The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-04
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty of Instruction Of this institution un-
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Profcssorships, to wit:
A Professionally of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
: AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year IL divided into two sessions
or TERMS oftwenty one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences the fourth Wednesday OF Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April Each is followed by avaoation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHmAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Lvy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JusIoa CLAss.--I Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyus, and Electra Of Sophoclcs; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity :,
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
ns sosso s%a cs1ss Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
III. Cicero de Amictia and dc Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| uometry; Rhetoric, continued
iii. Cicero de Offics; Herodotus, finished; Sur
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
| dria of Terrence; The Clouds of AristoPhanes;
| Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
| ii. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy /;
| Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de CO.
| rona Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
| III The Constitution of the United States; As
| tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
| PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
| The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
| ural Philosophy. The sum Of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase Of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch of study the
members of the class carefully examined and
at the close of the year. all the studies Of the yea,
in the presence Of Committee Of the Trustees; and
| their attalnmcntS are 10 tue DOaFu
| of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning Is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, student ID permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself or the parent OF
guardian, may select One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of wor.
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, totth their FAM
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and viii
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
| a student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
character; and must sustain examination in the
following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin anc
! creek Grammar, Jacobs Felton's Greek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Salust OF
| Cesar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.--If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior, fifteen dollars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.