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DELAWARE COLLEGE.


Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages.
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
/. Proiessorship of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Proiessorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professionally Of Owl Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate Is divided into two sessions terms
OF twentyone weeks each. The nrst session
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Lvy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun, Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry i've books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tactus, begun; The Prometheus of
Hschylus Electra Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris-
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Aloestus Of Euri-
pdes Tacitus, nished Natural Philosophy Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgas; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
Meteorology. Ntt
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--L Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric continued
III Cicero dc Ociis Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Ierrence The Clouds OF Arisophanes Acoustics, Optics,
II Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Galyanism; Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
fnished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means OF experimental
of three thousand dollars 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 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, all the studies Of the year, in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment AT the request of his parent guardian student
or the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of
ship Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and MethodsD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors Nth their an,ilies will
reside in the College buildings and will board at com
table with the students, who required occupy
such rooms as 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 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
Latin Reader Sallus Caesar Cceros Select 0rations
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FER-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars if Junior, fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars.
LIST Session. Cd Session
Tuition SCI 90 $2l 90
Room rent w 90
Incidental expenses 90 100
Use of Library rs IS
Janitors Wages. 90 / 90
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. A equal
the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT
is consumed it charged to him. if less the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families Of the Professors
Mt 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
istry.
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance.
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably anto
ipatcd.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST MATHEMATICAL DEPAR1MESE--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
serati through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID. Az Esdusn DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
In photography, Reading, Elocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectusl Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tural Theology Elements of Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DKPARTMEST-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary TO quail
fy youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
including
]. Prnmdnship-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,
2. Notwithstanding numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
mens &c. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per cenage; together with all such operations
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
oountingroom.
g. Bootleeptng-single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete OF instruction In
this branch viii be furnished, designed to at the student
TO take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th. CIvn ENGINEER DEPARTSENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrtten Algebra, (men
tai and wrtten) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
9Th. x TEACHERS DKpARrnEsr.-The course Of study
win consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
schools Practical Lectures viii also be given
School Teaching, both science and art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplifyng
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LsseuAeEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac-
ity pronounce with toersble correctness in
short time possible, are also provided for
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department of Della
College, the Board of Trustees have taken
10 place II upon and improved foundation, and 70
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ins
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and OF subjected TO all the evils
which been found TO attend the gamaton OF the
two departments in the building, and under the
same government, enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation TO the College proper.
large and elegant ed6ce, with all the necessary tx