American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-27

DELAwARE COLLEGE.
HE Faculty Of Instruction Of this Insttution under
its present organization CONSISTS Of the fsll0wins
a Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science.
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
"a Profassorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso-
4 Proisssorship Of Rhetoric and BsllssLsttres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry aad Natural History,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions or
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 i've weeks.
$500 es0. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Classs--I. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
III. Ivy finished Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; GEOMETRY begun; History, Continued
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, FIVE books History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-L Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophoces; Analytical Geometry,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
IT. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides; Tctus nished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
begun.
III Moral Philosophy Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics and
Meteorology. ..y
Memorabilia Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amictia and de senectute; Ierodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
III Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytcsl Geometry, begun; ~ rhetoric, finished
Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
Tusculan Questions; Dcmosthenes de Corona; Votaic
Electricity Galvansm; Neutrality-suspicious. Magnetic
Efffre a ss begun
nished The Science Of Heat; Thcrmo Electricity; Chem
stry and Geology 4t
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
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 branch Of study the
beers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all ne studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee Of the Trustees; and their attainments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Test
ment At the request of his parent or guardian student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member OF the
ship resbyteran Episcopalian and Methodst) in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors o their families, win
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 to pursue the entire course,
student must 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 Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Salust Caesar, Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
v## EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars If Junior fifteen
go. ls s. Session 10 % Is Session ss
R Runn nent "a 0O 0 0
incidental expenses :. 100 100
Use of Library rs rs
Fuel eiI for ora tory 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 IL is charged to him. less the balance
refunded
Board 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 foe 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 Of stu
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sld, through all the higher branches Of the Mathe-
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID. An EsoLIsH DEPARrMESr-Comprising instruction
in photography, Reading, Elocuton Grammar, Writing,
lectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy ORTHODOXY, Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism and Evidences of
Christianity.
3D. MERcaNrnE DrpARrMESr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house
including
/. Ps,nmanship-By 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. Notwithstanding numerous abbreviated me.
thods Of computing Interest Discount, Equation Of Pay
mens &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage; together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge OF the business Of the
8. Book1eqging Single and Double Entry, by the
approved methods complete OF instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
70 take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th AN AaRIcULruR.L DEPARTMENT Comprising a se-
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
ALSO Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated BY
9Th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARrMEST-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrten) Algebra, (men
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonomctry, Surveying,
with the use instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughng, and To
Biography.
9th. TEACHERS DEPARTMENT--The course Of study
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 as 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. DEPARTMENT OF MoDERN LtNautGEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ac
ity and TO pronounce with tolerabe correctness in
short time possible also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
College, the Beard Of Trustees have taken