American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-07

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
,HE Faculty fInstrueaon Of this Institution, under
il. present organization, consists Of the following
named profess9rshiPs 70 wit:
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages.
A Professionally OF Mathematics and Natural Phiioso
AProfssorship Of Rhetoric and BellesLettres,
professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
Of twsaty-oae weeks each The first session commences
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I Livy, begun Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History begun
H. Livy, finished; Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; deometry, begun History, continued
ILL., Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
schylus and Electra of sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology; Evidences ofChrs
tianity. ~
pdes; Tacitus, nished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
| Meteorology.
sopnoaoHR cLAss.--I Horace finished; xenophon's
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de senectute Herodotus
begrn, Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric continued.
Ill Cicero de ofciis; Herodotus finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
sFNIoR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics Optc
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscnlan Questions Demosthenes de Corona; yoltaic
Electricity or Galvanism; EectroMagnetism Magnetic
Electricity. ctro-Dynarnics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
nf
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means 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 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 the class are carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. all The studies of the gear, in the presence
Of Committee Of the Trustees and their atainments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees. sa
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the reef
aton Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa-
At the request of his parent or guardian student
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship Presbyterian Episcopalian, and Mehods in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors Nth their families, will
reside In The College buildings and Will board
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course
must be at least fourteen 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 Feton's Greek Reader and the first
two books Of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerng's
Latin Reader, sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons
and Virgil, OF what shall be deemed equivalent.
dollars; if as Sophomore dollars if as Junior fifteen
- - ~ ' LIST sssior. I'd stssior
Tuition 81 90 81 90
Incidental expenses 49,. loo 100
Use of Library rs rs
Pn a. for o msers and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT
is consumed it is charged to him. if less the balance is
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 I'D
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range Of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
of each individual so far as such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments to wit:
LIST. A MirHEMATIcAL DEPARTsEN1-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sidn, through all the higher branches of the Mathe-
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. An EsG1sn DEpARTxEs7- Comprising instruction
In orthosraphy, Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography History Competition Rh9oTG Logic Intel
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
tural Theology, Elements of Criticism and Evidences OF
Sd. A MERCANTILE DKPARrMEsT-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the countnghousc
/. Pramanship-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
busness man.
Q. Arit.n.etic-Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
ments, &C., other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
3. Boofeeping Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch win be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge Of any set of account books.
4th. An AGMcULruRh DEPARTNEsT-Com Uprising a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
ALSO Surveying, Botany, Mnerslogy. Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
6th.,A CIVIL EYorsEER DEpARTMESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (Inental and wrtten,) Algebra (nen-
with the OF instruments in the eld Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
Biography.
9Th. TEACHERS DEpArTxEST-The course Of study
viii consist Of judcous selection of subjects the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools. Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching both a science and az an art.
Pupils win not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MoDERy L.sdu,ors-In which
students who wish to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fc
y, and to pronounce with tolerable correctness In US
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 measures
to place 1t upon md improved foundation and to