236 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



daily performed in the college laboratory, and chemico-agricul- 

 tural researches undertaken by the more advanced students, 

 under the immediate direction of Dr. A. Voelcker and assistants. 



Geology. — Besides the lectures delivered on geology, the 

 students are instructed by accompanying the professor of geol- 

 ogy in field excursions and geological surveys in the surrounding 

 neighborhood. 



Entomology . — Lectures on entomology are delivered weekly, 

 and students are encouraged to make collections of insects. 



Botany. — A complete set of lectures on systematic botany, 

 illustrated by a botanical garden, is annually delivered ; and 

 the professor of botany conducts botanical excursions weekly, 

 during the summer and autumn months. 



Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. — Instruction in this 

 department includes a complete system of anatomy and pathol- 

 ogy. Pupils are required to note all hospital cases in their 

 journals. 



Surveying and Civil Engineerijig. — In this department is 

 embraced instruction in those mathematical subjects, which are 

 connected with surveying, engineering, &c. ; regular and 

 frequent opportunities being afforded for practical instruction 

 in the field in surveying, levelling and land measuring, and in 

 the use of the theodolite, spirit level and other instruments. 



Architectural and Mechanical Drawing. — A certified master, 

 from the science and art department of the Committee of council 

 on education, South Kensington, teaches these subjects. 



Admission. — The principal will furnish the necessary forms for 

 the admission of in-students, who are required to be sixteen 

 years of age. 



Out-students are admitted to attend the lectures and avail 

 themselves of the practical instruction of the institution. Dur- 

 ing their pupilage they are amenable to the college regulations, 

 under the penalty of forfeiting their fees ; which are also liable 

 to be forfeited, in the event of any serious misconduct being 

 brought under the notice of the public authorities. Except in 

 certain cases, out-students are required to be one-and-twenty 

 years of age. 



Vacations. — Tliere are two vacations in the year, each 

 extending over seven weeks ; the commencement of the summer 



