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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
,HE Faculty Of INSTRUCTION Of this institution, undol
its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, to wits
PROFESSIONALLY OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Professorship OF Mathematics ana Natural Philoso
K Professorship Of Rhetoric and BellesLettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided Qto two sessions terms
the fourth Wednesday of october and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass; Hwy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
H. Lity, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry begun; History, continued.
III Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tasitus begun; The pr9metheus Of
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofchrs
tanity.
pdes; Tacitus, fnshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics
iiI. Moral Philosophy Platos Gorgias; The Captive
of plautus; Mechanics, Hydrosatics Pneumatics and
sopnoMoRE GLASS; Horace, finished; xenophon's
",
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonomctry;
III Cicero dc Oiciis Herodotus finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona Voltaic
Electricity or Galvanism; ElectroMagnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch of study the
beers Of the carefully examined and at the close
of Committee Of the Trustees and their attainments
communicated to the Board of Trustees. aI
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
or the parent or guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of wor
ship presbyterian Episcopalan, and MethodisD in the
Two at least of the Professors so their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be least fourteen years of 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 Feltons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass, Jacobs Doerips
Latin Reader Sallust Caesar, Ciceros Select nons'
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyaIe-'i
- = u. EApENs ia ss.nter as Freshman five
ENTRANCE FEE-f the suds 59ars if as Junior, fifteen
dolI and a. If as Sens"., twenty dollars,
Tuition $3.50. $2l 90 $21 90
incidental expenses II. 100 100
Use of Library 20 70
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable is advanced by each students if more
is charged to him. if less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable In advance The tuition is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance,
Course required for degree, more limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far as such can be reasonably anc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTaEST-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sridB, through all the higher branches of the Mahe
MATES, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN ENGLISH MISUNDERSTANDING instruction
in orthography, Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orntlplogy, Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences of
Christianity
Sd A MERcANTrLE DEpARrMEST--In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all hats necessary to quail
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
2. Arithnetic-Com numerous abbreviated me
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
cenage; together with all such operations
quse for thorough knowledge of the business of the
countingroom.
3. Bootheepin1-Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMEyT-Comprising
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany, Mneralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th. CIVIL ENGNEER DEpARTMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic (mental and wrtten Algebra, (mcn
tai and writen,) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying
with the of instruments in the field Practical Engi
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng, and To-
biography.
9Th TEACHERS DEPARTMENr.-The course of study
will consist Of ucious selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will given
on School Teaching, both science and art
Pupils viii not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exemplying
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments of
the Institution.
9TH DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LiNGuAeEs--In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others whose object may
to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
ity and to pronounce with toerabe correctness in
short time as possible, also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department of Della
ware College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
to place IL upon and improved foundation, aud TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ins
tntons the country The Acadey. heretofore merged