The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, UNI
der It's present organization consists Of the follow
ing named Professorsbips, to witt
Proiessorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorship OF the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
Aprofessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A'Pfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural HIS
Professionally of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, of twenty one weeks each, The fret 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.
FREsnMAN CLAss-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; 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 GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Fschylus, and Electra of Sophoclcs; Ana
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
Ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis of
Earipidee; racitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
ILL., Moral Philosophy; Pato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
MATES, and Meteorology
Sophomore Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished 4; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii, Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR CLASH. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
pt ft,ta R,,fln Anal nfrr,
Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes dc Co
roma; Voiaic Electricity 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 or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
the close of the year, all the studies of the year.
i'll the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts 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 III the
Greek Testament At the request Of his parent or
guardian, 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
chip, Presbyterian Episcopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, ruth their fani
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are 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
Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xcnophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Salust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.