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MARYLAND
Agpicultupal COLLKr.
CATALOGUE.
YEAR I900-'0I.
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AUPYLAND
Agpicultupal C0LLI:(jC
CATALOGUE.
VEAI^ I^OCHil.
Board of Trustees.
Members Ex-offido.
Hon. Joha Walter Smith Governor, Fresideut of tlie Board.
Hon. J. W. Hering Comptroller of the Treasury
Hon, Isidor Rayner Attorney General.
Hon. Murray Vandiver Staie Treasurer.
Hon, John Hubner . . .President of the Senate.
Hon. Lloyd Wilkinson Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Members Representing Stockholders.
Allen Dodge, Esq., Washington, D. C.
Chas. B, Calvert, Esq., College Park, Md.
Chas. H. Stanley, Esq Laurel, Md.
Hon. M. de K. Smith ~ Chestertown, Md.
Harold Walsh, Esq Jerusalem Mills, Md.
Members Appointed by the Governor.
Chas. W. Slagle, Esq., Baltimore, Md Term expires 1902.
W. S. Whitef ord, Esq., Whitefords, Md " " 1902.
J. M. Monroe, Esq., Anne Arundel Co., Md " " 1904
Hon. Chas. H. Evans, Baltimore, Md " " 1904.
C. J. Purnell, Esq., Snow Hill, Md " " 1906.
Hon. David Seibert, Clear Spring, Md " " 1906.
Standing G>mmittccs of the Board of Trustees.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
Messrs. Stanley, Vandiver, Slagle, Seibert and Whiteford.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
Messrs. Vandiver, Stanley, Walsh, Monroe and Hering.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
Messrs. Monroe, Dodge, Rayner, Hubner and Evans.
COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTION.
Messrs. Evans, Monroe and Walsh.
COMMITTEE ON AUDITING.
Messrs. Vandiver, Slagle and Stanley.
COMMITTEE ON EASTERN BRANCH.
Messrs. Smith, Piirnell and Slagle.
COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Messrs. Whiteford, Calvert, Slagle, Stanley and Evans.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Stanley, Vandiver, Monroe, Evans, Smith and Whiteford.
Officers and Faculty of Instruction,
R. W. SILVESTER,
President and Professor of Mathematics.
•Of Eugii«h and Civics.
W. T. L. Taliaferro Prof, of Agriculture.
Harry Gwinner, M. M. E Prof. Mechanical Engineering-.
H. B. McDonnell, M. D., B. S Prof, of Chemistr3\
Henrj^ I/anahan, A. B. Prof. Civics and Civil Engineering'.
James S. Robinson Prof, of Horticulture,
W. G. Johnson, A. M Prof, of Entomology.
C. O. Townsend, Ph. D Prof. Pathology and Botany.
Thos. H. Spence, A. M Prof, of Languages.
F. B. Bomberger, B. S Professor of English and Civics.
Samuel S. Buckley, M. S., D. V. S...Prof. of Veterinary Science.
Henrj^ T. Harrison, Principal of Preparatory Department.
Chas. S. Richardson, Director of Physical Culture and In-
structor in Elocution.
J. H. Mitchell, M. E Assistant in Mechanical Engineering.
H. P. Gould, M. S Assistant in Entomology.
G. L. Stewart, B. S Assistant in Pathology and Botany.
J. R. Laughlin, B. S ]
M. N. Straughn, B. S I
J. B. Robb, B. S [ Assistants in Chemistry (State Work).
T. R. Gough, B. S
C. G. Church, B. S
George S. Edelen, B. S Assistant in Chemistry (Collegiate
Work).
Jos. R. Owens, M. D Registrar and Treasurer.
W. O. Eversfield, M. D Physician in Charge,
Miss M. L. Spence, Typewriter and Stenographer.
*Will be supplied. .
Calendar for J 900- 1 90 1.
FALL TERM.
September 20-22 Entrance Examinations.
September 24, Monday, 9 A. M, College Work Begins.
October 12, Friday, Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
December 21, Fall Term Ends.
December 14, Friday, Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
December 21, noon, January 2, noon Christmas Holidays.
WINTER TERM.
January 2, Winter Term Begins.
March 8 Friday, Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
April 3, Winter Terra Ends.
April 4, noon, 9, noon Easter Holidays.
SPRING TERM.
April 10, Spring Term Begin
June 1-14, Final Examinations.
June 14, .Friday, Meeting of the Board of Trustees,
June 16, Sunday, Baccalaureate Sermon 4 P. M,
June 17, Class Day,
June 18, Alumni Day,
June 19, Commencement Day, Exercises 11 A. M
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^ HISTORICAL SKETCH.
As some misapprehension seems to exist in the mind of the general
public as to the exact nature of the instruction offered by the Maryland
Agricultural College and the function of the institution as a part of the
educational system of the State, it is thought advisable at this time to
make some very definite statement of the precise character of the work
of the College, its raison d^etre, and the aims and hopes of the present
administration in endeavoring to carry out to the fullest extent the am-
bitions and ideals of its founders. A brief account of the origin and
history of the institution may serve to make clear its purpose and the
scope of its work.
The Maryland Agricultural College was incorporated by an Act of
the General Assembly of Maryland, dated March 6th, 1856, at a time
when but one other such institution existed in the United States. Its
express purpose was defined to be, "To instruct the youthful student in
those arts and sciences indispensable to successful agricultural pursuit."
Under the charter thus granted to a party of public-spirited private in-
dividuals, the original college building was erected and its doors
opened to students in the fall of 1859. For three years it was conducted
as a private institution ; but in 1862 the Congress of the United States,
recognizing the valuable work in the cause of practical education which
such colleges were doing for the country, passed the "Land-grant Act,"
providing for the establishment and maintenance of agricultural col-
leges, by applying for that purpose a proportionate amount of un-
claimed Western land, in place of scrip, to each State and Territory in
the Union. This grant having been formally accepted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, and the Maryland Agricultural College being
named as the beneficiary of the grant, the College thus became, in part,
at least, a State institution, and such it is at the present time.
In 1887 the Federal Congress passed a second important Act in
aid of the agricultural interests, appropriating $15,000 a year for the
establishment and maintenance of agricultural experiment stations.
The Maryland station was located on the college farm, and was made
a department of the College. In 1892 the Board of Trustees so far
separated it from the college as to put it under a special Director, who
is directly responsible to the Board. The function of the Experiment
Station is the investigation of those agricultural problems of most in-
terest and concern to the farmers of the State, and the publication and
dissemination of the results of such experiments, in the form of bul-
letins, for the information and guidance of those interested in agricul-
ture. Since the inception of the Experiment Station, its influence has
steadily increased and its sphere of usefulness has constantly widened,
until it is now a well recognized factor in the agricultural development
of Maryland.
Once more, in 1892, the Federal Government came to the aid of
the agricultural and mechanical colleges. By the Act of ("ongress of
that year an annual appropriation of $15,000, to be increased by $1,000
each year until the sum of $25,000 was reached, was granted each State,
to be applied to the further equipment and support of the agricultural
and mechanical colleges. The primary object of this legislation was
the development of the departments of agricultural and the mechanical
arts, and the branches kindred thereto. Maryland, as was the case in
all the States of the South, in order to comply with the terms of the
Act of Congress, divided this fund between the State Agricultural Col-
lege and a somewhat similar institution for the education of colored
students, located at Princess Anne, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
During the last seven years the history of the College has been that
of steady growth. This fact is evidenced by the increased numbers of
students availing themselves of its facilities ; by the erection of many
new buildings — the Ifbrary and gymnasium building, the new chemical
laboratory, the mechanical engineering building, the Morrill Hall and
the new college barn — as well as by the establishment of the Depart-
ment of Farmers' Institutes and the Departments of State Entomology
and State Pathology. Under such favorable auspices the institution
must continue to grow, and ultimately reach the status of being the
most important factor in the agricultural and industrial development
of the State. - - .
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION. - --
The Maryland Agricultural College is located in Prince George's
County, ^laryland, on the line of the Washington Branch of the B. &
O. R. R., eight miles from Washington, and thirty-two miles from
Baltimore. At least ten trains a day, from each city, stop at College
Station, thus making the place easily accessible from all parts of the
State.
The telegraph station is Hyattsville, connected with the college by
a private telephone line.
The college grounds front on the Baltimore and Washington turn-
pike. The suburban town of Hyattsville is two and one-half miles to
the south, and Laurel, the largest town in the county, is thirteen miles
to the north, on the same road. Connection with Washington by the
District and Suburban Electric Railway has recently been established.
The site of the college is particularly beautiful. The buildings
occupy the crest of a commanding hill, covered with forest trees, and
overlooking the entire surrounding country. In front, extending to the
turnpike, is a broad, rolling campus, the drill ground and athletic field
of the students. In the rear are the farm buildings and barn. A quar-
ter of a mile to the northeast are the buildings of the Experiment
Station. The college farm contains about three hundred acres, and is
devoted to the gardens, orchards, vineyard and to general farming.
The main college building is of brick, five stories in height. It
•contains the students' quarters, mess hall, chapel, lecture rooms and
offices. The dormitories are large, well ventilated, and provided with
fire escapes and bath and water rooms. All the buildings are lighted
with gas and heated with steam from central plants on the college
grounds. During the past summer extensive improvements were made
in the plumbing and sanitary arrangements of the building. An addi-
tion to the main building has been erected, containing commodious
bath rooms on each floor, with the most modern appliances for the
comfort and health of the students.
The Mechanical Engineering Department is located in a new two-
: story brick building, completed in 1896, and now thoroughly equipped.
It contains workshops for carpentry and forging, machinery rooms, a
drawing room, library and office. It is a model building of its kind.
The new chemical building was completed in 1897, and is now
thoroughly equipped. It contains several lecture rooms, laboratories
for practical work and for the analysis of fertilizers and feeding material
for domestic animals, which work is assigned to the Professor of Chem-
istr}^ at this college by an Act of the General Assembly. He is thus the
State Chemist.
In 1894 the present building of the gymnasium and library was
•erected. The gymnasium on the ground floor is well furnished with
modem athletic appliances. The library and reading room is on the
second floor, and is a large, well lighted and convenient room for the
purpose.
One of the most noteworthy additions to the group of college
buildings is the new Morrill Hall, now completed. The building pro-
vides ample accommodations for the Departments of Agriculture, Hor-
ticulture, Biology, Physics, Entomology, Pathology and Veterinary
Science, thus relieving the pressure of close quarters, from which these
■departments have suffered, and greatly extending their opportunities
for the development of high-grade scientific work.
Another important improvement to the working facilities of the
college and farm is the erection of a new and model barn. Especial
attention is invited to the arrangement of this building, which is in
many ways an example of an almost perfect general utility farm build-
ing. .
The general appearance of the college grounds is exceedingly at-
tractive. They are tastefully laid oflf in lawn and terraces, with orna-
mental shrubbery and flower plots, and the view from the grove and
■campus cannot be surpassed. ■
The location of the college is entirely healthful ; the sanitary con-
ditions are excellent. No better proof of this can be given than that
there has been no really serious case of illness among the students for
nearly ten years.
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GENERAL AIM AND PURPOSE.
The Agricultural College is the State School of Science and Tech-
nology. While seeking, first of all, to perform the functions of an agri-
cultural college, its sphere of work has been widened to embrace all
the sciences akin to agriculture, and all the arts related to mechanical
training. To these special and prominent lines of work have been
added such branches of study as are necessary for a liberal education,
for the development of the intelligent citizen, and the making of the
man of general culture. The purpose of this college is to give to young
men anxious to prepare themselves for the active duties of life, such
training in the sciences or in the mechanical workshop as will enable
them to take their places in the industrial world well prepared for the
fierce competition of the day.
Recognizing that such an education, in order to be of practical
advantage to the many, must be offered at a cost within the means of
all, the expenses for the year to the student have been reduced to the
point where his college dues are not in excess of his ordinary daily ex-
penses. It is to be remembered that the college is a State institution.
in part supported by the State, in part by the Federal Government,
through its several endowment Acts, and that it is in no sense a money-
making institution, but simply a medium of disbursement by the gov-
ernment to those classes upon whom the safety and prosperity of the
State so largely depend.
While the college provides, as will hereinafter be explained, several
distinct courses of instruction, looking to the special training of the
student in agriculture, mechanical engineering, the natural and physical
sciences and belle lettres, the fact is clearly kept in view that a sound
foundation must be laid for each and every course. Successful speciali-
zation is only possible after the student has been prepared for it by a
thorough training in the essentials. All education must be narrow and
one-sided which does not provide for the general culture of the student,
and which does not look first to the natural and normal development
of the individual. The general working plan of the college may be
thus described: It begins with the student in his first, or Freshman
year, a systematic and carefully adjusted scheme of work, differing but
little in the several courses, and looking to his general development in
mental strength, range of information and power of expression and
thought. At the beginning of his second, or sophomore year, differen-
tiation may be said to begin along those lines in which he shows most
natural aptitude. This gradual specialization continues during his third
or junior year, until in his last, or senior year, his work consists wholly
of one or more closely connected topics in which he is thus able thor-
oughly to prepare himself. With the present equipment of the labora-
tories and mechanical workshops, a student is able to become so pro-
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ficient in) his chosen line of work that when he leaves the college a
career is open to him if he chooses to avail himself of it.
The Agricultural College is, legitimately, the crowning point of
the Public School System of Maryland. Its aim is to provide a higher
education to the graduates of the county schools. To this end its curric-
ulum is adjusted to meet the preparation of such students. It is this
class of young men that the college is especially desirous of reaching.
Experience has shown that our most satisfactory students come as
graduates from the county schools ; and no efforts will be spared to
make the transition from the high school or grammar school to the
college a possible one for all those actuated by an earnest desire to
complete their education.
DEPARTMENTS— EQUIPMENT AND WORK.
The following is a brief account of the equipment of the several
departments of the college, and the general character of the instruction
given in each,
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Prof. W. T. L. Taliaferro.
The Agricultural Department offers four courses — (a) a four-years'"
course leading to the degree of B. S. ; (b) a special two-years' course ;
(c) a special creamery course ; (d) a six-weeks' winter course.
Outline of Four Years' Course, Freshman Year:
First Session, Course I. — No. hours per week : 3 recitative, 4 prac-
tical. The general principles of agriculture, including the composition
of soils and plants, the mechanical conditions of soils, elementary drain-
age, cultivation of the soil, plant reproduction, manures and fertilizers,
rotation of crops, food and manure value of crops, farm live stock.
This course aims to give a comprehensive, though elementary
knowledge of the principles and practice of agriculture, and is arranged
on the basis of a minimum of theory and a maximum of facts. Gulley's
"First Lessons in Agriculture" is used as a text-book, but the greater
part of the work is in the fields and stables.
Second Session, Course II. — No. hours per week: 2 recitative, 5
practical, (a) Stock judging and the study of breeds of stock in detail,,
including history, purpose and characteristics of the principal breeds.
Curtis' "Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine" is used as a text-book,
but is combined with a critical comparative study of the College and
Station live stock.
Spring crops, preparation of land for cultivation, fertilization.
Text-book, Morrow & Hunt's "Soils and Crops," in connection with
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laboratory work and field notes on the spring work on the College and
Station farms.
Sophomore Year, First Session, Course III. — No. hours per week :
2 recitative, 3 practical, (a) Fall crops, preparation of land for fertili-
zation, planting, harvesting, conducted by text-book (Morrow &
Hunt's "Soils and Crops"), laboratory work and systematic field notes ;
(b) the study of the physical and chemical conditions of soils in their
relation to agriculture. The soil is the basis of all agriculture, and a
knowledge of its properties and functions cannot be too strongly em-
phasized. The study of this important subject is conducted by means
of laboratorv and field work, lecture and text-book, Prof. King's
("The Soil").
Second Session, Course IV. — No. hours per week : 2 recitative, 3
practical, (a) The study of soils, continued ; (b) farm drainage ; prac-
tical work and text-book (Waring's "Drainage for Profit and Health") ;
(c) Farm machinery and cultivation of spring crops. Lecture and prac-
tice work, field notes.
Junior Year, Second Session, Course V. — No. hours per week : 2
recitative. The principles of stock breeding. The wonderful success
which has attended the efforts of well-informed and judicious breeders
on the one hand, and on the other the greater number of practically
Avorthless animals to be found in the country, clearly illustrate the need
on the part of the general farmer for a more intimate knowledge of,
and a closer attention to, the principles which underlie this important
branch of farming. Miles' "Stock Breeding" is the text-book in the
course, but is reinforced by the study of the breeding and records of
noted animals in all of the principal breeds.
Senior Year, First Session, Course VI. — Hours per week: 10 (a)
Stock Feeding ; lectures and practical work ; reference books, Henry's
"Feeds and Feeding," Stewart's "Feeding Animals," Experiment Sta-
tion and United States Agricultural Department bulletins ; (b) Fertili-
zers and soil fertility ; text-books, Roberts' "Fertility of the Land ;" (c)
Farm accounts and management ; lectures and practical work.
Second Session, Course VII. — No. hours per week : 10. (a) Dairy,
(b) Farm specialties, poultry, bee-keeping, forestry, etc., thesis work.
Mr. Doane.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
Professor H. Gwinner, and J. H. Mitchell, Assistant.
: FRESHMAN YEAR.
First Session Course I.
Mechanical Drawing: — Two-hour lectures and recitations. Six
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hours practice in problems of projections and copying of details of ma-
chinery ; the plates upon completion being enclosed in neat covers
properly titled by the student. Text-book, Rouillion's "Mechanical
Drawing."
Mr. Mitchell.
Technical Instruction : — Two hours per week. Lectures and reci-
tations on the necessity of mechanical drawing in its relation to shop
work and the explanation of the reading of drawings in connection
with the finished product. The proper cutting of angles, care and ad-
justment of wood-working tools. Wood : — Its shrinking, warping and
how to correct and prevent it. Relative strength of joints. Text-book,.
Goss' "Bench Work in Wood."
Mr. Mitchell.
Laboratory Work: — Six hours per week. Uses of the ordinary
carpenter tools in the manufacture of ordinary joints and small tables ;.
exercises in the principles of wood turning.
Prof. Gwinner.
Second Session Course 11.
Mechanical Drawing: — Six hours practice per week. Drawing
the details of simple machines and various styles of lettering, suitable
for commercial work. Text-book, Rouillion's "Mechanical Drawing."^
Mr. Mitchell.
Laboratory W"ork : — Six hours per week. Exercises in the making
of glue and doweled joints, as used in pattern making and cabinet
work. Inside and outside chucking for wood turning. The making of
patterns for one or more sets of machines.
Prof. Gwinner.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course III.
Mechanical Drawing : — Four hours per week. Care and manipu-
lation of drawing instruments and materials. Free-hand sketching of
details of machinery and drawing to scale from these sketches. Text-
book, Anthony's "Mechanical Drawing."
- Mr. Mitchell.
Technical Instruction: — One hour per week. Lectures on the
manufacture and management in the forge of iron and steel.
Mr. Mitchell.
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Elementary Applied Mechanics : — Three hours per week. Under
this branch of service is studied the transmission of power by belts and
pulleys, the results of forces acting upon bodies, bolts, nuts and screws,
hydraulic jack, inclined plane and the laws of friction. Text-book,
Jamieson's "Applied Mechanics."
Prof. Gwinner.
Laboratory Work: — Four hours per week. Exercises in black-
smithing; which include the elementary operations of drawing out,
upsetting, bending and welding of iron and the making and tempering
of steel tools.
= Mr. Mitchell.
Second Session Course IV.
Mechanical Drawing: — Six hours per week. Tracing and blue
printing and the representation of flat and round surfaces by ink shad-
ing. Text-book, Anthony's "Mechanical Drawing."
Mr. Mitchell.
Laboratory Work: — Six hours per week. Molding and casting
in iron and management of the cupola during the process of melting
and pouring ofif of iron.
Mr. Mitchell.
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course V.
Machine Drawing : — Four times per week. Elementary machine
drawing, tracing and blue printing. Text-book, Anthony's "Machine
Drawing."
Prof. Gwinner.
Laboratory Work : — Six hours per week. Elementary principles
of vise and machine work, which include turning, planing, drilling,
chipping and filing. This is preceded by a study of the different
machines used in the machine shops.
Mr. Mitchell.
Second Session Course VI.
Descriptive Geometry: — ^Three hours per week. Its relation to
mechanical drawing, and solution of problems relating to magnitudes
in space, bearing directly upon those mostly needed by the engineer.
Text-book, Faunce's "Descriptive Geometry."
Prof. Gwinner.
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Steam Engines and Boilers : — Three hours per week. The prin-
ciples of the steam engine and a study of the prominent types of mod-
ern engines. The slide valve and valve diagrams. The indicator and
its diagrams. Steamboilers — the various types and their advantages
and the method of construction. Text-book, Jamieson's "Steam En-
gines," Low's "Power Catechism."
Prof. Gwinner.
Elementary Machine Design: — Four hours per week. The de-
signing of bolts, nuts, screws and wrenches. Text-book, Low's "In-
troduction to Machine Drawing and Design."
Mr. Mitchell.
Laboratory Work : — Four hours per week. Continuation of ele-
ments of vise and machine work of Course V.
Mr. Mitchell.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course VII.
Machine Design: — Four hours per week. The calculation and
design of pipes, riveted joints, belt and tooth gearing. Text-book,
Low & Bevis' "Machine Drawing and Design."
Prof. Gwinner.
Laboratory Work : — Eight hours per week. Advanced machine
work. The laying out, assembling and construction of some piece of
machinery — such as an engine, lathe or dynamo.
Prof. Gwinner and Mr. Mitchell.
Second Session Course VIII.
Testing Laboratory: — From two to four hours per week. A
course in experimental engineering. The micrometer and its uses, oil
testing, determining the co-efficient of friction, the calibration of the
planimeter and steam gauges, slide valve setting and indicator practice.
Prof. Gwinner and Mr. Mitchell.
Engine Designing: — Six hours per week. The calculation, de-
signing and executing the working drawings of the various parts of a
well-known type of stationary steam engines.
Prof. Gwinner and Mr. Mitchell.
Laboratory Work: — Ten hours per week. Advanced machine
work, being a continuation of Course VII.
Prof. Gwinner and Mr. Mitchell.
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Tours of Inspection:. — The members of the Senior Class go to-
Baltimore or Washington, for the purpose of inspecting well-known
manufacturing plants.
EQUIPMENT.
The Mechanical Engineering Laboratory is a two-story brick
building, 45 feet by 60 feet, contains the carpenter, forge and foundry,,
and machine shops, one drafting and two lecture rooms. An annex, 25.
feet by 50 feet, contains two 60-horse power boilers, which furnish
steam for power, heat and experimental purposes.
The carpenter shop contains accommodations for twelve students
in bench work and wood turning. The power machinery in this shop
is a band and circular saw, five 12-inch turning lathes and a grinding
stone.
In the forge shop are nine power forges, one hand forge, a pres-
sure fan and exhauster for keeping the shop free of smoke. There is
a full assortment of smith tools for each forge. The moulding and cast-
ing is done in the same room as the forge work, and great attention
is given this branch as a knowledge of the foundry work is very essen-
tial to the engineer. The foundry is equipped with a Whiting cu-
pola, which melts 1,200 pounds of iron per hour, and the necessary
flasks and tools.
The machine shop contains one Reed lo-inch speed lathe, one 24-
inch Gray planer, one 12-inch Reed combined foot and power lathe,.
a Diamond No. 4 emery tool grinder, one 14-inch Reed engine lathe,.
a Snyder 24-inch drill press and an assortment of vices, taps, dies, pipe
tools and measuring instruments.
An 8-inch by 12-inch engine drives the machinery of the different
shops. It was presented to the college by the city of Baltimore and
secured through the efforts of Com. John D. Ford, of the U. S. N.
The drafting room is well equipped for practical work, having,
suitable benches, lockers and blue print facilities,
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS.
PROF. R. W. SILVESTER.
Mathematics is the basis upon which scientific information rests. A
knowledge of the study is necessary, as much from the utilitarian point
of view as from the mental training its acquisition gives. Its import-
ance as a factor in our college course takes its rise from the former
consideration. All instruction in this work is with a view to the equip-
ping of students for the more practical work soon to follow.
The class work in mathematics in the several courses consists of
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arithmetic, bookkeeping-, algebra, geometry (plane and solid), trigo-
nometry, plane and spherical), descriptive geometry, in its application
to mechanical drawing, analytical geometry, differential and integral
calculus, in their application to mechanics, engineering and physics
and surveying.
In the applied mathematics, bookkeeping is taught every student.
No matter what vocation a man intends to follow, a knowledge of busi-
ness forms and methods of systematic accounts is a requisite to success.
To be able to use an ordinary compass or transit, for the purpose of
laying out, dividing and calculating the area of land, or of running
outlines and leveling for the purpose of drainage, is a necessary ac-
complishment for every intelligent farmer.
FRESHMAN YEAR.
First Session , Course I.
Number of hours per week, five. Algebra — Wentworth's com-
plete, as far as Logarithms.
Henry T. Harrison, Professor.
Second Session Course H.
Number of hours per week, three. Algebra — Wentworth's
completed ; Geometry — First three books of Wentworth's Plane Ge-
ometry.
Henry T. Harrison, Professor.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
First Session Course HI.
Number of hours per week, four. Geometry, plane and solid, com-
pleted.
Second Session ' Course IV.
Numbfer of hours per week, five. Trigonometry, completed.
R. W. SILVESTER, Professor.
JUNIOR CLASS.
First Session Course V.
Number of hours per week, five. Analytics, completed.
R. W. SILVESTER, Professor.
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Second Session Course VI.
Number of hours per week, four. Differential Calculus.
Henry Lanahan, Professor.
■ SENIOR CLASS.
First Session Course VII.
Integral Calculus. Henry Lanahan, Professor.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND CIVICS.
Professor F. B. Bomberger.
This department, as its names implies, covers the work of two dis-
tinct courses of instruction. It seeks to prepare the student by system-
atic training in the history, structure and use of the English language,
for the highest development of his mental powers and for the complex
duties and relations of life ; and further, to fit him for the active and in-
telligent exercise of his rights and duties as a man and citizen.
The course in English of necessity lies at the base of all other
courses of instruction. A clear and comprehensive knowledge of his
mother tongue is absolutely necessary to the student in pursuing any
line of college work. Nor is this all, for aside from the practical value
of the English instruction as an aid to other branches of study, and as
a preparation for business and profession, it is to his training in this
department, in connection with his study of history and the classics
and modern languages, that the student must look for the acquiring of
that general culture that has always been the distinguishing mark of
the liberally educated man. The English work, which is common to
all courses, consists of the study of the structure of the English lan-
guage, literature (English and American), theoretical and practical
rhetoric, logic, critical reading and analysis, and constant exercise in
expression, composition and thesis writing.
The course in civics is especially designed to prepare young men
for the active duties of citizenship. The first two years are devoted to
the study of general history, followed by the principles of civil govern-
ment, constitutional history, political economy, with special reference
to current social and industrial problems, and, finally, lectures on the
elements of business law. 1
ENGLISH COURSES.
FRESHMAN YEAR.
First Session Course I.
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All students. Five hours per week. English language, review of
grammar, practical exercises in analysis and synthesis, composition
and letter-writing, study of roots and affixes.
Second Session Course I. (Continued )
All students. Five hours per week. English language and prac-
tice continued.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course 11.
Classical, Scientific and Mechanical students. Four hours per
week. Principles and practice of Rhetoric.
First Session Course III.
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
Second Session Course IV.
Classical and Mechanical students. Three hours per week. Prin-
ciples and practice of Logic.
Second Session Course III. (Continued.)
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course V.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. English litera-
ture. Text-book, lectures and readings.
First Session Course III. (Contmued.)
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
Second Session Course VI.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. American litera-
ture. Text-book, lectures and readings.
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Second Session Course III. (Continued.)
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course VII.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Critical study of
English classics.
First Session Course VIII.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Principles of
Psychology. Text-book and lectures.
First Session Course III. (Continued.)
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
Second Session Course VII. (Continued.)
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Critical study of
English classics.
Second Session Course VIII. (Continued.)
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Principles ot Psy-
chology. Text-book and lectures.
Second Session Course III. (Continued.)'
All students. One hour per week. Practical thesis work.
HISTORY AND CIVICS COURSES.
FRESHMAN YEAR. .
Prof. F. B. Bomberger.
First Session Course I.
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Classical students only. Four hours per week. Outlines of an-
cient history. Text-book and lectures.
Second Session Course I. (Continued.)
Classical students only. Course continued. Four hours per week>
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^ SOPHOMORE YEAR.
Pirst Session Course II.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Outlines of me-
dieval and modern history. Text-book and lectures.
Second Session Course II. (Continued.)
Three hours per week.
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course III.
Civil government in the United States. Two hours per week.
Classical, chemical, biological and mechanical students.
Second Session Course III. (Continued.)
Two hours per week.
' SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course IV.
Classical students only. Three hours per week. Principles of
political economy.
First Session Course V.
All students. One hour per week. Lectures on constitutional
law.
Second Session Course IV.
Classical students (Continued). Three hours per week.
Second Session Course VI.
All students except classical. Three hours per week. Economic
science and current problems.
Second Session Course VII.
All students. One hour per week. Lectures on business law.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY. " .
- Prof. H. B. McDonnell. G. S. Edelen, Assistant.
The Chemical Department occupies the new chemical laboratory
building, a substantial and commodious brick structure, which is lo-
cated about ICO yards north of the main building. It contains, on the
first floor, a lecture room, preparation room, office, and two labora-
tories, with communicating balance room, which are used for State
work. On the second floor are the students' laboratories, one for each
class, a supply room and students' balance room. The department has
a reference library of standard works, which is being gradually in-
creased. The equipment of the laboratory is unusually full and com-
plete.
Instruction in chemistry is both theoretical and practical. Each
student is assigned to a laboratory desk, which is provided with gas
and water connections, and an outfit of chemicals and apparatus, for
which he is held responsible, being charged for apparatus broken. This
charge has averaged less than one dollar per year for Sophomores, and
less than two dollars per year for Juniors and Seniors.
Students making a specialty of chemistry are allowed to use the
laboratories at any time between the hours of 8 A. M. and 5 P. M., and
are encouraged to devote more time to practical work than is called for
by the schedule. Such students have, invariably, been able to secure
positions after graduation.
The outline of the course, with names of text-books used and the
number of hours per week, is as follows :
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course I.
"Introduction to the Study of Chemistry," Remsen's ; recitative 4 ;
practical, 3.
Second Session Course I.
The same as first session ; recitative, 3 ; practical, 5 ;
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course II.
"Qualitative Analysis," Mason's ; recitative, 2 ; practical, 6 ; "De-
terminative Mineralogy," Brush's ; recitative, 2 ; practical, 4.
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Second Session Course III.
Advanced Chemistry," Remsen's ; recitative, 4; practical, 4;
Quantitative Analysis" and "Assaying," practical, 6.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course IV.
"Organic Chemistry," Remsen's ; recitative, 4 ; determination of
molecular and atomic weights, organic analysis, analysis of fodder,
feed stuflfs, water, sugar, organic experiments, assaying, etc ; practical,
10.
Second Session Course V.
The work of this session will be arranged to suit the requirements
of the individual student, and will consist mainly in the preparation of
a thesis, involving some original research ; recitative, 4 ; practical, 10.
POST-GRADUATE COURSES.
Advanced courses in general and technical chemistry and quan-
titative analysis are arranged to meet the wants of individual cases.
For graduates who have completed the five courses, as above, or
their equivalent, courses are arranged leading to the degree of M. S.
It is possible, by diligent application, to complete such a course in one
year's work. A thesis is required,
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS.
Professor H. Lanahan.
The Physical lecture-room and laboratory are located in Morrill
Hall, in rooms excellently adapted to the purpose. The department is
well supplied with apparatus for lecture-room demonstrations and for
students' individual laboratory work, and new pieces of apparatus are
added to the equipment each year.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session. . . . ; Course I.
Elementary Physics, three periods per week.
The course consists of lectures, recitations and experimental dem-
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onstrations by the instructor, on the mechanics of solids, liquids and
gases. The student is required to work a number of problems, and
his attention is directed to the practical applications of the principles
studied. Text, Carhart & Chute's ''Elements of Physics."
JUNIOR YEAR.
Both Sessions Course II.
Physics: — Four periods per week class-room work, and four
periods per week laboratory work.
The course begins with a review of mechanics, after which heat,
sound, electricity and magnetism, and light are taken up successively,
by lectures, recitations, problems and demonstrations. A knowledge
of the elements of plane trigonometry is required for entrance. The
laboratory work consists of a series of experiments, mainly quantitative,
designed to illustrate and verify the laws and principles considered in
the class-room, and to develop in the student skill in manipulation, and
accuracy in making precise measurements. Written reports of the
work done in the laboratory are required weekly. The text-books used
are "Theory of Physics," Ames, and "Manual Experiments in
Physics," Ames and Bliss.
SENIOR YEAR.
Both Sessions Course III.
More advanced work will be provided for students who have
completed the preceding courses and who wish to continue the study
of physics.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Professor Lanahan.
JUNIOR YEAR.
Both Sessions Course I.
Surveying : — ^Two periods per week class-room work ; three pe-
riods per week field practice.
The course includes the use and adjustment of engineering instru-
ments ; the methods of land surveying ; the platting and computing of
areas ; the dividing of land : leveling, and topographical surveying.
Text, Davies' "Surveying." If time permits, the methods of locating
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and staking out new roads will be taken up, and some attention given
to road construction. The department is equipped with two survey-
or's compasses, a Gurley transit, with solar attachment, and a 20-inch
Gurlev level.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course II.
Graphic Statics : — Three periods per week.
Including the theory and practice of the graphical methods of de-
termining stresses in framed structures, particularly roof trusses ; and
bending moments and shears in beams. The course is based on Hos-
kins' Graphic Statics, and many of the problems are solved analytically
as well as graphically.
Second Session Course II. (Continued.)
Strength of Materials : — Three periods per week.
Treating of the elasticity and resistance of materials and construc-
tion, and the mechanics of beams, columns and shafts. The text used
is Merriman's "Mechanics of Materials," and a knowledge of integral
calculus, is required for entrance to the course.
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE.
Professor J. S. Robinson, H. P. Gould, Assistant.
FRESHMAN YEAR.
Second Session Course I.
Four hours per week. Lectures and practical work^ — two periods
consecutive : First, Methods of propagation of plants, (a) seeds,
Study of methods of germination, seeding and vitality; (b) Grafting;
(c) Cuttings ; (d) Layers. 2. Character of soils as best adapted to dif-
ferent fruits and vegetables : (a) J^Iethods of modification of soils. 3.
Preparation of soil for planting and cultivation of fruits and vegetables.
4. Manures, compost and fertilizers for fruits and vegetables. 5. Hot-
beds and Cold-frames. Required preparations : — General knowledge
of soils and proper soil conditions, and a general knowledge of the
principles of soil fertilization, cultivation of plants and plant reproduc-
tion-
Prof. Robinson and Mr. Gould.
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SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First and Second Sessions Course II.
Three hours per week. Lectures and practical work, two periods
consecutive, i. Pruning — Theory and practice, (a) Orchard fruits ;
(b) Small fruits ; (c) Vines. 2. Planting and cultivation of small fruits.
3. Production of variety, (a) Pollination; (b) Cross-breeding. .}.,
Practical work in the greenhouse, with familiar talks on operations
performed. 5. Gathering and marketing small fruits and vegetables.
Required preparation : — Knowledge of elementary Physics, and a gen-
eral knowledge of farm machinery and functions of plant organs.
Prof. Robinson and Mr. Gould.
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course IIL
Three hours per week. Lectures and practical work, — two period?
consecutive, i. Propagation by budding. 2. Identification of
varieties of the orchard fruits. 3. Canning and preserving of fruits
and vegetables. 4. Winter gardening under glass.
Prof. Robinson and Mr. Gould.
Second Session, (First Half) Course IV,
Landscape gardening. Two consecutive periods per week.
The treatment of the subject is with special reference to the im-
provement of the home surroundings, and the use of native plants in
their decoration ; the making of lawns and the laying-out and construc-
tion of drives.
Mr. Gould.
Second Session, (Second Half) Course V.
Spraying of plants. Two consecutive periods per week. A discus-
sion of the principles underlying the operation ; and examination of the
apparatus used ; the preparation of insecticides and fungicides, to-
gether with practical demonstration in the field. The reference book :
— Lodeman's "The Spraying of Plants."
Mr. Gould.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course VI,
Three hours per week. Two consecutive lectures. The course of
instruction for this year is intended to give an opportunity for those
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who may desire to specialize along- some particular line of horticul-
tural work. Those selecting a particular line of work from the enum-
eration given will be required to conduct some special investigation in
that direction, and write a thesis upon the same. i. Orchard manage-
ment ; (a) Selecting location ; (b) Selection of varieties ; (c) Methods of
planting; (d) Methods of pruning to accomplish special objects; (e)
Cultivation and fertilization. 2. Small fruits and truck farming. 3.
Greenhouse management; (a) Vegetables; (b) Floral. 4. Markets,
foreign and domestic. 5. Storage of fruits and vegetables. 6.
Transportation.
Prof. Robinson and Mr. Gould.
Second Session Course VII.
Plant variation and plant breeding. Two periods per week. The
fact and philosophy of variation ; the effects of soil, climate, cultiva-
tion and other ameliorating influences upon plants. The crossing and
hybridizing of plants and their limits ; the importance of the cross and
its relations to practical horticulture; breeding for a special purpose;
selection, heredity, and the origin of domestic varieties.
Reference Books: — Bailey's "Survival of the Unlike," Bailey's
"Plant Breeding," Darwin's "Cross and Self-Fertilization in the Vege-
table Kingdom," Darwin's "Animals and Plants under Domestication.'^
Mr. Gould.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND
ZOOLOGY.
Professor Samuel S. Buckley.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course I.
Six hours per week for students in General Science course; four
hours per week for students in Agricultural course.
Elementary Biology : — A study of the microscope and microscopic
methods. The lower forms of plant and animal life. This course is
obligatory for those who wish to pursue advanced work in this de-
partment, in botany or entomology.
Second Session Course II.
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Two lectures and two hours laboratory work per week for stu-
dents in General Science and Agricultural courses.
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Comparative Anatomy and Physiology : — Special reference to the
processes of nutrition. Laboratory work will consist of dissections and
tests, illustrating some of the chemical changes occurring within the
body. Students in the General Science course will receive one extra
lecture per week. ,
JUNIOR YEAR. "
First Session Course III.
Two lectures and four hours practical work for students in the
Biological and Agricultural courses.
Comparative Anatomy and Physiology: — The organs of locomo-
tion, form and action. Disorders of nutrition and of locomotion.
Second Session Course IV.
Two lectures and four hours laboratory work per week for stu-
dents in Biological and Agricultural courses.
Vertebrate Zoology : — This course is adapted to the requirements
of courses depending upon it, and will be largely practical.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course V.
Two lectures and six' hours of practical work per week. Diseases
and accidents ; emergency treatment ; the administration of medicines ;
means of restraint ; care and management ; nursing ; shoeing. This
course may be elected as a minor.
Second Session Course VI.
Two lectures and six hours of practical work per week.
Second Session .". Course V. (Continued.)
Students electing Veterinary Science as a major subject must
have completed Courses I to IV, inclusive. The course will conform
to requirements of the subject of the Graduating Tliesis, and must be
equivalent to at least ten hours of recitative work throughout the year.
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY.
Prof. W. G. Johnson, H. P. Gould, Assistant.
The instruction in this department is given by means of lectures,
laboratory practice and field work. In the lectures the more general
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questions are discussed with a view to giving the students as broad a
knowledge of the subject as is practicable in the time devoted to it.
In the laboratory work especial attention is paid to the methods of in-
vestigation and to training in accurate observation and recording facts.
The work of this department is open only to Juniors and Seniors
in the General Science and Agricultural Courses, unless by special per-
mission, and must be preceded by the courses in General Practical
Biology and Invertebrate Zoology in the Sophomore year.
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.
First Session Course I.
For Juniors in Agriculture and Science — First session — two
lectures and two laboratory periods of two hours each per week.
This course involves a study of representatives of the principal
groups of invertebrate animals together with lectures on their structure
and classification.
JUNIOR YEAR.
Second Session Course II.
Two lectures and four laboratory hours per week.
General Course : — Lectures, two hours per week, treating of the
zoological position of insects, the characteristics of the orders, sub-
orders, and the more important families ; the habits of insects with spe-
cial reference to those species that are of economic importance ; and
the practical application of entomology, including discussion of in-
secticides, and of the various methods of controlling the ravages of
insects injurious to agriculture. The laboratory and field work, four
hours per week, includes the study and more general features of insect
anatomy, the determination of general species, the collection and pres-
ervation of insects, the preparation and application of insecticides, and
the mechanical construction of spraying apparatus.
Prof. Johnson and Mr. Gould.
SENIOR YEAR.
First and Second Session Course II.
Hours to be arranged.
Advanced Course: — Open only to students who have completed
Course I, or its equivalent. This course consists of special work in
morphology, or classification, or working out the life history of insects.
Students making entomology their major, will be required to devote
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at least ten hours per week, throughout the year, to this course; and
prepare an original thesis upon the subject chosen or assigned.
Prof. Johnson and Mr. Gould.
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY.
Prof. C. O. Townsend, G. L. Stewart, Assistant.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course I.
Four hours per week. Systematic Botany and Functions of Plant
Organs. Mr. Stewart.
Second Session Course II.
Six hours per week. Continuation of Systematic Botany. This
course must be preceded by Course I. Mr. Stewart.
BOOKS OF REFERENCE, BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
Gray's Lessons and Manual ; Button and Brown, Flora of North-
ern U. S. ; Bergen, Elements of Botany ; Spalding, Introduction of
Botany; Bastin, College Botany; Bessey, Botany for High Schools
and Colleges ; Strasburger's Manual of Vegetable Histology ; Arthur,
Baines and Coulter, Plant Dissection.
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course III.
Two lectures and a minimum four laboratory hours per week.
Morphology and Life Histories of Cryptogams, with special at-
tention to fungi. This course necessarily embraces advanced work in
microscopical technique, including imbedding, sectioning, staining and
the preparation of permanent mounts and must be preceded by Course
II and a course in Practical Elementary Biology.
Prof. Townsend and Mr. Stewart. ■
Second Session Course IV.
Two lectures and a minimum of four hours of laboratory work
per week. Morphology and Life Histories of Phanerogams, with spec-
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ial attention to plants of economic importance. The work in micro-
scopical technique will be continued during this session. This course
must be preceded by Course III.
First and Second Session Course II.
Prof. Townsend and Mr. Stewart.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course V.
Two lectures and a minimum of six hours of laboratory work per
week. Plant Physiology. This course must be preceded by Course
IV, and may be elecitd as a minor.
Prof. Townsend and Mr. Stewart.
Second Session Course VT.
Two lectures and a minimum of six hours of laboratory work per
week. Plant Pathology. This course embraces a study of parasitic
fungi and their relations to the higher plants in producing disease. It
also includes methods in the preparation and application of fungi-
cides. Course VI must be preceded by Course V, and must be elected
as a minor, following Course V.
Prof. Townsend and Mr. Stewart.
Students electing Botany as a major subject must have had
Courses I to IV, inclusive, or their equivalent, and must prepare a
thesis along the line of the major work. An outline of the work and
the hours will be arranged upon consultation with Prof. Townsend.
ADVANCED WORK.
Courses in advanced work in Botany and Plant Pathology will be
open to all students who have completed the six undergraduate courses
or their equivalent. This work is designed for students who wish to
specialize in Botany or in Plant Pathology, and will consist largely of
original investiga<"ion. Students applying for advanced work aiong
these lines will be expected to spend practically all of their time in this
<iepartment. The subject to be investigated and an outline of the work
will be arranged upon consultation with Prof. Townsend.
BOOKS OF REFERENCE.
JUNIOR CLASS.
Goebel, Outline of Classification and Special Morphology ; Vines.
Student Text Book of Botany; Coulter's Plant Life; Underwood.
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Moulds, Mildews and Mushrooms ; Macbride, Slime Moulds of North.
America ; Bennett and Murray, Cryptogamic Botany.
BOOKS OF REFERENCE.
SENIOR CLASS. V
Sach's The Physiology of Plants ; Vines, Physiology of Plants ;.
Mor Dangel, Plant Physiology; Sorauer, Treatise on the Physiology
of Plants ; Tubuef and Smith, Diseases of Plants. - '
, . DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES.
Prof. Thos. H. Spence.
The Department of Languages embraces the study of three
branches; Latin, French and German. All students are required to
take the courses in German and French, only students of the Classical
Course take Latin.
The course of study in Latin is given with two ends in view — lirst..
to train the growing mind into accurate and close methods of reason-
ing; second, to give the student more thorough and comprehensive
knowledge of his own language than he could otherwise acquire. Es-
pecial attention is paid to Latin syntax and idioms. The translation
work of the course consists of Sallust, Virgil, Cicero, Horace, Livy,,
Tacitus and Juvenal, besides other authors selected for sight reading.
On account of the large percentage of Germans in our population,.
a speaking knowledge of this language is very important, and especial
attention is given to conversation throughout the course. After the
elements of the language have been mastered, and a certain facility of
translation acquired, the class is divided, and the students pursuing the
Classical Course continue to translate from the works of classic Ger-
man authors, while the students of the Scientific Courses are given
scientific German for translation.
In French, also, after the elementary work and grammar have
been completed, the students of the Classical Course and those of the
Scientific Courses are separated, the first selecting translations from
French literature, the scientific students work of a scientific nature.
FRESHMAN YEAR.
First Session Course I.
Six hours per week. Grammar and composition, five hours ; syn-
tax, one hour.
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Second Session Course II.
Continuation of Course I. Text-books, "Bingham's Xew Latin
Grammar;" "Gildersleeve's New Latin Primer;" "Collor's Gate to
Caesar," or "Rolfe's Viri Romae."
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Session Course III.
Six hours per week. Sallust's "Jugurtha," Latin prose compo-
sition.
Second Session Course IV.
Text Books: — Chase & Stuart's "Salkisfs Jugurthine War," or
Harper & Tolman's "Caesar's Gallic War ;" Chase & Stuart's "Virgil ;''
Gildersleeve's "New Latin Primer."
Text Books: — First half year. Otis' "Elementary German."
JUNIOR YEAR.
First Session Course V.
Ten hours per week. Cicero's orations. Latin prose composition.
German.
Second Session Course Yl.
Text Books, Ten hours per week : — Allen & Greenough's "Latin
Grammar;" Allen & Greenough's "Cicero;" Chase & Stuart's
"Horace ;" Selected Odes ; Allen & Greenough's "Ovid ;" Selections.
German Text Books, Second Year: — Hauff "Das Kalte Herz :"
Schiller's "Der Neft'e als Onkel ;" Hillern "Hoher als die Kirche :''
Walther's "Allgemeine Meeres Kunde ;*' Sybel "Die Erheburg Eu-
ropas ;" Selected Readings in History and Fiction.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Session Course VII.
Text Books, Eleven hours per week : — Chase & Stuart's "Livy :"
Chase & Stuart's "Tacitus;" Hart-MacCleave's "luvinal;'' West's
"Terence."
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Second Session Course VIII.
French Text Books, Eleven hours per week : — Whitney's "French
Grammar;" Super's "French Reader;" Herdler's "Scientific French
Reader;"' Rougement "La France;" Fenelon "Telemaque;" Dumas'
"Les Trois Alousquetaires."
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
Prof. H. T. Harrison.
First Session Course I.
Arithmetic— Five hours per week. Wentworth's G. S. Arithmetic as
far as Interest.
Algebra. — Five hours per week. Wentworth's Algebra as far as
Fractions.
History. — Five hours per week. U. S. History from 1775 to the pres-
ent time. „
Geography. — Five hours per week. Descriptive Geography completed.
English. — Seven hours per week. Spelling, Composition, Elementary,
Technical Grammar, Parsing and Analysis.
Second Session Course II.
Arithmetic. — Five hours per week. Wentworth's G. S. Arithmetic,
completed.
Algebra. — Five hours per week. W^entworth's Algebra as far as
Quadratics.
History. — Three hours per week. Colonial History and review of
whole of Barnes' Brief History of U. S.
English. — Five hours per week. Spelling, Composition, Letter-writ-
ing, Technical Grammar.
Geography. — Four hours per week. Maury's Physical Geography,
completed.
Bookkeeping. — Four hours per week. Single entry. Business.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
The Military Department is a distinctive feature of the college. By
special Acts of Congress, provision is made for the maintenance of a
Department of Military Science in each of the land-grant colleges. An
officer of the United States Army is detailed to act as instructor and as
Commandant of cadets.
The Military Department of this college is in a most flourishing
condition. All students upon entering, unless physically incapacitated.
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are enrolled in one of the three companies of the cadet battalion. Stu-
dents are required to wear the prescribed uniform at all times when on
duty. The discipline in barracks is entrusted to cadet officers, under
the supervision of the Commandant, and the discipline of the college is
generally military in its nature. Promotion in this department is made
according to merit and record in military matters.
The practical instruction of the cadets consists of daily infantry
drill, outpost duty and artillery drill. The study of tactics and lectures
on military science constitute the class-room work of the department.
The Military ^Department is a decided factor in the moral and phy-
sical development of the student body. By encouraging habits of
promptness, obedience and neatness, and by its beneficial effects upon
the carriage and general health of the students, it adds materially to the
usefulness of the college as an educational institution in the true sense
of the word.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL CULTURE.
The physical culture of the students is provided for by a regular
course of instruction in the gymnasium, under the direction of a com-
petent instructor. The course is carefully planned, so as to develop
gradifally and scientifically the physical powers of each student. Begin-
ning with the simplest calisthenic exercises, the instruction covers the
whole field of light and heavy gymnastics and field and track athletics.
The equipment and arrangement of the gymasium is very com-
plete, and the interest manifested by the students is a sufficient proof
of the success of this department. While desiring to make the work in
the gymnasium of practical value to all the students, the required work
only extends through the Preparatory, Freshman and Sophomore
years.
A valuable adjunct to this department has been the College Ath-
letic Association, of which mention is made under the head of "Student
Organizations."
THE COLLEGE LIBRARY.
The college library may properly be regarded as one of the depart-
ments of the institution, as its aid for purposes of reference and its in-
fluence upon the mental development of the students must always be
felt throughout all courses. The present quarters of the library, while
adequate for its immediate needs, will necessarily be too limited in the
course of time. The reading room is well arranged and lighted, and is
in all respects comfortable and convenient.
While the library is not large, the collection of works has beeti
carefully chosen, and the shelves contain a fair supply of works of refer-
ence, history, biography, essays, poetry and the standard works of fie-
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tion. Several hundred volumes of bound government reports form an
important addition to the reference works of the library. Almost all
the leading magazines and a large number of newspapers are sub-
scribed for.
COURSES OF STUDY.
In order to systematize the work of the numerous departments of
the college, and as far as possible arrange for specialization within the
limits consistent with the normal development of individual students,
four distinct courses of study have been prescribed, one of which the
student is expected to choose upon entering the collegiate department.
These courses are the Agricultural, Mechanical Engineering, Scientific
and Classical. In three of these, the Agricultural, Mechanical En-
gineering and Classical, a continuous and progressive course of work,
beginning in the Freshman year, and gradually narrowing in the three
succeeding years until the classwork is almost wholly specialized, has
been found to be most satisfactory. A broad and liberal foundation is
first laid in the Freshman and Sophomore years, and then the particular
study desired — agricultural, mechanics or the classical branches — is
emphasized more and more until the end of the course.
In the Agricultural Course the main study is scientfic agriculture
in all its various branches. The detailed statement of the arrangement
of the course is given on another page. The object of the course is to
acquaint young men who propose to engage in farming with the re-
sults of recent investigation and research, in order to enable them to
engage in practical, general farming, dairying or stock-raising, in ac-
cordance v/ith the best known methods of modern times. The course
leads to the Degree of Bachelor of Science.
The Short Winter Course in Agriculture is especially designed for
those who have neither time nor the opportunity to take the regu-
lar four years' course. In fact, it is really designed for those actually
engaged in farming, and who can spare six or eight weeks during the
winter to attend lectures and to follow the practical work of the college
and station. The course embraces the following subjects : Farm crops,
drainage, stock-breeding, stock-feeding, manures, tobacco, dairy hus-
bandry and chemistry, horticulture, entomology, farm accounts, farm
buildings, carpentry and blacksmithing, veterinary science, the princi-
ples of citizenship and the elements of business law. The nominal
charge of five dollars ($5.00) is made for the course. The entire expense,
including board, need not be over fifty dollars ($50.00). The course ex-
tends through the months of January and February. All details are
in charge of W. T. L. Taliaferro, Professor of Agriculture, and H. J.
Patterson, Director of Experiment Station.
The details of the Mechanical Engineering Course will be found
on another page. The practical work of this course is most thorough.
The student is familiarized from the first with the use of tools and
implements of wood and iron work. He is given daily practice in the
shops, and is encouraged to develop whatever inventive talent he may
have. It is believed that students completing this course will have no
difficulty in securing employment after graduation in the field of me-
chanics or mechanical engineering. The course leads to the Degree
of B. M. E.
The Classical Course was instituted to meet a demand on the part
of the patrons of the college for a course of study which should pre-
pare young men to enter the so-called learned professions. The course
emphasizes the modern languages, Latin, mythology, English and
civics and psychology, with a moderate amount of mathematics and
the natural and physical sciences. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts is
conferred upon its graduates.
The Scientific Course is designed for those who desire to secure the
advantages of a general liberal education, with the opportunity of spe-
cializing in some line of modern science — chemistry, biology, pathol-
ogy, entomology, veterinary science, physics, civil engineering or po-
litical science. The basis of the course is a thorough training in mathe-
matics, English and the principles of citizenship and government. Ow-
ing to the number of departments represented in this course, it is found
necessary to begin differentiation with a view to specialization in the
Jimior year. In the senior year, as will be seen in the detailed outline
of the course on another page, the work is arranged in a series of
groups of studies, each group containing one major study and several
minors. This is the plan adopted by most of the prominent and suc-
cessful colleges of the present day, and presents the twofold advantage
of concentration of the student's labor and opportunity for ample lab-
oratory work. The degree conferred for all branches of this course is
Bachelor of Science.
OUTLINE OF COURSES.
SENIOR CLASS.
The work for the Senior Year in Agriculture and General Science
shall consist of a major subject and two or more minor subjects. This
work will be elective upon consultation with the professor in charge of
the major subject.
The student will be required to elect an amount of work, the mini-
mum of which shall be an equivalent of twenty (20) hours recitative
work, one half of which will be devoted to the major subject.
Two hours of practical work is regarded as equivalent to one of
recitative work.
The work of the Senior year in the Mechanical Engineering
Course is as follows :
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SENIOR COURSE— MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DE-
PARTMENT.
First Term. Second Term.
French
Calculus
Machine Design
Graphic Statistics
Machine Construction
Economics
Recitation equiv.. ,,
Total hours
5
4
2-(2)
3
(8)
3
21
28
French
Strength of Materials
Machine Design
Testing
Machine Construction
Economics
Recitation equiv....
Total hours
3
3
2-(4)
(4)
(10)
3
20
28
JUNIOR CLASS.
First Term.
>•
.fi
Q,
4-(4)
5
3
4(4)
2-(3)
(4)
• • • '
o
s
O
4-(4^
"So
m
4-(4)
*C
rt
J=
u
4(4)
5
3
=«: : Agricultural.
Second Term.
H
u
4-f6)
4
3
4-(4)
2(3)
(4)
■g
XI
U
4-(4)
15
o
'So
'o
n
4- (4)
"c
o
;^
4(4)
4
• • • •
'i-
<
Physics
Anal. Geom'y
German
Chemistry &
Mineralogy
Surveying.. . .
Physics
Diff. Calculus
German
Chemistry &
Mineralogy.
Surveying..
Drawing
Gen. Zoology
Entomoloe'v..
• • • •
3
4(10)
3
3
4(10)
3
3
2-(3)
• • • >
2(4)
2(4)
2(4)
(3)
2(2)
1
• • •
• • • ■
24
34
2- (3)
Drawing....
Veterinary
Science
-(4)
• • • ■
-(4)
• • • •
• • •
• • • •
3
2(4)
2(4)
2-(4)
... .
2-(4)
2(4)
2-(4)
2(4)
9. (4)
Inver.
Zoolocv . . .
Botany. . . .
Des. Geom'ry
Agriculture...
• • • •
2(4)
Potany
3-(3)
1
Horticulture.
Eng. (Thesis)
Theory of
Steam En-
eine
1
1
1
1
3
-(6)
21
28
Agriculture.. .
En?. (Thesis)
Mechanics. . . .
1
1
1
1
(6)
2
22
29
Civics
2
• • • •
Mechanics.. . .
• • • •
21
5Jl
25
Reci'n equiv.
Total hours
21
26
21
Reci'n equiv.
21
22
24
Total hours
28
30
26
80
33
NOTE— students In Phylos may elect Chemistry 4-(4) throughout the year or Draw-
ing 4 and- Surveying 2-(3} throughout the year.
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SOPHOMORE CLASS.
First Term.
Agriculture
Mechanics
Element'ry Biol'y
Botany
Physics
Chemistry
Geometry
Drawing
Theoretical Me-
chanics
English (Rhetoric)
Recitation equiv.
Total hours
u
c
o
u
c
o
6
(4)
3
4(3)
4
2V/2
28
u
'S
a
CJ
<v
(4)
3
4(3)
4
(4)
3
23^
28
u
3
o
b«
<
3(4)
(4)
(4)
(4)
3
4(3)
4
2i}4
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Second Term.
Agriculture
Horticulture
Comparative Ana-
tomy and Phys'l'y
Botany
Chemistry
Geometry & Trig-
onometry
Drawing
Moulding & Cast-
ing
German
English (Logic)... .
Recitation equiv.
Total Hours
0)
tj
s
'G
GQ
u
V
O
3(2)
(4)
4(3)
20i
26
4(3)
5
(6)
(6)
3
3
<
2(3)
1(3)
2(2)
(4)
4(3)
22 i \
24
28 i 31
Note.— Students ia General Science wlshinff to take the Physical or Chemical course
may elect an equivalent for Botany upon approval of the head of the Department of
Physics and Chemistry, as the case may be.
FRESHMAN CLASS.
First Term.
Agriculture
Drawing
Algebra
English
Wood work
Elem. Ap. Mech.
Recitation equiv.
Total hours...
CJ
c
V
V
c
is
3(4)
(4)
5
5
20
cfl
CJ
CJ
(8)
(5)
(6)
20
24
25
S
<
3(4)
(4)
5
5
(4)
22
28
Second Term.
Horticulture
Drawing
Algebra
English
Geology
Wood-work
Geometry
Agriculture
Recitation equiv
Total hours
6
u
r*
(U
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Sci
cal
CO
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ca
<o
f—
c
CJ
«
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o
%
(4)
(4) 1
(«)
3
3 1
5
5
3
3 1
(6) 1
5
5 !
20
22
24
26
<
(4)
3
5
3
5
2(3)
25
AO
OUTLINE OF CLASSICAL COURSE.
FRESHMAN YEAR.
SOPHOMORE YEAR.
First Term.
Second Term.
First Term.
Second Term.
English 5
H istory 4
Latin 6
English 5
History 4
Latin 6
Algebra 3
Geometry 5
Total 23
Rhetoric 4
Latin. 6
Geometry 4
Physics 3
Chem. 4 3 6^
Total 22i
Logic 3
Latin 6
Algebra 5
Total 20
Trigonometry. . .5
(Jihemistry 4 3..5i
Total 22i
JUNIOR YEAR.
SENIOR YEAR.
First Term.
Second Term.
First Term.
Second Term.
English Lit 3
(^vil Gov 4
Latin 6
American Lit 3
Civil Gov 4
Latin 6
English 2
Psychology 2
Business Law.. .1
Economics 3
I atin 6
English 2
Psychology 2
Business Law.. .1
German 4
Surveying.. 2-8 3|
German 4
Surveying.. 2-8.. 3i
Total 18i
Economics 3
Latin 6
TPrf»nr'h . - . . . . tS
French 5
Total 181
Total 19
Total 19
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION.
For admission to the college department — Freshman class— -an en-
trance examination is requirecl. This examination will be held at the
college on September 20th, 2ist, 22nd, 1900. The applicant will be ex-
pected to pass a satisfactory examination in the following subjects:
English grammar, composition and analysis, United States history,
arithmetic (complete), algebra (as far as quadratics), political and phys-
ical geography. A mark of 70 per cent, is necessary to pass. For en-
trance to the Preparatory Department the requirements are: English
grammar, arithmetic (as far as percentage). United States history and
political geography.
Every applicant for admi&sion to the college must bring satisfac-
tory testimonials as to character and previous scholarship, from one or
more persons qualified so to speak — his former teacher, pastor or
neighbor, acquainted with his general reputation. This will he abso-
lutely insisted upon. No student need apply for entrance who can-
not furnish such credeutials.
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Applicants for admission to higher classes than the Freshman must
be prepared to take an examination equivalent to that given at the col-
lege for promotion to such classes, or must present certificates from
county or city schools covering the work of the lower college classes.
PROMOTIOX.
In order to pass from one class to the next higher class a student is
required to pass the yearly examination by a mark of at least 60 per
•cent .in each study, and to have a combined mark in each branch (daily
and examination) of at least 70 per cent. A failure in not more than
tone branch will enable a student to pass to the next class with con-
dition in that study in which he has failed ; but in every case the stu-
dent is required to make good such failure during the next year.
It has been found necessary to make some regulations to provide
for cases of using unfair means in examinations. The faculty, there-
fore, has agreed upon the following rule, which will be rigidly adhered
to : "Any student detected in so doing will be required to surrender
his papers, and will not under any circumstances be given another ex-
amination in that particular study."
SCHOLARSHIPS.
The college offers a number of scholarships — three for Baltimore
City and one for each county of the State. These scholarships are
awarded to the successful candidate in competitive examinations, con-
ducted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Baltimore City
and in the counties by the County Examiner. All scholarship students
must be prepared for entrance to the Freshman class, and are required
to take the regular entrance examination. Each scholarship is good
for four years, or for such part thereof as the holder remains at the
college. It is then again open for competition. The cost per year for
scholarship students will be found under the head of student expenses.
The following is an extract from the requirements of the Board of
Trustees, relating to scholarships :
"Persons holding certificates of scholarship must present them-
"selves at the college, or other designated place, at the date which
"may be named, in the September or January next following the
"award, and be examined by college authorities for entrance to the
^'Freshman class. Alternates are to be thus examined, as well as prin-
"cipals, and in a case of a failure of the principal to secure or hold the
"scholarship, the alternate will have the first right to the place, if with-
^'in a year from date of the certificate of award.
"Persons- holding certificates of scholarship, must, in order to se-
■"cure the same, pass the entrance examination of the college, and (if
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"entering in January) such other examination as may be required to
"join the Freshman class. Every one must declare his intention of
"completing the prescribed course of study of the college, in either
"Agriculture or Mechanical Engineering, provided he retains his
"Scholarship, and must make an advance payment of $15 on the year's
"account. And to hold a scholarship, the student must make the sub-
"sequent payments and meet such requirements of the college as to
"scholarship and deportment, as may be prescribed by the President
"and faculty. By passing special examinations, candidates for scholar-
"ships may be permitted to enter the Sophomore class."
DISCIPLINE AND REGULATIONS.
The discipline of the college, as has been stated, is generally mili-
tary in its character. Students are under the control of cadet officers,
subject to the direction of the officer in charge, who makes a dailv re-
port to the Commandant of cadets. The final authority, however, in all
cases, is the President of the college.
All students are expected to conduct themselves as young gentle-
men worthy of respect and confidence, and to be truthful under all cir-
cumstances. Upon entrance each one is required to give his wora that
he will comply with all the rules and regulations of the institution. A
copy of these rules is then given him., and he is held responsible for al'.
acts in disregard thereof. Cadet officers in receiving the honors which
promotion implies, accept with them obligations and duties which they
are bound to regard. This is the key-note of student government. Fail-
ure in duty means necessarily forfeiture of confidence and trust.
Punishment for trivial breaches of regulations consists of depriva-
tion of privileges, confinement to grounds or rooms, or special military
duties ; for aggravated oflfences the punishment may be suspension or
expulsion, at the discretion of the Faculty and the President.
Frequent absences from the college are invariably of great disad-
vantage to the student, in breaking in upon the continuity of his work,
and in distracting his mind from the main purpose of his attendance at
the institution. Parents are therefore earnestly asked to refrain from
granting frequent requests to leave the college.
Three reports are sent to each parent during the year, showing
the student's progress in class work and his general standing as to con-
duct, etc. At the end of the year a detailed report of the year's work is
made. .
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Student clubs for social, literary and athletic purposes, are encour-
aged as means of creating class and college pride and increasing an
esprit de corps among the students. Each has its own organization in
m
which matters relating to class work are discussed and directed. Offi-
cers are elected, and the unity of the class is strictly preserved. This
has been found to be a decided aid to discipline, and tends to raise the
standard of student honor.
Among the successful student societies are the Mercer Literary
Society and the Morrill Literary Society which have accomplished
much good during the past year, the M. A. C. Athletic Association,
which controls and directs the work of the College Athletic Team, the
Rossburg Club, a social organization, the Glee Club, the Mandolin
Club, and the Cadet's Annual, an organization of the Senior class,
which publishes an annual magazine. The first four numbers of this
Annual, "The Reveille" for i896-'97, i897-'98, i898-'99 and 1999- 'oo,
are most creditable publications.
STUDENT EXPENSES.
The expenses of the college year for the several classes of students-
are as follows :
REGULAR STUDENTS.
Board, heat, light, room and books $150.00
Laboratory fee 6.00
Physician's fee 4.00
Breakage fee 5.00
Total cost $165.00
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS.
Board, heat, light, room and books $70.00
Laboratory fee 6.00
Physician's fee 4.00
Breakage fee 5.00
Total cost $85.00
DAY STUDENTS.
Room, heat and books $24.00
Laboratorv fee 6.00
Breakasre fee
to'
5.00
Total cost $35.00
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TIME OF PAYMENT.
For Regiilai' Students. — . \:
$40.00 (and the fees) on entrance: $40.00 on November 15th;
$40.00 on February ist; $30.00 on April ist.
For Scholarship Students. —
$35.00, (and the fees) on entrance; $35.00 on February ist.
For Day Students : —
$12.00 (and the fees) on entrance, and $12.00 on February ist.
Promptness in payment is insisted upon.
EXPLANATION OF FEES.
The laboratory fee is intended to cover the cost of the materials
and apparatus consumed by the student in practical laboratory work.
The physician's fee is to provide for the attendance of the regular
college physician in all ordinary cases of sickness.
The breakage fee is to cover all losses to the college caused by
careless breakage or otherwise by the students. Each loss is divided
proportionately among the students, and the unused balance of each fee
refunded at the close of the year. In case the loss is known to be
caused by any particular student, the whole amount is charged to his
account.
Except in cases of extended illness, no money will be refunded foi*
long continued absence or withdrawal from the college.
Students entering late in the session will be charged according to
the date of entrance.
ARTICLES NECESSARY TO BE PROVIDED.
All students are required to provide themselves with the following
articles, to be brought from home or purchased from the College Park
Store on arrival :
I dozen white collars, uniform.
6 pair white gloves, uniform.
6 pair white cufifs, uniform.
1 pair blankets (for single bed.)
3 pair sheets (for single bed.)
■ 4 pillow cases.
2 blue bed-spreads, uniform. .
6 towels.
I chair, uniform.
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The room-mates together purchase the following articles : —
I set of lamp fixtures, uniform.
1 pitcher and basin, uniform.
2 table-cloths, uniform.
I broom.
I looking-glass.
I slop-jar (porcelain.)
All the articles marked uniform in the foregoing list can best be
purchased after the student arrives at the college. The cost of the en-
tire list should not be more than $10.00 for the year.
UNIFORM.
The cadet uniform of substantial grey cloth, which is required to
be worn by students at all times, is made by contract with the tailors at
a much lower price than it could be furnished to individuals. The
student's measure is taken after he arrives at the college, and the fit is
guaranteed. The cost of the entire outfit, — coat, trousers and cap, is
$16.00. Parties coming through Baltimore can leave measures and
orders with the New York Clothing House, 102-104 E. Baltimore
Street. Payment must be made for this at time of entrance. This is
imperative.
For further particulars as to entrance, examination, expenses, etc.,
address :
R. W. SILVESTER, President,
]\Iaryland Agricultural College,
College Park, Maryland.
Express Office, College Station, B. & O. R. R. Telegraph Office^
Hyattsville, Md., Telephone .Station, Hyattsville, Md.
TFIE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
The growth of the Alumni Association during the past year, is a
source of great satisfaction to the officers of the College and of the As-
sociation. Through the efforts of its officers a banquet was held at the
College in April this year. Renewed interest was shown by the exist-
ing members of the Association and the occasion was marked by a
large increase in the membership, recruited largely from the older grad-
uates of the College.
All indications point to a great advance in the growth of the or-
ganization. And now it is felt that the Association may begin to exer-
cise its influence along the lines of its avowed purpose and object. At
its regular annual meeting in June, it was decided that the Association
would continue its offer of medals for proficiency in three of the
departments of College work. By restricting the competition for the
medal to be awarded for the best paper on "Agricultural Science" to
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those students pursuing original research, it is intended and hoped, by
the Association, to stimulate scientific investigation by the students in
the various scientific departments of the College. With the improved
and more adequate facilities which have been provided, it is thought
that the College is well able to promote this class of work to a greater
extent than has been possible in the past ; and the competition hereby
instituted should tend to elevate the standard of scholarship in the
College.
It will be a source of gratification to the members of the Asso-
ciation to note the action of the Board of Trustees of the College with
reference to the holding of scholarships in the College. One year ago
the Association passed a resolution looking to the restriction of the
holders of the State Scholarships to the Agricultural and Mechanical
courses in the College. This was with the idea of carrying out more
completely the ideas of the founders of the College, in establishing a
school for instruction in Agriculture and the Mechanic Art. At the
last meeting of the Board of Trustees an order was passed putting the
restriction in full operation. It is along this and similar lines that the
Association has a broad field provided in which to exert its efforts ; and
as it increases in strength, it may be expected to make its influence felt
for the advancement of the interest and welfare of the College.
The officers of the Association for the ensuing year are : — Presi-
dent, F. B. Bomberger, '94 ; Vice-President, J. Enos Roy, '92 ; Secre-
tary-Treasurer, J. R. Laughlin, '96, members-at-large of the Executive
Committee, F. A. Soper, '^y and A. S. Gill, '97.
Graduates and members of the Association are requested to keep
the Secretary-Treasurer informed of any changes in their addresses.
Any information concerning the older graduates, which will enable the
officers to locate and communicate with them, will facilitate their efforts
and will tend to further the success of the Association.
Address of the Secretary-Treasurer : — ^J. R. Laughlin,
College Park, Md.
LETTER FROM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The following letter and circular will be of interest to young men
entering this institution. It gives an excellent opportunity for them to
advance themselves in the line of their special work, at the same time re-
ceiving a compensation which will enable them to pay all expenses.
This ofifer, on the part of the Department of Agriculture, is greatly ap-
preciated, and will, no doubt, be availed of by many attending the Land •
Grant Colleges — the best instructors and the most complete facilities
are the advantages attending the opportunity :
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"Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C,
"June 2yth, 1899.
"Dear Sir : —
"In my annual report to the President for 1898, I announced my
intention of affording opportunities for graduates of agriciiltural col-
leges to pursue post-graduate studies in connection with work in the
scientific division of this Department, as far as practicable. In pursu-
ance of this policy, I have made an arrangement with the Civil Service
Commission for the registration of the graduates of colleges receiving
the benefits of grants of land or money from the United States, who
may desire to enter the service of the Department as "Scientific Aids"
on the terms stated in the notice of the Commission herewith enclosed.
"It seems to be entirely appropriate that the National Government
should aid the institutions to which it has already so largely given finan-
cial support, in the preparation of their graduates for posts ot usefulness
in this Department, or in the States from which they come, especially
as investigators and teachers along scientific lines. I hope, therefore,
that the effort which I am now making in this direction will be but a
beginning of the opening up of opportunities for graduate study at the
National Capital to those of your graduates who are especially fitted to
do high grade scientific work. It will, of course, be understood that
imder present conditions the Department can only admit a very limited
number of scientific aids. Our purpose is to choose from the eligible
register those persons who furnish the best evidence of having peculi-
arly good qualifications for aiding in the work of the Department now
in progress. In extending this notice will you kindly explain to your
graduates the necessity of making a clear and full statement of their at-
tainments and qualifications in special lines of science ? Correspondence
regarding application blanks and other matters connected with regis-
tration should be had promptly with the Civil Service Commission.
"Very respectfuUv,
"JAMES WILSON,
"Secretary Agriculture."
To R. W. Silvester, President, College Park, Maryland.
SCIENTIFIC AID.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
AUGUST ist, 1899. •
The United States Civil Service Commission announces that it
desires to establish an eligible register for the position of scientific aid,
Department of Agriculture.
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The examination will consist of the subjects mentioned below>
which will be weighted as follows : —
Subjects. Weights.
1. College Course with Bachelor's Degree ^ 50
2. Post-graduate course and special qualifications 25
3. Thesis or other literature 25
Total 100
It will be noted that applicants will not be required to appear at
any place for examination, but will be required to file with the Commis-
sion prior to the hour of closing business, on August ist, 1900, their
statements and other material which will be required as specified in a
special form which will be furnished them by the Commission, together
with application blank (Form 304) in order to have their names entered
upon the register which will be made immediately after the date men-
tioned. Persons who are unable to file their applications prior to Au-
gust 1st, 1900, may file them at any subsequent time, when they will be
rated and the names of those attaining eligible averages will be entered
upon the register.
For the information of applicants, the following statement is made,
as received from the Secretary of Agriculture :
1. An application will be limited to graduates of colleges receiv-
ing the benefits of grants of land or money from the United States.
2. Each applicant must file with the United States Civil Servic"
Commission, Washington, D. C, a properly certified statement as to
the length of time spent in College, the studies pursued, the standincf
in these studies, the special work it is desired to take up and the special
qualifications for such work, and finally, a thesis upon such scientific
subjects as the applicant may select, or in lieu of this, any literature on
scientific subjects over his own signature.
3. The length of time any scientfic aid may serve in the Depart-
ment is limited to two (2) years. ■ . ,
4. The salary shall not exceed forty dollars ($40.00) per month.
The minimum age limitation for entrance to this examination is
twenty (20) years ; there is no maximum age limitation.
This examination is open to all citizens of the United States who
comply with the requirements. All such citizens are invited to apply.
They will be examined, graded and certified, without regard to any con-
sideration, save their ability as shown by them in the examination. Per-
sons desiring to compete should at once apply to the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., for application blanks
(Form 304) and special forms.
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-:^? - DONATIONS TO LIBRARY.
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following, for valuable
additions to our library :
The late William S. Keech, of Towson, Md., complete set of lit-
erature on all matters pertaining to Arctic Explorations.
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., additions to Agricul-
tural Library, and Reports of Geological vSurvey, Weather Service and
Highway Commission.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., additions to Ag-
ricultural Library.
Hon. A. P. Gorman, Various publications of a fiscal character.
Hon. Sydney E. Mudd, Maps for Engineering Department.
County Press, valuable additions of their publications.
MEDALS AW^\RDED.
COMMENCEMENT, 1900.
Senior Class, Trustee's Medal H. J. Kefauver.
Gold Medal for Highest Standing for entire Course.
Junior Class, Trustee's Medal. •. . . W. W. Cobey.
Gold Medal for Highest Standing in Junior Class.
Alumni Medal E. S. Choate.
Gold Medal for Excellence in Mechanical Engineering.
Alumni Medal A. E. Ewens.
Gold Medal for Best Essay on Agricultural Science.
Alumni Medal H.J. Kefauver.
Gold Medal for Best Debater in Competitive Debate.
Trustee's Medal H.J. Kefauver.
Gold Medal for Best Essay on "American Citizenship."
ATHLETIC MEDALS.
100 Yard Dash Matthews.
220 Yard Dash W^eigand.
440 Yard Dash Weigand.
Half Mile Run Dickey.
Mile Run Dickey.
120 Yard Hurdle Mackall.
Class Relay won by Senior Class Team,
Putting i6-Ib. Shot Peters.
High Jump J. H. Hopkins.
Broad Jump , Peters.
Best Tennis Player Fendall.
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GRADUATES OF 1900 AND DEGREES CONFERRED.
• SUBJEST OF THESES.
Edward S. Choate, M. E, Randallstown, Md.
"Wood Turning Lathe."
Calvin Grant Church, B. S, College Park, Md.
"Comparative Analysis of Oyster Shells and Oyster Shell Lime."
~" Arthur Edvi^ard Ewens, B. S, Baltimore, Md.
/ "The Analysis of Butter and Oleomargarine."
^Andrew S. R. Grason, B. S, Towson, Md.
- "Horse Industry."
William D. Grofif, B. S, Owings Mills, Md.
"Condimental Foods."
R. Moore Jenifer, B. S, Loch Raven, Md.
"Minor Injuries and Their Treatment."
Harry J. Kefauvcr, A. B, Frederick, Md.
"The Effect of Material Progress Upon the Distribution of Wealth."
Samuel M. Peach, A. B, Mitchellville, Md.
"Trusts." ' '
Earl Neilson Sappington, B. S, ' Darlington, Md.
"The Urinary System."
Amos C. Sudler, B. S, Westover, Md.
"The Stable and Its Management."
William Henry Talbott, A. B, Willows, Md. ;
"Our Public School System."
■ William Henry Weigand, B. S, Leitersburg, Md.
"Comparative Analysis of Coal Gas and Water Gas Lime." I
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MILITARY DEPARTMENT
ROSTER.
COMMANDANT, ^
CADET BATTALION.
STAFF.
Major, W. W. Cobey.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant.
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster.
F. H. Peters, Sergeant-Major.
W. S. Hull, Chief Trumpeter.
INFANTRY.
COMPANY "A." COMPANY "B."
COMPANY "C."
H. C. Whiteford.
J. T. Hardesty,
CAPTAINS.
A. K. Nininger, F. B. Hines.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
F. V. McDonnell, *
J. D. Bowman,
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
T. B. Symons, «•.
S. V. Darl)j%
FIRST SERGEANTS.
Pv. L. Mitchell, L. E. Mackall.
Jos. Condon,
1^. Hamblin,
B. AV. G a toll,
K. D. Dickey,
L'. P. Walls,
"Will be appointed.
SERGEANTS.
E. H. Smith,
W. B. Woolf,
CORPORALS.
L. M. Ewell,
i;. Dnrby,
C. Clagett,
W. S. Fendall.
J. I. Wisner.
J. H. Hopkins.
.T. B. Bnbins.
\V. C. Ort.
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■^ . SESSION 1899-1900.
;' SENIOR CLASS. -
Choate, E. S Randallstown, Md.
Church, CO College Park, Md.
Ewens, A. E Baltimore, Md.
Grason, A. S. R Towson, Md.
Groff, W. D Owings, Mills, Md.
Jenifer, R. M ■ Loch Raven, Md.
Kefaiiver, H.J Frederick, Md.
Peach, S. M Mitchellsville, Md.
Sappington, E. N Darlington, Md.
Sudler,"A. C Westover, Md.
Talbott, W. H Willows, Md.
Weigand, W. H Leitersburg, Md.
Total 12.
JUNIOR CLASS.
Cobcy, W. W Grayton, Md.
Plardesty, J . T Collington, Md.
Nininger, A. R Hnntsville, Ala.
Peyton, J- I Washington, D. C.
Hines, F. B Chestertown, Md.
McDonnell, F. V Florence, Pa.
Whiteford, H. C Whitefords, Md.
Total 7.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
Bowman, J. D Hyattstown, Md.
Bradley, J. A Chestertown, Md.
Branham, H. C Baltimore, Md.
i/'Coudon, Jos Perryville, Md.
Carroll, D. G Baltimore, Md.
Darby, R.J Buck Lodge, Md.
/Darbv, S. Porter Sellman, Md.
Fcndall, W^ S Towson, Md.
Gideon, C. C Ballston, Va.
Jenifer, D Loch Raven. Md.
'^Lansdale, H. N Damascus, Md.
Mackall, L. E Mackall, Md.
'Mitchell, R. L La Plata, Md.
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SOPHOMORE CLASS (Continued.)
Meters, F. H Wesley, Md.
Posey, A. A Faulkner, Md.
Robertson, M. G Washington, D. C.
Symons, T. B Easton, Md.
Welsh, G. P Washington, D. C.
Woolf, W. B Hyattsville, Md.
iWisner, J.I Baltimore, Md.
Total 20.
FRESHMAN CLASS.
Byers, J. B Ellicott City, Md.
Cairnes, G. W Jarrettsville, Md.
Clagett, C : Potomac, Md.
Clagett, R. D Upper Marlboro, Md
Cooke, S Hvattsville, Md.
Collier, J. P Ellicott City, Md.
Cruikshank, T Cecilton, Md.
Curtis, J. D Sligo, Md.
Dickey, E. D Baltimore, ^Id.
Elgin, B Brunswick, Md.
Ensor, J. G Belfast, Md.
Ewell, L. M Baltimore, Md.
Fitzhugh, A. C Baltimore, Md.
Garner, E. F Rosarvville, Md.
Gatch, B. W Gardenville, Md.
Hamilton, M. P Baltimore, Md.
Hamblin, R Wango, Md.
Hopkins, T- H Elkridge, Md.
Hopkins, i. C Halls, Md.
Hinman, W. G Lower Marlboro, Md.
Loker, H Leonardtown. Md.
Matthews, J. M Dulaneys \^alley, Md.
Merrvman,' T. C Monkton. Md.
McCubbin. L. C Chew Chase, Md.
Mayo, R. B Hyattsville. Md.
Owens, E. T Greenock, Md.
Ort, W. C Barton, Md.
Parker, R. A Piscatawav. "Md.
Peach, P. L Mitchcllsvillc. Md.
T'urman, Stanley Washington, D. C.
Reading, F. M Darnestown, ]\Td.
Robins, J. B Snow Hill. Md.
Ray A. A Chillum, Md.
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FRESHMAN CLASS (Continued.) •
Smith, E. H Govanstown, Md.
Sozinskey, T. S Millington, Md.
Spalding, D. B Washington, D. C.
Sadtler, G. T Baltimore, Md.
Walls, E. P Barclay, Md.
Warren, G. L Brooklyn, N. Y.
Young. F. J Bristol, Tenn.
Total 40. .
PREPARATORY CLASS.
Bryan, T. E Centerville, Md.
Broch, Leon Cuba.
Brown, D. E College Park, Md.
Caldwell, E. A Washington, D. C.
Carroll, W. C College Park, Md.
Cockey, J. G Gwynnbrook, Md.
Coombe, O. P Washington, D. C.
Carr, :M Hyattsville, Md.
Eversfield, O. C College Park, Md.
Ewell, E. R Baltimore, Md.
Fenby, W. W Avondale, Md.
Gathmann, O Washington, D. C.
Gathmann, P Washington, D. C.
Gourlev. T. A Burch, Md.
Hull, W. S Baltimore, Md.
Hall, A. L Allegheny, Pa.
Harr, A. G Forest Glen, Md.
Heller, H. C Baltimore, Md.
Jrby, R. G Washington, D. C.
Kehoe, J. G. C Washington, D. C.
Lee, T. B Hvattsville, Md.
Mvers. J. T Avenel, Md.
Maught," A. R. B Broad Run, Md.
Meikle, R.J Baltimore, Md.
iVrotter, W. R Tanevtown, Md.
Masvidal, P Cuba'
Nayler, R. B Piscataway, Md.
Nichols, S. B Germantown, Md.
Purnell, J. R Snow Hill, Md.
Pavne. T Frostburg, Md.
Rollins. W. W Seat Pleasants, Md.
Rollins, P. C Seat Pleasants, Md.
Reasin. W. F Havre de Grace, Md.
Rolph, W. C Beltsville, Md.
. , " PREPARATORY CLASS (Continued.)
vSapping-ton, J. W Overton, Md.
Shepherd, E. L Bristol, Md.
Smith, D. R Frederick, Md.
Sincell, G. L Oakland, Md.
Underwood, E. J Accokeek, Md.
Watts, H. D Bel Air, Md.
Winterson, C. R Elkridge, Md.
Total 41.
SPECIALS.
Darby, S. P Sellman, Md.
Brown, D. E College Park, Md.
Flickinger, M. F Copperville, ]\Id.
Reaver, E. C Trevanion, Md.
Hiner, E. O Westminster, Md.
Total in all Classes 125.
INDEX.
Articles to be Provided 44
Alumni Association 45
] >oard of I'riistees 3
Calendar 6
College Library 35
Courses of Study 36
Donations to Library 49
Department of A.griculture 11
" " Mechanical PIngineering 12
-".'■ " Mathematics 16
'■' " Lnglish and Civics 18
" " Chemistry 22
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" " Horticulture . 2
" " Plant Pathology and Botany 30
" " Languages 32
Physics 23
Civil Engineering 24
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Veterinary Science and Zoology 27
Entomology 28
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Preparatory Work 34
Military Work 34
" " Physical Culture and Elocution 35
Discipline and Regulations 47
Equipment and Work 1 1
Explanation of Fees 40
Graduate and Degrees Conferred 50
General Aim and Purpose 10
Historical Sketch 7
Location and Description 8
Letters — Department of Agriculture 46
^ledals Awarded 49
Military Organization 51
Officers and Faculty 5
Outline of Courses 37
Promotion 41
Requirements for Admission 40
Roster of Students 52
Standing Committees " 4
Scholarship 4E
Student Organization 42
Student Expenses 43
Time of Payment 44
Uniform 45
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-Xlunnii Assncialion 45
i'oard of l riistccs 3
Calfiular 6
College J.ilirar\ 35
("ourscs (jf Studv -^6
Dnnatiuiis lo Library I9
Depart] iiciiL of .Vgriculturc 1 1
Mechanical Ln^'ineerinL;- 12
Mallieriialics \()
ljii;"lisli and (. i\ics 1.^
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I'.nli inn )l()i;-y 28
I'lanl 1 'atlioliii^'v and liotanx' 30
Lan;4nai4es ^2
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J )iscii)line and Regulations 47
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Explanat ii ni of Fees 40
(iraduate and Degrees Conferred 50
( ieneral Aim and I'nrpose to
Historical Sketch 7
L()cati(jn and Descriptinn S
Letters — J )ei)art!nent tif .Xgricnllnre 46
Medals .Awarded 49
]M ilitary Organization 5 [
Officers and I'^aculty 5
( )ntline of Conrses 37
] 'ronujtioii 41
Re(|nircnicnts for Admission 40
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Student Organization 42
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Time of I'ayment 44
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1IT is advisable to call your particular attention to certain features of
the Ccillege seeking your patronage.
1. The Agricultural College is a technical Institution of learning.
It equips its graduates for a specific line of work. Our graduates, if
earnest men, secure employment on graduation.
2. Members of this year's class secured positions in the line of
special work upon completing their course.
3. The facilities for practical laboratory work, an essential so ne-
cessary in every department of Natural Science, are of a character t-i
afford ample opportunity for the student to fully equip himself for his
life's work.
4. Parents and guardians are virged to yield a hearty cooperation
lo the management in the enforcement of the Rules and Regulations.
Interruption in a course of study must eventuate in superficial in-
formation— a worthless article in this day. To avoid tf^is, permis-
sion to leave the College should be left in the hands of tf^ose in
cf^arge of the Institution, and who know what privileges can be
safely accozded.
5. Qur tezms are very moderate. The charges are tlie only
source from which the domestic 'Department can be supported:
hence, terms must be complied witl^.
6. Read the catalogue carefully — you owe this to your child as
well as the institution. It contains our purpose. It is your contract
with the College. Business principles require this.
7. Read the reports carefully — these represent a history of the
young man's progress. Timely advice will aid him to do his duty and
ihus avoid the serious consequences following neglect.
8. We can only be responsible for progress when the student is ro-
i|uired by the parent or guardian to comply with rules and regulations
as established by the Board of Control of the College. In fact, we
prefer that those not doing so, should seek other places of training for
those committed to their keeping.
9. We can have but one aim, namely : To so direct the course A
the student as to make his life a success. . - ^
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lo/i to leave the (JollcL/e shouU he left in the hanJs of those in
l^arcje of the Institution, an J who know \<'hat pn\'ileL/es can he
afely accozJed.
S. Our tezms are very nioJerate. llie charyes are the only
ource from which the 'Domestic 'Department can he supporteJ;
hence, terms must he complied with.
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