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The collection also includes a Grove's Battery of six cups, an induction coil, model telegraphic apparatus, Magdeburg hemispheres, vacuum tubes, receivers* magnets, and other accompanying apparatus.

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY are taught by the aid of a finely mounted

French skeleton, a French mannikin, and large models of the eye, the trachea, lungs, &c, and numerous anatomical plates of life size figures. GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY are illustrated by some of the best maps, charts, engravings, plans of cities, &c. CIVIL ENGINEERING.—The apparatus for surveying and engineering embraces all the field instruments necessary, for making Government land surveys, farm ' surveys, railroad and topographical surveying and leveling, as the Transit Theodolite, a Level from Newton & Co.'s, London, with two leveling rods, the ordinary and the self-reading; a first class vernier compass; "best brazed-link steel chains, Gunter's and Engineer's; also the necessary instruments for the new Stadim'surveyiug, as adopted in the government surveys. MILITARY.—150 muskets and accoutrements complete; 12 cavalry swords; 1 bass drum; 1 tenor drum; 3 fifes; 2 bugles; 18 fencing muskets for bayonet practice; swords, gauntlets and masks, for sword practice; automaton regiment for theoretical instruction ; and a large drill hall to be erected this summer. The library also includes quite a selection "of books on military science, military history and engineering. LIBRARY AND READING ROOM. The library contains over four thousand volumes, and is especially rich in books relating to agriculture, mechanics, engineering and the arts; and in natural sciences, history, biography and literature. The large Library Hall is fitted up as a reading room, and richly provided with American, English, French and German papers and periodicals, embracing the most important and celebrated scientific and art publications, monthlies, quarterlies, &c. The reading room, well warmed and lighted, is open every day and evening; and is constantly resorted to by the Faculty and students. Besides the University library, there are also libraries belonging to the literary societies. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. 1. Each student is required by law to be at least fifteen gears of age, but it is believed that few will be found mature enough at this age to enter with the highest profit upon the studies of the University, and it is recommended, as a general rule, that students be at least eighteen years old before entering. 2. The law also prescribes that " no student shall be admitted to instruction in any of the departments of the University, who shall not previously undergo a satisfactory examination in each of the branches ordinarily taught in the common schools of the State." In addition to these, candidates for advanced standing must pass an examination in the studies already pursued by the class, or an equivalent therefor. Those desiring ancient languages must pass in the ordinary preparatory studies in such languages. 3. There are certain elementary studies not yet reckoned among the " branches ordinarily taught in common schools," such as elementary Algebra, Natural Philosophy and English Composition, which it is strongly recommended that students shall pursue before coming to the University.- They necessarily precede