American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-19
DEIAwARE COLLEGE.

A Proessorship Of Mathematics and Natural philoso
Profsssorship Of Rhetoric and BelIesLetsres,
Professorship OF Chemistry aud Natural History,
Irofessorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions terms
Of twentone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth "Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
vacation Of five weeks. Lgsrst#sg
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Liyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued :.
ometry, Ave books; History, finished -
JUNIOR CLass.-L Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Hsehyus and Electra Of Sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy The Acestus of Euri
pides; Tacitus finished; Natural Phosophy Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics, and
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--I. Horace, finished; Xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero dc Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued. ar .at4 lat fats Wis II
Ill Cicero do Ofciis; Herodotus, finished Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun ; Rhetoric finished. d
SENIOR CLAssI Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Gayansm; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
Finished The Science Of Heat; Electricity Chem
istry and Geology. a a# t'"1f.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes r, ample e.
partly in this country and partly In London and Paris n
the purchase of new adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences. t.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of each study Of study the
the carefully examined and at the close
Of the year az ,s ms yd in the
communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
Faculty viii attend at each of the different places of
ship presby terrain Epscopalian and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees. .#, FIJI .
Two at least of the Professors Nth their families, will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at COM
mon table with the Students who are required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years Of must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
sustain am examination in the following studies Tiz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs or behring's
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyalentJ
EXPENSES. -,
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars If as Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
' N'N ~~'o,' ''' Isl ssssion I'd Session
Tuition 81 90 81 90
Incidental expenses / 90 90
Use It OF Library My 90 30
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students if more
is consumed is charged him. If less the balance is
refunded. t- g rs.. 81 s-s. h. .. 81. n ...
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, application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance. -..s .-
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degrees more limited range Of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
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The studies this Course arranged under the follow
-.".. ing departments to wit
| LIST A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTHST-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seridm through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
I'd AN EsemsH MISUNDERSTANDING instruction
In 0rthography Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lecual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
y, W,
tura Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. MERcaSrnE DEpARTSESr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all thst is necessary to quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house,
including
l. Pennmanship-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
2 AritImetic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods of computing Interest Discount, Equation Of Pay
ments, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
countng-room
g. Bookkeeping Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO at the student
4th. An AGRICULTURAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany, Mneralogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two Illustrated by
5th. A Crvn ESoINEER DEpARTNEsT-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and writen Algebra nen-
tai and written,S Geometry Trigonometry, surveying,
with the use of instruments in the field, Practical Engi
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
9Th TEACHERS DrpARrxrNT.-The course of study
will consist of udicous selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
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 exemplifymg
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
7th DEPARTMENT OF MopxRs LASeuAeEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
ty and TO pronounce with toerabe correctness In
short time possible are also provided for.
Newark Academy
BY late reorganization of this department of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
TO place 1t upon and improved foundation, and to
endow with advantages possessed by few similar ins
uons in the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and of subjected TO all the evils
which have been found attend the of the
two departments In the building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishments without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper. MA 81.
large and elegant edifce, with all the necessary x
lures Of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad