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entirely by small boys unft for them to
live with as roommates. They will now
live in a room almost opposite to
mine where they ^and^ will near at hand
should any improper proceeding be taking
place. Allen is now studying Sallust,
French, arithmitic, english reading writing
and spellng. He will no doubt be ready
two years hence to stand a good exa-
-mination on the studies of the pre-
-paratory school_ Hydes is reading
latin grammar from which he soon is
to go into Corderii, and also He also reads
writes and spells in english.
I have been applied to more than once
for information when it is expected that
degrees will begin to be given at the university.
I have been unable to say any thing on
this subject except what might be de-
-duced from the plan of education. But
as this contains nothing pointed or explicit
about degrees of any kind on this subject after all the
attention I could have given to it, I could can only
form conjectures. There It is to be understood
in general from the plan of education that
it is not no person is obliged to study any
thing previous to what he wishes to enter
upon immediately unless it be absolutely
necessary to his understanding the sciences
science or branch he is desirous of acquiring.
This provision is made noticed more than once