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. ADMISSION.

Candidates for the college of natural science must be at least fifteen years of age, and must pass satisfactory examinations in the common school branches and in the studies of the preliminary year. Their preparation should be specially good in the scientific studies of the preliminary year. Some knowledge of drawing of natural objects will also greatly facilitate the student's progress. A knowledge of the Latin language is a good preparation for the mastery of the scientific names which must be learned in this course.

SCHOOL O F C H E M I S T R Y . This school aims to impart such knowledge of chemistry as will enable the student to apply the principles of the science to the related arts, and to fit him for the field of original research, or for the practical business of the druggist, pharmaceutist and practical chemist.

INSTRUCTION.

Text-book instruction in the principles of chemistry and chemical physics, occupy six weeks of the first term of the first year. The remainder of the year the recitations alternate with laboratory practice. During the next three years each student is expected to work two hours daily in the laboratory, five days in the week. In order to graduate, each is required at the close of his course, to make an original investigation, and present a thesis. Students who pursue chemistry as a part of other courses work at least two consecutive hours daily during such time as their specialty may require. Text-Books,—Roscoe's Chemistry ; Douglas & Prescott's Analysis ; Fresenius' Analysis; Miller's Chemistry; Rose's Analysis. Boohs of Reference.—Gmelin's Handbook of Chemistry; GrahamOtto's Ausfuehrliches Lehrbuch der Chemie; W a t t ' s Dictionary of Chemistry ; Lehmann's Physiological Chemistry ; Percy's Metallurgy ; Mitchell's Practical A s s a y i n g ; Wormley's Micro-Chemistry of Poisons; Taylor on Poison. Four courses of laboratory work have been arranged as follows :

CHEMICAL COURSE.

FIRST Y E A R .

First Term.—Qualitative analysis, tests and separation of the alkalies, alkaline earths, (N H 4) 2 S Group, and 1st and 2d division of H 2 S group. Second Term.—Qualitative analysis completed, tests, and separation of 3d division of H 2 S group, and the acids, analysis of 20 simple salts, and 20 compound substances. Third Term.—Quantitative analysis of sodium sulphate, dolomite, ammonium alum, potassium chloride, bone ash, iron ore.