American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-25

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
HE Faculty Of Instruction OF this Institution, under
its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, 10 wits
Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science
A Professionally Of the Greek aud Latin Languages.
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso
'professorshp Of Rhetoric and Belles-Iettres,
Professionally Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp of Civil Engineering,
A PROFESSIONALLY OF Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions terms
Of twentyone weeks each The rst session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each Is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
ILL., Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Go
ometry, five books; History, finished
JUNIOR CLAss.I. Tacitus, begun; The Promctheus Of
Eschyus and Electra of sophoces Analyti Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri
pides; Tactus, finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumacs, and
sopnoMoRE CLAss.-L Horace, finished; Xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero dc ofciis Herodotus finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric finished.
SENIOR GLASS;. Political Philosophy; The Andra of
Terrence The Clouds Of Arstophanes; Acoustics, Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; cceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Gavanis Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, ctroDynamics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill. The Constitution 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 study branch Of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and the close
Of the year. in all te 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
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend place of worship which himself
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship presbyterian Episcopalian and Methodist in the
| village, and note all absentees.
Two at least o. the Professors, tUi their FAMILIES will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire courses
student must be at least fourteen years of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain an examination in the following studies viz
Arithmetic Elements of Algebra Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xcnophons Aabasis, jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Salust Caesar Cceros Select Orations
| and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
N''''' N'' : e'' LIT Session. I'd Session
| Tuition $21 90 SCI 90
Incidental expenses -. 90 90
Use of Library rs rs
Fuel lt for orat tory and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
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.
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 session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
each individual far such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
Ist A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTNENF-In which, beginning
With Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
serat through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matics ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
ID. AN ENGLISH DEpARrMEsT-Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading Eocution, 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. A MERCANTILE DEpARrmEsr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
/. Rnnmanshp-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 man.
2. Arlthmaic-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
s. Bookkeeping Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO At the student
| to take charge of my set of account books
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th CIyn ENGINEER DEpARTMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and written) Algebra, (men-
tai and written0 Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the use OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neering Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To
Biography.
9Th TEACHERS DEPARrMENT.-The course Of study
will consist of judcious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both as 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 exemplfng
them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
| the Institution
Tth. DEPARTMENT or MODERN LaSGuAaEs--In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
ty, and TO with toerabe correctness In
short time as possible, are also provided for.