The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-15
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

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The Faculty of Instruction of this institution, I'M
der its present organization, consists oil the follow
ing named Proiessorships, TO wit:
A Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
Profcssorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
Professionally of Chemistry aud Natural His
< Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, Of twenty -onc weeks each The first
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth "Wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHnAs CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, hnished Homcr's Odyssey, begun, AL
zebra, fnished Geometry, begun; History, con
tinued.
III. 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;
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
natics. and Meteorology.
phon Memorabilia Geometry, finished; Rheto
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Oihciis Herodotus, finished; Sur
veyng; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-.l. Political Philosophy; The An
dra Of Terrence; The Clouds Of Arstophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
ii. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
roma; Noltaic 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; 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 stale Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch of study, the
members of the class carefully examined, and
mt the close Of the year. all the studies Of the year,
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their aitainments are communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
div me 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, a 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 least, of the Professors tcih their FAM
lbs, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
nre required to occupy such 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
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton, Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenopbon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciceros Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
EsrRAScE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars il
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, If as Senior, twenty
dollars.