The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institutions UNI
der its present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Proiessorships to wit:
A Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
A Proleseorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
< Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorship of Modern Langua ges and Draw
ing
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty-one weeks each The first ses
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo
Der; and the second the fourth Wednesday of
April Each is followed by vacation of FIVE weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-L Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy. fnished Honer's Odyssey. begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, fnished
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of 4Eschylus, and Electra OF Sophocles; Ana
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences Of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcesis of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteoroogy.
SOPHOMORE CLAss1i Horace finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero dc Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
III. Cicero de Oiiciis; Herodotus finished Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
Senior CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The An
dria OF Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes /;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
II. Elements OF Criticism; Dutler's Analogy ;
{'iCerO's IuSCulau % ue DcmOstlppes de
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
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, branch of study, the
members of the class carefully examined, and
at the close OF the year. IN all the studies of 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 on Monday morning Is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted 10 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
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopaian, and Methodist
IN the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, NTH their fdni
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
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 Fetons Greek Reader,
Hndthe first two books Of Xenophon's Anabass,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cnsar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil,
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-f the student enter as Fresh
man. hve dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and If as Senior twenty