The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-18
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution, uu
der Its present organization consists of the follow
Ing named Professorships, to wit.
A Professorshp Of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Ian guages and Draw
The Collegiate year ia divided into two session.
or terms, OF twenty one weeks each. The first ses
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday o
April Each Is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-L Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Liyy. finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begunj History, con-
tinued
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books History, finished
JUNIOR CLAss.-i Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Hschyius, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lyhcai Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oiogy; Evidences Of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
L1npides; iacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Ill, Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
ihatlcs, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--I Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
ii. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Noltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity Electro Dyna-
mica; 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.
At the close of each study, branch of study the
members OF the class carefully examined and
at the close of the year. an all the studies of the year,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated 10 the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
d, 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
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place Of worship which himself, the parent or
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of
chip, Presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Methodist,)
IN the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors tcid their fani-
iiss will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a 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 examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements OF Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Fetons C reek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabass,
Jacob's or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Casar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil or
what shat be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior twenty
dollars.