mine each student's fitness to remain in the classes. The University cannot be held responsible for the lack of thoroughness in the common school studies of its students. PREPARATORY CLASSES. It is incompatible with the more appropriate and important work of the University to maintain a preparatory department; but to meet the exigencies of students not fully prepared, the Faculty will organize and instruct, during this first college year, classes in the preparatory studies, except the common school branches. When the higher classes shall be filled it will be impracticable to continue this preparatory work. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND ARTS. The studies in this department embrace those scientific and literary branches required for a liberal education, and which are important for the most successful study of the various industrial courses. The studies of the course have been arranged to come within four years, as follows: The studies in this terme le are alties to in Turses: The course in Gezer Amm The course in Hindi Frat Growing, and Landscape Leam of these courses all be to it Students to manage suc for themselves orters, agricultural and horticultural nd enterprises. The studies will be pursued partly by accompanied by ecurses of reading and examinations. by the regular study of text books. Practical exercises and experments on the farm, and in the gardens, nurseries, and parations, will constitute a part of the course. The wing conspectus of Agricultural and Horticultural ed art, exhibits a general view of the field designed to be the instruction in these two courses: PROVEMENT.... PROPAGA.. Inoculating; Grafting. Pruning. (With reference to Markets. With reference to Climate and its local modifications. Sub-divisions into Fields, or Farms of different cultures. (Live; as Hedges. Wood; Boards; Rails; Paling. (Stone; Wire. Farm House; Dairy House. Barns; Ricks; Cribs, etc., for grain, hay, etc. Cattle Barns; Stables, etc. Conservatories. Green Houses, Hot Houses, etc. SOILS. (Peaty. By Chemical Manurial green crops. Subsoiling. (Plowing; Dragging; Rolling. Breeds and Varieties. Structure and Physiology. Animal Tissues, Chemistry. Qualities; Speed; Strength; Fattening; Milking, ete Products. Insects. NOXIOUS. Reptiles. Mammals. Breeding and its Principles. STOCK RAISING..... Feeding for fat, milk, work. VETERINARY SURGERY AND MEDICINE. RURAL LAWS, HISTORY, LIterature anD ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE. |