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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

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on tns fourth Wednesday of Ocober the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
| v~ation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-L Liyy, begun; Xenophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History begun.
II; nyy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; &c
ometry fiys books History, finished
JUNIOR GLASS; Tacitus, begun; The prometheus of
Eschylus and Electra of sophoces; Analytical Geometry,
anshed Calculus Natural Theology; Evidences ofChrs
tianity.
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Eur-
Pdes Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics,
begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs Pneumatcs, and
soPaoMoRE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
II. Cicero de Amcta and de seneotute; Iierodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de ofics; Herodotrs finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
orrence The Clouds of Aristophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements Of Critcsm Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltaic
Electricity, Electro-Dynamics; Astronomy, begun
ILL., The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy,
1nshed The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College Is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
That furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
of three thousand dollars recently pended
partly IN this country and partly In London and nd Paris n
advanced state of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, branch of study the
beers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
OF the year. all the studies of the gear in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attainmens
| are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning evening prayer, di
vine worship il held twice every Sunday and the rec
aton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesa
4 Of ufr.dar
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent or guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship (resbyteran Episcopalian, and Mehodis in the
village, and note all absentees. ~ @ .4. s
Two mt least of the Professors Nth their families. will
reside In the College buildings, and win board at
mon table with the students who required to 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 characters and must
sustain an examination in the following studies, viz
Grammar, jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs Doerngs
Latin Reader Saust or Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalents
| EXPENSES. -
ENTRANCE FEE.-I the student enter Freshman, five
dolars IL Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior fifteen
- 800 - /. Isl Session I'd Session.
F Ron% rent 81 90 s2ai 60
Incidental expenses 100 100
/ sse OF Library 20 20
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room 50
probable cost advanced by each students more
is consumed 1t is charged to him. if less, the balance is
Board Is furnished with the families of the Professors
| at two dollars per week. .s".
Washing, at the usual rates. NEn.##
All dues are payable In advance. The tuition is remit
ted, on applications to all students designed for the Min
| istry.
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range of stu
dies Is furnished adapted to the sphere life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
| ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMNr--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student win be carried,
serafi, through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
ID Az EsGLIsH DEpARrMENT-Comprising instruction
in 0rthogrsphy, Reading, Elocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Go%PSton hheoTs Logic Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
/ 3D. A MERCANTILE DEPlRTMrST-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
lily youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
!. Rnnmanship-By original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
business man. ...
| =. fTIOimeic-Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
hods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ment &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
| counting room.
Q. BoolIreping-singe and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to At the student
10 take charge u any set of account books.
| 4th. An AGRICULTURAL Observation-Disclosures q
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
ALSO Surveying, Botany Mineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chcmisryj the last two illustrated by
| experimental lectures.
9th. A Crvn ENISErR DEpARTmNr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (mcntal and written) Algebra, (men
tai and wrtten,) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the Of instruments In the field Practical Engi
necrng, Architecture, Perspective Draughng, and To
Biography.
9th. TrlcHm's DEPRTNEvT.-The Of study |
will consist of judciaus selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued In
schools prsctrsl Lectures will also be
school Teaching. both a science and art.
Pupils win only thus reccve the fullest instruction
relative 20 the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they viii also have opportunities Of excmpying
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
tho Institution.
/ eth DEPARr,uvr or MonFpS LANGUAGES which
students who wish 10 take thorough have nm
opportunity % doing while others. Whose oljcct may
BE- 20 acquire snhricnt kuowege IA translate with fnc
ity. and pronounce with toerabe correctness In
short time ~ possible are also provided cor.
Newark Academy.