The republic., 1851-03-17
DELAwARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution, un
der ts present organization. oenssts Of the follow
ing named Proiessorships, 20 witt
A Proiessorship VI Mental and Moral Science,
A Proiessorship Of the Greek aud Latin Ian.
Proiessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
bsophy,
AProfcssorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies I,ettrc,.
A Professorship Of Chemistry aud Natural His
A PROFESSIONALLY Of Civil Engineering,
Professorshpo Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into twosessons
or torms, OF twenty one weeks each. The frat scs
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Each is followed by vacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAs CLAss.--L Livy, begun; xenophon's
Annbasis; Algebra, bcguni History, begun.
H. Lvy, finished; Homcr's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
tinucd.
III. Horace. begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, fve books; History. fnishcd:
JuSIoa CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun, The PRONE
theus OF Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, fnishcd Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Earipides; Taciius, fnishsd; Natural Philosophy
III: Moral Philosophy; PIato's G6rgias; The
captive OF fisptus; Mechanics' Hydrostatcs' 'rneu
'- sopaosoas MOI Sssf Cl@ss.Tsf Horace, finished Keno.
phons Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rc, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicita and de scnectuts Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| uometry; Rhetoric. continued.
Ill. Cicero de Otciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
vcying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
| finished.
sESIon CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophancs;
| Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
| ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthcnes de Co
| roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magneto-Electricity Electro-Dyna
III. The Constitution Of the United States; Az.
tronomy, finished; The Science Of Heat; Thcrmo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
| The College is provided with Philosophical Ap-
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 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 in all the siudies of the year
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,
divine worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning Is alwaysin in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guardian, may select. One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor-
ship, (Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodst,)
| in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, tch their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at n common table, with the students, who
arc required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
q student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacob 8 or Fclton's Greek Reader,
and the fret two books Of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Docring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; If
Junior. fifteen dollars; and, il Senior, twenty
dollars.