The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-01
pELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, ,un
der its present organzation consists oil the follow
ing named Professorships, TO wiz
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy, ..-.
AProfessorship OF Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipo Modern Draw
The Collegiate yearis divided into two sessions
or terms, of twentyone weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by avacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAN CLAss.--I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyius. and Electra OF Sophocles; Ana
ytical Geometry, fpishedj Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences OF Christianity.
IL. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics begun.
iII. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
matics, and Meteorology. N
SOPHOMORE CLASH. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de eSenectute; Herodo-
tus begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Ofciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, OPTICS Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Denosthenes de Co
roma; Votac Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mice; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars 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 ofthc Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
Mt the close of the year, in Gil the studies Of The yea,
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, me worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. AT the request of his parent or
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend each of the different places of
ship, (Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodst,)
in the village and note all absentoes.
Two at least of the Professors, tcith their fami-
lies will reside in the College buildings and will
board at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In orderto admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidences Of good moral
character; and must sustain animation in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek rammnr, Jacobs or Feltons Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doerine's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciceros Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dolars and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.
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