American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

\ it, present organization, consists Of the following
A Prolessorship OF Mental and Moral Science. r
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
A Profsssorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phiioso
! AProsssorship OF Rhetoric and Belles-Lstt
PROFESSIONALLY Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
| Professorshp OF Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
the fourth Wednesday of OCTOBER the second ON
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each Is followed by
vacation Of nye weeks ta
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRAsHxis CLAss.-I. Ivy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History begun
IL Liyy, finished; Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun History, continued.
III. Horace begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished: le-
ometry five books; History. finished
Eschyius and Electra Sophoces; Analytical Geometry
nished Calculusi Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
| III. Logic; Mental Philosophy The Alcestus OF Euri-
Pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatics, and
sopuoMosa CLAss-I Horace, fnished xenonbon,s
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric begun
III. Cicero de Amicta and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
III Cicero de omciis; Herodotus, finished Surveying
SENIOR oIassL Political Philosophy; Ths Andr, Of
Terrence; The Clouds OF Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Gavanism Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
ILL., The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
nshed The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
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
partly IN this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase OF new adapted to the present
W Of he Dhygic
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of each study branch of study the
beers of the class carefully examined and the close
of the year. in all the studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer d
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
mcnt At the request of his parent guardian, student
permitted attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent or guardian NAV select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian Episcopalian and Methodisp in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, ,oi their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who 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 must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabais, Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader, Saust Cesar Cceros Select orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars if Junior, fifteen
0 - : $1,000 -" LIST SESSION I'd Session.
tuition ... VI w VI w w
Incidental sDS% nsnl expenses :. 100 100
Use of Library 10 70
Fuel for ora tory and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
the probable cost advanced by each students more
consumed it is charged to him. If less the balance Is
refunded.
Board furnished with the families of the Professors
1T two dollars per week.
Washing, ut the usual rates.
All dues 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 session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
students who design prosecute the whole
dies furnished adapted to sphere and course of life
Of each individual far such can be reasonably anc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
/ ing departments, to wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENl-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried,
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, DC
ID. AN ENGusH DrpARr,nsr-comprising instruction
In photography, Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology, Elements OF Crcism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd MERCANTILE DEpARrMENr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
l. PenY,manship-By an original and popular system Of
this art, which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
Q AriI,netio- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C., and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage; together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
g. Bookkeping- Single Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course 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 Observation-Disclosures a
also Surveying Botany Mineraiosy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
bth A CIVIL ENorNKER DrplRrxrrr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (menta and written Algebra (men
tai and wrtten2 Geometry, Trigonometry Surveying,
with the OF instruments In the field Practical Engi
neerng, Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
biography.
will consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and as an art
Pupils viii not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities OF exempifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
| the Institution. H
students who wish 10 take thorough have
opportunity Of doing so; while Others Whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
ity and to pronounce with toerabe correctness as
short time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department OF Della
College, the Boord Of Trustees have taken
to place Il upon and improved foundation, and 10
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar ins
tutions In the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and Of course subjected 70 all the evils
which been found 10 attend the Indignation OF the
two departments In the same building and under the
government enjoys the privilege OF separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.