N. B. This year the youth are to make themes; write letters; give descriptions and characters; and to turn Latin into English, with great regard to punctuation and choice of words. Some English and Latin orations are to be delivered, with proper grace both of elocution and gesture. Arithmetic begun.

Some of the youth, it is found, go through these stages in three years, but most require four, and many five years; especially if they begin under nine or ten years of age. The masters must exercise their best discretion in this respect.

Those who can acquit themselves to satisfaction in the books laid down for the fourth stage, after public examination, proceed to the study of the sciences, and are admitted into the philosophy schools, by the name of Freshmen or Noviciates, with the privilege of being distinguished with an under-graduate's gown. The method of study prosecuted in these schools for the term of three years, follows; and the portion of reading allotted for each month is particularly distinguished.

Freshmen. May 15. Lat. & Engl. exercises cont. Common arithm. reviewed.

AFTERNOON.

PRIVATE HOURS.

FIRST YEAR. (Classical & rhetoric. studies Books recommended for im

Juniors. May 15.
First term.

Three months.

Second term.
Three months.

Watts' Ontology and EsKing de Orig. Mali, with Law's Notes. Johnson's Elem. Philosophy.

Vossius. Bossu. Pere Bohours. Dryden's Essays and Prefaces. Spence on Pope's Odyssey. Trapp's Prælect.

Horace's Art Poet. critically Poet. Dionysius Halicarn.
Aristot. Poet. &c. critically. Demetrius Phalereus. Stra-
Quintilian, select parts.
dæ Prolusiones.

Patoun's Navigation. Gregory's Geometry. -on Forti

fication. Simson's Conic SecItions. Maclaurin's and Emerson's Fluxions. Palladio by

Demosthenes pro Ctesiphon. Ware.

Helsham's Lectures. Grave

N. B. During the applica-sande. Cote's Hydrostatics. tion of the rules of these fa-Desaguliers. Muschenbroek. mous orations, imitations of Keil's Introduction. Martin's them are to be attempted on Philosophy. Sir Isaac Newthe model of perfect elo-ton's Philosophy. Maclau quence. rin's View of ditto. Rohault per Clarke.

Epicteti Enchiridion.
Cicero de Officiis.
Tusculan Quæst.
Memorabilia Xenoph.

Pufendorf by Barbeyrac. Cumberland de Leg. Sidney. Harrington. Seneca. Hutche

Greelson's Works. Locke on Government. Hooker's Polity.

Patavii Rationar. Temporum
Plato de Legibus.

Grotius de Jure, B. & P.

Scaliger de Emendatione Temporum. Preceptor. Le Clerc's Compend of History. --Gregory's Astronomy. ForAfternoons of this third tescue on Laws. N. Bacon's term, for composition and Discourses. My lord Bacon's declamation on moral and Works. Locke on Coin. Daphysical subjects.-Philoso-venant. Gee's Compend Ray phy acts held.

Derham. Spectacle de la Nature. Religious Philosopher.

Holy Bible, to be read daily from the beginning, and how to supply the deficiencies lof the whole.

Concerning the foregoing plan, it is to be remarked that life itself being too short to attain a perfect acquaintance with the whole circle of the sciences, nothing can be proposed by any scheme of collegiate education, but to lay such a general foundation in all the branches of literature, as may enable the youth to perfect themselves in those particular parts, to which their business, or genius, may afterwards lead them; and scarce any thing has more obstructed the advancement of sound learning, that a vain imagination, that a few years, spent at college, can render youth such absolute masters of science, as to absolve them from all future study.

Those concerned in the management of this seminary, as far as their influence extends, would wish to propagate a contrary doctrine; and though they flatter themselves that, by a due execution of the foregoing plan, they shall enrich their country with many minds, that are liberally accomplished, and send out none that may justly be denominated barren, or unimproved; yet they hope, that the youth committed to their care, will neither at college, nor afterwards, rest satisfied with such a general knowledge, as is to be acquired from the public lectures and exercises. They rather trust that those, whose taste is once formed for the acquisition of solid wisdom, will think it their duty and most rational satisfaction, to accomplish themselves still farther, by manly perseverance in private study and meditation.

To direct them in this respect, the last column contains a choice of approved writers in the various branches of literature, which will be easily understood

when once a foundation is laid in the books to be used as classics, under the several lectures. For these books will not be found in this last column, which is only meant as a private library, to be consulted occasionally in the lectures, for the illustration of any particular part; and to be read afterwards, for completing the whole.

In the disposition of the parts of this scheme, a principal regard has been paid to the connexion and subserviency of the sciences, as well as to the gradual opening of young minds. Those parts are placed first which are suited to strengthen the inventive faculties, and are instrumental to what follows. Those are placed last, which require riper judgment, and are more immediately connected with the main business of life.

In the mean time, it is proposed that they shall never drop their acquaintance with the classic sages. They are every day called to converse with some one of the ancients, who, at the same time that he charms with all the beauties of language, is generally illustrating that particular branch of philosophy or science, to which the other hours of the day are devoted. Thus, by continually drawing something from the most admired masters of sentiment and expression, the taste of youth will be gradually formed, to just criticism, and masterly composition.

For this reason, composition, in the strict meaning of the term, cannot well be begun at an earlier period than is proposed in the plan. The knowledge of Mathematics is not more necessary, as an introduction to natural philosophy, than an acquaintance

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