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DELAMAREs CoELR6E.
rNHE faculty Of Inshaction Of this Institution under
Il it's present Qrgenzsten, consists Of the following
named Profesaorships, TO wit: m
A Proisssorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
=. Proessorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
Professorshp Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
A professorship OF Rhetoric and Belles-Inttres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Protessorship Of Civil Engineering,
PrOfessorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions
on Of sns es
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN Glass;. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
Ill. Lyy, finished Homer's Odyssey, begun Algebra
hnished Geometry, begun History S;. continued
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
fnished Calculus Natural Theology; Evidences ofChr
danty.
pides; Tacus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun. X. #g feaI
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
OF Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneurnatics, and
Meteorology. s alH+dt F5
sopnoMoRE Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
II. Cicero de Amcitia and dc scnectute Herotiotus
Rhetoric, continued. #9 sf-
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria of
Ierrence The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity or Galyanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity Eectro-D ynamcs; Astronomy, begun.
IL The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat; Electricity Chem
istry and Geology. ..gt.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
mat I'll Furnishes ample e @
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences. 4
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, branch Of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attainments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning always In the Greek Testa
ment At the request of his parent guardian, student
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend ut each of the different places Of
ship resbyterian, Episcopaliap, and Methods in the
village and note all absentees. Il
Two at least Of the Professors . their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who are 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 an examination in the following studies yis
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallnst Cesar Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shallbe deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES ....%#.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman FIVE
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior, fifteen
dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars;
Tuition sci 90 $2i 90 /
Room Ins;lI.r rent :xr.n.s: 20" oS 4o 90
Use of Library rs rs
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
to the probable cost Is advanced by each student; If
is consumed is charged to him If less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families Of the Professors
at two dollars per week;
Washing, at the usual rates
All dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
ted on 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
students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted TO the sphere and Of life
of each individual SO far as such be reasonably ant
pated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATIoAL DEPARThEyT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried,
seia through all the higher branches of the Aiathe
matc ending In their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
ID. An EsGLIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lecual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences OF
Christianity. g.-. . -.u
80. A MERcaSrLE DrpARrxEsr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary TO quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
/. Rnamanship- an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
q Arithmctic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest, Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
cenage; together with oil such operations
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting-room. .. ..#sH
g. Bookkeeping and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO At the student
TO take charge Of any set OF account books
4th An AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING a SC
lection from the English and Mathematical and
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemstryj the last two illustrated by
9Th. Crvn ENGrSEER DEPARrnST-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and wrtten) Algebra, men
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the instruments in the field Practical EngE
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
Biography.
9Th. TEACHERS DEpARrxENr.-The course Of study
will consist Of udicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both science and rs 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 exemphying
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution.