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PH. D. COURSE.
The Post-Graduate Course in this School is so arranged as to enable the
student to concentrate his efforts in some special line of study. Selections
will be made from one or both of the subjects taught in the School. The
work will be adapted to the wants of the student, and, as far as possible,
original research will be required in the treatment of the branches chosen.
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts are required to pass in
the B. A. Course, and those for the degree of Master of Arts in the M.
A. Course in Geology and in Mineralogy, in addition to the B. A. Course.
For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy the candidate must, in addition
to the requisites for the degree of Master of Arts, complete the Post-Graduate
Course.
The Lewis Brooks Museum contains collections illustrating the main
sub-divisions of Natural History. Each of the collections is arranged so as
to exemplify the principles of the science, and at the same time offers a large
variety of subjects for advanced study. In Geology the specimens show all
the different kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character and the
formations in which they occur; the collection of fossils, plaster casts, maps,
etc., is exceptionally fine, and fully illustrates Historical Geology. In Mineralogy
the principles of the science are made plain by well-chosen suits of
specimens, models of crystals, etc.; the general collection of minerals contains
all the important minerals, and many of the rarer ones, in good specimens.
skeletons, stuffed animals, dried specimens, plaster casts, etc. In Botany the
collections contain charts, papier-maché models of flowers and fruits, sections
of wood, etc.; the bulk of the collection is in the form of an herbarium,
selected from the most important and interesting botanical regions of the
world. In addition to the above, a beginning has been made of a collection
to illustrate the geology and mineralogy of the State of Virginia, and this
will be increased as rapidly as possible.
These large and carefully selected collections of geological and mineralogical
objects afford unsurpassed facilities for the full illustration of the principles
taught. As free access to these collections is allowed the student, he
can find in their study an opportunity, rarely obtained, for gaining a practical
acquaintance with natural objects acquired from various parts of the
world, and chosen for their typical character. These collections are especially
useful to students pursuing Post-Graduate courses of study in Geology and
Mineralogy.
The Professor, when the number of applicants is sufficient, organizes a
party of geological exploration. The field-work is done in the month of
July, and is entirely optional with the students. Persons engaged in the
study of Geology and Mineralogy may, although not members of the University
class, with the consent of the Professor, and on paying $25 to the
Proctor, join the exploring party.
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