Additional Notes* 505 



In Virginia there are two Colleges, viz. 



1. JV ill iam and Mary College, at Williamsburgh. This 

 institution was incorporated in 1693, by King William and 

 Queen Mary, whose names it bears. The credit of obtain- 

 ing the Charter, and of organizing the establishment, is due 

 to the Rev. James Blair. (See p. 335.) This was the second 

 College founded in the American Colonies. 



The governing powers in this College are vested in a Board of 

 Visitors, not exceeding twenty. The Officers me, a President 

 {now the Rev. Dr. Madison, Bishop of the Protestant Epis- 

 copal Church in the State of Virginia), who is also Professor 

 of Moral and Natural Philosophy ; a Professor of Mathematics ; 

 a Professor of Ancient Languages; a Professor of Modern Lan- 

 guages ; a Professor of Law ; and a Professor of Chemistry. 



In the Moral School, in this College, the course consists 

 of, 1. Logic and the Philosophy of the Human Mind. On 

 these subjects, the works of Duncan, Reid, and Professor 

 Stewart are studied. 2. Rhetoric and Belles Lettres. Here 

 Dr. Blair's Lectures are chiefly used. 3. Moral Philosophy. 

 In this department the author studied is Paley. 4. Natural 

 Law. Rutherforth and Burlamagui, &c. 5. Law of 

 Nations. Vattel and Martens. 6. Politics. Locke, 

 Montesquieu, Rousseau, &c. 7. Political Economy. 

 Smith's Wealth of Nations. In Natural Philosophy there 

 is a regular course of Lectures, attended with every necessary 

 experiment. In this course, the works generally referred tc, 

 and recommended, are those of Rowning, Helsham, 

 Martin, Desaguliers, Muschenbroeck, Cavallo, 

 Adams, Lavoisier, Chaptal, &c. 



In the department of Law, the Professor takes an exten- 

 sive view of the general principles of government; comments 

 on the great work of Judge Blackstone ; explains the struc- 

 ture and principles of the American governments, and parti- 

 cularly of the government of Virginia. In teaching the an- 

 cient and modern Languages, the usual course is pursued. 

 Though all the Students are not compelled to attend to the 

 former, yet a competent knowledge of them is necessary in 

 order to the taking of a regular degree. 



No particular period of residence at this College is required. 

 All students who are prepared to go through the prescribed 

 examination mav receive its honours. 



The number of Students in this College, in the beginning 

 of the year 1801, was 53. The Library contains about 300O 

 volumes. The Philosophical Apparatus, when procured in 



