American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-30

DELAWARE COLLEGES.
HE Faculty Of instruction OF this Institution under
its present organization, consists OF the following
named Proiessorships, to wit: @
Proie ssorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
Proiessorship of the Greek and Latin Languages
A P.ofessOrship Of Mathematics and Natural Phioso
ply,
\. Proiessorshp Of Rhetoric and Belles-Iettres,
Professorshp OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Protessorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
OF twentyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-L Ivy begun; Xenophons Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun History, continued,
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished See
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass;. Tactus begun; The Prometheus of
schylus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences fChr
tanity.
II. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri
pdes; Tacitus, fnished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III, Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I Horace, hnished; Xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric continued
III. Cicero de oficiis Herodotus finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR GLASS;. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds Of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cceros
Tuscuian Questions; Demosthenes dc Corona; Voltac
ELECTRICITY or Galyansm Electro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity carbohydrates; Astronomy begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricy Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in 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 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 examined and at the close
of the year. IN all the studies Of the year, in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their atainments
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
tation Monday morning always in the Greek Testa
men At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Episcopalian, and MethodsD in the
Two least of the Professors Nth their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will 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 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
Grammar, Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerng's
Latin Reader, Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalentI
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman five
dollars; Sophomore ten dollars if Junior, fifteen
~ LIST Session Cd Session
Tuition 81 90 81 90
i Room rent. 4 w w
Incidental expenses 100 100
| Use of Library . rs rs
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / 50
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
the probable cost is advanced by each students more
consumed it is charged to him. If less, the balance is
Board 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 on application, to all students designed for the Min
istry
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual SO far as such be reasonably an
ipated.
ing departments, to wit
list MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
Seraim through all the higher branches of the Mahe
matics ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
Cd AN ENeLIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading, Elocuton Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the countnghouse
l. Pnnmanslip-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
O. Ayitlmaic-C Comprising 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
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting-room.
g. Bookkeeping-single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
9TH. AN AGRlcULTuRn MISUNDERSTANDING &c
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures
9Th. CIVIL ENGINEER DrpAnrMENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (menta and writtenD Algebra, (men
tai and writtan) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the of instruments in the field, Practical Engi
neering Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To
Biography.
9Th. K TEACHERS DEPARrsnNr.-The course Of study |
will consist of udicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued In
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both as a science and n art
Pupils win not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplifyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGEs-In which |
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity Of doing so; while others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with f
ty and to pronounce with toerabe correctness in
short time possible also provided for
Newark Academy
BY late reorganization Of this department of Della
ware College, the Board of Trustees
to place 1t upon and improved foundation and TO
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