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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE,.
TUE Faculty % Instruction Of this Instution, under
a It's present organisation, consists of the following
named Profsssorships, TO wit; I5-.gs ~
A Professcrshp OF Mental and Moral Science,
A PFofessorshp Of the Greek and Latin Ianguages
Professcrship Of Mathematics and Natural PhiloSo
ply, n ,sl4d-elgs satlt 49, ~
Prefessorship OF Rhetoric and Beilesfettres.
fsotessorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
frofessorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
be Collegiate year is divided into two sessions or
cf twenty weeks each. The first session
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second on
the fourth Wednesday of April. Each is followed by
vacation OF five weeks 8af
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN oLAss.-I Lvy, begun; xenophon's Ana
III. Liyy, finished; Honiers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Honner's Odyssey, finished; &C.
ometry five books; History, finished. ''aiT7T
JUNIOR CLAss.I. Tactus, begun; The Prometheus of
Ksehylus and Electra OF Sophocles Analytical Geometry
nshed Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
tianity. tE .H. I6EE1. l = Eh Al@as.E E
II Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri.
Pdes; Tacitus, fnished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plauus; Mechanics Hydrostatics Pneumatics, and
soPnoMeRE CLAss.--L Horace, finished; .xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun
IL Cicero dc Amicitia and de Senectute; Ierodotus
Rhetoric, continued l.a'tGT 'ui}rra eGls>'la.Ef
ILL., Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus anished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished. Il 4
SENIOR CLAss.-L Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Galyanism Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy,
fnished The Science Of eat Thermo Electricity Chem
| istry and Geology. S
spJJIJ JOsOpHJCAI, APpARATTJs @
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
sum Of three thousand dollars recently been
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences. ~
a g.l EXAMINATIONS .4a
AT the close of each study branch of study the
bers 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 attanments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
4" RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer di-
tahon Monday morning is always nthe Greek Testa
ent At the REQUEST Of his parent or Guardian student
permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship Presbyteran Epscopaian and MethodisD in the
Two at least of the Professors ,cih their families will
reside in the College buildings and win board at com
table with the Students who required to occupy
| Mp. ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years Of must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral and must
Arithmetic Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs or Fetons Greek Reader, and the first
Latin Reader Saust Cesar, Ccero's Select Oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyalentl
E EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-H the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore, ten dollars; If Junior fifteen
N'''' = N'N N Isl, SESSION, I'd Session.
Tuition $21 90 $21 90
Incidental expenses 100 90
Use of Library 10 10
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room / 50
to the probable cost is advanced by each students more
consumed it is charged to him; If less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week. Ill.,.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted application, to oil students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages win be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in nd
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
| ipated. t.s
The studies this Course arranged under the follow
30 ing departments, to wit: n
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sedtin through all the higher branches of the Mathe
atcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c. Y aaE
in 0rthography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
witt
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
including @ '.
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
Q Ari0,netic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest, Discount Equation Of Pay
mens &C., and other mercantile calculations founded on
per cenage; together with all such operations
quse for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting room
g. Bookkeepng-si and Double Entry, by the most
approvc methods complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished, designed TO at the student
| to take charge Of any set of account books.
4th AN AGRrouLTURAL DEPARTMENT. Comprising Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and,
also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
| experimental lectures.
| 9Th. Cvn ENoINErR DEPARrMENr-In which are
=" and Written5 Spetry Trieonometry. Surveying
with the Of Instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture Perspective Draughng, and To
9Th K TEACHERS DEpAnrmsr-The course of study
will consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments Including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both as science and as art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempliyng
them by hearing recatons In the lower departments Of
| the Institution .a. s.. -..
7th. DEPARTMENT MODERN LANGUAGEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge translate with ac-
ty and TO pronounce with toerablc correctness In
short time MS possible, are also provided for
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
College, the Boord of Trustees have taken
to place it upon n and improved foundation and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ins