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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAMAhE COLLEUE.
THE Faculty OF Instruction OF this Institution
its present Organization, CONSISTS Of the following
named Professorsfiips, 10 wit: 49, @84e
A Professofship Of Mental and Moral scisnos,
Professorship Of Mathematics and Neutral Philooo
A Professorship Of rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Proiessorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorshp Of Civil Engineering,
A professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions
of twentyo weeks each The first session
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation of FIVE weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
| FRESHMAN CLASS. Ivy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
| III. Ivy, finished Homers Odyssey begun Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History continued
III. Horace, begun, Homers odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JuNIoR Glass;. Tacitus, begun The Prometheus of
schyus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris-
H. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes Tacitus fnshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs and
SOPHOMORE CLAss--I Horace, finished; Xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amieitia and de Senectute; Hcrodotus,
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
\ Rhetoric, continued
Ill Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun i; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss.I. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arsophanes; Acoustics Optics,
H. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciccro's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voaic
Electricity or Gavanism Electro-Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
Finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical apparatus
that furnishes ample means q illustration
of 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 tho close of each study, branch of study the
of the year. in all Tie studies Of Me year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the reci
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesa
ment AT the request of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of wor
ship presby terrain Episcopalian and Mehodis in the
| village, and note all absentees.'
Two at least Of the Professors NTH their families, will
reside in the College buildings, will board at
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 years age 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 Salust Cesar Cicero's Select Oraons,
| and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equvalentl
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars Sophomore, ten dollars If Junior fifteen
'''''' ' ''' 800 LIST Session I'd Session
Tuition vi ~ 81 90 90
Incidental ntai expenses 1oS 100
Use Ias, % h,p Wn: , M !, 10
Fuei for o mtery and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students ut cost. sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students
is consumed 1t 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, application to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
students who design to prosecute the whole
dies is furnished adapted to sphere and course Of life
Of each individual so far as such can be reasonably anc
pated. ..~
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
eidtim, through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
Astronomy, &C.
ID AN ENGLISH MISUNDERSTANDING instruction
in orthography, Reading Elocution Grammar Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
lectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithoogy, Ma
ural Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
l. Pnamanship-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.
O. Ari1rmeio-Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all operations as are re
quise thorough knowledge of the of the
countingroom.
s. Bookkeeping- and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed ct tho student
| to take charge of any set of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARrMEsr-Comprsing a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany ineralogy Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
5th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTmNr-In which nre
taught Arithmetic mental and writtcn Algebra (men
tai and writen) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the of instruments In the field, Practical Eng
neerng Architecture Perspective, Draughtng, and To
9Th TEAcHm's DrPARrnsr.-The course of study
will consist Of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both science and as 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 exemplifyng
them by hearing rectations In the lower departments of
/ the Institution.
| nth DEPARTMENT OF MoDERN LASeuAeEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
ity and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness In
short time possible, are also provided for
Newark Academy
By late reorganization Of this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
to place it upon a and improved foundation and to
endow 1t with advantages possessed by few similar inst
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 amagamaton Of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
government, enjoys the privilege of separate
establishments without losing those which result from its