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College of Natural Science.

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taining a fall set of Bunsen's gasometric apparatus, an induction coil, battery, mercury, etc.; and a store room with apparatus for all kinds of work in quantitative analysis. The apparatus for general use includes a large platinum retort for the preparation of hydrofluoric acid;' a Geissler's mercurial air pump; Hoffman's apparatus for illustrating the composition of compound gases; a Soliel-Scheibler's saccharimeter; an excellent 1set of aeometers; a Hauy's goniometer; a camera with Ross lenses; a Ruhmkorff's coil; galvanic batteries of Grove and Bunsen, and a potassium dichromate battery; a galvanometer; a spectroscope; microscopes; a gas combustion furnace for organic analysis, etc. On the mansard floor ample provision has been made for the study of Photography.

COUESE IN GHEMISTBY. Required for Degree of B. S. in School of Chemistry.

FIBST TEAB.

1. Chemistry, General and Applied; Trigonometry; American Authors or French. 2. Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Conic Sections; British Authors or French. 3. Organic Chemistry and Laboratory Practice; Free Hand Drawing; Rhetoric or French.

SECOND YEAR.

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.

THIED YEAB.

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

FOUBTH YEAB.

1. Laboratory Practice; Mental Science; Physiography. 2. Laboratory Practice; Constitutional History; Logic. 3. Laboratory Practice; Political Kconomy; Geology.

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Students who are candidates for the degree of B. S. in School of Chemistry must perform the laboratory work laid down in some one of the prescribed chemical courses. A term of Photography will be provided for students who desire it; it will consist of text-book work, with recitations and daily practice.