American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-12-01
DELAWARE COLLEGE


the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
i'a COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAs CLAss.-I. Mvy, 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; Go
ometry, five books; History, finished.
Eschylus and Electra of sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calcuius Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
| hanity. .tI e
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Aioostus Of Eur
pdes; Tacitus hnished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumacs, and
| Meteorology
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Ill Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric finished
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arstophanes; Acoustics, OPTICS
Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ccero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity Gavanism Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamics; Astronomy, begun
Finished The Science Of Heats 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 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
bers the carefully examined and the close
Of the year. IN all te snes 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
taion Monday morning always in the Greek Testa
permitted attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend each Of the different places Of
ship presbyterian Episcopalian and Methodt) in the
| village, and note all absentees.
Two ut least of the Professors ,v their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board ut COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty
| ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years 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 Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader sallus or Caesar, Cceros Select oratons,
| EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.H the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior fifteen
| dollars; and If as Senior, twenty dollars
rn,.,., la 5. ss' 10 % Is ss's SO
R RoOm rant W 90 " 90 90
incidental expenses ~. 90 100
use , o. Library M !, 40 40 90 90
T ast for o msgss and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students more
consumed is charged to him. If less, the balance is
refunded.
Board 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 prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
Of each individual far such can be reasonably antic
| ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMEN1-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student viii be carried,
serain through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
I'd. AN EsaI1sH DrpARrxEST-Comprising instruction
in orthography Reading Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of CRITICISM and Evidences Of
3D. MERcAsrmR DEpARrMrsr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
including ff1
/. Rnnunanship-By original and popular system Of
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
business man.
2. A,itimctic-comprsng 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
countingroom.
8. Bootkeepine- and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete of instruction in
this branch win be furnished designed to M the student
| to take charge of any set of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o
fhe sb Matb
ALSO Surveying Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th A CIvm ESeIsxrn DEpAnrmNr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (menta and written Algebra men-
with the use Of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture Perspective, Draughtng, and To
biography
9th. TRacHms DEpARrxESr,-The course Of study
will consist Of judicous 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 exempfying
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
| the Institution.
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity OF doing while others, whose object
ity and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness in as
| 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 II upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
tutions the country The Academy heretofore merged
In the College, and Of subjected TO all the evils
which been found TO attend the garnaon Of
two departments in the building and under the
government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 10 the College proper.
large and elegant edifce with all the necessary Ak
lures Of complete boarding establishments has been
erected and furnished In which the students Of the Acsd
envy board under the immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Assstans and all its exercises conducted
system Of its own uninterrupted by the interests
operations Of the other department The furniture the
liar reference to comfort and convenience for study and