The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-04
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty Of Insruction Of this institution nm
der its organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, TO wit.
Professorship OF Mental and Moral science,
A Profcssorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorshp 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-
ber and the second on the fourth "Wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by vacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Lvy finished; Homers Odyssey. begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished:
JUNIOR Class Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Enrip,.. ZEE; Tacitus, fnshed Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, pvsun' 49, c, ,c,.
Cantive of Plautue Mocha rics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
Sophomore CLAss.ef Horace, fnisirc,d Keno
phon's Memorabilia Geometry, finished; knSso
rio, begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIon ClAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
drin of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
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Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
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 Ap-
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 are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. IN all the studies If the year,
in the presence of Committee OF the Trustees and
their attainments are communicated TO the Board
| of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
! guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor
Ship presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist,
| in the village, and note all absentees
! Two at least, of the Professors toih their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
I are required to occupy such rooms may be as
I signed them by the faculty.
! ADMISSION.
I In order to admission to pursue the entire course
| a student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence of good mora
! character; and must sustain an examination in the
! following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton, Greek Reader
and the fret two books of Xenopbon's Anabasis
! Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
Cesar, Ciceros Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
EHraANoE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh.
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; il
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
I dollars.