The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-20
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution, un
der its present organization consists of the follow
Ing named Professorships, 60 wit;
Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tDry,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipo of Modern Ian guages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty-on weeks each. The first ses
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; 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
Anabass; Algebra, begun; History, begun
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Class. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra OF soPhocles; Ana
lytical Geometry finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Elripdes; Tacitus, fnisted Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
SopaomoRE CLAss.ef Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes /;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Clcero's TusCulan Questions Demosthenes de Co
roma, Voltaic Electricity Gavanisms 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 appa ratus, 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, all the sisaes of the year
IN the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
div me 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 TO attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
VII! attend at each of the different places of
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
an the village, and note all nbsentees
Two, at least, of the Professors, tciM their faIni
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
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 moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Casar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ESTRANoE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior twenty
dollars.