The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-22
DELAWARE COLLEGE,.

The Faculty of Instr uction of this Institution, I'M
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Proiessorshps, TO wits
Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorshp of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
APfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
< 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 SEES
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday Of Octo-
ber 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.
ii. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
dnued.
III. Horace. begun Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished
JUNIOR Glass;. Tacitus, begun The Prone
theus of Eschylus and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis of
Earipdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
H. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive OF Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero dc Amicitia and de Seneotute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonomctry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued,
Ill. Cicero dc Oficiis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished
sENloR CLAss.-1. Political Philosophy; The An
dria OF Terrence; the Clouds of Arstophanes !;
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy :;
ClCerO'S IuarnlaD theme deE "a
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro. Dyna
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 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 10 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 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 il 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 all absentees.
Two, at ieast, of the Professors, riM their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required TO occupy such rooms as 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 examination in the
following studies viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar Jacobs or FELTON, q Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
CRsar, Ccero's Select orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ESTRAScE FEE.-lf the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and if Senior twenty
dollars.