The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-21
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty OF Instruction of THE Institution, I'M
deri present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Proiessorshps, to wit;
A Pfuicssorship of Mental and Moral science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
Prolessorsbip Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
A PToreszorshp Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A ProfcssorshiP Of Chemistry and Natural His
'o' Z 'profassorship OF Civil Engineering,
A ProfessOrship OF Modern Languages and Draw
ing
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terns, 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.
FnEzHMAS Class Il Livy, begun; Aenophon's
Auab.sis: Algebra begun; History, begun.
II. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
tinucd.
III Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished
JUSIos Glass;. Tactus, begun The Prone
thcus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytoil Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
olocy: EvidencPs of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis OF
Egripdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
H. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
maucs and MetcoroiogY.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; Keno
phoa's VI moraba; Geometry, finished !; Rheto-
II. Cicero dc Amicitia and dc Sencctute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nomctry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Othciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SEHIoR CLAsa.-.I. Political Philosophy; The An
drie q resrNnce The Clouds of Arstophanes !;
Acoustics, Optics, EleCtri, ity, Ma netism.
ii. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
A,.ltA lFlpsf FIr1r IN
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-Dyna-
mics Astronomy, begun.
Ill. The Constitution of the United States; AS
tronomy, finisfed; 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
at the close Of the year in all the studies Of the year,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their altainucnts are communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship . held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation ca Monday morning Is always IN the
Greek Testament. At the request OF his parent
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place Of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
wiz attend at each Of the different places of wor
ship, Presbyterian, EPiscopalian, and Methodist)
in The village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, Of the Professors, ,cih their fami-
lies, viii reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission 10 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
Greek Grammar, Jacob or Fclton's Greek Reader,
and the FIRST two books of Aenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs Uogring's Latin Reader, Saust
Caesar, Cicero'- Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
A., ENTRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, II Senior, twenty
dollars.