The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-20
DELAwARH COLLEGE.

The Faculty al Instruction oil the Institution, UNI
der its present organization consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to wits
A Profesnorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
Professorshp of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres.
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A rrofessorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship 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-
bert 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; Horner's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JusIon CLAss,-i. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, fnished Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enrpdcs Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteorology
CLAs5.--l. nnlslleu AcnO-
phon's Memorabilia Geometry, finished Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis 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.
ii. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthencs de Co
roma; Voitac 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; Thcrmo-
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 gum 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
at the close of the year. IN all the studies Of the year
in the presence OF Committee OF the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts 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 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
ship Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
| in the village and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, ruth their fdmi-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are 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 FeltOn's Greek Reader,
aud the first two books of Aenophons Anabasis.
Jacobs behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRAScE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, dollars; if
Junior. fifteen dollars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.