The republic., 1851-02-15
DrLAwARE CoLLrer.

The Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution.
der its present organisation consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships. to wit.
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian |
AProfessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
AProfessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His |
< Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshp of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, oftwenty- one weeks each The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday OF Octo-
bor; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April Each is followed by vacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAN CLAss.--I. Livy, begun; Xenophons
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Liyy. Finished Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
gcbra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homcr's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry. five books; History, finished.
junior GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The PRONE
theus Of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
iii. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive OF Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pncu
sopHomoar CLAss.sf. Horace, finished Keno.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric. begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry Spherical Trigo
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
iii. Cicero do Oflicis; Herodotus, finished Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
SENIOR CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthencs de CO.
| roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gayanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-Dyna-
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 ali the different branches Of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum 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 the Physical Sciences.
| EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members Of the class are carefully examined, and
At the close of the year. IN all the sudies Of the gear
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
| of Trustees.
| RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
| In addition to daily morning and evening
di, ine worship is held twice every Sunday. and
the recitation ON Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent
| guardian, student 10 permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian and Methodist,)
| in the village, and note all nbsentces.
| Two, at least, Of the Professors ,cih their fami
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
| ADMISSION.
In order TO admission to pursue the entire course,
q student must be at least fourteen years Of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
| and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
| Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Saust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orntions, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
/ EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FKE.-H the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
| dollars.