American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-20


DELAWARE COLLEGE.
yT,HE Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution under
its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, 10 wit:
Professionally Of Mental aud Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
Professionally of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies -Lsttres,
A Professorshp of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professionally of Civil Engineering
Professionally OF Modern Language and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into sessions
of twenty-one weeks each The session commences
the fourth Wednesday of 0ctober and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. ivy finished Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
LII. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished
JUNIOR Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Eschylus and Electra of Sophoces Analytca Geometry,
Finished Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The AIcestus of Eur-
pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun.
III Moral Philosophy; Plao's Gorgias; The Captive
of plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostacs, Pneumatics and
Meteorology.
SopHoMoHE Glass;. Horace, finished; Xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonomety; Spherical srrigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued
III Cicero de ofciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds Of Arisophanes; Acoustics, Optics
IT. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Gavansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
| Electricity, Electro Dynamies; Astronomy, begun
ILL., The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished The Science OF Heat Chem
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
/ The College Is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Philosophy The
three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close each study branch of study, the
bers the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. In all The studies Of the year. in the presence
of a Committee of the Trustees and their attanments
| are communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
addition to daily morning and evening prayer di
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the rec
tatiop Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
At the of his parent guardian student
is permitted attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent or guardian may select One member
Faculty will attend at each of the different places OF wor
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan and MethodisD in the
village and note all absentees. VI g
TWO at least of the Professors Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at com
!
such may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
| EXPENSES.
| ENTR aNcF FFr-If he Freshman, five
dollars; if as Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
LIST Session. I'd Session.
Tuition 81 90 $2l 90
Incidental expenses .... 90 100
Janitor's Wages. 90 90
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
probable advanced by each student; if
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 ad
students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range Of stu
dies is furnished adapted to sphere of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments to witt Is.
Ist A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTmEST-In which, begin ming
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
erian through all the higher branches of the Mathe-
mates, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
| ID AN ENGLISH EpARrMENr-Comprising instruction
in Orthography, Reading, Elocuton Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
ectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy 0rnithology, Ma
tura Theology Elements of Criticism, and Evidences of
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARTMrNT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
fy youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house,
including
1. Psnnmanshir-By original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
O. Arhhmstic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge of the business of the
g. bookkeeping Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
TO take charge of any set OF account books
4th AN AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING a
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
ALSO Surveying, Botany, Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
5th CIvrL ENGINEER DEpARrMENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic lmenta and wrtten) Algebra men-
tai and wrtten) Geometry Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the of instruments in the field, Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughting and To
9Th TEACHERS DEpARrMEsr-The course of study
will consist of udicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
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 TO the best and most popular methods OF teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exemplifying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
| the Institution.
| 18th. A DEPARTMENT MODERN LaNGuAGEs--In which
students who wish to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be 10 acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
ity and to pronounce with toerabe correctness
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