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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

"A Professionally OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Languages.
ProiesSorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
A'Professorship OF Rhetoric and BellesIettres,
A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural History
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
The ColsUsts YEAR 4 divided INTO Two session. W. srms
Of twentyone weeks each The rst session commences
the fourth Wednesday of 0cober and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis Algebra, begun; History, begun
III. Lyy, finished Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; IIomer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished
junior Glass; Tacitus, begun; The prometheus of
Eschylus and Electra of sophoces Anal tca Geometry,
Finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; Plao's Gorgias; The Captive
Of plautus Mechanics, Hydrostacs, Pneumatics, and
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de ofciis; Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLASS Political Philosophy The Andra of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics,
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity Electro Dynamcs Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
Finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches Of Natural Philosophy. The
of thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly London and Paris, in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
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At the close of each study branch of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. IN all The studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their attachments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer di
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton on Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesa-
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent or guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyte ran Epscopalian and Methodist in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, with their families, will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the Students who required to 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 ae 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 or Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader saust or Cesar Ccero Select orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEx.If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars if Junior fifteen
LIST Session I'd Session
Tuition s21 90 s21 90
Room rent 90 A 90
Incidental TD ls Al expenses 90 90
Use I, oi iip My 90 90
Fuel for ora ter and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost advanced by each students if
consumed it is charged to him. if less the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week
All dues payable in advance The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance.
Course required for degree limited range of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual SO far as such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wits
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DgpARTMESp-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sia, through all the higher branches of the Aathe-
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN ESGIsH DEPARrNKNr-Comprisng instruction
In 0rthography, Reading, Elocuton, Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
including
l. Psnnmdnship-By original and popular system OF
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
business
2. Ar1thmaic-Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
tho1s 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
counting room.
3. Bookkeeping-sngle and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to ct the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
5th. CryIL ENdINEER DEPARTMEST-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, Draehting, and To
Biography.
9th. A TEACHERS DEPARTMEST,-The course Of study
will consist Of judcous selection Of subjects the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools. Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both as science and as an 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 exemplifyng
them, by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution
nth A DEPARTMENT or MODERN LaNeUaeKs-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