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pELAWARE coLLEaE.


Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso-
ply,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship 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 october and the second ON
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
vacation Of FIVE weeks,
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--L Lyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
III. Livy, finished; Ilomers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun Homer's odyssey, finished; Ge-
onletry five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss--i Tacitus, begun; The prometheus Of
Eschylus aud Electra of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris-
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy The Alccstus of Euri-
pides; Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
IN Moral Philosophy; Plao's Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics, and
AIeteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric begun
III. Cicero dc Amcita and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero dc oncs; Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished;
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics, Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tuseulan Questions; Demoshenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity or Galvanism; Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity carbohydrates; Astronomy, begun
III The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology
- PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
sum 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.
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all the studies Of tie yecr, 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, d-
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
ation Monday morning always in the Greek Tesla
men At the request of his parent GUARDIAN student
is permitted to attend any place OF worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of wor
ship presbyterian Episcopalian, and MethodsD 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 COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be least fourteen years 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
two books of Xenophons Anabass jacobs or Doerings
Reader Sallust Ciceros Select Oraton5,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-lf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars.
~..,1 la s. ssss 10 "a Is ss Sc
Room rent !. . g.. .. LOO 90
incidental expenses 100 90
Use of Library 70 10
Fuel for ora tory and Recitation room 50
Fuel is afforded TO the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students more
is consumed it is charged to him. If less, the balance
Board is furnished with 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
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, limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and course of life
of each individual so far as such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
ls MATHEW lTIcAL DRPARTMESr-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student viii be carried,
Serdi through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID. AN ENGLISH DEPARTMEST-Comprising instruction
In photography, Reading Eocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
Iectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences OF
Christianity.
Sd. MERCANTILE DEPARTMEST-In which will be inn
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counnghouse,
l. Tn',manstip-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.
?. MISUNDERSTANDING numerous abbreviated
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 tho business Of the
g. Bookeeping- Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed 10 ct the student
To take charge Of any set OF account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMEST-Comprising a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemisy the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic (mental and wrtten) Algebra nen-
tai and wrtten) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the use Of instruments in the ed Practical Eng
neering Architecture Perspective Draughng, and To
9Th TE,c1trp,s DEpARrsENr--The course of study
will consist of judcous selection of subjects the
other departmental including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
Them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
It'll. DEPARTMENT oY MopRS L,NGraeEs-In which
students who wish 10 take thorough can have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fc
short u time possible are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
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 magamaon Of tho
two departments in the building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 10 the College proper
large and elegant edifice with all the necessary fix
lures Of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected furnished in which the students Of the Acd
under Immediate charge Of the Principal