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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

NIIE Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution under
its present organization consists Of the following
proiessorshp OF Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorshp of the Greek and Latin Languages,
Protessorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso
A Proiessorship OF Rhetoric and Delles-Lettres,
A Professionally OF Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professionally of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year 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 five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CAss-I Iiyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
H. Ivy, finished; IIomers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's odyssey, finished; Ge
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Eschylus and Electra Of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris
tianity.
H. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus, nshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; patos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, ydrostatics Pneumatics and
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; Xcnophon's
Memorabilia Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicta and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued. Ht
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Arsophanes Acoustics, Optics,
III. Elements of Criticsm Buffers Analogy Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthcnes de Corona; Notaic
Electricity Galvansm; Electro-Magnetsm, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
fnshcd The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy. The
Of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly i'll 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 class carefully examined the close
of Committee of the Trustees and their attainmens
communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
IN addition to daily morning and evening prayer di-
tton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place OF worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend each of the different places of
ship (rcsbyteran Episcopalian and Methodis i'll the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, aciH their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the Students who required to occupy
such may be assigned them by the FACULTY.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student 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 or Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Nenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oratons
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentl
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; If Sophomore ten dollars il Junior, fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior twenty dollars.