The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-28
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty of Instruction OF this Institution, I'M
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Proiessor5hips, TO Wit
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
osophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural HIS
tory,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshpof Modern Languages and Draw
ing,
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty one weeks each The fret SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
ber and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Each is followed by vacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra begun; History, begun.
II. Lvy, 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
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschy us, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis of
Euripides Tacituss finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
sopnoMonE CLAss.si Horace, finished Keno
phons Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero dc Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Otfciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Votaic Electricity Galvanem Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
H. 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 or branch of study, the
members of the class carefully examined, and
the close of the year, in all the studies Of the year.
in the presence Of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments communicated to the Board
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer
divine worship is held twice 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 Episcopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, tcM their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, al a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be
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
Greek Grammar Jacobs or Fetons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doerng's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
ne Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.