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CORCORAN SCHOOL OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
GEOLOGY.

Prof. W. M. Fontaine, M. A.

This school is divided into three classes, viz: Geology, Mineralogy,
and Botany.[2]

I. Geology.—The subject of Geology will be taught during the entire
session, and three lectures per week will be devoted to it. The aim
of the course of instruction is to give as thorough an exposition of the
fundamental principles of the science as possible, and to teach the student
how to use them in practical work in the field. Special reference
is made to the Geology of America.

Text-Books.—The Professor's Lectures, and Le Conte's Elements of Geology.
For reference: Dana's Manual, and Lyell's Elements and Principles of Geology.

II. Mineralogy.—The subject of Mineralogy will be studied until
the intermediate examination in February. Two lectures per week will
be devoted to it. Special attention will be paid to crystallography, as
well as to the chemical and physical properties of minerals. In Descriptive
Mineralogy, the mode of occurrence, the geological importance and
relations of the species, will be made prominent.

Text-Books.—The Professor's Lectures, and Dana's Manual of Mineralogy and
Lithology. For reference: Dana's Text-Book of Mineralogy.

The excellent collections of Geological, Mineralogical, and Botanical
specimens in the Lewis Brooks Museum of Natural History, afford facilities
for the study and illustration of the principles taught.

Note.—Persons engaged in the study of Geology and Mineralogy,
though not members of the University class, can, with the leave of the
Professor, and by paying $25 to the Proctor, join the party of the Professor
in the prosecution of the field explorations and work during the
months of May and June.

Note.—The lectures on Geology and Mineralogy will terminate the
last of April, when the Professor will begin Field Explorations and Work
with his class, and continue it for two months.

Note.—The hours of lecture will be appointed by the Professor, so as to avoid conflict
with other schools.