The works of the Rev. William Thom, late minister ... - waughfamily.ca

LETTERS, TRACTS, l^C,ZJ^The province of the one will be, i. Mithematics ;2. Geography, 3. Natural hiilory ; and, 4. Naturalphilofophy, illuflrated by experunents.The province of the other will be nearly as in theplan of Perth ; i. Hiftcrry of philofophy, and the rifeand progrefs of arts and fciences ; 2. A compendiousview of poetry, r];i£toric, and moral philofopliy •,3. Acourfe of chronology and civil hiflory, ancient andmodern, efpecially the hiftory of Britain.The bufinefs of the one mailer will be, befides mathematics,to teach the moft entertainmg and ufefuparts of natural philofophy jthat of the other will bachiefly hiitory.We are perfuaded that every impartial perfon willfee at once the great and remarkable utility of fuch acourfe of education, and the propriety of ere61:ingfuch an academy in this place, as foon as it can beconveniently done.The town of Perth, however confiderable in itfelf,is fmall in comparifon of this populous, wealthy, andthriving city : The fame encouragement that is givenby them would be a very light burden upon u.s, whetherit were given out of the revenues of tlie city, orcontributed by a number of the moft opulent citizens.But as a far greater number of icudents would attendthe academy here, lefs falary to the teachers might:ferve the purpofe ; nay, there is great reafon to believe,that if the niagillrates and principvJ inhabitantswill, as we hope, countenance the projedl, in a veryfewyears little or no falary at all may be neceiTary.This plan will interfere but little with that of theuniverfity. The aims are quitt; dilFcrcnt and dlilin