American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-19

DELAwARE CoLLRGE.
HE Fscpy Of Instruetion or this Inststutssn uuds,
/ is present Organization, consists Of the following
i named Rrofessorships, 70 wit: w
A Profsssorship OF Mental and Moral Science.
Protsssorship " the Greek AID Latin I.snguaues
"A ProfessorshP' Of Mathematics and Natural fhioso
A Professorship OF Rhetoric and Bellies ettres,
| Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural History
PROFESSIONALLY Of Civil Engineering ksssigs',
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into sessions or terms
OF twentyone weeks each The rst session Commences
the burth wednesday Of April Each is followed by
| vacaAon OF i've weeks.,s 4 hg ts9Y NJ e,sa
aa COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. M
Freshman CLAss.-I Myy, begun; xenophon's Ana,
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun. gag
ii. Ivy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
ometry, FIVE books; History, finished. q Nv
junior CLass--I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Hschyus and Electra Of sophoces Analytical Geometry
hnished Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences
| danty. a. htt iNAh NEA F1A tA faG#ET4A
ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Eur.
pides; Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
q P.autus; Mechanics, Hydrostacs, Pneumatcs, and
! s,opaonoSE CIAss.--I. Horace finished; xenophon,s
N emorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de AInicitia and de Sonectute Herodotus
'oegun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry
| Rhetoric, continued. . ~ s-,s VIZ, VI S.s =
! ILL., Cicero de Ofcs; Herodotus finished; surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria OF
rerrence The Clouds Of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
rusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy,
finished The sciencoof Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College proyidedwith Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
/ @ kff e y 4a{ EXAMINATIONS. $#
At the close study, branch Of study the
bers Of the class are carefully examined and at the close
of Committee Of the Trustees; and their attainments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition TO daily morning and evening prayer, d
taton Monday morning ia always in the Greek Test
ment At the request Of his parent guardian, astudent
or the parent or may select One member of the
Faculty win attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, EpscoIalian, and Methods in the
village, and note all absentees. @H8st sA4sah
Two at least of the Professors ,oi their families will
reside in the College buildings and win board at
mon table with the Students who required to
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
i 7. lf Igf{ ADMISSION. <F
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years 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 Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books Of Xenophons Anabass, Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader Salust Cesar Cicero's Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
/ EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars; If sophomore, dollars as Junior fifteen
dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars.
Tuition 80. $500. SCI 90 $2l 90
incidental expenses 80. 90 90
| use OF Library .t.s.g. 20 #t 70
Fuel for ora toy and Recitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each student; If
is it is charged to him. If less, the balance
Board furnished with the families Of the Professors
| at two dollars per week
Washing, at the usual rates
ALI dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition foe for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
each individual so far such be reasonably anc
| ipated. ID tE ts t-s 80
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit;
1st- MATHEMATICAL DEPAarMEN1-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
seatim through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN EsoLIsH DKpaRrnENr--Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy, orntology Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticisms and Evidences of
Christianity. y@ 4
Sd. MERCANTILE DEpARTMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house,
including -sAN Ases i~@
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
business man. III
O. Avithmstio- Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation Pay
menta &c, and other mercantile calculations founded
centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge OF the business of the
g. Bootkeeping and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete of instruction In
this branch viii be furnished designed fit the student
| to take charge of any set Of account books ssFg
/ 4th AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMEsr-Comprisinga So
lection from the English and Mathematical courses;
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chsmistry the last two illustrated by
Btu. A CIvn EserSYrR DEpARrxESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and wrtten) Algebra, (men
tai and wrttenD Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the Of instruments in the feld Practical Bng
neering, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
9Th TEACHERS DrpAnrxEu-The course of study
will consist Of judcious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including an the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
4 on School Teaching, both science and art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they viii also have opportunities Of exempliying
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments of
4 7th. A DEPARTMENT on MODERN LlsouAoEs--In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity doing so while Others whose object may
be