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

The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution, I'M
der its present organization conssts OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to witt
A Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Pro!essorshipo 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-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by avacaton of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN GLASS;. Lvy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished.
junior Glass. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of AIschylus, and Electra OF Sophocles Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautusj Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAks.--I. Horace, finished Keno
phons Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
Ill. Cicero de Officiis; Herodous, 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; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co.
| roma; Voltac Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro yna-
mice; 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 ia 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, or branch of study the
members OF the class are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. all The studies Of the year,
in the presence of a Committee of the Trustees and
their attainments communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship ia 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, the parent or
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places Of wor-
chip, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, tcih their Jdmi-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board at common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms as may be as-
signed them by the faculty 90"
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 studes viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Salust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRAScE FEE.-If the student enter Fresh
man. five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.