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DELAwART coILEGE.


DELAWARE COLLEGE.
IE Faculty Of instruction Of this institution under
its present 9rgan.zatiG,n consists Of the following
A Professorshp oil Mental and Moral Science, sf
! A Proiessorshp of the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phoso-
A Proiessorshp Of Rhetoric and BeilesIettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural History,
! A Professorship Of Civil Engineering
A Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate Is divided into two sessions or terms
Of twentyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of FIVE weeks. saFt fG8it HfFtm
am COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
| FRESHMAN Glass; Ivy begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. nyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
Finished Geometry begun History
ometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss-I Tacitus begun; Tho Promethcus Of
Eschylus and Electra OF Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofchrs
| tianity. ,3a.3 st.s... ia4, gl NV a.a,. III Il
pdos; Tacitus, fnished Natural Phosophy Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of piaatus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs' Pneumatics and
sopHoMosE CLAss.--I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
IL Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
iii. Cicero dc Otfciis Herodotus, finished Surveying
Anay tical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss-L Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrenee The Clouds Of Arispphanes Acoustics Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Butels Analogy Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity Galyanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynanics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution OF the United States; Astronomy
fnshed The Science Of Heat; Thernlo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology
PIIILosopIHcAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
i'm all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase Of now apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS. 3t
At the close of each study or branch of study the mem
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all e studies Of The gear in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
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 is always IN the Greek Tesla
At the request Of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of wor
ship Presbyterian Episcopalian, and Methodsp in the
Two at least of the Professors scit their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at com
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,
must be at least fourteen years of must give
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar, jacobs or Fetons Greek Reader and the first
Latin Reader Salust Caesar Cceros Select 0rations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentl
- &aF~ EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars If as Sophomore ten dollars If Junior, fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars
Tuition -. 49,. s21 90 $21 90
1 Room rent /. !. 90 90
| Incidental expenses 4 90 90
Use of Library 20 %
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each sudent more
consumed it is charged to him; if less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week. E8
Washing at the usual rates.
All 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. * t ~
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
of each ndiydua far such can be reasonably anc
ipated. s
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
list A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENT--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student win be carried
seriam through all the higher branches of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
2d An ESelIsu DEPARTMENT. Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading, Eocuton Grammar, Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy 0rnithoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity. a e.1tra HAE -
| 3D. MERCANTILE DEpARTMENr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
B youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse
| Including b.atEti fe a4
1lIsnnmdnship-By original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
business man. siAH H1|et q. N3aht tF#
! q Notwithstanding numerous abbreviated me
hods of computing interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage; together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge OF the business of the
counting-room. ~ I#e .s5l
g. Booiskeepino and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge OF any set Of account books .l#
4th. An AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
ALSO Surveying Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th CIVIL ENGINEER DEpARrMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic, (menta and written Algebra, (men-
tai and written,) Geometry, Trigonomery Surveying,
with tho of instruments in the field, Practical Engi-
neeting Architecture, Perspective Draughting, and To
9th. x TEACHERS DEpARrMESr-Tho course Of study
will consist of judicious selection Of subjects the
other branches
our schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
Pupils will only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exemplifyng
tem by hearing rectaons in the lower departments Of
/ the Institution. hF,t s##1t
eth. DEPARTMENT on MODERN LaNouAsEs-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 and to pronounce with toerabe correctness, in
\ short time possible, also provided for
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
ware College, Board Of Trustees have taken
to place IL upon and improved foundation, and to
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
buttons in the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and of subjected TO oil the evils
which have been found to attend the amagamaon OF the
two departments In the same building and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate