The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-07
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, un
der it's present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Proiessorshps, TO wits
Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Proicssorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guagcs,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
A PTofessorshp of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Proiessorship of Chemistry and Natural His
< Professorship of Civil Engineering,
ProiessorshiPo of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
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 vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass; Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra begun; History, begun.
H. Lvy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinucd.
IN. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished
JUSIoR CLAss.-I Tactus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschy us, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ulogy Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
MATES, and Meteorology.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements OF Criticisms Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tnsculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Noltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism Magnetic Electricity Electro Dyna-
mice; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; As |
troncmy, 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 ali the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The 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
1t the close of the year. all the studies Of the year,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attachments 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
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 each of the different places of wor
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, tcih their fanli-
lies will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required 10 occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
n student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence of good moral
character; and must sustain examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek G. Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Nenophon's Anabass,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRAsGE FEE.-lf the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars If as Sophomore, ten dollars if
Junior fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.