The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-22
DELAwARE CoLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution, un
der s present organization, consists OF the follow
Ing named Proiessorships, To wits
A Proiessorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Proiessorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorshp of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres
A Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms oftwenty-one weeks each. The first ees-
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April. Each Is followed by avacaton of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass;. Lvy, begun; Xenophon 3
Anebasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUSIoR Class. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
thcus of f.schylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
sopnomo MOI n'e cssss.gl Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, fnished Rheto-
nc, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Ofiicis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR CLAss--I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements q Criticam Bullcr'5 AQalOOy
Cicero's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gaivanlsm; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mice; Astronomy, begun.
iii. 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 are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, oil The studies Of the year,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attachments are communicated TO the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
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, 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, icih their fdUai-
hes will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed 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 examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek G Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's reek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenopbons Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust
Cesar, Cicero's Select orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENrRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars; if
Junior. fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.