The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-25
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution,
der its present organizajion consists of the follow
ing named Professorsbips, to wit:
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfessorshipo Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres.
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshipo of Modern nLanguagesandDraw-
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or TERMS of twenty-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 avacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.--I. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. 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 Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Ksohyl ylus. and Electra Of sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
IL. Logici Mental Philosophy; The Acests Of
Enripdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Ill Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics, and Meteorology.
SopHoMoRE CLAssei Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
II. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plano Trigonometry Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying 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;
Moor d.lN
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
tronomy finished; The Science of Heat; Thcrmo-
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
ut the close of the year, all The studies of He yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees and
their attanmcnts are communicated to the Board
of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
IN aduluon 10 dally 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 or
guardian may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor
ship, presbyterian, Episoopaan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors toiA their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
n student must be at least fourteen years Of age;
must give satisfactory evidence of good moral
character; and must sustain examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar Jacob 3 FELTON, n's G. reek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doerings Latin Reader, Sallust or
Caesar, Ciceros 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
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.
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