Ira Ayer, Jr. and Allegheny College
Ira Ayer, Jr. Attended Allegheny College's Preparatory Department from the Spring of 1853 through the Spring of 1854. It was a 4 term program, Spring, Fall, Winter and Spring.
He also attended their Bible Study program for the Fall of 1860 to the Spring of 1861. He left during the Spring to fight in the Civil War. He never returned to school.
1853-4
1853-4
YearbookPreparatory Department Course of Study
First Term (Spring 1853):
| Bullions' English Grammar | Bullions' Latin Grammar | Bullions' Greek Grammar |
 "The Principles of English Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
 "The Principles of Latin Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
 "The Principles of Greek Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
Second Term (Fall 1853):
| Bullion's Latin Reader | Bullion's Greek Reader | Adams' New Arithmetic | Mitchell's Geography | ||
 "A Latin reader : adapted to Bullions' Latin grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
 "A Greek Reader, Adapted to Bullions' Latin Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
 "Adams's new arithmetic" by Daniel Adams, M. D. |
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Also, Ira talks of using:
Third Term (Winter 1854):
| Bullion's Latin Reader | Bullion's Greek Reader |
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"A Latin reader : adapted to Bullions' Latin grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
"A Greek Reader, Adapted to Bullions' Latin Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
Fourth Term (Spring 1854):
| Anthon's Caesar | Bullion's Greek Reader | Loomis' Algebra |
 "Caesar's Commentaries of the Gallic War" by Charles Anthon, L. L. D. |
"A Greek Reader, Adapted to Bullions' Latin Grammar" by Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. |
 "A Treatise of Algebra" by Elias Loomis, A. M. |
1860-1
1860-1
YearbookBiblical Department Course of Study
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