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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

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i its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorshps, to wit
Professorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
PROFESSIONALLY Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
Protessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phioso
PROFESSIONALLY OF Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres
Professionally Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Protessorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
OF twenyone weeks each. The first session
the fourth Wednesday of 0cober and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Iomer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra
hnshedi Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; &C.
ometry, five books History, finished
JUNIOR Glass; Taeitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Rschylus and Electra of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
Hanity.
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus OF Euri
pdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics
begun.
IN Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautusj Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumahcs, and
Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
IL. Cicero de Amcita and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued.
Ill Cicero de ofics; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity Magnetism
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Eectro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, tro-Dynamcs; Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished The Science Of Heat; Electricity; Chem
stry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
sum Of three thousand dollars has recently been
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 Tie studies Of the year. in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Epscopalan, and Methods in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two 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 to pursue the entire course
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 Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust or Caesar, Cceros Select oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-H the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if as Sophomore dollars if as Junior fifteen
dollars and if as Senior, twenty dollars.