American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-03-29
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

/ Professorshlp or the Greek and Latin Languages,
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural philoso
4 professorshp Of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
A Professorshp OF Chemistry and Natural History
| A Professorshp OF Civil Engineering,
A PROFESSIONALLY of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions or terms
OF twenty weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday of 0ctober and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
4 vacation Of 1--WE weeks. 6 aE
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN CLAss.--1. Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
| basis, Algebra, beguni History, begun.
| III. Livy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
4 finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; DC
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-L Tactus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschylus Electra sophocles Analytical Geometry,
nshed Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
III Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestus of Euri-
pides; Tacitus finished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
/ begun 1A a
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Iydrostatcs, pneumatics, and
Meteorology. H 80
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
/ III Cicero de Ofciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAssI. Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arisophanes Acoustics Optics,
| Electricity, Magnetism.
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes dc Corona; Volaic
Electricity Galvanism; 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
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
partly in this country and partly London and Paris in
the purchase of new apparatus adapted TO the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all e studies Of he year. in the presence
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di
vino worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
Faculty win attend al each Of the different places Of wor
ship presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Mchods in the
village, and note all abscntees
Two Mt least of the Professors Nth their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at com
mon table with the students who are required TO occupy
such may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission to pursue the entire course
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
A~;tbmetic Elements Of Algebra Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books Of Xenophons Anabass, jacobs behring's
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyalenti
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FRE.If the student enter as Freshman, i've
dollars If Sophomore ten dollars If Junior fifteen
0'''' 1''' $500 Isl .stssion ID Session
Tuition S21 90 $21 90
Incidental expenses i 90 90
Use Of Library IS rs
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students more
is consumed 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 on application, all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range Of stu
dies is furnished adapted the sphere md of life
OF each ndydua far such be reasonably antic
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENr-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seriatn through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID. An ENeLIsH Comprising instruction
in Orthography, Reading, Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography History Composition, RheoTic Logic, Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitutions Philosophy, Ornithology Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERcAsTns DEpARrMEsr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
fy youth for the immediate duties of the counting
l. Tsnamansil--Dy an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
business man.
thods computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments, &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
qustc for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
| countng-room.
Book-keepiug-single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to t the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL EP.RTMENT-Comprisng q Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated BY
9Th A CIym ENGINEER DEpARrAEST-In which are
taught Arithmetic, lmenta and written Algebra (nen
tai and writen) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the Of instruments in the field Practical Engi
neerng Architecture Perspective, Draughtng, and To
| 9Th. TEAcHERs DRpARrNEsr.-The course Of study
will consist Of judicous selection of subjects from the
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both as science and az art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exemplifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
7th DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LiSGuAGRs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing So while others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
iy, and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness, In
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department OF Della
College tho Board Of Trustees have taken
place II upon new and improved foundation, and 70
endow it with advantages possessed by few similar ns
tutons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College and Of course subjected to all the evils
which have been found to attend the anagamaon Of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
government, enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 10 the College proper.
large and elegant edfce, with oil the necessary fix
lures of complete boarding establishment, has been