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pELAwARE COLLEGE.


i DELAWARE COLLEGE
4 IuIE Facity of obstruction q this Institution, under
i it, present organization, consists Of the following
4 named Professorships, to wit:
/ A PROFESSIONALLY Of Mental and Moral Science, "a
4 Proessorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
A PROFESSIONALLY Of Mathematics and Natural Phioso
professorship Of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
4 PROFESSIONALLY OF Chemistry and Natural History,
/ A PROFESSIONALLY Of Civil Engineering
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions terms
on the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second on
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
1E COURSE OF INSTRUCTION, \.
/ FRESHMAN CLAss.--I. Lvy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Livy, finished; IIomers Odyssey begun Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
junior Glass; Taetas, begun The Premetheus Of
finished; Calcuus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
II. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Aicestus Of Euri
pides; Tacitus, nshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics
| begun arll
Of Pautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneumaties and
SornoMosE CAss--I Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun
4 III. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute Herodous
begun; Plane Trigonometry Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero dc Ofaciis; Herodotus finished Surveying
Analytical asometry begun Rhetoric finished s
Terrence The Clouds Of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
III Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Qucstions Dcmosthenes de Corona; VoItaic
Electricity or Gavanisn Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
II H. The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat Electricity; Chem
| istry and Geology.
! PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
In all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
sum of three thousand dollars recently been
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase Of new adapted to the present
| tet a5 tf..a EXAMINATIONS. HItt
At the close each study, branch study the mem
bers Of the class carefully examined and ut the close
Of the year, n az ts studies 81 ne year. in the
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
/ are communicated to the Board of Trustees.
i RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. +. IN
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer d-
ation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request OF his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any 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 resbyt eran Episcopalian, and Methods in the
Two at least of the Professors c their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
i85&a ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen of must give
sustain an examination IN 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 Doerings
Latin Reader, Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Oratons
and Virgil, Or what shall be deemed cquiyalentl
A m EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman FIVE
dollars If as Sophomore dollars if as Junior fifteen
Isl SESSION I'd Session.
Tuition $21 90 S21 90
incidental expenses / 90 90
Use of Library ~. rs rs
Fuel for ora ier and Recitation room 80
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students
is consumed it is charged to him If less the balance is
Bosrdis furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week. Nu .
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues 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 adj
vance. tatl fi .s.i5.t et
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, more limited Of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far as such can be reasonably ant
ipated. 1880 10 8t4lt9 &Els.L4
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST A MATHKMATIcAL DEP ARTMENTIn which, beginning
with and Agebra the student will be eSrrsd
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
in orthography, Reading, Elocuton Grammar, Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story on the Constitution Philosophy 0rnithology, Ma
tnra Theology, Elements of CRITICISM and Evidences Of
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMENr--In which will be inn
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
ify youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
/. R,nnanship-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. Hg
2. A,lttmdic--C Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
ments, &c. other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
g. Bookhceping- Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete course of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed fit the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEpARTMENT-Comprising Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
also, Surveying Botany Mineralogy Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated BY
experimental lectures.
5th Civil ENGINEER DEpARTMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrtten) Algebra omen
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the instruments in the field Practical Eng
neering, Architecture, Perspective Draughtng and To
9Th TrAcnER,s Department The course os strav |
will consist of jucous selection Of subjects from the
other departments, including a the branches pursued
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both as science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exempying
them by hearing recations in the lower departments Of
the Institution
7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAeEs-In which
students who to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object NAV
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fc
iy and to with toerable correctness in as
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department of Della
College, the Board of Trustees have taken
to place upon and improved foundation and to
endow it with advantages possessed by few similar ins
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the Colleges and of subjected to all the evils
which have been found to attend the aagamation
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