The republic., 1851-12-19
pELAwARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty of instruction of this Institution, un
der is present organization consists of the follow
ing named Professorshps, to wit;
Professorship of Mental and Nora science
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorsbipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
Iosophy,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
A Professorship pofCivilEngineering, Of
A Professorshipo of Modern LanguagesandDraw-
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions
or terms, of twenty weeks each. The fret ses-
sion CONNIE nccs ON the fourth Wednesday Of Octo
ber and the second on the fourth "Wednesday of
April. Each is followed byavacation Of tive weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAs CLAss-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Ana basis; Algebra begun; History, begun.
H. Livy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, fnishedj
Geometry, five books History, finished.
JusIon CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
thcus Of Asschylu and Electra of Sophocles Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
ILL., Moral Philosophy; Patos Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
matics, and Meteorology.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo
tus begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero dc 0ficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass; PoliticalPhilosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy /;
n,,on f,ara lalN
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna
mics Astronomy, begun.
III. 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 Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch ofstudy, the
members of the class carefully examined, and
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
| their attainments communicated to the Board
I of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
div me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
| the recitation 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 the parent or
| guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of wor-
| ship (Presby teran Epscopalian, and Methodist
4 in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, toith their farni
| hes will reside in the College buildings, and vii
| board, at a common table, with the Students who
| are required to occupy such may be as
| signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
l In order to admission to pursue the entire course
| a student must be at least fourteen years of age
| must give satisfactory evidence of good mora
character; and must sustain an examination in Tho
| following studies, viz:
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin anc
! creek rammar, Jacob or FELTON, IS Greek Reader
| and the first two books OF Xenophon's Ana basis
| Jacobs or Doerng's Latin Reader, Sallust or
| Caesar, Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
| what shall be deemed equivalent
| EXPENSES.
| EHTRANcE FEE.-H the student enter Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dolnrs il
as Junior fifteen dollars; and, if Senior twenty
| dollars.
lst Session. 2d Session.
Tuition n...................S SN 90 $2l 90