American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-16


DELAWARE COLLEGE.
HE Faculty Of Instruction OF this institution, under
named Professorships, to wit:
A Professionally Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
Proiessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phioso
ply,
PROFESSIONALLY of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
Of twenty weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of OCTOBER and the second
the fourth wednesday Of April Each is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass; Ivy begun xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL Ivy, finished homers s, Odyssey, begun Algebra
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
Hschylus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
| tanity. .lsEsE ti 4 e .
IL Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus OF Euri
pdes; Tacitus, fnished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
Meteorology. e#tH W !.
| SOPHOMORE Glass; Horace finished; Xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de ofciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arsophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes dc Corona Voltaic
Electricity Gavanisn Electro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, troDynamics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished; The Science Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of study, branch of study the
bers the carefully examined and at the close
of the year, IN all e studies OF the gear 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, d-
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon Monday morning always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian, student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places OF wor
ship resbyter Episcopalian, and McthodsD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors o their families, will
table with the students who required to occupy
such may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen OF must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies viz
Arithmetic Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs or behring's
Latin Reader, Sallus Caesar, Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equvalentJ
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars as Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
''ii''i'' 0'',' LIST Session. ID Session
Tuition 81 90 81 90
Incidental expenses 30 100
Use of Library 70 10
FneI for o Mages and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
the probable cost is advanced by each students more
is consumed is charged to him. if less the balance is
Board furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week
Washing, at the usual rates.
All 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 ad
vance.
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, more limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and course of life
of each ndydu so far as such can be reasonably antic
| ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
Seatip through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
3D. AN ENeIIsH DEpARTMENT-Comprsing instruction
in photography, Reading Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnhology Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism and Evidences of
| Christianity.
al A MERCANTILE DEpARTMEYT-In which will be i'm
parted an acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
iy youth for the immediate duties Of the contingencies,
including
l. Psn,ananshipBy 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
thods of computing interest," Discount Equation OF Pay
per centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge of the business Of the
| counting-room.
g. Bookkeepng-single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO t the student
/ to take charge of any set of account books.
4th. AN AGRIcULTURAL DEPARTMENT-C Comprising &c
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemisy the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
5th A CIVIL ENGINEER DEpARTMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic (menta and wrtten Algebra (men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonometry Surveying,
with the Of instruments in the held Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughtng, and To
Biography
9th. TEACHERS DEPARrMEYT,-The course Of study
will consist Of judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
| on School Teaching, both science and as art.
Pups will not only thus receive fullest instruction
relative the best and most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempying
them by hearing Rotations in tho lower departments Of
| the Institution.
| Tth A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGuAoEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough course have
i Of
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with ac
y, and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness, in as
| short time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken measures
i 70 rnu imnrn md To