Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878 [PAGE 149]

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SECOND Y E A R .

First Term.—Quantitative analysis of Calamine (zinc carbonate), copper pyrites, galena, spathic iron ore, nickel ore, clay, soil, determination of iron, copper, etc., both volumetrically and gravimetrically* Second Term.—Volumetric analysis, alkalimetry and acidimetry, preparation of standard solutions, analysis of sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, pearl ash, cream of tartar, sulphuric, hydrochloric, oxalic and citric acids, analysis of corn or other grain. Third Term.—Preparation of salts, acids, etc.; electroplating with silver, gold, copper, nickel.

THIRD YEAR.

First Term.—Ultimate analysis, determination of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen chlorine, phosphorus and sulphur in organic compounds, analysis of urine. Second Term.—Blow pipe analysis, determination of a collection of minerals representing over thirty of the metals. Assaying in both the dry and wet way of gold, silver and lead ores. Third Term.—Photography, preparation of ether, absolute alcohol, gun cotton, cadmium iodide, ammonium iodide, glacial acetic acid, silver nitrate, collodion, taking negatives, printing positives, toning and mounting.

FOURTH YEAR.

First Term.-^Gas analysis, calibration of eudiometers, analysis j of air from lungs, atmospheric air, marsh gas, illuminating gas and crude coal gas, analysis of mineral waters. Second Term.—Toxicology, micro-chemistry of poisons, testing for mineral and vegetable poisons, separation from organic mixtures. Third Ter?n.—Original researches, thesis.

PHARMACEUTICAL FIRST COURSE.

YEAR.

Same as in chemical course.

SECOND YEAR.

First Term.—Quantitative analysis of commercial drugs, white lead, red lead, paris green, sodium nitrate, oxalic acid, tartar emetic, com-, mercial hydrochloric, nitric and sulphuric acid. Second Term.—Analysis of mineral waters, preparation of tinctures, solid and fluid extracts, reading and compounding prescriptions. Third Term.—Isolation of alkaloids, atropine, strychnine, quinine, nicotine, aconitine, morphine, preparation of salycilic acid, examination of alcoholic liquors, reading and compounding prescriptions.

THIRD YEAR.

First Term.—Same as second term, second year of chemical course. Second Term.—Same as first term, third year of chemical course, without analysis of urine, reading and compounding prescriptions.