The republic., 1851-02-18
DnL.AwARE CoLLEcE.


DELsAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution,
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Profcssorships, TO wit:
A Profcssorship Of Mental and Moral sciencc.
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
: AProfessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship OF Chemistry aud Natural His
< AProfessorship OF Civil Engineering.
A Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiats year is divided into two sessions
or terms oftwenty- y-one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth "wednesday OF
April Each is followed by vacation OF hve weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Ass5s begun vz .sgy ssgpn ss
II. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
Geometry. five books; History. finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The PRONE
theus Of Aschylus. and Electra OF Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry. finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Earipides, Taoituss finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
sopHomoan CIAss.9f. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun. lr
ii. Cicero dc Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Ofhciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence Tho Clouds Of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Dcmosthenes de Co.
roma; voltaic Electricity Gavanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
iii. The Constellation Of the United States; AS
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Al
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
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
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, branch Of study. the
members Of the class are carefully examined, and
ut the close Of the year. IN all the studies Of the yeas
in the presence Of Committee of the Trustees; and
| their attainments are communicated to the Board
OF trustees. .NfH
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION,
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
tho recitation on Monday morning 10 always in the
| Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent OF
| guardian, q student is permitted TO attend any
place Of worship which himself, or the parent OF
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of
ship (Presbytcrian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
| in tho village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, tcih their fdmi
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and viii
board, at q common table, with the students, who
| are required to occupy such rooms as 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 Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xcnophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
CDsar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENraANez FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars; il
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, If Senior, twenty
dollars. tta