The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-31
DELAwARE coLLEcE.

DELLA WARE COIsLEGE.
The Faculty of instruction of this Institution, ,un
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named PrOiesscrsbips, TO wit;
Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Profcssorship OF the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfcssorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhctoricand Bellies Lcttrcs,
Profcssorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
a Professorship OF Civil En- ngineering,
Professorshipoi Modern LanguagesandD Draw
ing. 8a
or terms, oftwenty-one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April Each is followed by avacation offivc weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
| FREsHmAE CLAss.--I Livy, begun; Xcnophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
| ii. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
| lnued.
| III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
| Geometry, five books; History, finished
JUSIoR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences OF Christianity.
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Earipides; Tactus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydfostatics ,Pneu
matcs, and Meteoroogy
| SopmomoRE CLAss-I. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
! H. Cicero de Amicitia and deSenectutc; Hcrodo-
tus, begun Plane Trigonomctry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| III. Cicero de Odiciis Herodotus, finished; Sur
lveying; 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 ;
CiDeros Tuscuan Questions; Dcmosthcnes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
III The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thcrmo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with a Philosophical APP
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 carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. all the studies of The yea,
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
offrustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. AT the request Of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself or tho 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 abscntees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, tuiM their fGmi-
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 u.s.
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
O 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:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
crock G ramnar, Jacob or FELTON, . Greek Reader,
md the first two books of Xcnophon's Ana basis,
Jacobs Docring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cnsar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANoE FEE.-f the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars if
as Junior, fifteen dolars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.