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AppARATns. The College is furnished with new and valuable apparatus for the de- 

 partments of Physical Geography, Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, and for Surveying 

 and Civil Engineering, to which additions will be made as the exigencies of the several 

 departments require. 



LiBRAUT. The Library already contains several hundred volumes, some of which have 

 been obtained by purchase, while others have been kindly donated to the College. It is 

 earnestly hoped that so important an auxiliary in the education of those who are to be 

 students in the College will nrt be disregarded by the people of the State, but that liberal 

 contributions will be made to it, not only of agricultural and scientific works, but also 

 of works of interest to the general reader. 



Readixg Room. The Reading Room is supplied with a limited number of newspapers 

 and periodicals. Grateful acknowledgement is herewith made for the following named 

 papers, generously sent by the proprietors to the College: 



The Sunrise, Presque Isle; The Piscataquis Observer, Dover; The American Sentinel,. 

 Bath; The Maine Farmer, Augusta; The Maine Standard, Augusta; The Aroostook 

 Times, Houl ion; The New England Farmer, Boston, Mass.; The Country Gentleman, 

 Albany, N. Y. ; Moore's Rural New Yorker, New York City; The Boston Daily Adver- 

 tiser is sent by Hon. S. H. Dale, Bangor; The New York Tribune is furnished by S. 

 Johnson, A. M.; La Semaine Agricole, by subscription. 



The following scientific journals are furnished by subscription to the Reading Room, 

 viz : 



The Chemical News, Silliman's Journal, The Gas Light Journal, Journal of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society (England), Boston Journal of Chemistry and the Bowdoin Scientific 

 Review. 



Cabinet. A room in the Chemical Laboratory has been fitted up with cases for Min- 

 erals, and a few hundred specimens have been presented to the College. All specimens 

 thus donated will be properly credited and placed on exhibition. Rocks illustrating the 

 different geological formations and minerals found within the State, are particularly 

 solicited. 



LiTEBAKT Society. A flourishing society has been organized by the students of the 

 College, which holds weekly meetings for declamations, discussions, and other literary 

 exercises. 



Public Worship. All students are required to attend daily prayers at the College, 

 and public worship on the Sabbath at some one of the neighboring churches, unless ex- 

 cused by the President. , 



EXPENSES, AND MEANS OF DEFRAYING THEM. 



Tuition is free to students from all parts of the State. Those from other States will 

 be charged twelve dollars per term. Room rent is free, and each room is furnished with 

 a bedstead, matress, table, sink, and four chairs. All other bedding and furniture must 

 be supplied by the students, who will also furnish their own lights. Three dollars per 

 week will be charged for board, and fifty cents per week for washing and fuel. These 

 bills, with those for incidental expenses, are payable at or before the close of each term. 



Students receive compensation for their labor according to their industry, faithfulness 

 and efficiency, the educational character of the labor being also taken into account. The 

 average amount paid will be about twenty-five cents for three hours' labor. 



The terms are so arranged that the long vacation occurs in the winter, that students 

 may have an opportunity to teach during that time. By means of the amount thus 



