The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-24
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE,.
The Faculty of instruction of this Institution, ,un
der its present organization, consists OF the follow
Ing named Professorships, to wit;
4 Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoricand Bellies -Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
K Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorship of Modern LanguagesandD Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two seasions
or terms oftwenty-on 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 avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FnEsHmAH CLAss.--I. Livy, begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
II. Liyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
ssSsai stinued. '''' - =
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry. five books; History finished
theus OF Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
| III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
SopHomoaE CLAss.ef Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
ILL., Cicero de OfIiciis Herodotus, finished; Sur
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy;
| Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Gnlvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun. ts
ILL., The Constitution of the United States As
tronomy, fnished; The Science OF Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Ap-
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai 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 OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch Of study the
members OF the class are carefully examined, and
at the close Of the year. in all The studies of the yea
in the presence 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,
di, me worship is held twice 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
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor-
ship, presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees
Two, at least, of the Professors, ipi their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required TO occupy such rooms may be
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 examination in tho
| following studiee, viz
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar j Jacob's or Fetons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xcnophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doerng's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cgsar, 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 as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars