The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-26
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution ,un
der its present organization consists OF the follow
| ing named Professorships, to wit:
| Professionally of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
Professorship of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipo Modern Languagesand Draw
ing.
or terms, of twenty-one weeks each The first ses-
sion CONNIE es on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed byavacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAs CLAss.-I Livy, begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Lyy finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
gebra, Gnished; Geometry, beguiss History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
| Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneu
sopHomoaE CLAss,Sf Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto
ric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill Cicero de Ohiciis; Herodotus finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
nIf fNr,tY n,,fln
Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Gayanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dynn-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
ILL., 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 Ap-
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all The different branches of Nat
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
mt the close of the year, all the studies of the year
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees and
theis attainnents are communicated to the Board
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 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, aud Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two lcast, of tho Prolessurs, Jctth Lhefr rams
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
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 Jacobs or FELTON, g Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Caesar, Ciceros Select Oratons, and Virgil or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENrRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dolars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollara