American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-27

DELAWARE COLLEGE,.
HE Faculty OF Instruction OF this Institution, under
i its present organiIation, consists o. the foowns
named Professorsiiips, 10 wit:
Professionally Oh Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages
A Proiessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
1professorshp Of Rhstoric and BellssL sttres,
A Proiassorshp of Chemistry and Natural History
A Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into or terms
ON the fourth wednesday OF october and the second on
the fourth "Wednesday of April Each Is followed by
vacation Of five weeks
| COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
| FRESHMAN CLAss.--I Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
! IL Livy finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry begun; History, continued.
| III Horace, begun; Homers odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books History, finished.
/ junior CLAss.-I. Tactus begun; The Prometheus Of
schyus and Electra of Sophoclcs Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofchris
tianity. a
pides; Tacitus, fnshed Natural Phiosophy Mechanics,
/ begun. : $3.50 = I'LL
of Psutus; Mechanics, Hydrostatos, Pneumatcs, and
| Meteoroiogy. at.. III .LLAa te.tt
sopHoMoRE CLAss.-I Horace finished; Xenophons
Memorabilia Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Irigonometry
III Cicero dc oficiis Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished.
| SENIOR CIAss--I Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arisophanes; Acoustics, Optics
Electricity, Magnetism. Eass 3egf Btafts
II Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity Gavansm Elecro-M Magnetism, Magneto-
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun
Ill The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished; The Science of Heat Electricity Chem
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars 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 branch Of study the
of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year n al s ges q e year in the presence
communicated to the Board Of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morningis always in the Greek Tesla
At the request of his parent GUARDIAN student
permitted attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places of
ship Presby Episcopalian and MethodisD in the
village and note ali absentees. t
Two at least of the Professors Nth their ailies will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student be least fourteen years of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination III the following studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Sallus Caesar Cceros Select 0rations
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-H the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars If Sophomore dollars il Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars.
| Tuition $2l 90 81 90
Room rent. W w
Incidental expenses 90 90
Use of Library 70 70
aanitor's Wages 90 %
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded 10 the students at cost. sum equal
the probable is advanced by each STUDENT if
is it charged to h if less, the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
An dues are payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted, application to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session, TO be paid TO the Instructor in ad
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited Of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and course Of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antic
ipated
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST A MATHEMATICAL DEPARrMENT--ln which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
serdt through all the higher branches Of the Mathe-
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
d An ESausH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
In 0rthography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
IecSa PBosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, 0rnthology, Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
3D. MERCANTILE DEPARrxEST-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary TO quail
lusn I,,Nt.a aFt
l. PrnRuanship-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.
thods of computing Interest, Discount, Equation Of Pay
ments, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per eenage; together with all such operations
quse for thorough knowledge OF the business Of the
g. BOok-keepn0- and Double Entry, by the most
approved Methods complete Of instruction In
this branch will be furnished designed 10 ct the student
TO take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING n
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9th. Civil ESGNEER DEPARrNESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrttenJ Algebra (rnen
tsi and writtenJ Geometry Trgonometry. SURVEYING,
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerDg, Architecture, Perspective Draughtng, aud To
9Th. K Tr1cHERs DEpARrwST-The course Of study
will consist Of judcous selection or subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both ms science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of eechng
but they will also have opportunities Of excmpiyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution
nth A Department or MoprnN LAseuAors-In which
studens who wish TO take thorough course have
OIL portunty Of doing while Others whose object may
be- to acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ci
ty, and TO pronounce with olerable correctncss IN
shor1 time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY lac reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware Coea the Board Of Trustees have taken
10 place Il III and improved foundations and 10
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar inst