The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-27
DELAWARE CoLLEoE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution un-
der its present organization consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wits
A Profcssorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
: AProfsssorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
APfofessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
4 Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, oftwenty- one weeks each. The first
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophons
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra. finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of 1EschyIus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lycai Ge9metry Finished Calculus Natural The
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneu
'' SOPHOMORE clsss.y}. Horace. finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oiciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Ar 0ptica Electricitv Mac 9TH
ii. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. Tho Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science Of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches Of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
purchase Of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state Of 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 studies Of the yea,
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and eveningpraycr,
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning Is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, student ia 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 wor
ship, (Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least Of the Professors, tDiM their fami-
hes, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order 10 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 an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek rammar, Jacobs or Eelton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar. Ccero's Select Oratons, 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.