The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-13
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution, un
derits present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Proiessorships, to wit:
a Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProieesorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
x Professorslrip Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshipo OF Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessons
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 hVe weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHmAs Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Honers Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
unued.
H. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished.
JuSIoR CLAss.--I. Taoitus, begun; The Prone
thous of Hschylus, and Electra OF sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic: Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Eurpides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteorology
SOPHOMORE Glass; Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amcita and dc Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Ofiiciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
vcying Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy, The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements of Criticism Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
roma; Yoltaic Electricity or Galyanism Electro
Magnetism Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mice; 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.
AL the close of each study or branch of study, the
members of the class carefully examined and
the close of the year. IN all the studies OF the yeGr,
in the presence of Committee OF the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
ofTrustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION..
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
dioine worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
tho recitation Monday morning ia 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 OF
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 least, of the Professors, ,rih their FAM
lies will reside in the College buildings, and vii
board at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
eigned them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order 10 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
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the fret two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs OF Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ExrRAseK FEK-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; i
as Junior fifteen dollars; and II as Senior, twenty
dollars