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PROFESSIONALLY Of Chemistry and Natural History,
| A Professofshp Of Civil Engineering ts
A PROFESSIONALLY of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate divided into two sessions terms
OF twentyone weeks each The FIRST session commences
the fourth Wednesday of October; and the second
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss-I Lvy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
III, Ivy finished; Homers Odyssey begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; &C.
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLASS. Tacitus, begun The Prometheus Of
Eschyus and Electra Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences of Chris
| tianity.
rides; Tactus, fnshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs, and
| hIeteorology.
SopHomoaE CLAss-L Horace, finished; xenophon's
| Memorabilia Geometry, flushed; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amictia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero dc ociis Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR GLASS;. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; Tue Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
| Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes dc Corona; Votaic
Electricity or Gayansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
! istry and Geology. .F.
1 PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College Is provided with a 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 new apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS
At the close of each study branch of study the
bers Of the class carefully exmined and at the close
of the year, all NE studies Of The gear, 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, di
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek lesta
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
pernited to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend each of the different places
ship presbyterian, Epscopalian and MethodsO in the
| village and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors ,cih their families, will
reside in the College buildings and win board at COM
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 course
student must be at least fourteen years age; must
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
| Arithmetic Elements of Algebra Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of xenophons Anabasis Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Cesar Cicero's Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.If the student enter Freshman five
dollars Sophomore, ten dollars if Junior, fifteen
Isl S,ssion. I'd Sssstor
Tuition /. s2l GO $21 90
incidental ,oGd, rtai EXPENSES / 90 90
Use of Library rs IS
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each student:
is it is charged to him. 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 per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual far as such be reasonably antic
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to witt
LIST A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMEN1-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
matics, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy &c
3D. AN ENGLIsH DEpaRTyESr-Comprising instruction
in Orthoglaphy, Reading, Focution Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
ecta Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology Elements of Criticsn and Evidences of
Christianity.
3D. MERCANTILE DEPARrMEST-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with al that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting
including
l. Pr,,anship-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.
q MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbreviated me
thods of computing Interest," Discount Equation of Pay
nts &c, and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge Of The business Of the
g. Bookkesping-s and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch win be furnished designed TO ct the student
to take charge Of any set of account books
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
aiso Surveying botany MIncralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemisy the last two illustrated by
9Th CrvrL ENGINEER DErAnrsmNT-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrtton) Algebra Omen
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the instruments in the field, Practical Eng
neering Architecture Perspective Draughtng, and To
Biography,
will consist judicious selection If subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will given
on School Teaching, both science and as nm 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 exempfying
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments of
the Institution.
students who wish to take thorough can have
opportunity doing so; while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with acil
y and to with tolerablc correctness In
short time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware College, the Beard of Trustees have taken
To place IL upon and improved foundation and TO
endow with advantages possessed by few similar inst
buttons in the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and Of subjected to all the evils
which been found 10 attend the of the
two departments in the building and under the /
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edfce, with all the necessary fix
lures Of complete boarding establishment has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of Inc Aco
envy board, under the immediate charge Of the PRINCIPAL
and his Asssants and all its exercises conducted on
system Of its own, uninterrupted by the interests or
operations OF the other department The furniture of the