The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-01
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution,
der Its present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, TO wit;
A PROFESSIONALLY of Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProiessorshp of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres.
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
4 PROFESSIONALLY of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
ing
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty-one weeks each. The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
beri 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
III. Livy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinucd.
Ill Horace, begun: TONER'S Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished
junior Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of iGschyus, and Electra OF Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
Ology; Evidences of Christianity.
III. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
EIripides; Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive of plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneu
mates, and MeteorologY.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished Keno
Phon's Memorabiiaj Geometry, finished; ; Rheto
ric, begun.
IL. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oltics; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
drin of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
pr,A'5 nj Ian - de n
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gavanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution OF the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science OF Heat; Thcrmo-
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 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
at 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 10 daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship ia 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
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend each of the different places of wor-
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and hethodis,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, lcih their fdni-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, AZ a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order 10 admission TO pursue the entire course,
n 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 Fctons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Sallust
Cesar, Ciceros Select Orations and Virgil, or
Wha; shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ESTRANcE FEE.-f the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
az Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior, twenty
dollars.