The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-06
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, un
der its present organization, consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships. to wit:
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science.
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
| AProfessorshpof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
ioeophy,
A'Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lcttrcs.
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Profsssorship OF Civil Engineering.
A Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or TERMS oftwenty-one weeks each. The first SEES
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday Of Octo-
| Der; and the second on the fourth "Wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by vacation OF five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JusIon CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Elripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; -
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
'' sopnonoas CI1ss.ysi Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto-
rio, begun.
II. Cicero de Amicita and de senectute; Hcrodo-
| tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| ILL., Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
| finished.
sssoa CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria Of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, EIectricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism; Butlcr's Analogy
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science Of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, 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 or branch of study the
members of the class carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, all tie sudies of the yea,
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,
div me worship is held twice ON every Sunday, and
tho recitation on Monday morning Is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
/ guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of wor
ship, presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodist,)
in the village, and note all nbsentecs.
Two, at least, of the Professors, ,oiM their fami
hes, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
q student must 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
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Eelton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs behring's Latin Reader, Sailust or
Caesar, Ciceros Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.--H the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; il az Sophomore, ton dollars; if
Junior. fifteen dollars; and. if as Senior twenty
dollars. M
lst Session I'd Session.
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