The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty of Instruction of this institution I'M
der its present ganizaon, consists OF the follow
ing named Proiessorships, 10 WIT;
4 Proiessorship of Mental and Moral science
a Professorship Of the Greek ana Laun Ian
AProfeasorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
< Proicesorshp of Civil Engineering,
a Prolessorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
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 byavncation OF five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass;. Livy, begun; &enophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Liyy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
unued,
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JusIoR CLAss.-I TDcitus, begun; The Prone
theus of .Eschyus, and Electra Of sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
uluey; Evidences of Christianity.
H.. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Eanpides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of plautus; Mechanics, liydrostatlcs, Pneu
sopliom MOE ClAss95l. Horace, finished; Keno,
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun.
IL. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun: Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero dc Oiiiciis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes !;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Ccero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaio Electricity or Galvanisn Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
III Tho Constitution of the United States; AS
tronony, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with a 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 are carefully examined, and
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, a 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
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all Abscntees.
Two al least, of the Professors, UiH their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at q common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms as may be as
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 an examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Feiton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs behring's Latin Reader, Sailust
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil,
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ESrRASCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.