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prLAwARE CoLLEaE.

Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate divided into two sessions terms
Of twentyone weeks each. The FIRST session
the fourth Wednesday OF october and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLASS Lyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL Ivy finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Go
ometry, Ave books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophocles Analytical Geometry,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofchris
IT. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri-
pides; Tactus finished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun.
OF Pautus Mechanics, IIydrostatics, Pneumatics and
SopaoMoHs CLAss.--L Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero dc Amicta and do Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de Ofhcs; Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria , OF
Electricity, Magnetism.
IT. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicoro's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
stry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample experimental illustration
in all the different branches OF Natural Philosophy The
Of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase OF apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, branch Of study the
bers Of the class carefully examined and the close
Of the year. IN all The studies Of The year. in the presence
Of Committee Of the Trustees and their attachments
are communicated 70 the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon on Monday morning Is always In the Greek Tesla
ent AZ the request Of his parent or guardian student
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty win attend at each Of the different places Of wor
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan, and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors NTH their ailies will
reside In the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen Of must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character must
sustain an examination In the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Caesar, Ciceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman five
dollars; II Sophomore, ten dollars; II Junior fifteen
dollars; and II as Senior, twenty dollars.
Tuition !. $2l 90 $2I 90
Room rent 4 W W
Incidental expenses 100 90
Use OF Library 70 70
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel Is afforded TO the students at cost equal
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT II
is 1t is charged to him. If less the balance is
refunded.
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.
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies OF this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMgNJ-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seidni, through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &C.
ID. AN EsaLIsa DKPARTMrsr- Comprising instruction
in orthography Reading Elocution, Grammar Writing
Geography History, Composition Rhetoric Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story on the Consultation, Philosophy, ornthoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements OF Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMESr-In which will be i'm
lily youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
!. Rnnmanship-B an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the Of the accountant and
business man.
O. Arithmstic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments, &c and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
countng-room.
g. Boot-keepng- and Double Entry by the most
avaA pnlof n.tx
this branch will DO furnished designed at student
TO take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL Observation-Disclosures
lection from the English and Mathematical and
Also Surveying, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemisy the last two illustrated by
9Th A Cryn EsGrEER DrpARr,nSr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and wrten) Algebra, (mcn
tai and written Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the OF instruments In the field, Practical Eng
necrng Architecture, Perspective, Draushtng and To
9th. TrAcHrEs DrraRTsnsr.-The course OF study
will consist OF udoous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools. Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching both a science and as an art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempying
them, by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution.
9TH. A DEPARTMENT or MopxRN LasouAsEs-In which
students who wish 10 take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
ity and 10 pronounce with toerable correctness In
short time possible, also provided for
Newark Academy.
by late reorganization Of this department OF Della
College, the Board OF Trustees have taken measures
10 place upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar ins
tutions In the country The Academy heretofore merged
In the College, and OF subjected 10 all the evils
which have been found 10 attend the Indignation the
two departments In the building, and under the
government now enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 70 the College proper.
large and elegant edhce, with all the necessary AZ
lures IF complete boarding establishments has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad
envy board under the Immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Asssants and nil Its exercises conducted on
system Of its own, uninterrupted by the interests or
operations Of the other department The furniture Of the