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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
viE aty q destruction % thi. Instttntion under
l1 resent Organization, consists Of the following
named tkr0fesso3shipA, 10 wit: 1890 ei l4E 6I
g g SsPs sF n sD Sfr sSs
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural phioso
AProtsssorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies ettres,
a Rgoiesp9rshp Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Proiessorshp Of Civil Engineering,
A ProfessofBhip OF Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions or terms
Of twcntyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday OF October; and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each Is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks
" COURSE on INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Liyy, bsgun; XenophOn's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL Ivy, finished; Honers odyssey, begun Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III Horace, begun; Honers Odyssey, finished; Gs
JUNIOR CLAss--I. Tacitus begun; The Prometheus Of
Hschyus Electra Of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofchris
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestus9 of Euri
pides; Tacits, hnished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
fiI Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, PneumaticS, and
sopaoSosE CLAss-L Horace finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
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begun Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued. U n,
III. Cicero de ofciis; Herodotus, hnshed Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished I'LL y +
SENIOR CLAss.-L Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy, Cioero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Coronni Yoltaic
Electricity or Galvansm Electro Magnetism, Magneto
Electricity, Electro Dynalnics Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
hnshed The Science Of Heat; Thermo Eeotrcity Chem
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 in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences. aci
EXAMINATIONS.
At tho close of each study branch of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Committee of the Trustees; and their attainments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
,Fa 3 8g RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS aeasl
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine Worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
tation on Monday mornngis always IN the Greek Testa
ment the request q his parent Or guardian student
the parent guardian may select member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places OF
ship Presby Episcopalian, and Mehods in the
Two at least of.the Professors ,o their families will
reside in the College buildings and win board at com
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION @
In order to admission pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years age give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
sustain an examination In the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs or Greek Reader and the first
two books of xenophons Anabass jacobs or Doerings
Latin Reader Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
fH r.s81rt EXPENSES. ~ bF4 lns5saa
ANcR Err the student freshman hve
dollars as sophomore ten dollars If as Junior fifteen
dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars
Tuition sol 90 S2I-OO
Incidep pfaI ax,apao: 90 LOO
Use OF Library 80. af5 rs
Fas for oTa sSss and recitation room SO LOO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
10 the probable advanced by each students more
is consumed it Is charged to him II less the balance Is
Board is furnished with the families Of the Professors
at two dollars per week
Washing, at the usual rates M
All dues payable in The tuition is remit
ted application, to all students designed the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars session, to be paid TO the Instructor In
vance. N e-
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range OF
dies furnished adapted the sphere course Of life
Of each individually far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST MtTHENATrcAL DEPARTMENT In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra The student will be carried
serdti, through all the higher branches OF the Mathe-
matcs ending In their application to Natural Philosophy,
3D. AN ESoLIsH DEPARTMENT. Comprising instruction
in 0rthography Reading, Elocution, Grsmmar Writing,
Geographic History Go%PSsit,ion, RhesoTS Logic Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology Elements Of CRITICISM and Evidences OF
Sd. MkRoAxTnx DKpARrMKSr--In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
l. Ps1sna,asti BY an original and popular system OF
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted TO the purposes OF the accountant and
business man.
2. Ariaimetic-Comprisng numerous abbreviated me
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per cenage together with all such operations are re-
countingroom.
g. bookkeeping Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete course Of instruction in
this branch viii be furnished designed at the student
TO take charge Of any set OF account books
4th An AGRrcULTURAL DKPARTMRNT--Oornp risng a ee-
lection from the English and Mathematical COURSES and
Also Surveying Botany, Mneralogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two Illustrated by
9Th A Crv1L ESerNKrn DrrARr,nxr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, lnssnal and writtsn Algebra, Omen
With the use q instruments IN TIE field, Practical kng
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng and To
9Th x TK1cHHa's DxPInrNrrr-Ths course OF study
viii consist Of udiclous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued
common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both science and a. art
Pupils win not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative 10 the best and most popular methods OF teaching
but they viii aao have opportunities Of exempBfyng
the Institution ~
7th. A DEPARTMENT MoDKRN LANouEons--In which
students who wish 10 take thorough hays
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be 10 acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with c
ty and to pronounce with toerabe correctness In
short time a. possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.