426 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



DESIGN- OF THE INSTITUTION. 



It is the design of the Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts to 

 give to the young men of the State who may desire it, at a moderate cest, the advan- 

 tages of a thorough, liberal and practical education. It proposes to do this by means of 

 the most Approved methods of instruction, by giving to every young man who pursues 

 the course of study, an opportunity practically to apply the lessons he learns in the class- 

 room, and by furnishing him facilities for defraying expenses by his own labor. 



By the act of Congress donating public lands for the endowment and maintenance of 

 such Colleges, it is provided that the leading objuet of such an Institution shall be, 

 " without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and inelu.ling military tactics, 

 to teach such branches of learning as are related to Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts." 



While the course of study fully meets this requisition, and is especially adapted to 

 prepare the student for agricultural and mechanical pursuits, it is designed that it shall 

 be also sufficiently comprehensive, and of such a character as to secure to the student the 

 discipline of mind and practical experience necessary for entering upon other callings or 

 professions, 



CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION. 



Candidates for admission to the Freshman Class must be not less than fifteen years of 

 age, and must pass a satisfactory examination in Arithmetic, Geography, English Gram- 

 mar, Iliitory of the United States, and Algebra as far as Quadratic Equations. 



Candidates for advanced standing must sustain a satisfactory examination in the pre- 

 paratory branches, and in all the studies previously pursued by the class they propose to 

 enter.* 



Satisfactory testimonials of good moral character and industrious habits will be rigidly 

 exacted. 



COURSE OF STUDY— FIRST YEAR. 



First TEn^r — Algebra, Robinson. History, Willson. Physical Geography, Guyot. 

 Rhetoric, Ilaven. 



Second Teujf — Algebra, Robinson. History, Willson (first half terra). Botany, Gray 

 (second half term). Physical Geography, Guyot. Book-keeping. Rhetoric, Haven. 



Third Term — Geometry, Botany (Analysis), Gray. Horticulture. Natural Philos- 

 ophy. Rhetoric, Haven. 



Lectures on Anatomy and Physiology, Meteorology, Physical Geography, Natural 

 Philosophy, Structural Botany and Practical Agriculture ; English Composition and 

 Declamation will be regular exercises throughout the year. 



SECOND YEAR. 



First Term — Geometry, Loomis. Botany, Gray, Darlington, Johnson. Chemical 

 Physics, Silliman. Drainage, Waring. Rhetoric. 



Second Term — Trigonometry, Loomis. French. Chemistry, (General). Elements of 

 Agriculture. Rhetoric, 



Third Term — Surveying and Navigation, Loomis. French. Chemistry (Analytical). 

 Dairy Farming. Rhetoric. 



*To accommodate those wishing to join the present Freshman class at the commence- 

 ment of the second term, there will be an examination on Tuesday, January 2lth, 1871. 

 Candidates proposing to enter at that time should confer at once with Professor Fernald, 

 and learn definitely of the course of study pursued by the class during the fall. 



