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SMITH COLLEGE. NORTHAMPTON. MA-- 



physics with laboratory work, a second language 

 (Greek. German, or French), and English. The 

 regular college examinations are held in Septem- 

 ificates from properly qualified schools 

 are received from candidates for the freshman or 

 third preparatory class, and from special students 

 and teachers; but candidates for advanced stand- 

 ing must pass the required examinations. The col- 

 lege offers a classical course and a course in science, 

 each extending over four years and leading to the 

 degree of bachelor of arts, and a preparatory course 

 of three years. The course of study is prescribed 

 for the freshman year, and after that is so arranged 

 as to allow for some elective work. It is expected 

 that sophomores, and juniors will elect an amount 

 sufficient to give them, with the required work, fif- 

 teen or sixteen hours of recitations each week. In- 

 struction is offered by the college in music and art. 



The faculty for 1895-'96. including instructors in 

 art and music, numbered 24. of whom '21 were 

 women. In the college and preparatory depart- 

 ments 149 students were enrolled: in the depart- 

 ment of music. 86: and in the art department. 44. 

 The regular cost of board and tuition is $300. but 

 students may reduce ex: . year by 



doing light domestic work for an hour and a half a 

 day. Music and art are extras. All graduates of 

 the college may pursue any study of the course free 

 of tuition. 



Smith College, at Northampton. Ma-s.. was 

 founded by Miss Sophia Smith, of Hatfield. >! 

 who bequeathed funds for that purpose, defined the 

 object and general plan of the institution, appointed 

 the trustees, and selected the site. The object of 

 the institution, as stated by the founder, is the 

 establishment and maintenance of an institution 



for the higher education of young women, which 



shall afford them facilities for education equal to 



those afforded in colleges for young men. Through 



a charter from the State, granted in 1^71, the col- 



lege has full power to confer such honor- 



and diplomas as are granted or conferred by any 



university, college, or seminary in the Uni 



While the college was not founded in the in' 



of any one religious denomination, and is unsectarian 



in its management and instruction, its aims and 



sympathies are Christian, and study of the B; 



a part of the course. The college ; for 



students in ls?5. During this time the Rev. L. 



Clark Seelye has been the only president. 



The grounds of the college cover al> 

 The college buildings. 18 in number, are grouped 

 toward the front of the grounds, with ample - 

 in the rear for outdoor exercise and recreation. 

 College Hall, the main building, contains lecture 

 and recitation rooms, the assembly hall, offict - 



instructors, and the reading room and library. 

 which contains 7.000 volumes. The i -try, 



with an endowment of $300.000 for books alone, is 

 directly opposite the college grounds, and a:' 

 excellent opportunr -ntific and literary 



v-h. The Lilly Hall of > r'rum 



its donor. Alfred Theodore Lilly, proviii 

 modation for the scientific work and collections. 

 The first floor and basement contain the lecture 

 room and laboratories for chemistry and pi 

 and the scientific library: on the second floor are 

 the laboratories and class rooms {<: 



i ml botany: on the third floor are the scien- 

 tific collections. The obs- - furnished with 



an equatorial ! rrun- 11 inch.--- : a <pec- 



troscope with diffraction grating: a sider 



