American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-02
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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
THE Faculty Of Instruction Of this institution under
i its present organization, consists, Of the following
named Professorships, TO wit; vi "A $1,000 4 i
Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
Professionally Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Phioso
: 4 professorship Of Rhetoric and Bolies-I ettres
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering, grl
Professorshp OF Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
Of twentyone weeks each The first session commences
on the fourth Wednesday Of Octobsr and the second on
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of FIVE weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss,--I. Ivy begun; xsnophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun. .erf
H. Lvy, finished Homer's Odyssey begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued. HI
l. III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; &C.
ometry, five booksi History finished. y. M n.lfe.-@
JUNIOR CLAss--I Tacitus begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschylus and Electra Of Sophocles; Analytical Geometry
nished cslculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Aicestus of Euri
pdes Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumac0, and
Sophomore cIAss.-I. Horace, finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de Ofioiis Herodotus iinished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism. sli 80 FgtG t Essit 4t
II Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona, Voltac
Electricity or Galyanism Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamies; Astronomy, begun
finished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology. AVA F@
=, PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College is provided with 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 partly in London and Paris in
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
s I'M. .s..s s,rsj EXAMINATIONS ~. II. ff
At the close of each study branch Of study the mem
bers of class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. in all tae stsies Of the year, in the presence
of Committee Of the Trustees, and their attainments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees. a&
~ '..I aia RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. Ar, .5ss,.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every sunday, and the reel
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Test
is permitted to attend place of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member OF the
Faculty will attend each of the different places Of wor
ship Gresbyteran Episcopslian, and MethodsD in the
village, and note all absentees. n
TWO at least of the Professors NTH their families viii
reside in the College buildings and will board ut COM
table with the students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
a....g ! ADMISSION. 1G s.f /
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student be at least fourteen of give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies viz:
Aranmets, Fsston. GEEK 1eadsr .na the rst
two books Of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs or Doerings
Latin Reader sallus Cesar, Cceros Select oratons
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentI
t1st. Is a.i EXPENSES. n t.- +: =
ENTRANCE FEr-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars II as Sophomore ten dollars If Junior fifteen
0'ii'i' ~ : 1st Sssion I'd Session
Tuition vi o @ ny w
I nog% ptaI EXPENSES =. 100 100
I ISe =, i.iS VIZ '...It' I 90 1-oo
TaeI for oraseTs and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost Is advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed it is charged to him. 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 are 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 adj
vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range OF stu
dies is furnished adapted the sphere and of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antic
ipated. "
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit: %v
1st. A MATHEMATICAL DHPARrMEST-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
srids, through all the higher branches OF the Mathe
mates, ending in their application oNatural Philosophy,
Cd AN EsoIIsH DEpARrNEsr-Comprisng instruction
In orthography, Reading, Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, 0rnhology Ma
tural Theology, Elements of Criticism and Evidences Of
Sd MERCANTILE DEPARrMENT--In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that Is necessary TO quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the
l. Psr.smanstip-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
q ArIthnetio--oomprising numerous abbreviated me
thods OF computing Interest Discount, Equation Of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per cenage; together with all such operations
quie for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
3. Booseepsag-sngle and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete OF instruction In
this branch will be furnished designed TO 6t the student
10 take charge Of any set Of account books .M
4th An AGRICULTURAL DrPARTmEyr-Comprisng Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also. surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural chemisyi the last two illustrated by
% bs, a orvn Esorxxrr DrpArrnrxr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and written Algebra (men
tai and written Geometry, rrigonometry Surveying,
with tho use Of instruments in the field, Practical En
neerng, Architecture Perspective Draughing, and To
Biography.
9th. A TEACHERS UrPARTNINT.~-IDe cOufbe OF study
will consist OF judicous selection Of subjects from the
other DEPARTMENTS including all the branches pursued in
our schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
PUPILS will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplfyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
tie Institution. .t -- &'.I @e,
7th DEPARrsuSr OF MopERS LASeuEgEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportnity Of doing 20; while others, whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge 70 translate with fac
y and TO pronounce with tolerabe correctness, in
short time as possible are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
nv late decentralization Of this department Of Della
are College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
10 place IL upon and improved foundation and 10
endow Il with advantages possessed by few similar nst
tutons u the country The Academy heretofore merged