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| QUEEN'S COLLEGE, GALWAY. -This fine structure, built in the Tudor-Gothic style, after the design of architect J.B. Keane, was completed in 1849, and is one of the three so-called Queen's Colleges constructed at that period by authority of the British parliament. It stands on the western bank of the river Corrib, and from the tower of the noblest landscapes in all Ireland may be seen. The college is secular and all religious sects have equal privileges. It is organized similarly to its sister institutions of Belfast and Cork, with a faculty consisting of a President, Vice President and several professors. The curriculum is broad, embracing ancient and modern languages, the sciences, particularly mathematics, engineering, medicine, law and political economy. Most of the students reside in licensed boarding houses, which are regularly inspected by officers called Deans of Residence, usually three in number -Catholic, Episcopalian and Presbyterian. In order to obtain the degree of Master of Arts, a course of study extending over four years is required. The fees amount to about $160.00. The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be obtained in three years, and the fees amount to about $143.00. The college is empowered to grant the usual literary and medical degrees and also diplomas of engineering. These institutions have proved themselves very beneficial to young men in moderate circumstances. |
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