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4. DELAWARE COLLEGE.
V,HE Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution, under
Its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships TO wits
A Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages.
A Profsssorship Of Mathematics and Natural PhilOso
K Proisssorship OF Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Protessorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions
Of twentyone weeks each. The first session
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAS CIAss--I Lyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
III. Livy, finished Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry FIVE books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLlss--L Tactus, begun; The Prometheus OF
schylus and Electra Of soPhocles; Analytical Geometry
fnshed Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus OF Euri-
pdes; Tacitus, finished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Patos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrosatics Pneumatics, and
sopnoMoRE CLAss.-I. Horace, fnished xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de Ofics; Herodotus finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CIAss.I Political Philosophy; The Andria OF
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics, Optics
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ccero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity or Galyanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamcs; Astronomy, begun.
ILL., The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy,
fnished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
stry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ampe Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently
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 branch Of study the
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all The studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
are communicated to the Board OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the reel
aton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request Of his parent or guardians student
permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
Faculty viii attend each of the different places of
ship (Presby tcrian Episcopalan, and Methods in the
TWO at least Of the Professors Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board ut COM
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 at least fourteen 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 xenophons Anabass, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallus Caesar Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-H the student enter as Freshman, five
doars if Sophomore ten dollars If as Junior, fifteen
D'A-'' ADN '''' '' ia Session. I'd Session
Tuition $2l 90 81 90
Incidental expenses 90 90
Use OF Library 30 30
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
is it is charged to him. less, the balance is
refunded.
Board 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
For students who not design the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
of each individual so far as such can be reasonably ano
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARrMENI-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried,
serati through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
ID AN ENGLIsH DEpARrMrsr-Comprising instruction
in photography, Reading, Eocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lecual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy Ornithoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements of Criticism and Evidences Of
3d. A MERcAsrm1 DEpARrxrsr-In which will be Inn
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
including
l. Psnnmanship-By original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
business man
q MISUNDERSTANDING 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
quste for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
countng-room.
g. bookkeeping 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.
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology, Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated BY
9th. A CIVIL ENGINEER DEpARrxEsr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, (menta and wrtten Algebra, (men
tai and written Geometry TrgonomstTy, Surveying
neering Architecture Perspective Draughtng, and To
biography.
9Th TEACHERS DEPARrMENT-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 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 exemplifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th DEPARTMENT or MODERN LlNsuAeEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough can have
opportunity of doing while others, whose object
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
ty and to pronounce with tocrable correctness in
short time as possible, are also provided for
Newark Academy.
nv Int decentralization of this department of Dela-