The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE,.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, UNI
der present organization, consists OF the follow
Ing named Professorships, to wit:
Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Protessorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi.
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His.
tory,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship 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 by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.-I Ivy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Llvy, hnished Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
tinued.
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished
junior Class. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; 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 Plautus Mechanics, Hydrosatcs, Pneu
Inatics, and Meteorology
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-@f Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
Tic, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric continued
III. Cicero de Oiiiciis Herodotus 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
III. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Clcero's Tusculan Questions Demostheaes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, BEGIN.
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
paratu5, 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 ii 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
at the close OF the year, IN oil the studies Of s 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
DIV NE worship Is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation Monday morning Is always in the
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 at each of the different places of wor-
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist)
IN the village, and note ali absentees
Two, at least of the Professors, ,ciM their faIni
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
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, Jacob Is or FeltOn's G reek Reader,
and the first two books Of Xenophons Anabasis
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Salust or
Casar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore ten dolnrs; If
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior twenty
dollars.
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