The school has a pair of globes, one Season's machine, one orrery, a pair of gasometers, a spirit-lamp and retort stand, a centre of gravity apparatus, a capillary attraction apparatus, a galvanic trough, a circular battery, an electromagnet, a horse shoe magnet, a revolving magnet, a wire coil and hemispheric helices, and an electric shocking machine." The report of the Female Seminary for 1853 is written in the handwriting of Mrs.De Forest, owing to the increasing infirmity of Dr.De Forest's health, and this report has a sad interest from its being the last one ever dictated by Dr.De Forest.
"A small day-school for girls has been taught by one of the pupils in Mrs.Whiting's family during the winter, and it is contemplated to continue the school hereafter in the Girl's School house on the Mission premises, under the instruction of a graduate of the Female Seminary.
The demand for such instruction for girls is steadily increasing.
"The teaching force of the Seminary was increased last spring by the arrival of Miss Cheney, who entered at once upon the duties of her position, devoting a portion of her time to the acquisition of Arabic, and a part to the instruction of some classes in English.

Still, on account of the repeated illnesses of Dr.De Forest, it was not deemed advisable to receive a new class last autumn.

The only girls admitted during the year were one of Mrs.Whiting's pupils who was transferred to the Seminary for one year, one of the class who graduated two years since, and who desired to return for another year, and Sara, the daughter of Mr.Butrus Bistany.

These three were received into existing classes, while it was not deemed advisable under the circumstances to make up another class composed of new pupils.
"The course of instruction, Biblical and other, has been much the same as that hitherto pursued.

Miss Cheney commenced "Watts on the Mind," with some of the older pupils, in English.