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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
V,HE Faculty Of fnstruDon OF this Institution under
its present. organisstion CONSISTS OF the following
A Professorship Of Mental ana Moral Science
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
Proiessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philose
professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres.
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
Of twenty weeks each. The FIRST session
ON 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 CLAss.-I Liyy, begun xenophon's Ana.
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
IL Liyy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; &c
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
schylus and Electra Of Sophoces; Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences Chris
H. Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Eur
pides Tacitus 6nshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics and
Meteorology ..s AA+y4e
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, bsssn.
III. Cicero de Amictia and de Senectute Hrrodotus
| Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de Oiciis; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
snos csS Political phosopy Ths Apdr,a
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
| Electricity, Magnetism. a1s.I.
III. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Yoltaic
Electricity or Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
a tSs nea stas, oe Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat; ThermoEecricity; 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 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
bers of the class carefully examned and at the close
of the year. all The studies Of the year. in the presence
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, d
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the reel
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent GUARDIAN student
permitted 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 presbyterian, Episcopalian, and MethodsD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who are required TO occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at fourteen years age 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 or Fcltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Annbass Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader Sallust Caesar Ciceros Select Oratons
| and Virgil, or what shall be deemed cquivalcntl
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as freshman five
dollars If as Sophomore ten dollars if Junior fifteen
''''N''' N1'' : ''' ' Isl Sssion I'd Session
/ Tuition 81 90 $21 90
Room rent 4oo 20
incidental expenses w w
Use Of Library rs rs
Janitor's Wages. 90 90
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT If
consumed it charged to him. If less, the balance is
Board 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 ad
vance.
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range Of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and 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 MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seyTatim through all the higher branches of Mathe-
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID An ESGLIsH DEpARTNEHT-Comprisng instruction
In 0rthography, Reading, Elocuton, Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology, Elements of Criticism, and Evidences OF
Christianity.
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
f youth for the immediate duties Of the countnghouse
including
l. Isnnmansaip-By an original and popular system OF
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted TO the purposes Of tho accountant and
2. notwithstanding numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing Interest, Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
comting-room.
approved methods. complete course Of instruction In
this branch will be furnished designed 10 t the student
| 10 take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTNENT-Comprising n Sc.
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and
Also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
5th Crvn ENGINEER DEpARrsENr-In which ARE
taught Arithmetic mental and written) Algebra, (men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonomctry, Surveying,
with the Of instruments In the field Practical Engi
neering Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To-
9Th TEACHERS DEPARrNrSr.-The course Of study
will consist of judcous selection Of subjects from tho
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both a science and art
Pupils viii not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of eachng
but they will also have opportunities Of exempliing
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th DEPARTMENT or MODERN L,SouAGEs-In which
students who wish 10 take thorough course have
opportunity OF doing SO; while Others whose object may