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pELAWARE COLLEGE.

A PROVISIONING OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorsbip OF the Greek and Latin Languages
PROFESSIONALLY Of Mathematics and Natural Phiioso
ply, .ta& $3.50. ~ $500 ii.
: Professorship of Rhetoric and Belles-Iettres
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering, 49,
Proiessorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
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 CIAss.-I Iivy, begun; Xenophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
H. Liyy, finished; Homers Odyssey begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tactus, begun The Prometheus of
Eschylus Electra Of Sophocles Anaytca Geometry
nished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
IT. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes Tacitus, nished Natural Phiiosophy Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgas; The Captive
of Plantus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs and
sopHoMoRE CLAss-I Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Sonectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de Oiiciis Herodotus finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric finished. A 4
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Artophanes Acoustics Optics,
Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements Of Criticsm Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism; ElectroMagnetsm, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun. ISL
III The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy,
fnished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology. 4F
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 has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase OF new 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 ne 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
tation on Monday morning always the Greek Tesla
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
Or the @ T may a
ship presbyterian, Epscopalan, and Methodis in the
village, and note all absentees
reside in the College buildings and will board at conf
table with the Students who are required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student be at least fourteen years Of age must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain an examination in the following studies, VIZ;
Grammar, Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis Jacobs or Doerngs
Latin Reader Salust or Cesar, Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyalentI
EXPENSES. -.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman Ave
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars; if as Junior, fifteen
s ''N '''0'' ''' LIST Session. I'd Session.
Tuition $2l 90 81 90
incidental expenses ). 100 100
Use of Library rs IS
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
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.
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
istry t+.5
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in i'd
vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far as such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, TO wit: ...s....
LIST A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMEST-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
saidtim through all the higher branches Of the Mahe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
ID. AN EsaIIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading, Elocution Grammar, Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectai Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story on the Constitution Philosophy ornithoogy, Ma
ural Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity
Sd. A MERCANTILE DKpARrxEST-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
f youth for the immediate duties Of the countnghouse,
including
l. Pennmdnstip-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 LEA. '..
Q Arihmeic-comprising 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
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting room.
g. Boohkeepinq-Sngle and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed 10 fit the student
TO take charge Of any set Of account books
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Comprisn
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
ALSO Surveying, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th. CryL ENGINEER DErARrNESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, lmental and wrten Algebra, (men
tai and writen,) Geometry, Trgonomctry, Surveying
with the of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
9Th TEACHERS DEPARrMESr-The course of study
will consist Of judcious selection of subjects from the
other departmental including all the branches pursued
schools Practical Lectures win also be given
on School Teaching, both as science and as an art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplfyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
18th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN B,saUAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity OF doing while Others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
y and TO pronounce with toerabe correctness, In
short time as 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 foundations and to
endow with advantages possessed by few similar ins
buttons in the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and Of subjected 10 all the evils
which have been found TO attend the amagamaon the
two departments in the same building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation TO the College proper.
large and elegant edice, with all the necessary FIX
lures of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected furnished In which the students Of the Acad