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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
YNHK Faculty Of instruction Of this Institutop undsr
its greseat organization, eonsasts q the hoviRg
A Proisssorship Of Mental ana Moral sci.nos.
Frolossorship OF tho Greek and Latin Languages
MA froissSornip Of Mathematics and Natural PhiOso
AProiessorship OF Rhetoric and BeilesLettres.
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History
PROFESSIONALLY OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing
Of twentyone weeks each The FIRST session commences
ON the fourth Wednesday OF 0cober and the second on
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.--L Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
JUNIOR CIAss.-I. Tactus, begun The Prometbeus of
Eschylus and Electra Of sophocles Anayca Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theoogy Evidences ofChrs-
II. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus, fnshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
Ill. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatcs and
SOPHOMORE CIAss--I. Horace, finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun Plane Trigonometry Spherical Trigonometryi
Rhetoric, continued. asIE Ek HGgDtE
III Cicero de oiciis Herodotus finished surveying
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andria OF
Ierrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics, OPTICS
H. Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy; Cicero s
Tnsculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Volta
Electricity or Galvansm; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dynamics; Astronomy begun.
ILL., The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
Finished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity Chepl
| PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three Thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris
| advanced state Of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS #
At tho close Of each study branch Of study the
OF the class are carefully examined and at the close
OF the year. all The studies of the year. in the presence
Of Committee Of the Trustees; and their attanments
| are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. 1
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship held twice Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
mcnt At the request Of his parent GUARDIAN student
is permitted attend any place worship which himself
the parent OF may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend ut each Of the different places OF wor
ship presbyterian, Epscopalan and MethodisD in the
1 village and note all absentees
Two at least Of the Professors with their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
| ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course Q.
student must be at least fourteen years Of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination In the following studies viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of xenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Salust Cesar Ciceros Select Orations
| and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEH-If the student enter freshman five
dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars If Junior, fifteen
,0''N''' ~''N D'' '' LIST Session. I'd Session
Tuition $2i 90 $2i 90
Incidental expenses 100 i 90
Use Ias OF np My 90 90 :, 90 90
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room SO
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT
is consumed it is charged to him; If less, the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families Of the Professors
at two dollars per week
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted application to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antic
| ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, TO wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENI-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seria, through all the higher branches OF the Mathe
matc ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID AN ENeLsH DEpARrsEYr-Comprising instruction
in 0rthography Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism and Evidences of
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARTnENr-In which will be i'm |
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse
including
l. Ps,,nmanship-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
business man.
q Arlthmoio-Comprisng abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C., and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
9. Bookkeeping- and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete OF instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
to take charge of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRIoULTURAL DEPARTMENT Comprising a Sc
lection from English and Mathematical courses; and
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th A CIvn ENGINEER DEpARTMENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (mental and writtenO Algebra Omen
and written) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the use Of instruments in the field Practical Engi
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng and To
9th TEAouER's DrpARrMKsr.-The course Of study
will consist Of judicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both a science and art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
- eSuSLniBj
but they will also have opportunities of exemplifying
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
the Institution.
Tth. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGEs--In which /
students who wish to take thorough can have al
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ci
ity and to pronounce with toerable correctness in
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
By late reorganization OF this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees taken measures
TO place upon and improved foundation and TO
endow It with advantages possessed by few similar nst
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and OF course subjected TO all the evils
which been found 10 attend the OF the
two departments in the building, and under the
ssme government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.