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Show i:lncntiouitI. St. Aiinubtuac's College, Bcnicia, California, lukos rank m the finest educational seminary on the Pacific slope. The location of the buildings overlooks the liny, and is most beautifully beauti-fully situated, with a splendid view-marine view-marine and landM-ape. Tlic faculty is composed of gentlemen noted Ibr scholastic attainments, and the rector and principal teacher, Rev. Wm. P. Tucker, A. M., who lakes ns bis department de-partment ( hvek, Philosophy and Sacred Sa-cred Studies. ih ;i ripe scholar and a genial gentleman who mingles freely with the Indents and encourages their progress with most excellent results. re-sults. A San Franci.M-o paper, treating treat-ing on the late Commencement Exercises, Exer-cises, which began on the 3nl and terminated ter-minated on the 0th, says : The College win incnrpitniled nceording tollielriwsufCnliiWniia, Mny l-llli, and Ibr the last i r three yenrs 1ms pro-gwed pro-gwed in Hi. i number of sttuji-ntB in ut-lendiuice ut-lendiuice nml :0 irr the (jimlity of the in-n.nimtion in-n.nimtion impart. !. The Cadets lire divided di-vided into a l'repamlury Department nnd n Collegiate Dupiirtment; tucsu aro ngnin 1 j-ubdivrded, mid the studies arc arranged to occupy one year. To n stranger the I College would heeru to henri entirely military mili-tary institution, from (lie fact that the rtu- 1 donts are re-pared to wenr a uniform, nnd are nUo trained lo the o of firms; hut I On military discipline is only intended lo ' nst the physical development oflho students stu-dents and to givo them habilsnf obedience, promplntv.-, order and self-reliance. The plan seems to have answered well, judging from the manner in which the school excr-eises excr-eises were carried out, nnd the benringand geiienil conduct of the hoya. Some students , from this city attend St. Augustine's, two sons of Mr. Wm. Jennings having hav-ing been there during the last term, and by tho Fourth Annual Register, now before us, we note that our friend Mr. James Lin forth, of San Francisco, is one of the Board of Trustees. ' The college will be found advertised in the IIkrald, and to those desirous j of sending their sons off a distance to complete an educational course, wo , confidently recommend St. Augustine's ' College. Wc learn that Mr. Tucker intends to spend a portion of the sum- mer vacation in our city,- when persons per-sons who may feci an interest in the institution over which he presides will have an opportunity for person consultation. |