American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-16
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


FHE Faculty of Instruction OF this Institution under
It's present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, 70 wit:
A Professership Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorshp Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural Phoso-
A Professorshp Of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres
Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorshp of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year is divided into two or
OF twentyone weeks each The first session
on the fourth Wednesday of October and second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
| vacation Of FIVE weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I Ivy begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Livy, finished Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Iacitus begun; The Prometheus OF
Hschylus and EecTa OF Sophoces Anayti Geometry,
finished caculrs Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
tanity
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestus of Euri-
begun.
i'll Moral philosophy; platos Gorgias; The Captive
OF Plauts; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
Meteorology,
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
III. Cicero de ofcis; Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR chAssml Political philosophy The Andria of
Electricity, Magnetism
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; cicoro's
Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Corona: Volaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill 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
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been
partly in this country and partly London and Paris in
the purchase Of new apparatus adapted to the present
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all e studies Of Me ysar in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their aainments
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
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Epscopalian and Methodst 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 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 course,
student must be at least fourteen years of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Felton's Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabas, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
| EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman five
dollars; Sophomore ten dollars if Junior, fifteen
| LIST Sssston I'd Session,
| Tuition S21 90 $21 90
| incidental EXPENSES 90 100
Use OF Library rs IS
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room i so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students if
Is 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 fec for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in
For students who not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, more limited range of stu
of each individual so far as such be reasonably antic
| ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-Inw which. beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sidtiR through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matc ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN ENGLISH DEpARrNEST-Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading Eocution Grammar, Writing
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, INTEL
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
tural Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. MERCANTILE DEPsRrMENT-In which will be i'm
parted an lance with all that is necessary to quail
fy youth for the immediate duties Of the contingencies
l. Tsnamanship-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.
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage: together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
countinrrooul.
g. bookkeeping and Double Entry by The most
approved methods. complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed 10 fit the student
| to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPABTMEST-Comp risng a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures
9th. A Civil ENGINEER DEPlRTNEyT-In which are
taught Arithmetic, nental and written) Algebra men
tai and writtcn) Geometry, Trigonomctry, Surveying
with the Of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To-
9th. TEACHERS DEpARTNKSr,--The course Of study
will consist Of uacons selection S on, Of subjects from the
common schools Practical Lectures will nlso I've given
on School Teaching, both as science and 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 exempfyine
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments OF
| the Institution.
7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN L,SsUGors-rn which
students who wish 10 take thorough have an
opportunity OF doing while Others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ac
ty, and 10 pronounce with tolcrabe correctness, in
| short time possible, also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
to place II upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IT with advantages possessed by few similar nst
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and Of subjected to all the evils
which have been found TO attend the amagamaon of the
two departments in the same building and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
| relation 10 the College proper.