The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-17
DEIAwARE COLLEGE.


rhe Faculty ofInstruction of this Institution, un-
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit;
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfcssorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
oeophy,
APfofcseorship Of Rhetorica and Bolles-Lettrcs,
A Professorship of Chemistry aud Natural His
tory,
A Profcssorship OF Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipof Modern LanguagesandD Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terIns, of twenty-on weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by vacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLASH. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii. Livy. finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
III. Horace, begun; Honer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of lFschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestia OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural PHILOSOPHY;
Mechanics, begun.
Ill Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
iss sopaononE su esI CI1ssi Horace, inished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Irigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
H. Cicero de Ofiiciis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes;
Acoustics Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy;
fr..x nor, tbapoa do
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism /; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. Tho 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 ofthe Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of each study, or branch of study the
members of the class arc carefully examined, and
Mt the close of the year. in aIe 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 evenngprayer
divine worship is held twice every Sunday, and
| the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. AT the request of his parent
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, (Presby Episcopalian, and Methodis,)
| in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors tcith their fani
lies will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at Ia common table, with the students, who
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 mora
| character; and must sustain examination in the
| following studies, viz:
| Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
I Greek Grammar, Jacobs or Fclton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xcnophon's Anabasis,
4 Jacobs Docrings Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
] EXPENSES.
| ENrRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
| man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and, il Senior twenty
dollars.
I lst Session. Cd Session.
1 Tuition $2l 90 S21 90
Room rent 4 00 OO
| incidental expenses ....... % O0