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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

....., Professor of Biology and Agriculture.

FRANCIS H. SMITH, M. A., LL. D., Professor of Natural Philosophy.

JOHN W. MALLET, M. D., Ph. D., F. R. S., Professor of Chemistry.

F. P. DUNNINGTON, B. S., Professor of Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry.

WM. M. FONTAINE, M. A., Professor of Natural History and Geology.

WM. M. THORNTON, Professor of Mathematics Applied to Engineering.

Trustees of the Miller Fund.

         

J. F. SLAUGHTER, President.
W. W. MINOR,[1]	S. V. SOUTHALL,
RANDOLPH HARRISON,	H. W. JONES,
GEO. W. PALMER,	B. JOHNSON BARBOUR.
R. T. W. DUKE, Secretary.

The late Samuel Miller, of Lynchburg, having by deed given in
rust one hundred thousand dollars for the establishment of a Department
of Scientific and Practical Agriculture in the University, this
Department was organized in 1869. The above-named Professors
constitute the Faculty of the Agricultural Department.

The Courses of Instruction in this Department are two: an Introductory
or Junior Course and an Advanced or Senior Course.

Junior Course:

1. Biology [page 36.]

2. Physics [page 31.]

3. General Chemistry [page 32.]

4. Geology and Mineralogy [page 35.]

Senior Course:

1. Analytical and Agricultural Chemistry [page 33.]

2. Industrial Chemistry [page 32.]

3. Scientific and Practical Agriculture [page 36.]

4. Agricultural Engineering [page 56.]

The Method of Instruction is by systematic lectures, daily oral and
periodical written examinations. With this is combined the study of
assigned portions of suitable text-books, and in the laboratory courses a
large amount of practical work performed under the supervision of the
professor.

Miller Scholarships:—In honor of the founder of the Agricultural
Department there is awarded at the end of each session the Miller
Agricultural Scholarship, tenable during the two following sessions.
The emoluments consist of $250 a session with free tuition in the
Schools of the Agricultural Department. The scholarship is awarded
to that student who in the year of his candidacy obtains distinction
in all the classes of the Junior Course of Agricultural Studies and
receives the highest aggregate of marks in that course. During his
tenure of the scholarship the Miller Scholar must give evidence to
the Faculty of good conduct and suitable progress in study. He
must pursue during the first year of his Scholarship studies selected
from the Senior Course. During his second year he must complete
the remaining studies of that course, and may add under direction of
the Faculty other University work proportioned to his powers.

Degrees:—Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Scientific
Agriculture are required to complete all the studies of both courses
They are advised to take the studies of the Junior Course for the first
year and to distribute the studies of the advanced course over two
more years.

The Chair of Biology and Agriculture will be filled at the approaching meeting of the
Visitors in June, 1888, and the details of the courses of instruction will be announced as soon
as possible after the appointment of the professor.