The College possesses a choice and extensive library
This phrase provides the first mention of a library at Georgetown in any prospectus. The library owed its beginnings to President William Dubourg who brought more than 100 volumes with him when he arrived on campus in 1796, a number of which still survive among the holdings of the Booth Family Center for Special Collections and the Woodstock Theological Center Library. The Library expanded rapidly during the presidency of John Grassi (1812-1817) and by the time he departed the collection is estimated to have numbered around 5,000 volumes. By the fall of 1824, the collection was large enough to require the appointment of Georgetown’s first official librarian, Thomas C. Levins.
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
This College stands on a peculiarly healthy eminence, on the northern bank of the Poto-
mac river, commanding a beautiful prospect. From the buildings a full view may be had of
Georgetown, Washington City, the Potomac, and a great part of the District of Columbia.
The distance to the Capitol is only an ordinary walk, which enables the students to be present
at the most interesting debates of Congress and pleadings of the Supreme Court. This Insti-
tution was raised, on the 1st of May 1815, to the rank of a University, and thus empowered
to confer degrees. The buildings are handsome and spacious—capable of containing two hun-
dred boarders. The College possesses a choice and extensive library, a philosophical and che-
mical apparatus, and a cabinet of minerals. The system of education embraces Geography,
History ancient and modern, the Greek, Latin, English, and French languages, Rhetoric and
Polite Literature, a complete course of Mathematics, with Natural and Moral Philosophy.
The fine arts and the German language are also taught; and there is a course of Divinity for
candidates of the Clerical Profession. The members of the Institution belong to the Catholic
communion; but youths of any other denomination are received—of whom it is only required,
that they respectfully assist at the public duties of religion with their companions. The annual
pension for board, tuition, books, (mathematical and philosophical excepted) stationary, clothes,
mending and washing, is $225. When parents supply their sons with clothes, the pension is
$175, to which $8 are added for washing, and $3 for medical aid. (The sum to be paid as
entrance money is $10.) Music, drawing, dancing, &c. form extra charges. All letters are
to be directed to the President.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE PRESENT OFFICERS:
The Rev. Stephen L. Dubuisson, President.
Rev. Wm. Feiner, Professor of Theology and the German language, and Prefect of Studies.
Rev. Francis Dzierozynski, Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Samuel Newton, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.
Thomas S. Finegan, Professor of Rhetoric and Vice-Prefect of Studies.
James Vandevelde, Professor of Poetry.
James Callaghan, Professor of First Humanities.
Denis Donlevy, Professor of Second and Third Humanities.
Joseph Mobberly, Tutor of the Preparatory Class.
Prefects of the Students: 1st. Samuel Newton. 2d. Edward M’Carthy.
Professors of the Fine Arts: Francis Masi, Vincent Masi, Alex. Simson.
The following Students distinguished themselves at the last Annual Commencement in July,
viz: in
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
The Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on
Adolphus Legendre, (La.)
Robert Woodley, (Va.)
RHETORIC.
A silver medal was awarded to the first in the class.
1st. Theodore Jenkins, (Md.)
2nd. Alexander Dimitry, (La.)
Accessit: Edward Deloughery, (Md.)
POETRY.
A silver medal was awarded to the first in the class.
1st. Charles Patton, (La.)
2nd. James F. Brent, (La.)
Accessit: Robert J. Brent, (La.)
FIRST HUMANITIES.
A silver medal was awarded to the first in the class.
1st. St. Marc D’Arby, (La.)
2nd. Francis Pile, (Mo.)
Accessit: Henry Heard, (Md.)
SECOND HUMANITIES.
A silver medal was awarded to the first in the class.
1st. Michael D. Dimitry, (La.)
2nd. Leonard Neale, (Md.)
Accessit: Henry Neale, (Md.)
THIRD HUMANITIES.
A silver medal was awarded to the first in the class.
1st. John Torrens, (Mexico.)
2nd. Alexander Declouet, (La.)
Accessit: Manuel Torrens, (Mexico.)
PREPARATORY CLASS.
A premium was awarded to the first in each division.
Latin: 1st. Henry Grayson, (D.C.)
Latin: 2nd. John Hammersley, (Md.)
Latin: Accessit: Robert Cassin, (D.C.)
English: 1st. Henry Grayson, (D.C.)
English: 2nd. John B. D'Arby, (La.)
English: Accessit: Robert Cassin, (D. C.)
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE.
1st. Class. Robert Woodley, (Va.) obtained a silver medal.
2nd. Class. Francis Tado, (Peru.) obtained a premium.
N.B. No student is admitted who cannot read, and who has not a good moral character.