American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-28
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


A its present organisation, CONSISTS Of ths following
named Professorships, 70 wit;
Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship OF the Greek and Latin IanQuaQes
Proisssorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso
professionally OF Rhetoric and Bellies Lettrss.
Proiessorshp Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A PROFESSIONALLY Of Civil Engineering,
PROFESSIONALLY of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions
Of twentyone weeks each The FIRST session commences
the fourth Wednesday OF October; the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Zach Is followed by
vacation OF i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRRsnMAs Class nyy, begun; 1enophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
IL. Iivy finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished Geometry, begun; History, continued.
ometry, i've books; History, finished
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
schylus Electra of Sophoces Analy Geometry,
Finished Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri-
pides Tactus fnished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgias The Captive
OF Plauus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
sopHoMosH oLAss.--L Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilis; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute; Ierodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero dc Oficiis Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric finished.
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arsophanes; Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity Gavansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun
H. 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 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
beers of carefully examined and at the close
of the year, all The studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
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 rcc
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent or GUARDIAN student
permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Episcopalian and McthodsD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors With their families, will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at COM
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 years Of must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
sustain examination In the following studies viz:
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books Of xenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Cesar Ciceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars as Sophomore ten dollars Junior fifteen
LIST Session. I'd Session.
| Tuition !. :. S21 90 $21 90
incidental expenses l 90 90
4 Use of Library IS rs
| Ian
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
is consumed it 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
istry.
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
For students who do not design to the whole
Course required degree limited range Of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and course Of life
Of each individual SO far as such can be reasonably ano
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, TO wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMxNz-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried,
se'1qt through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c
3D. AN ENansH DEpARrsKsr-Comprising instruction
X,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology Elements Of CRITICISM and Evidences of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DRrARrMESr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
l. Psnnmanship-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
q dyIfbmetic-Comnrspo numerous obhra v;atad mn
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
mens &C., and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
| countingroom.
approved methods complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO At the
| TO take charge Of any set OF account books
4th An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT Comprising a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated BY
experimental lectures.
| 9th. A Crvn ENaIsErR DEpARrMKsr-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrten) Algebra men-
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the OF instruments In the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughng, and To
biography
9Th TEACHERS DEpARTxIsr-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 exempying
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
| the Institution.
7th DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LASGuAoKs--In which
students whowish to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object NAV
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with ac
ity and TO pronounce with toerabe 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 it upon and improved foundation and to
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
tutions 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 Ramaton 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 10 the College proper.
large and elegant edifce with all the necessary FIX
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