1 English German. Latin. Greek. Latin. English German or Astronomy or Astronomy or Astronomy or Astronomy or Meteorology. Meteorology. Meteorology. Astronomy or RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND INSTRUCTION. The hours of daily Prayers in the College Chapel are 8 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock P. M. The students are excused from attendance at Evening Prayers three times a week. On Sunday, the Holy Communion is administered in the Chapel at 8 o'clock a. M. The students attend the Morning Service at such Church in the city as their parents or guardians designate. At 5 o'clock P. M., Evening Prayer is said in the Chapel. The President, who is the Pastor of the College, discharges the duties of Chaplain, in which he is assisted by the other clerical members of the Faculty. On Monday, the first recitation is devoted to religious studies. These comprise, during the College course, the following subjects: History of the Holy Scriptures; critical readings of the New Tes tament in Greek; Natural Theology; the Evidences of Christianity; the Articles of the Christian Faith as contained in the Apostles' Creed; and the Book of Common Prayer. TERMS AND VACATIONS. The academic year comprises two terms-Christmas and Trinity. Christmas term begins in September, eleven weeks after Commencement, and extends to the Friday before Christmas. It is followed by the Christmas vacation of three weeks. Trinity term begins in January, at the end of the Christmas vacation, and extends to Commencement, which is the Thursday before the Fourth of July. In this term there is also an Easter recess of ten days, ending on the first Monday of May. Commencement-Day in 1880 falls on the first day of July. Trinity vacation continues eleven weeks from Commencement. MATRICULATION. All students are required to matriculate on their admission to the College. Matriculation consists in signing, in the presence of the President, Faculty, and others, the following promise: "I promise to observe the Statutes of Trinity College; to obey all the rules and regulations of the Faculty; to discharge faithfully all scholastic duties imposed upon me; and to maintain and defend all the rights, privileges, and immunities of the College, according to my station and degree in the same." EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREES AND FOR HONORS. There are two Examinations each year. The Christmas Examinations, which are held at the end of Christmas Term, are upon the studies of that term. The Annual Examinations, which are held at the end of Trinity Term, are upon the studies of the whole year. These Examinations are partly oral and partly written. The final Examinations of the Seniors for degrees begin June 9, 1880, and the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman Examinations begin June 17th. Examinations for Honors follow the Annual Examinations. Admission to these can only be obtained by securing a high average mark at the daily recitations, and by passing the Annual Examinations with great credit. If a student succeeds in passing any Examination for Honors, his name is publicly announced as having passed cum honore. At the end of the College course, if a student has passed all the Examnations for Honors in one or more departments, it is publicly stated in conferring his degree, that he is graduated cum honore; and the names of the graduating class are printed in the next annual catalogue in the following manner: first, the names of those students who have been graduated cum honore, with a statement of the departments in which they have obtained honor; then the names of the others in alphabetical order. A student who passes all the Examinations cum honore in each department, is graduated with the title of OPTIMUS. CONDITIONS. No student is admitted to Examination in any department, unless his average mark for the term in that department is at least five on a scale of ten. When a student is excluded from Examination, or fails to pass any Examination in whole or in part, he is conditioned, and such deficiency must be made up during vacation; and the student is required to report himself on the day before the opening day of the following term, prepared to pass a special examination. No student is advanced to the studies of any year until he has passed the Annual Examinations of the preceding year. STUDENTS IN SPECIAL COURSES; AND THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE. The Statutes provide that students who do not propose to attend the whole course of instruction may be permitted, under the name of Students in Special Courses, to recite with the regular classes in such studies, always including Latin, as, upon examination, they shall be found qualified to pursue. They are examined for admission to the College on such parts of the regular requirements as belong to the departments in which they propose to enter (see page 19); are subject to the same rules and enjoy the same privileges as the regular students; and, on leaving with an honorable dismission, are entitled to a certificate from the President, stating the time they have been merabers of the College, and the studies pursued during that time; or, provided they complete the course prescribed for that purpose, they may receive the degree of Bachelor of Science. The degree of Bachelor of Science will be conferred upon those students who complete the regular course of study in all the departments except the Greek, and also sustain a special examination in one of the following courses, viz.: Differential and Integral Calculus and Zoology; Chemistry and Natural History; Astronomy, Mineralogy, and Geology. Any student completing the course prescribed for the degree of Bachelor of Arts may receive the further degree of Bachelor of Science upon passing an examination in one of the courses above mentioned, together with a special examination in such parts of the regular course as are connected with it. Notice of intention to apply for this degree must be given in writing to the Secretary of the Faculty at the beginning of Senior Year. |