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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
NHE Faculty Of Instruction OF this Institution under
its present organization, consists Of the following
named Proiessorships, to wit:
Professorship of Mental aud Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages.
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso
1'Proiessorship OF Rhetoric and Beles-Lettres
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering
Professorshp Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into sessions
the fourth Wednesday OF October; and the
the fourth Wednesday OF April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF NsTRUCTfoN
FRESHMAN GLASS;. Lvy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Liyy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
III orae si begun; Homers Odyssey flushed
ometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Taetus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschylus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry
nshed Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris
tianity.
III Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus fnshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus; Mechanics, Iydrostatics Pneumacs, and
Meteorology.
sopnoMoRE cLAss--I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, fnished Rhetoric begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de Oaiciis Herodotus, fnished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds OF Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
II. Elements Of Criticisms Buffers Analogy Cicero's
de- ve
Electricity, troDynamics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
Finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
| istry and Geology. a
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 in
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
| EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study the
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
of Committee Of the Trustees; and their atainmens
| are communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship held twice Sunday and the rcc
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent GUARDIAN student
or the parent or guardian may select One member of
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan, and MethodisD in the
village and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors to their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at
table with the Students who required occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen age must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain an examination in the following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar, jacobs or Feons Greek Reader and the first
two books Of Xenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Caesar, Cceros Select Orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars If Junior fifteen
'' - Isl Session. ID Session.
Tuition =. s2l 90 $2l 90
| Room rent w W
incidental expenses 90 90
| Use of Library rs 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 STUDENT If more
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 win be eight
dollars per session. TO be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
For students who do not design the whole
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies OF this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, TO wit:
list A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
seridt through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
"a. AN ENGIsH DrpARrxrsr-comprising instruction
in orthography Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Crticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DrPARTMENT-In which will be i'm
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
including
l. Rsnnmanship-By 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.
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 are
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting room.
g. Bookkeeping Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete course of instruction In
this branch will be furnished designed to ft the student
|. to take charge of any set Of account books.
4th. Az AGRICULTURAL DgPARrMENr-Comprising Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and,
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th CTvm ESeNErR DEpARTmsr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, (menta and wrten) Algebra, (men-
tai and wrten,) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the Of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To-
Biography.
will consist of judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and 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. A DEPARTMENT or MODERN L.sauAeTs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity doing while others whose object NAV