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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
E Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution, under
Its Present organization consists OF the following
i Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages,
/ Professorshp Of Mathematics and Natural Phloso-
| ply,
4 profsssorship Of Rhetoric and BellesIettres,
proiessorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
/ Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A PROFESSIONALLY Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
of twentyone weeks each The first session
the fourth Wednesday of October and the second
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by a
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
! FRESHMAN CLAss.-I Livy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
III. Lvy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
/ ILL., Horace, begun Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge
ometry, five books; History, finished
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschyus and Electra of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
nished Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris
| tanity. it 88E
III Logic; Mental Philosophy The Alcestus of Euri-
pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and
sopnoMoRsE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Anicta and de Sencctute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry
III Cicero dc ohiciis; Herodotus, finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished,
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity Magnetism.
III. Elements Of Criticsm Buffers Anaogy Cicero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; voltaic
Electricity Galvansm; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; 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
fr Of tiOn
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 the carefully examined and the close
of the year. all the studies Of the year. 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 prayer d
vine worship Is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton on Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa
permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship Presbyteran Episcopalian and Methodis in the
| village, and note all absentees.
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
mon table with the students who required 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 years Of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar, Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust or Cesar, Cceros Select Oratons,
| and Virgil, or what shall BIO deemed equivalent1
| EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-T the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars If Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior, fifteen
| dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars
LIST Session I'd Session
Tuition Il !. $21 90 $21 90
Room Roc T. rent y, :. .n.o. 4 4SS 80 90
| Use Of Library 10 10
Fue for o maery and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each sudent if
is consumed it charged to him. If less the balance
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
| at two dollars per week.
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 adj
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and life
of each individual far such be reasonably antic
/ ipated
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
| ing departments to wit:
1st. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENr-In which, beginning
seid, through all the higher branches of the Mathe-
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
ID AN ENoIIsH DEpARrMEsr-Comprisng instruction
in 0rthography, Reading, Elocuton, Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
lectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticisms and Evidences OF
| 3D. MERCANTILE DEpARrMrsT-In which win be inn
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
W youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
l. Psnnmanship-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
q timoic--comprisng 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
quisite for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
g. Boobkcepng- Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete OF instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMEyr-Comprisng q Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated BY
| experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic (mental and written Algebra men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonomery Surveying,
with the Of instruments in the field, Practical Eng-
ncering Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
eth K TEaoHm's DgpARrMrsr.-The course of study
will consist OF judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
| on School Teaching both a science and 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 exemplifyng
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
! the Institution.
i 7th DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LAYGUAdEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough
opportunity Of doing while others whose object may
be 10 acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
y and to pronounce with toerabe correctness, in
short time as possible, are also provided for
i
| Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
10 place II upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
buttons In the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and OF subjected TO all the evils
which have been found TO attend the amagamaon of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
same government, enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its