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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

| DELAWARE COLLEGE.
VyHK Faculty OF Instruction this institution, under
ts present organization consists OF the following
Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science
| Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
APrOisssorship Of Rhetoric and Belles-L sttres,
| Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp Of Civil Engineering,
| Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
Of twenty weeks each. The rst session commences
the fourth Wednesday of 0ctober and the second on
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass; Lyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLASS. Tactus, begun; The Prometheus of
Hschylus and Electra of Sophles Anaytcal Geometry
Finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris-
tianity.
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes Tacitus, nished Natural Philosophy Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs and
Meteoroogy.
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de ociis Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric finished
Terrence; The Clouds of Arisophanes; Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamics Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
Finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars recently been
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 of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. IN all the studies Of The year. 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, d
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
ation on Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place of worship which himself
or the parent or guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan, and Mehodst) in the
village and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors, ,o their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at
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 must be at least fourteen must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar, Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.f the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore, ten doars if Junior een
LIST Session. I'd Session
Tuition $2l 90 $21 90
Room Room rent go 4oo 100
incidental expenses w 90
Use Of Library rs rs
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room So
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost advanced by each students if
refunded.
Board furnished with the families Of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues are payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
istry
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance.
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required degree limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted the sphere and life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
list MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENI-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
scridt through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
ID AN ENeLIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in photography Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing
Geography History Composition Rhetoric, Logic, Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, 0rnhology, Ma
tnral Theology, Elements of Crcism and Evidences of
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquant with all that is necessary quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
l. PsnnmanshipBy an original and popular system of
this art, which invariably produces bold, finished hand
business man.
2. misunderstanding numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quse for thorough knowledge of the business of the
8. Bookkeeping-singe and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete of instruction in
this will furnished designed to at the student
to take charge of any set of account books.
4th An AGRICULTURAL Observation-Disclosures a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic, (mental and writen Algebra (men
tai and writtcn Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughng, and To
Biography. -
9th. A TEACHERS DEPARTMENT.-The course of study
will consist of udicious selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplifyinG
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
the Institution.
It'll. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LAyoUAaEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ci
ity and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness
short time possible are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
By late reorganization of this department of Della.
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
to place It upon and improved foundation and to
endow it with advantages possessed by few similar ins