Department of Mathematics.—Greenleaf’s Arithmetic. Davies’ Algebra. Davies’ Legendre’s Geometry.

Department of Ethics and English Studies.—Bullions’ English Grammar. Cornell’s Geography. Worcester’s and Lord’s History. Composition.

Department of Drawing and Draughting.—Sketching.

CONDITION IN 1864.

The following Report, drawn up by the author of this Treatise, after a residence of several weeks in the institution, as one of the Board of Visitors, exhibits its condition in 1864, and contains suggestions on the educational improvement of the military and commercial marine, which met the approbation of the Board.

Report of the Board of Visitors to the Secretary of the Navy.


Sir:—The Visitors, appointed “to witness the examination of the several classes and to examine into the state of the police, discipline, and general management of the Naval Academy,” for 1864, report as follows:—

I. THEIR OWN PROCEEDINGS.