The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-24
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELLA WAAE COLLEGEs
The Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution I'M
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, TO wit;
A Profcssorship Of Mental and Moral Science.
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettrcs,
A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
x Profcssorship OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipo of Modern Languages and Draw
ing; e.. ,. 49,.
or terms, of twenty-one weeks each. The first
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Each is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. at
Freshman CLAss.-I Livy. begun; xenophon's
H. Lvy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, fnished
Geometry. five books; History, finished
JuNIon GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Hschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity.
ii. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Captive Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pncu
mates, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--i. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute; Herodo-
| tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
III. Cicero do Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terence; The Clouds of Aristophanes /;
Acoustics, Optics Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy ;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
| roma; Voltac Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro yna-
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 APP
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. or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
At the close Of the year. in all the stdes Of the gear
in the presence off Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
Of Trustees. tE4
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship il held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on 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, the parent or
guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all nbsentees.
Two, at least of the Professors, tcih their fam-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at q common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
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 moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz: tea.
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
Greek Grammar, Jacobs Or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Salust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.