The republic., 1851-03-15
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution un-
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, to witt
Professorship of Mental and Moral Science.
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
guagcs,
AProfcssorship Of Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
osophy,
AProfessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lcttrcs.
Professorshp Of Chemistry and Natural His
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Profcssorshipo of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year ia divided into two sessions
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.
FnEsnMAs CLAss.-7I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; AL
zebra, finishedj Geometry, begun; History, con-
ILL., Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry. five books; History, finished.
;, JUNIOR 10 . CLAss-L Ta1itus, begun; The Prone
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Mechanics begun.
ILL., Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
sosnoMoaE CI4ss.1f Horace, finished Keno
Phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
Ii. Cicero de Amicitia and dc seneotute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry. begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.---I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Or,oc fbano. <Jo-I
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mica; Astronomy, begun.
Ill. The Constitution of the United States; As
tron6my, finished; The Science Of Heat; Thcrmo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Ap-
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 fstudy the
members OF the class are carefully examined and
at the close of the year, in all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence 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, me worship is held twice 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, or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor-
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, sci their fami-
lies will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
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:
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, Sallust or
CDsar. Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; If
as Junior fifteen dollars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.