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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
HE Faculty OF Instruction Of this Institution under
Its present organization, CONSISTS Of the following
named Prpiessorships, 10 wit; .}.l afa t Il afHg)
i A Proiessorship Of Mental and moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
A Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
ply,
Professorshp OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp of Civil Engineering, N
| Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
of twenty weeks each. The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of October; and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION,
FRESHMAN CLAss--I Livy, begun; xenophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun. MI s., elailla
III. Msy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
| finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued. ~
III. Horace, begun Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, hy w books History History finished r
Hschyus and Electra of Sophocles; Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris,
ii. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus, fnshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics,
| begun ..r. ~. lsfrs. II. ~. ~. lit.t. (. r
III. Moral Philosophy; Patos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatcs, and
Meteorology
sopHoMoRE Glass;. Horace, fnished Xenophon's
Memorabilia Geometry, finished Rhetoric begun
III. Cicero dc Anicta and de Senectutej Herodotus,
begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de oaicis; Herodotus, finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry begun; Rhetoric, finished;
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andra of
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics,
Electricity, Magnetism.
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity Gavansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dynamics; Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
| istry and Geology. &E1
| PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
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that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase Of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all s studies Of ne ysay in the presence
are communicated to the Board of Trustees. n. Il
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the reci
taton on Monday morning always in the Greek Testa
men At the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend 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 Presbyerian Episcopalian, and Mehodis in the
village and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors NTH their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
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
student be least fourteen years of age give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character
sustain examination in the following studies, viz: ~
Grammar, Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Salust Caesar, Cceros Select 0ratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-n the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore, ten dollars if Junior fifteen
dnlla md faa wnrfy
1885, = Isl Session Cd Session.
Tuition 81 10 81 90
Ineidentai expenses : 10 loo
Use of Library rs rs
fani'S for o Magss and Recitation room
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT
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 win be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies Is furnished adapted to the sphere and OF life
of each ndvidua SO far as such can be reasonably antc
pated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments to wit: i
n
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seridm through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &C.
I'd. AN ENGLISH DEpARTMENT-Co Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric Logic, Intel
leetual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Crtcism and Evidences of
Christianity. IL
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMEr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the countngh
including
l. Pnnnaanship-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant
q MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbreviated me
thods of computing interest," Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &c, and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
countingroom RI.
g. 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. Az AGRIoULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Comprising a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany Mineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9Th CIVIL ENGryEEn DEpARrMrNr-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and writen Algebra (nen-
tai and wrtten,) Geometry, Trigonomery Surveying,
with the Of instruments in the field Practical Engi
neering Architecture Perspective, Dranghtng and To
pography.
will consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued In
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both science and a art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempfying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments of
the Institution.
7th DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LASouAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others whose object may
to acnuire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fc