The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-28
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this institution I'M
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Profcssorships, 90 wits
Proicssorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
4 Pfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
4 Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
K Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship OF Modern LangGfses and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
her; 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. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
tnued.
Ill, Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History finished
JUNIoR CLAss,-i Tacitus, begun The Prone
theus OF 1Esehyus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
u. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
E1ripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
MATES, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgo-
uomctry; Rhetoric, continued
Ill. Cicero de Ohciie; Horodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-.I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy
(lCerU's TusCulan Questions DemOstheue5 de Co.
roma; Notac Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy begun.
Ill 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 a Philosophical Ap-
psratus, that furnishes ample means Of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat.
ural Philosophy The 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 are carefully examined, and
nj the close Of the year, in all the studies Of the year,
in the presence OF Committee OF the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
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, 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 wor-
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist,
In the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, irih their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
bOard ar 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 10 pursue the entire course
q 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 fret two books Of Xenophon's Anabass,
Jacobs OF Doerng's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ESTRAscE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, hive dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.