The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-30
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instr ucton Of this Institution
der its present organization, consists VI the follow
ing named Professorships. to wit;
A Professors ship of Mental and Moral Science,
PROFESSIONALLY of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipof Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty one 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 vacation OF five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.--I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL. Lvy. finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Al
gebra finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued
Ill. Horace. begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
,heus OF Kschylus, and Electra OF Sophoclcs; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity
H. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Acestis of
Enrpder; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
mechanics, begun.
Ill., Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Nlrteo oil gy.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--I Horace, finished; Keno
phon's NJ nlorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto
rio, begun
Ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Otficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
fnahed.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. EIcments of Criticism: Rutler's Analopy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Dcmosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvapism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mica; Astronomy, begun.
iii. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy fnshed 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 branch of study, the
members Of the class carefully examined, and
the close Of the year, oil The studies Of the year.
in the presence of Committee OF the Trustees; and
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, 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, (Presby Epscopalian, and Mcthodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two. at least, of the Professors, triih their (ami
lies will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order TO admission 10 pursue the entire course,
a student must be ut 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 r, Jacob 3 or Feltons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs Doerings Latin Reader, Sallust
Caesar, Ciceros Select Qrations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior, twenty
dollare.