The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-21
DELAwARE coLLEeR.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, ,un
der its present organization consists OF the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit;
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfcssorahipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
'Professorship of Rhetorcand Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
4 Professorsbip OF fCivilEngineering,
A Professorshipo of Modern LanguagesandDraw-
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, Of ftwentyone weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday Of Octo-
ber; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed byavacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Livy, 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
JUEIoR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra Of sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
| ology; Evidences of Christianity.
ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
H. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
'''se Sophomore MOE CLass.gi. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
H. Cicero de Ofticiis; Herodotus finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR CLAss.--I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy
na.,
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill. The Constitution Of the United States; AS
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
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 ofthe Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, all e studies of The yea
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition TO daily morning and evening prayer,
div me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysn 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, Episcopaian, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors ioiM their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the Students who
are required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire COURSE
| q 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 Jacobs or Feton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANcE FEE-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if Senior, twenty
dollars.