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DELAWARE. COLLEGE.

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A Professionally Of Mental and Moral Science, o
A Professorship efth Greek and Latin Language
Professionally or Mathematics and Natural Phiioso
lpioisssorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lvttres,
Protessorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Protessorshp Of Civil Engineering,
A PROFESSIONALLY Of Modern Languages aud Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
en- S
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each Is followed by
vacation Of five weeks "a s@s,t III
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CIAss.--I. Liyy, begun; Xenophons Ana
| basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun. Pa
IL Liyy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
Geometry SesHa stSs ssntnns
ometry, I'VE books History, finished. - !,
junior cLAss-1 Tscitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
| tiapity. .. .t.sr5. "a .F-> ~. t-fWl 45l
pdes; Tacitus, fnished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plauus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs' Pneumatics and
soPnomoRE GLASS;. Horace, finished; Xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric continued
L.
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrepce The Clouds Of Arisophanes Acoustics Optics
II Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; ciceros
Tusculan Questions Demoshenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dy namics; Astronomy, begun,
III. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
nished The Science Of Heat; Thcrmo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
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 study the
of the year, all the studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship is held twice ON every Sunday and the reel
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend 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, Epscopaan, and MethodisD in the
Two at least of the Professors, ruth 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 be at least fourteen years of must give
sustain an examination in the following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the hrst
two books of xenophon's Anabass Jacobs or Doerngs
Latin Reader, Sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentI
EXPENSES. t.:st.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman FIVE
dollars If as Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars
Tuition 81. s21 90 S21 90
Room rent !. 4 90 A 90
Incidental expenses 100 90
Use of Library 70 20
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room 80
Fuel is afforded TO the students at cost sum equal
to the probable advanced by each students more
consumed is charged to him; If less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week. Il
Washing at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted, application, to all students designed for the Min
istry.
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 Of life
of each ndivdua far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
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
seatim through all the higher branches OF the Mathe-
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
ID AN ENdLIsH DEpARraESr-Comprising instruction
In photography, Reading, Elocuon, Grammar, Writing,
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy 0rnithology, Ma
tural Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. MERCANTILE DEPARrMESr-In which will be i'm
parted an acquaintance with all that is to quail
ify
including
l. Ps,np,anship-By original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
business man.
2 Arlthmetic-C Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thos of computing Interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations as re-
quste for thorough knowledge OF the business OF the
countng-roonn.
g. Booskeepag- 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
4th. An AaRIcULTURAL DEPARTMEsT-Comprisng Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic mental and written Algebra, (men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonometry, surveying
with the use of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng Architecture, Perspective, Draushung ana 10
an, < TrAcHrp's nEpARrmESr.-Tbe course Of study
will consist judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued In
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both as a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most methods OF teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempfying
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments OF
| the Institution
| eth DEPARTMENT OF MODERN L,NGuAeEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with acil-
y, and TO pronounce with toerable correctness in as
| sbo a time a possible, also provided for.