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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

TTNIIE 1n6UtutiOn undeI
i its present organization, consists Of the following
named ProfesSorshiIe, 70 wit: 1910 tst tF
Protessorship u Mental and Moral Science,
Proessorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
K Professorship OF Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
PROFESSIONALLY OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
OF twentyone weeks each The first session
the fourth "Wednesday of October and the second
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Lyy, begun Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished Geometry, begun; History, continued
Ill Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five booksi History finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus begun; The Prometheus of
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
uanity
III Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri
pides Tactus inishcdi Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun. u
In Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics, and
Meteorology. .. u.r
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
Ii. Cicero de Amcitia and dc Seneetute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued.
LII Cicero de ofics; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona yoltaic
Electricity or Galvanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dynamcs Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States Astronomy
nished The Science of Heat; Therno Electricity; Chem
isry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
sun, of three thousand dollars has recently
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 branch of study the
bers the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all ue studies Of the year. in the presence
are communicated to the Board of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the reel
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of wor
ship Presbyterian Episcopaan and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees.
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
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 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
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis Jacobs or Doerngs
Latin Reader Sallus Caesar Cceros Select Oratons
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent
'l EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars if Junior fifteen
Isl Ssssio, ID Session
Tuition $2i GO 81 90
Room rent 90 100
L
Use of Library rs rs
fuel for o Mters and Recitation room 80
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed it is charged TO him. if less, the balance is
refunded
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at 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 per session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and course of life
Of each individual far such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEP ARTMENT--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
serdtim through all the higher branches of the Mahe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID. An ENGLISH DEPARTsENT-C Comprising instruction
in Orthography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
ectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology Elements of Critcism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
3D. A MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT-In which will be inn
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house,
including
J. Rs1,manship-Dy an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
In tla Oft The
business man.
2 1r1ttnetic-Comprsing numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage; together with all such operations
quiste for thorough knowledge of the business of the
B. Boot-kecping-snglc 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 AGRICULTURAL DEPARrMEST-Comprising a go
lection from the English and Mathematical and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Aneralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic, (menta and wrten) Algebra (men-
tai and written( Geometry Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the instruments in the field, Practical Eng
neering, Architecture, Perspective, Draughting and To-
Biography.
will consist of judicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and as art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and mostpopusr methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplfying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
eth. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN L,NGuAaEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity OF doing while others, whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with c
ty and to pronounce with olerable correctness, in ms
short u time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization OF this department Of Della
ware College, the Board of Trustees have taken
to place II upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar nst
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and Of course subjected to all the evils
which have been found TO attend the gamaon Of the
two departments in the building, and under the
government enjoys the privilege of separate
establishment without losing those which result from Its
relation TO the College proper.
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