▁of ▁fra ud ▁or ▁em be zz lement ▁by ▁work men ▁and ▁employees ▁nearly ▁impossible ." ▁ ▁A ▁catalog ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁lists ▁courses ▁including ▁surve ying ; ▁civil ▁engineering ; ▁navigation ; ▁and ▁pen mans hip . ▁Also ▁offered ▁was ▁a ▁course ▁on ▁" Common ▁English ▁Studies ", ▁which ▁included ▁arithmetic , ▁grammar , ▁ge ography ▁and ▁other ▁studies . ▁Stud ents ▁could ▁study ▁a ▁basic ▁level ▁of ▁Latin , ▁Greek , ▁French , ▁and ▁German . ▁ ▁Women ▁studying ▁book keep ing ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁study ▁with ▁the ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁Book keep ing ▁Department , ▁while ▁other ▁women ▁could ▁en roll ▁in ▁the ▁Lad ies ▁Department , ▁which ▁offered ▁instruction ▁in ▁pen mans hip , ▁B elles - let tres , ▁drawing , ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Howard ▁Building , ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Dor rance ▁St . ▁and ▁West min ster ▁St . ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Prov idence . ▁Although ▁Bry ant ▁College ▁occupied ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused . ▁Sch ol field ' s ▁was ▁a ▁compet itor ▁of ▁Bry ant , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Bry ant ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Ho pp in ▁Hom est ead ▁Building ▁down ▁West min ster ▁Street . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁four ▁Howard ▁Build ings ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁Tw ice ▁it ▁burn ed ▁down . ▁The ▁third ▁building , ▁home ▁of ▁Sch ol