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COURSE IN AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.

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position of compound gases; a Soliel-Scheibler's saccharimeter; an excellent set of areometers; a H a u y ' s goniometer; a c a m e r a with Boss lenses, a Ruhmkorffs coil; galvanic batteries; a galv a n o m e t e r ; a spectroscope; microscopes; g a s combustion furnaces for organic analysis, etc. On the m a n s a r d floor ample provision h a s been made for t h e study of p h o t o g r a p h y .

COURSE IN CHEMISTRY.

Bequiredfor degree of B. S., in School of Chemistry.

FIRST Y E A R .

1. Chemistry, general and applied; Trigonometry; Free-hand Drawing; French. 2. Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Conic Sections; Free-hand Drawing; French. 3. Organic Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Free-hand Drawing; Calculus; French.

SECOND Y E A R .

1. Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Physiology or Botany; German. 2. Agricultural Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Microscopy; German. 3. Agricultural Chemistry and Laboratory practice; Vegetable Physiology;. German.

THIRD YEAR.

1. Laboratory Practice; Mineralogy; German. 2. Laboratory Practice; Physics; German. 3. Laboratory Practice; Physics; German.

FOURTH YEAR.

1. Laboratory Practice; Mental Science; Physiography. 2. Laboratory Practice; Constitutional History; Logic. 3. Laboratory Practice; Political Economy; Geology. Students who are candidates for t h e degree of B. S. in theSchool of Chemistry m u s t perform the laboraton^ work as laid down in some one of t h e prescribed chemical courses.

SCHOOL O F NATURAL H I S T O R Y .

The School of N a t u r a l H i s t o r y is especially intended t o p r o vide a general preparation for the professions and business pursuits requiring more of an acquaintance with t h e m e t h o d s and facts of science t h a n with those of literature. More specifically, it is designed: To afford a t h o r o u g h and liberal education with a basis in the sciences and modern languages. T o prepare for the teaching of the n a t u r a l history subjectseither in the higher schools or as a professional specialty.