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DELAWARE COLLEGE
HE Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution under
Its present organization consists OF the following
s. Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
( Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages
A proessorship OF Mathematics and Natural philoso
AProfessorship Of Rhetoric and Belles-Iettres,
professorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions or terms
Of twenty-one weeks each The first session
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each Is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
sR COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
basis; Algebra begun; History, Begun. spn0nS ann
III. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begnni History, continued
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I Tacitus begun; The Prometheus of
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
danity 4t eert tJa FF! ..
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri
pides; Tacus hnished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs, and
sopHoMoRr cIAss.--L. Horace, finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonomctry
Rhetoric, continued. g5tF.jiI aajs sGa6T1 arNs
Analytic Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrcnce The Clouds of Aristopanes Acoustics Optics
IL. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthencs de Coronai voltac
Electricity or Galvanism, Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dy namcs Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
nished The Science Of Heat; Electricity Chem
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means of experimental illustration
in 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 apparatus adapted TO the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
AT the close of each study branch of study the mem
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. IN all the studies Of the gear, in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attainments
communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship is held twice Sunday, and the rec
taton Monday morning Is always In the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent or guardian student
is to attend any place Of worship which himself
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship Presbyterian Episcopaan, and McthodisD in the
village, and note all absentees.
reside in the College buildings, and will board at COM
table with the students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student be at least fourteen years of 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 Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of xenophon's Anabass, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Caesar, Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equvalentl
1s EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior fifteen
- Isl Session. I'd Session
Tuition III. $21 90 s21 90
Use of Library .. 70 rs
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost, sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT If more
is it is charged to him. less the balance is
refunded.
Board furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week. a t4.tts \. G4 @N
Washing, at the usual rates 4
All dues are payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted 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 adj
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual so far as such can be reasonably ant
ipated.
The studies of this Course are arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit;
LIST MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
s1ati through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Cd An ESerIsH DEpARrsnSr--Comprising instruction
in Orhogrpphy, Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
ural Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
ga A MERCANTILE DKpARraEST-In which viii be inn
parted acquaintance with all that necessary TO quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the
l. Ps,,ananslp-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted TO the purposes Of the accountant and
business man.
O. Aylthn1etic-C Comprising numerous abbreviated
thods of computing Interest, Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &c. other mercantile calculations founded
per centage, together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
g. Boelkseping- Single 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.
4th. An AGRcuLTuRAI DEpAETMEST-Compr a
lection from the English and Mathematical and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Miueralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry tho last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic, (menta and wrten) Algebra (men-
tai and written Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the OF instruments in the field, Practical EDg
necring Architecture, Perspective, Draughting and To
Biography
9Th. TEACHERS DEpARyMEyr.-The course Of study
will consist Of judicious selecton Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on scho~ Teaching, both science and Ms an art.
Pupils will not only thus receive tho fullest instruction
relative the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempfying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution. &-#
It'll. A DEPARTMENT MoDERS LiSdUAGEs--In which
students who wish 10 take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fc
ity and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness in
short time as possble also provided for. L
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization or this department Of Della
ware College the Board Of Trustees have taken
70 place IL upon and improved foundation, and 10
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar nsti