The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution,
der its present organization, consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit:
A Proiessorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A PROFESSIONALLY Of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProlessorslip of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship OF Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, of twenty-one 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
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.
JUNIon CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Kschylus and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
oogy Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Ill. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneu
mates, and Mceorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I Horace, finished Keno
phons Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; SphericafTrigo
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Ofiiciis; 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.
EIepna Of Erifi n,,tla An,l
Cicero's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co.
roma; Votaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill. 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 carefully examined, and
the close Of the year. 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 every Sunday, and
the recitation Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament At the request Of his parent or
guardian, n student ID permitted TO attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all nbsentees.
Two. at least, of the Professors, ruth their fan-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board at a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms 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 Feton's G. reek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANsE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if Senior, twenty
dollars.