taught the Latin Language and Literature, and Roman Hi~tory.
The course of study is indicated by the text-books used in the several classes, each of which recites daily.
JUNIOR CLASS.-Section first is designed for students prepared to begin to read the Latin authors; section second, for students of a higher grade.
Text-books: Section I.-Cresar, Sallust (Long's), McCabe's Bingham's Latin Grammar. Section II.-Vergil, Cicero's Orations (Chase and Stuart's), McCabe's Bingham's Grammar. For Reference: Baird's Classical Manual.
This class is persistently drilled in the Forms and Syntax of the language, with due attention to quantity.
INTERMEDIATE CLASs.-Cicero de Senectute et de Amicitia (Long's), Horace (Macleane's), Livy (Chase and Stuart's), Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar (last edition), Jones' Latin Prose Composition.
SENIOR CLASS.-Cicero, Ep. ad Div., Cic. de Oratore, Crowell's Selections from Latin Poets, Terence (Fleckheisen's), Plautus, Juvenal (Leverett's), Tacitus, original exercises. For Reference: Zumpt's and Gildersleeve's Grammars, Harper's Latin Dictionary (Andrew's Freund), Anthon's Classical Dictionary.
ROMAN HisTORY.-Leighton's; Long's Ancient Atlas.
Throughout the course the student's progress is tested, and his powers of analysis and composition are cultivated by written exercises in rendering English into Latin and Latin into English.
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II. School of Greek.
Professor Harris
This School embraces the forms and structure of the language, with an introduction to the history, literature and art of the ancient Greeks. These subjects are distributed into four classes, each meeting five times a week. Written exercises , translations of English into Greek, or the reverse, are required at least weekly in every class. The aim throughout the course is two-fold: first, to cultivate habits of minute attention and nice discrimination ; secondly, to awaken appreciation of the excellencies of Hellenic genius.
The Junior Class-Section I-begins with the alphabet, and advancing slowly, with daily exercises and frequent reviews, is occupied mainly in mastering the regular inflections of nouns and verbs. Section II continues the study of the grammar, but devotes more time to translating simple Attic prose. The Intermediate Class is occupied mainly with reading, giving , however, one or two days a week to further study of etymology and to the elements of syntax, such as the use of the article, the cases, tenses, and moods. The Senior reads from more difficult authors, surveys the history and literature, and reviews the grammar with special reference to the principles which underlie seeming 'irregularities and dialectic differences, as well as to some of the niceties of syntax in the use of particles. Graduates and members of the Senior Class will have opportunity to form a class to read the New Testament in the original.
TEXT-BOOKS
Junior-Section I : Harkness' First Greek Book (Revised Edition), Kendrick's Anabasis.
Section II: Allen's Hadley's Grammar, Anabasis, Lysias (Stevens' Edition), ---Prose Composition .
.Intermediate: Allen's Hadley, Jones and Sidgwick on Prose Composition, Lysias, Euripides, Sophocles, Herodotus.
Senior: Allen's Hadley, Goodwin's Moods and Tenses, Adam's Prepositions, Smith's History, Homer, Aeschylus, Plato, Thucydides.
New Testament: Wescott and Hort's Edition.
For reference in all classes: Liddell and Scott's Lexicon, Yonge's or Hamilton's English-Greek Lexicon and Smith's Classical Dictionary.
III. School of Modern Languages. Professor Hasseleff.
In this School are embraced the French and the German. There are two classes, Junior and Senior, in each language. The Professor believes that the study of the living languages with which so many are constantly brought into contact, either by travel or by immigration, should not be a mere accomplishment for the circle of literary life, but so practical as to enable the student not only to read, but to speak them, and, more important still, to understand them when spoken. He therefore proceeds on a method elaborated by years of experience, and one in which theory and practice go side by side, to conduct the student gradually from the simple elements up to a thorough knowledge of the language, and enable him, before reaching the end of the course, to appreciate and enjoy the French and German classics, as well as to write and speak the languages fluently and idiomatically.
IV. School of English. Professor Pollard.
The Junior Class studies in the first half.session Higher English Grammar, giving special attention to Etymology and Grammatical Analysis; in the second half-session Rhetoric with particular reference to clear and forcible expression in speaking and writing. Lessons in Orthoepy are given every week for the purpose of pointing out to students any errors of pronunciation, and making them acquainted with the best usage in this country and England.
The .Intermediate Class studies the history of English Literature, and pursues an extensive course of reading in standard authors, with constant application of the grammatical and Rhetorical principles previously learned. The opportunity is embraced for helping the student to acquire the art of good reading.
The Senior Class studies Anglo-Saxon and Early English during first half-session; and during the second, traces the relation of our language to other tongues, and its growth from its earliest stage to its present forms and constructions.
In all the classes, during the entire session, frequent exercises in Composition are required and are criticised in the class-room, for the double purpose of stimulating students to their best endeavors and giving to all the benefit of the criticisms on each.
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V. School of Mathematics.
Professor Smith.
In this school an extended course of pure Mathematics is taught, with such subjects in the applied science as are mentioned below.
The JUNIOR CLASS is divided into two sections. The course of study in the first section embraces Algebra, through the subject of Quadratic Equations, and Plane Geometry ; in the second section, Algebra, beginning with Quadratic Equations, Geometry (including an introduction to the Modern Geometry of the straight line and circle), and Trigonometry.
Text-Books: Schuyler's Algebra, Wentworth's Geometry, Chauvenet's Geometry, the Professor's Trigonometry.
The INTERMEDIATE CLASSreads a course of Analytical Geometry, including the methods of trilinear and tangential coordinates, and the Theory of Equations .
Text -Books: Howison's Analytical Geom., Schuyler's Algebra.
In the SENIOR CLASS the course of study includes the Differential and the Integral Calculus, the Calculus of Variations, and introductory lessons in the Modern Higher Algebra and in Quaternions, closing with lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics.
Text-Books: Todhunter, Courtenay and Salmon ; the course being supplemented by notes.
The subjects of Land and Rail w ay Surveying are rnught in an additional class. The student is reqiaired to make himself familiar with the instruments used by actual practice in the field.
Provision is made in the College for the instruction in Arithmetic and elementary Algebra of such students as are not prepared to enter the Junior Class.
In all the classes the paramount importance of cultivating the student's power of invention and of independent thought is constantly regarded, and accordingly he is assiduously exercised in the demonstration and solution of original propositions and problems throughout his course of study.
VI. School of Physics.
Professor Winston.
The School of Physics embraces the several subjects usually grouped under this title, or under the practically equivalent ! name, Natural Philosophy. These include: The General Properti es of Matter; Mechanics proper, or the cardinal doctrines of Force, Equi-
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librium, Motion and ETJergy, in their various kinds, their relations to the several states of matter, and their practical applications ; the phenomena and laws of Sound and of Light ; such a treatment of Heat, Magnetism and Static and Dynamic Electricity as is properly physical; and finally, a brief but compact course in Celestial Physics, or Astronomy.
The method of instruction is by text-books, and by lectures for the most part referring to the text, with daily examinations upon both text and lecture, and written exercises required weekly.
The JUNIOR CLASS begins with the elements, and pursues the course with the aid of abundant experiments and illustrations, and with continual reference to practical applications. The effort is made to combine in a course of modern Physics the freshness and attractiveness of an experimental and practical treatment, with the rigorous accuracy, the scientific method, and the exact discipline which may form the basis for future scientific work.
Text-Books: Norton's Natural Philosophy or Gage's Physics, and Lockyer's or Peck's Astronomy, with others for reference.
In the SENIOR CLASS the subjects mentioned above are again taken up in proper order, and are studied as completely as possible from the vantage ground of the knowledge already gained in the Junior Class, and with the additional aid to be found in the free use of mathematical principles.
Text-Books: Alfred Daniel's Principles of Natural Philosophy, Anthony and Brackett's Physics, and Newcomb and Holden's Astronomy, with others for reference.
VII. School of Chemistry.
Professor Puryear.
The lectures in this school begin with the discussion of the physical properties of the atmosphere. The following subjects are then treated m the order named: Heat, Static and Dynamic Electricity; Magnetism; Chemical Philosophy and Notation; Inorganic and Organi.c Chemistry, with their application to Heating, Lighting, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, Toxicology, Agriculture and Physiology; Geology.
During the entire course constant reference is had to the application of chemical facts and principles to agriculture, and a part of the instruction of this school is devoted exclusively to this object. The sources of the organic and inorganic food of plants, the formation and constitution of soils, drainage, putrescent and commercial
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fertilizers, the rotation of crops, the feeding of stock, and similar topics are fully considered. The course is taught principally by lectures, and is abundantly illustrated by experiments.
Text-Books: Youman's New Chemistry; Roscoe's Lessons in Chemistry; Norton's Scientific Agriculture; Dana's Text-book of Geology.
VIII. School of Philosophy.
Professor Thomas.
The subjects assigned to this School are divided between two classes, and students are earnestly advised to arrange their course so •as to take them in successive sessions. A mastery of the subjects studied in the Junior is important as a preparation for the Senior, and absolutely essential to obtaining a diploma of graduation in the School.
The JUNIOR CLASS studies Psychology and Logic.
In the former the aim is to teach the subject as a science, and reserve, as far as practicable, for the Senior year, questions of Speculative Philosophy. The differences between the Old and the Modern Psychology are carefully noticed, and speciai attention is given to nervous changes as ·connected with mental phenomena. Pains will be taken also to show the bearing of psychological facts and principles upon self-culture and the science of education.
Logic, including both the Deductive and the Inductive, is studied as extensively and as thoroughly as the time at command will allow.
The SENIOR CLASS is occupied with the History of Philosophy and the principles of Ethics and Political Economy.
In the first the aim is to trace the general course of philosophic thought, to mark the characteristic doctrines of the distinctive schools, ancient and modern, and to examine critically the more important doctrines of the most influential representatives of some of these schools with special attention to questions now at issue.
Much time is devoted tu Ethics, theoretical and practical. Among the matters receiving particular attention may be mentioned the different methods of investigation which have been pursued, the more important ethical theories which have been advanced, the progress of ethical thought, and the value of the Christian ethics.
Less time can be given to the study of Political Economy, but enough to gain a good knowledge of the elements of this valuable science.
Monthly Reports.
As may be seen from the foregoing statement, instruction is conveyed by the use of approved text-books, supplemented by oral. explanations and additions, and in some classes by more formal lectures. In every case the student is questioned on the assigned portion of the text or the previous lecture. An account of the value of his recitations and exercises is kept by the professor, and the average standing for each month is calculated and entered of record for reference in determining his right to any of the honors of the institution.
To the parent or guardian is sent, monthly, a transcript of this record of class-standing, with a statement of the absences of the student from his classes, and such other information as may be deemed important . By the prompt and judicious attention of those to whom they are addressed, these reports may be made of g-reat value in promoting improvement and sustaining a just discipline.
Examinations.
Besides the daily questioning, every class is subjected to two general examinations conducted in writing. The Intermediate Examination, embracing in its scope the first half of the course, is held about the middle of the session. The Final Examination, held near the close of the session, embraces the subjects treated in the second half. In senior classes, however, examinations are not limited to what has been explicitly contained in the course of instruction, but may embrace passages or problems that have not been taken up in the class-room, together with an oral review of the whole course taught in the school, as searching and extensive as the professor may deem necessary.
For these examinations a series of questions with certain numerical values attached is prepared for each class. The answers fur-
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nished by each student are carefully valued, and this valuation is equitably combined with the average of his class-standing. If the mark of a student as thus ascertained amounts to eighty per centum, he is ranked in the.first division; if to less than eighty, but not less than fifty per centum, in the second division; if to less than fifty, in the third division.
Students who attain to the second division, in Junior or Intermediate Classes, will be allowed to pass on to the class above.
Certificates of Distinction are awarded to all who attain the first division at either Examination, and their names are published or announced in the closing exercises of the session.
Certificates of Promotion are awarded to all who attain the first division at both Examinations, in Junior or Intermediate Classes.
Certificates of Proficiency are conferred on all who attain the first division in certain complete subjects of study, to-wit: in French, in German, in Surveying, and in Experimental Physics.
School Diplomas are conferred on all who attain the first division in the leading subjects taught in each School, to-wit: Latin Language and Literature and Roman History; Greek Language, History and Literature; two Modern Languages; English Language and Literature; Mathematics; Physics ; Chemistry ; Philosophy.
Medals.
I. THE Woons MEDAL.-Founded by Hiram Woods, Esq., of Baltimore, Maryland, for excellence in Declamation, is awarded annually by a committee of gentlemen after public competitive trial, open to all students.
II. THE FRANCES Gwrn MEDAL.-Founded by Rev. D. W. Gwin, D. D., of Mt. Sterling, Ky., in honor of his mother, is awarded by the Professor to the most meritorious student in the School of Philosophy.
III. THE STEEL MEDAL.-Founded by George B. Steel, D. D.S., of Richmond, Virginia, for excellence in Reading, is awarded annually by the Faculty on public competitive trial, open to such students as have attended the semi-monthly instruction and practice in reading conducted by the Professor of English.
IV. THE TANNER MEDAL.-Founded by Colonel William E. Tanner, of Richmond, Virginia, in honor of his parents, John F. and Harriet L. Tanner, is given to the most proficient graduate in the School of Greek.
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The Academic Degrees conferred by the Trustees, on the recommendation of the Faculty, are the following:
r. That of BACHELOR OF ARTS on such students as have obtained Diplomas in the five Schools of Latin, Greek (or Modern Languages), English, Chemistry ( or Physics,) and Philosophy, and Promotion in the Intermediate Class of Mathematics.
2. That of MASTER OF ARTS on such students -as have obtained Diplomas in all of the eight schools.
The laws of the College forbid that these degrees be conferred, either in course or as honorary degrees.
The Candidate for either of the degrees in Arts is also required to submit, for the approval of the Faculty, an oration or essay composed by himself, which he shall deliver in public at the close of the session, if so directed.
Honors Awarded at Last Commencement.
Besides the announcement of Distinctions at the Intermediate and Final Examinations in the several classes, the following honors were publicly awarded June 24th, 1886: MEDALS.-" Woods," to Charles D. Roy, Atlanta, Ga. "Steel," to Fred. W. Boatwright, Marion, Va.
"Tanner," to James T. Redd, Henrico county, Va. "Gwin," to LeRoy S. Lyon, Richmond, Va.
CERTIFICATES OF PROFICIENCY, in French (Fr.), German ·(Ger.), Surveying (Surv.) and Experimental Physics (Ex. P.):
Geo. Ainslie, Richmond, Va., Ger.
A. M. Austin, Brownsville, Tenn., Ex. P. R. G. Austin, Brownsville, Tenn., Fr., Ex. P. B. T. Barret, Goochland, Va, Fr.
H. E. Baskervill, Richmond, Va., Ex. P. J. A. Bundick, Accomac, Va., Ger. Thomas R. Corr, Gloucester, Va., Ger. W. Wythe Davis, Richmond, Va., Ger.
A. J. Dickinson, Louisa, Va., Ex. P.
S. T. Dickinson, Caroline, Va., Ger. G. H. Edwards, Darlington, S. C., Fr., Ex. P. R. R. Fauntleroy, \Vinchester, Va., Ger.
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Benj. T. Gunter, Jr. Accomac, Va., Ex. P. Chas. M. Hazen, Chesterfield, Va., Surv. J. G. Herndon, Richmond, Va., Surv. S. Lee Kelley, Norfolk county, Va. Ex. P.
Jos. B. Loving, Fluvanna, Va., Ger. J.P. Massie, Amherst, Va., Surv. Wm. Mathews, Manchester, Va., Fr. W. W. Morton, Richmond, Va., Ger.
E. B. Pollard, Richmond, Va., Ex. P.
J. R. Thomas, Southampton, Va., Ex. P.
R. D. Tucker, Powhatan, Va., Ex. P.
R. A. Wilbur, Charleston, S. C., Fr.
J. H. Willis, Culpeper, Va., Surv.
E. J. Woodville, Orange, Va., Surv.
DIPLOMAS OF GRADUATION,
in the Schools of Latin (Lat.), Greek (Grk.), Modern Languages, including both French and German (M. L.), English (Eng.), Mathematics (Math.), Physics (Phys.), Chemistry (Chem.), and Philosophy (Phil.), as follows :
J. 0. Alderman, B. Temple Barret, H. E. Baskervill, F. W. Boatwright, A. N. Bowers, J. L. Brown, A. M. Carroll, M.A. Coles, Thos. R. Corr, H. Frank Cox, C. L. Davenport, J. V. Dickinson, A. J. Dickinson, J. G. Dickinson, G. H. Edwards, T. H. Edwards, T. C. Gordon, Carey A. Folk, Benj. T. Gunter, L. J. Haley, Jr., W. A. Harris, E. B. Hatcher, Albert H. Hill, Ro. C. Hubbard, Chas. L. Jones, Wm. F. Lewis, E. P. Lipscomb,
Sampson, N. C., Goochland, Va., Richmond, Va., Smyth co., Va., Caroline, Va., Richmond, Va., Asheville, N. C., Northumberland, Va., Gloucester, Va., Richmond, Va., Halifax, Va., Louisa, Va., Louisa, Va., Louisa, Va., Darlington, S. C., King William, Va., Richmond, Va., Brownsville, Tenn., Accomac, Va., Northampton, Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Pittsylvania, Va., Richmond, Va., Danville, Va., Nelson, Va.,
Grk., Eng., Phil. Chem. Math., Phys. Lat., Grk., Eng. Lat., Chem. Eng. Chern. M.L. Eng., Phil. Eng., Math., Phil. Chem. Lat.
Grk., M. L., Phys. Lat. Chern., Phil. Eng., Chem. M.L. Lat., Chem. M.L.
Grk., Eng., Phil. M. L., Eng., Phil. M. L., Phys., Phil. Grk., Eng., Math., Chem. Eng. Chem. Eng. 1\1.L., Math., Phys.
Jos. B. Loving, LeRoy S. Lyon, Wm. H. Lyons, Jas. D. Martin, 0. L. Martin, M. E. Parrish, John G. Paty, H. N. Phillips, E. B. Pollard, J. T. Redd, Jr., Chas. D. Roy, C. T. Smith, Jr., 0. L. Stearnes, H. W. Straley, J. R. Thomas, J. E. Tompkins, C. W. Trainham, Ro. D. Tucker, Wm. C. Tyree, H. W. Williams, B. P. Willis,
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Fluvanna, Va., Richmond, Va., Richmond, Va., Pittsylvania, Va., Henry, Va., Botetourt, Va., Auburn, Tenn., Petersburg, Va., Richmond, Va., Henrico, Va., Atlanta, Ga., Caroline, Va., Pulaski, Va., Mercer, W-Va., Southampton, Va., Fredericksburg, Va., Richmond, Va., Powhatan, Va., Amherst, Va., Smyth, Va., Orange, Va.,
Bachelors of Arts.
Lat., Grk. Lat., Eng., Phil. Eng., Chem., Phil. Chem. Chem. Grk., Eng., Phil. Chem., Phil. Lat., Phil. Math., Phys. Grk., Eng. Lat., Grk., Chem. Chem.
M. L., Math., Phys. Eng., Chem. Phys.
M.L. Lat., Eng. Grk. Lat. Lat., Grk. Chem.
JACOBOLIVER ALDERMAN,of Sampson county, N. C.
THOMAS READ CORR, of Gloucester county, Va.
HERBERT FRANK Cox, of Richmond, Va.
GEORGE HERBERT EDWARDS,of Darlington, S. C.
LITTLEBERRYJAMES HALEY, JR., of Northampton county, Va.
LEROY SPRINGS LYON, of Richmond, Va.
WILLIAM HENRY LYONS, of Richmond, Va.
MADISONEDWARDPARRISH, of Botetourt county, Va.
JOHN GAYLONPATY, of Auburn, Tenn.
Masters of Arts.
ALFRED JAMES DICKINSON,of Louisa county, Va.
WILLIA~1 ASBURY HARRIS, of Richmond, Va.
ELDRIDGE BURWELL HATCHER, of Richmond, Va.
EDGAR PERKINS LIPSCOMB,of Nelson county, Va.
EDWARD BAGBY POLLARD, of Richmond, Va.
JAMES TERRELL REDD, of Henrico county, Va.
ORREN LEWIS STEARNES,of Pulaski county, Va.
Wed., Frid., Mon., Wed., Frid. , Mon.,
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[Subj ec t to an y minor c h a n ges th at ma y b e foun d n ecessary.]
Interm ediate.
25-Senior Physics; Mathematics, II, I, and Prep ' y.
27-English-all classes.
30-Junior Physics.
r-Greek-all classes.
3-Latin-all classes.
6-French, Senior and Junior.
8-Chemistry and German.
IO-Intermediate Mathematics
13-Philosophy, Senior and Junior.
Irre g ular.
Senior Mathematics, about March 15th.
Senior and Intermediate Mathematics, about April 15th.
Junior Physics (first part ) , about April 20th.
Senior Greek on History, about April 30th.
Senior Latin on History, about May 5th.
Senior Physics ( first part), about May 10th.
Final.
Frid., May 18th-Senior French.
Tues., " 22d-Senior and Intermediate Ma thematic s.
Frid., " 25th-Senior German .
Mon., " 28th-Senior :ind Intermediate Greek.
Wed , " 30th-Mathematics, Junior II ( first half ) .
Frid., June 1st-Senior and Intermediate Latin. Mon., " 4th-Senior and Intermediate English.
Tues., " 5th-Junior French.
Wed., " 6th-Senior Physics; Greek, Junior II and I. Frid,, " 8th-Mathematics, Junior II and I (first half).
Mon., " r 1th-Senior and Junior Philosophy. Tues., " I 2th-} unior English.
Wed., " 13th-Chemistry, Junior German. f'"rid., " 15th-Latin, Junior II and I. Mon., " r8th-J uni or Physics ; and Mathematics, Junior I.
Tues., " 19th-Preparatory Mathematics.
Session.
The session opens on the Thursday nearest to the 22d of September and continues thirty-nine weeks, that is, to' the corresponding Thursday in June. The next, therefore, will open September 22d, 1887. The exercises are suspended one day during the State Fair and three days at Christmas.
Students are earnestly advised to enter promptly at the opening when all the classes are organized and begin regular work. Any who come later will be received, provided they are prepared to join the classes already formed.
Selection of Studies.
The system of independent schools allows the selection for every student of such studies as will be most valuable in qualifying him for his future pursuits, but while allowing such selection, the Faculty hold that the man is more than the occupation, and will always encourage a regular and complete course. To this end, they reserve the right to prescribe the studies of any who may be found unprepared for classes higher than the Junior in Latin, English and Mathematics.
Every one is required to attend at least three schools, and to adhere throughout the session to the studies selected on his matriculation, unless the Faculty, for satisfactory reasons, allow him to attend a less number, or to make an exchange.
Students are assigned to the several classes in a school according to their apparent attainments, but the Professor will, at any time, transfer a student to a higher or lower class, when, in his judgment, such a change is desirable.
Matriculation.
Every applicant for admission upon his arrival at the College will report promptly to the Chairman of the Faculty. If he has been a
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student at another incorporated institution he must present satisfactory evidence of general good conduct while there. When his course of study has been arranged, and he has duly subscribed to the regulations, he wi11receive a permit to matriculate, upon presentation of which to the Treasurer and payment of the required fees, his name will be placed on the rolls.
There is no formal entrance examination, but care is taken to ascertain informally whether or not the applicant is prepared by previous training to profit by collegiate instruction, and if he should be unprepared, as soon as the fact is ascertained, his matriculation is estopped or cancelled.
Expenses.
Entrance Fees.-Matriculation, public rooms, attendance, &c., $15. Room-rent, if the room is occupied by one student, $7.50; if by two, $5 each. A non-resident student is generally assigned, without c:harge for rent, to a room already occupied by two resident students. These fees are payable on matriculation, not subject to deduction, nor in any case refunded.
Tuition.-In one school, $50; in two, $60; in three, $70; in four or more, $20 for each. These fees are payable one-half on entrance, the balance first of February, subject to deduction for time lost by late entrance or by sickness, if the time so lost be one-fourth or more of the whole session, but not subject to deduction for other cause or for less time.
Fuel is furnished at cost from a supply laid up in summer, or gotten direct from dealers, as students may prefer. The average cost is about $7.50 a session.
Lights and Washing cost from $r.25 to $r.50 a month.
Board.-At Mess-Hall, $4 for rent, $r for table-ware, and actual cost, about $ro a month, for food; in private families, near the College, from $12 to $rs a month.
Each messing club controls its own bill of fare and shares the expenses equally, requiring a deposit monthly in advance. The plan was introduced in 1866 and has been in successful operation ever smce.
Close around the College are three or four boarding-houses which furnish good tables at from $10.50 to $r2 a month, and still others in
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SUMMARY-FOR A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT.
Matriculation, $rs; Fuel, $2.50. , .................... $ 17 50 Tuition in any three schools. .
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$87 50
Of this amount $52.50 is payable on entrance; $35 February 5th.
SUMMARY-FOR A RESIDENT STUDENT.
Matriculation, $rs; Room rent, $5 ................ $20 oo Tuition in any three Schools .. ,,., ..... ,., .. , , .. , 70 oo Board at Mess hall, about ... ...... , ... , .. , , , .. , 95 oo Fuel, lights, washing, &c., about ..... ,......... 20 oo --$205 00
Of this amount about $85 will be needed on entrance; $35 February 7th, and the rest at intervals through the session.
Contingent De_posit.-Resident students are required to deposit with the Treasurer $5, and non-resident students $2.50, to cover any damage done to College property and any Library fines. At the end of the session this money, or such portion as the depositor may be entitled to, is returned.
The occupants of each dormitory supply the necessary furniture. If the bedding, towels, &c., be brought from home, the outlay for furniture need not exceed $6 apiece, and the articles bought here can readily be sold again on leaving College.
Candidates for the Ministry.
Ministers of the Gospel, of all denominations, and young men, duly approved by their churches as candidates for the ministry, are admitted free of charge for tuition or room rent. They pay an entrance fee of $ro ; and for fuel, lights, board, &c., the same with other students.
The Education Board of th ,e Virginia Baptist General Association will render further assistance to worthy young men recommended by churches which contribute to the Board, and accepted after examination. For information on this matter, address Hon. J. T. Ellyson, Richmond, Va.
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These are Scholarships available for sons of ministers and Donations to students for the ministry as follows :
For Baptist ministers' sons, paying full tuition in three schools:
The Baptists of Virginia, two Memorial scholarships; First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., one scholarship; Hon. Joseph E. Brown, Atlanta, Ga , one scholarship; Mrs. S. A. Brunet, Norfolk, Va., one scholarship; Mrs. S. E. Davidson, Rockbridge county, Va., one scholarship.
For the same class of students paying one-half tuition:
Schmelz and Brother, Hampton, Va., one half-scholarship; Mrs. Fannie Lea, North Carolina, one half-scholarship; A. M. Poindexter, Virginia (founded by the Dan River Association, and to be completed ), one halfscholarship.
For the help of young men studying for the Gospel ministry of the Baptist denomination, to be paid on their board or for general expenses:
J. B. Hoyt, Stanford, Conn., four donations ; Geo. A. Wolverton, Albany, N. Y., one donation; John Tabb, Hampton, Va. (founded by Col. Thomas Tabb, in memory of his father), one donation.
These scholarships and donations are not confined to Virginia students. They are awarded by a committee. Applications should be made to Dr. C. H. Ryland, Secretary, by July rst, each year.
The recipient of a scholarship or donation forfeits his claim by any serious misconduct or by failure to maintain a standing of at least 70 per cent. in three classes.
Aid to the Endowment.
GIFT OF HON. J. A. BOSTWICK.
The largest single gift received by the College during thesession 1886-'87, came in the month of January last from J. A. Bostwick, Esq., of New York city. At a meeting of the Trustees held January 16th, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted :
"WHEREAS, the Treasurer of the College has received from Mr. J. A. BOSTWICK,of New York City, Twenty-five Thousand Dollars in four per cent. bonds of the State of Louisiana, and
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"Whereas, one of the conditions of this gift requires that the said sum shall be a part of the regular endowment of the College, the income from which is to be used only for the payment of professors' salaries, therefore,
"Resolved, r. That we, the Trustees of Richmond College, in acknowledging the receipt of this gift, tender to Mr. Bostwick, on behalf of the College and its friends, our profound gratitude for the munificent manner in which he has honored Richmond College, and return thanks to the Giver of all good for disposing the mind and heart of His servant, our generous friend , to bestow this large and timely a id upon our struggling institution.
"2. That in view of the present wholly inadequate endowment of the College the conditions of the gift meet our warmest approval, and we hereby pledge this corporation that the principal shall not be impaired by any action of the College or its officers, or be sold or hypothecated during the natural life of the donor without his written consent, and we iurthermore ple<lge that we will add these bonds and the amount which they repres e nt to the endowment fund of the College, and that the income from the fund shall be used only for th e payment of professors' services.
"3. That this offering to the cause of Christian education in Virginia and the South will greatly delight our people, stimulate public sentiment and encourage us, the Trust ees , to press forward in the work of enlarging and strengthening this College until it shall reach the most complete development.
"4. That we very cordially invite our benefactor to visit Richmond and the College, inspect the condition and work of the institution, and give its friends the privilege and pleasure of personal acquaintance with him.
" 5. That our Secret :uy is hereby directed to convey this action to Mr. Bostwick, and spread these resolutions, with the letter to which they refer, upon the records of the College."
A true copy,
C.H. RYLAND, Secretary.
The Financial Secretary, Rev. C. H. Ryland, has charge of all matters pertaining to the collection, preservation and increase of the funds of the College. All communications on this subject should be addressed to him, and will be treated as confidential when desired.
Form o.f Bequest.
" I give and devise to Richmond College, located at Richmond, Virginia, the following real estat e , to -wit: (her e describe the said real estate, as to kind , quantity and situation )
"I also give and bequ ea th to the said College the sum of. • • • • , • • • dollars ($ .. ) ; and th e following bonds (or stock ) , to-wit: (here describe the bonds or stock), all of which are to be used for the following purposes, to -wit: (here describe tlze pu rpose for w hich it shall be applied)."
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OF RECITATIONS FOR 1888-87.
SCHEDULE
To be adhered to as .far as practicable during the coming session.
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