The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
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The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, I'M
der its present organization, consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to witt
Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guagcs,
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
|osophy,
A Profcssorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, of twenty one weeks each. The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth "wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by avacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon' 3
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIoR CLASS. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylu and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Elripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
mates, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE GLASS;. Horace, finished Keno
phons Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute; Herodo-
tus begun; Plane Trigonometryi Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued
Ill. Cicero de OHiciis; Herodotus finished; Sur
veyng; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics Electricity, Magnetism.
II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gavanlsm; Electro
Magnetism Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means Of experiment
tal illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum Of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study, the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
the close of the year. in all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence of a Committee of the Trustees and
their attainmonts are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday and
the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. AT the request of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of
ship, presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors irih their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission TO pursue the entire course,
a student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar Jacobs or Fctons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs behring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollara