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pELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
HE Faculty OF Instruction Of this Institution under
il its present organization, consists Of tn following
named Professorships, to wit:
A Professorship OF Mental and Moral Sciences,
A Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages.
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phioso
profsssorship Of Rhetoric and BellesLettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN GLASS;. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii. Lvy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun HomeEs odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tasitns begun; pne promesneas Of
fnshed; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
tianity.
pides; Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
IN Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and
Meteorology.
sopHoMoSE GLASS;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicita and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de oHics; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andra of
Terrence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics, Optics
IT. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galyanism; Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
nished The Science of Heat Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means 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 partyn 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
bers of the carefully examined and the close
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 di
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the reci
taon 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
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of
ship presbyterian Episcopalian and Methodis in the
village, and note ali absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, toi their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the students who required to occupy
ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
Latin Reader Salust Cesar Ciceros Select Oratons
and Virgil or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, FIVE
dol TAM TIlno
$500 -, 1st Session I'd Session.
Tuition. $2l 90 $21 90
Room rent 40 4oo
| Incidental expenses 90 90
use OF Library 70 70
Fuel for ora tory and Recitation room So
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost, equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed is charged to him. 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.
All dues payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted applications 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 adj
For students who do not design the whole
Course required for degree, more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual so far such be reasonably ant
ipated
The studies OF this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments TO witt
1st A MATHEsATIcAL DEpARTMENp-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seran through all the higher branches of the Mathe-
matcs ending in their application TO Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
3D. An ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-Co Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading, Eocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy 0rnithoogy, Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMENr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
B youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse
l. Ps,inmanshp-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
2. Arihmetic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
hods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage; together with all such operations
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
3. Bookkeeping and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO ct the student
to take charge of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTNENT-Comprisinga 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.
9TH. Crvm ENGINEER DEpARrxENr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, (mental and written Algebra men-
tai aud written,) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the Of instruments in the field Practical Engi
neerng Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To
9Th TEACHERS DEPARrnENr.-The course OF study
will consist Of judcious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative 10 the best and most popular methods teaching
but they will also have opportunities OF exempfying
Them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution
Tth. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAoEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
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