The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-01
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution un-
der it's present organization, consists Of the follow
ing named Professorshps, to wit;
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProiesSorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
AProfessorshp of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
4 Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorshipo OF 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 avacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAN Glass;. Ivy begun; Xenophons
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
II. Livy, fnished Homcr's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun History, con-
tinued
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Promo
theus Of Acschylus, and Electra Of Sophoces; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive OF Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics,P neu
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's NJ morabilia Geometry, finished Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc senectute; Herodo-
| tus. begun Plane Trigono'netry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Ofiics; Herodotus, Finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
fnished.
SENIOR CLASS Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The CLOUDS of Arstopbanes
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Ciceroa Tusculan Questions; Deinos hence de CO.
roma; Votaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mica; Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronony, 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
iars 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
at the close Of the year. in all The studies Of the year,
in the presence OF Committee of the Trustees and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship IL 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
chip, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, al least, Of the Professors, piM Msir fa,ni
ifs, 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 az
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;
Dlust 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 Feton's Greek Read err,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-lf the student enter Fresh
man, i've dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior, twenty
dollars.
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