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and Hydraulics, etc. Mechanical Brawing. Second Term.—Natural Philosophy—Pneumatics, Barometer, Puinps, Steam Engine, Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, etc. Mechanical Drawing. Third Term.—Mechanics. Drawing. SECOND YEAR.—First Term.—Heat—Steam and its applications, Steam Engine, its theory, construction, history, etc. Air Engines, and drafts of Engines. Second Term.—Electricity, statical, dynamical, Terrestial Magnetism, Construction and use of Telegraph, Theory of Electroplating, etc., Acoustics, Laws of Sound. Third Term.—Optics, Theories of Light, Polarization, Telescopes, Microscopes, Mathematics of, etc. THIRD YEAH.—First Term.—Practical Hydraulics—flow of liquids in pipes, pressure, etc. Hydrostatics, Motors, Practical Pneumatics, Friction, etc. Second Term.—Machinery—theory, construction, location, calculation of power, motors. Third Term.—Building materials, strength of materials, designs and estimates for mills, machinery, etc. FOURTH YEAE.—First Term.—Astronomy—Solar System, Descriptive Astronomy. Second Term.—Stellar System, Meteorology, etc. Third Term.— Practical Astronomy, calculations of eclipses, use of instruments. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING. The studies in this department will occupy three years, and the instructions will be as follows: FIRST YEAR.—First Term.—Chain Surveying, Mensuration, Geometrical Drawing. Second Term.—Descriptive Geometry, Geometrical Drawing. Third Term.—Compass and Transit Land Surveying, Leveling Plats, Maps of Farm Surveys. SECOND YEAR.—First Term.—Topographical Surveying, Elements of Hydrographical Surveying, Leveling, Maps of Topographical Surveys. Second Terwi.-Mahan's Civil Engineering, Plans and Elevations of Engineering Constructions. Third Term.—Gillespie's Roads and Railroads. Railroad and Canal Surveying, Plans, Profiles and Sections of Surveys. THIRD YEAR.—First Term.—Descriptive Geometry applied to Stone Cutting, Projections of the Earth, Warped Surfaces. Mathematical Theory, and results of Experiments upon the Strength of Materials, and of the Stability of Girder, Suspension, Tubular and Arch Bridges, and of Retaining Walls and Frames. Plans and Elevations of Engineering Constructions. Second Term.—Supply and Distribution of Water, Distribution of Gas, Drainage. Theory of Machines, Plans and Elevations of Engineering, Constructions. Machine Drawing. Third Term.—Method of determining the form of the Earth. Methods of the United States Coast Survey. Designs and Reviews of Special Machines, and Engineering Constructions. Discussion of Scientific Subjects. General Field Work. The first year of the above course corresponds with the second year of the Mathematical course. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. The studies of this department will extend through three years. The instruction will be given by text books and lectures, with exercises in Compo-