Wo.MKVS COLLEGES IN TI1K I'MTK!) ST 



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biology and a small gymnasium, in \\\\\< ':. 

 Lish system of gymna . -ight. Tii. 



lections OI tin Mu>etim of Compai- 



/oology. th<- IVa iy Museum f American Areha 1 - 



ology, the university museums of _ 'any. 



and mineralogy, and tin- Semitic mii-i-uii: 

 open to tin- student-: and. by a \>.te<>f the i 

 dent and fellows of Harvard College, tin- students 

 : the university library, containing 

 400,000 volumes. Opportunities for study in the 

 iiomioal observatory, the botanic garden, and 

 the herbarium ar rded. 



The requirements for admission to the col 



candidates for the degn. f bachelor of arts are 



identical with those for admission to Harvard Uni- 

 versity, and embrace examination in English, (in-ek. 

 Latin, German. French, history (th.-r and 



Rome, or of the United States and of England), 

 mathematics, and physical science. Tli 

 for examination are divided into elementary and 

 advanced studies by certain combinations, in which 

 one of the languages may be omitted. The candi- 

 date for admission may pass the entire examination 

 at one time, or it maybe divided between tw<> 

 or between June and" September of the same year. 

 Applicants who pass a satisfactory examination on 

 a smaller number of subjects than are called for in 

 the full requirements are admitted, at the d; 

 tion of the Academic Board, to such special cour- 

 they appear to be qualified to pursue, and students 

 of mature age who wish to pursue chiefly higher 

 courses of study may be admitted, at the discretion 

 of the Academic Board, without passim: the exami- 

 nation for admission, provided they satisfy the in- 

 structors in the courses which they elect of their 

 fitness to pursue them. Bachelors of arts of Rad- 

 cliffe College and graduates of other colleges of 

 good standing are admitted without examination as 



bachelor of arts or n 



aiimiint- : .ndi- 



f"I- tile dC) 



in-r full 



I-'n-i: rinaii have been pr. 



mis-ion, in which n and 4 other full 



:i : and in add;' 



scribed work 4 full elect r. ik>-n 



in the sophomore, junior, and Any 



- in the li- 

 nt suilicii-nt eriaence of qualification for 



\ coinpli-t- 



student n-gulurly consists of 4 full ' in- 



struction of advam >r of th- . 



lent : with high 



credit throughout an aoademi' 

 higher cnur- - of instruction in nearly 



f iv-earel. 



naries for student- who wi.-h to i 

 work. Ti. 



plans of administration in the several depart n 

 but always with the :Tording opportunity 



for regular inde; :dy. 



The annual tuition fee for a student doing full 

 work is 200. and. in addition -id minor 



expenses, the price of board a' 

 All arrangements for boarding and lodging an 

 ject to approval by the dean of tie g The 



president of the college is Mrs. Loui- 

 whole number of teachers is !4. of whom '23 are 

 professors, 1<J assistant profe>>oi>, and ~>? instruct- 

 ors, tutors, or assistants in Harvard University: t2 

 are instructors especially appointed for Radcliffe 

 College. The total number of students enrolled in 

 1895-'96 was 358, and 141 students have been grad- 

 uated. 



RAXDOLPH-MACOS WOMAN S COLLEGE. 



graduate students. The instruction open to stu- 

 dents of the college is arranged in one list, consisting 

 of full courses and half courses. These are distrib- 

 uted into 3 groups in the several branches of study : 

 courses designed primarily for undergrade 

 courses for graduates and undergraduates, and 

 courses primarily for graduates. Elective studies 

 are classed as courses or half courses, according to 

 the estimated amount of work in each and its value 

 in fulfilling the requirements for the degree of 



Ramlolph-Macnn Woman'* ( ulloiro. Lynch- 



burg. Va.. was founded in IS'.H by the ' 

 the Bandolph-Macon College for men. at Ashland. 

 Va.. and was opened to -indents in 1893. This in- 

 stitution is a part of the Randolph-Macon sy-tem of 

 colleges and schools, whose Board of Trustees, char- 

 tered by the Slate of Virginia, has been intr 

 with nearly s7.">o.(Wt for the purpose of providing 

 the best facilities for the education of young men 

 and women. It is not sought ov influence 



