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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
HR Faculty Of instruction OF this Institution, under
It's present organization consists OF the following
A Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A PROFESSIONALLY OF the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Phioso
professorshp Of Rhetoric and BeIles-Lettres,
Proiessorshp OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp of Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions terms
Of twentyons weeks each The rst session commences
the fourth Wednesday OF April zach Is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN GLASS;. Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis Algebra, begun; History, begun,
II. Ivy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
fnished Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's odyssey, finished; Go
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAsS-I Taeitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Rschyius and Electra Of sophoces yca Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris-
IT. Logic; Mental Philosophy The Alccstus of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus nished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
OF Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostacs, Pneumatics, and
| Meteorology.
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicita and de Sonectute Herodotus,
begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
III Cicero de Ofciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
oea Shes9Ss ss
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism. N
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Votaic
Electricity or Galvansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, ctro-Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
anished The Science Of Heat Thermo Chem
IN pH1IosopHIcAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches Natural Philosophy The
hagr
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris In
the purchase Of new adapted 70 the
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close OF each study branch Of study the
bers the class carefully examined and at the close
Of Committee Of the Trustees and their attanments
i are communicated to the Board Of Trustees @
4 RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ent At the request Of his parent guardian student
permitted attend any place OF worship which himself
parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places OF wor
ship resbyteran Episcopalian, and Methodist in the
village, and note all absentees. - l's5g
Two at least Of the Professors Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
mon table with the Students who are required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
i a ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years Of 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 or behring's
Latin Reader saust or Caesar, Coeros Select orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
4 EXPENSES.
4 ENTRANCE FEs-H the student enter as Freshman Eve
dollars If as Sophomore dollars If Junior fifteen
1R SESSION. I'd Session.
Tuition Podns n.nt 90 100
i i 81 (.
| use o. Library $500. ..' 10 ~
T aalts or o Msses and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. sum equal
to the probable cost is BY each more
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two ., dollars PEA week; -,
All dues payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted on application to ell students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
For students design prosecute the whole
dies furnished adapted the sphere Of life
Of each individual far as such can be reasonably anc
ipated. Ft
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
| go ~" ing departments, to wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEPARrsfENY-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seiai, through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
mscs ending in their application Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c. 1f r r7#Fw gT s,1eFt
I'd. AN ENGLISH DEPARrMENT-Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectua Philosophy Moral philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy Orthodoxy Ma
ur Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences OF
/ Christianity
| 81 MsRciSr1E DEpAnrNKNr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
/. Tsnnmansatp-By original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
O. Arithnetic- 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
quisite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
3 Bootkeepin0-sngle and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch viii be furnished designed to at the student
| TO take charge Of any set of account books.
| 4th An AGRIcULrURL DEPARrNENT-Co Comprising a So
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
Also Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
bth A CrvrL EsersErn DEpAnrmxSr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, lmenal and vrtten) Algebra, (men
tai and written Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
neerng Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To
| Biography.
9th. < TEACHERS DKPARrNENr.-The course Of study
will consist Of udicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and as art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods teaching
but they will also have opportunities OF e1empifying
Them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
the Institution. q
II It'll. DEPARTMENT op MODERN LANdUAoEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity of doing while Others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with ci
ity and to with toerable correctness In
short a 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 upon new and improved foundation and TO
buttons 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
two departments in the building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from it's