American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-14
pEIAWARE cofLEGE.

ProfcSsOrship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
ply
/ A Professionally of Rhetoric and Beles-L ettres
/ Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions terms
of twentyon 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 Glass; Lvy, begun Xenophons Ana
\ basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii, Iivy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III Horace, begun; IIomers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
JuNioR CLASS. Taoitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
chyus and Electra of sophocles Analytical Geometry
nished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestus of Eur
pides Tacitus, nisied Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
iii Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of piautus; Mechanics lydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
sopnonoRE CLAss.--I Horace finished; Xcnophon's
Memorandum; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun.
IL. Cicero de Amicitla and de senectute Herodotus
besin Plane Irgonometry; Spherical Trisonometiy;
Ill., Cicero do Jaciis ucroaotus, finished; Surveying;
Aunls tical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SGEI0R CIAss-l Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds Of Ari5ophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voaic
Electricity GaIyanIem; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, o-Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution OF the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College 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 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 of the class carefully examined and 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 di-
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning Is always in the Greek Tesla
men At the request Of his parent guardian student
or the parent or guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend Mt each of the different places OF wor
ship presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodis in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors nth their fantics will
reside in the College buildings and win board at com
table with the students, who required TO occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission pursue the entire course, O
be least fourteen years of age give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar jacobs or Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two hooks of Xenophons Anabasis jacobs or behring's
Latin Reader saust or Caesar Ciceros Select orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalenti
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FrE-If the student enter a. Freshman i've
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars If Junior fifteen
Isl Session I'd sssto,.
Tuition s2i 90 sal 90
Incidental expenses 90 100
Use Of Library rs rs
Fnel for orator. and Recitation room / 80
I'm in tn he etl11pu nj NAL
to the probable cost is advanced by each student more
consumed il is charged to him. If loss the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the Families of the Professors
at two dolers per week.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed the Min
The tuition fec for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
For students who do design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and course Of life
Of each individual fur such DO reasonably sntc
pated
The studies OF this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEPARTABSr--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
Serid, through all the higher branches OF the Mathe
mates, ending in their application TO Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
"a AN ENeIIsH DErARTNENr-C Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading, Elocutiop Grammar, Writing
Geography History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy Ornithoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
81 A MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT-Tn which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counnghous
including
l. ItRiadRSIip-By original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of tho accountant and
business man.
2. misunderstanding numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing Interest, Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
| countny-room
g. BDoL-tcepin1-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 ofany set Of account books.
| 4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTaENT-COm Uprising a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany Mineraogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chcmistry the last two illustrated By
experimental lectures
9Th. A CIvM ESGISEEr DEPARTaENT-Tn which are
tau ght Arithmetic, mental and written Algebra (men
Hl and writtgn) Geometry, 1rigonumctry, surveying
with the Of instruments in the field, Practical Engi
nccrng Architecture Perspective, Dranghting and To-
Biography.
OH 4 Tr,curR's DEphETsiEy7.-Thc course of study
viii consist Of uticous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both science and an art
Pupils will only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the host and most popular methods teaching
hut they will also have opportunities Of excmphfyng
them by hearing rccitaons in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
| 7th. A DEPARTMENT MoprRy LkSGUAgEs--Tn which
students who wish to take thorough course can have an
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
b. 10 acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with cil
ity and to pronounce with toerRbc correctness in as
short time as possible ore also provided for.