The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-26
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty Of Instruction Of this institution I'M
Ger Ns present organization, consists of the follow
iug named Professorships, 20 wit:
a Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Proiessorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
gOage9,
AProiesaorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
AProfessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Proiessorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty-one weeks each The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April! Each is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRrsHmAN Glass; Livy, begun Xenophon's
Anabass; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Homer Odyssey begun; Al
zebra, finishedj Geometry, begun; History, con-
unued.
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, FIVE books History, finished.
JUSIoR Glass;. Tacitus begun; The Prone
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II, Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
E1riPides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Ill. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
MATES, and Mcteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss-I. Horace, finished; Keno
Phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
II. Cicero DC Amicitia and do Seneotute Herodo-
tus, begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo
nomCtry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de OlEciis; Herodotus finished; Sur
yeyingj Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIon CLAss.-.I. Political Philosophy; The An
dra Of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy
Ccero's Tusc6an Questions Demosthenes de Co
A.f prFtTFT al Ela~fr
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches Of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase Of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members Of the class carefully examined and
the close of the year, all the studies of The year,
in the presence Of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated TO the Board
ofTrustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship Is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation ON Monday morning 10 always In the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent
guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places Of wor
chip, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist)
IN the village, and note all absentees
Two, least, of the Professors, NTH their farni-
lies, Will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at 4 common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission TO pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Feton's Greek Reader,
and the .irst two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ESTRANcE FEE.AIf the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
"a Junior fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.