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E# - DELAWARE COLLEGE.
NHE Faculty OF Insructon of this Institution under
Il it's present organization, consists of the following
named professorships, TO wit;
A Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship OF the creek and Latin Language
ProfesSorshp Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
* Professorship of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or
of twentyone weeks each. The irst 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 Glass; Lyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Livy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
Ill Horace, begun Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
JUNIOR Glass Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophoces; Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theoogy Evidences ofChris
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Eur-
pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
In Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE GLASS; Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
IL Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued
III. Cicero de ofciis; erodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arisophanes; Acoustics, Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity or Gavansm Electro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, ELECTRICITY namics; Astronomy, begun.
H. The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
sum 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 of each study branch of study, the
the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all the studies Of ne year. in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer di
vine worship held twice Sunday and the reci
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa
ment. At the request of his parent or GUARDIAN student
permitted attend any place of worship which Himself
the parent guardian may select One member CT the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places OF wor
ship presbyterian, Epscopaian and Methodist in the
| village, and note all ab5entees.
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 required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
| ADMISSION.
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen age must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
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 Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Caesar Ciceros Select Orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equiyalentI
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FRE.-f the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if Sophomore, ten dollars If Junior fifteen
''-'N'' 49, '7'' ''e 1st SESSION I'd Session.
Tuition 81 90 81 90
Incidental expenses on 90
Use OF Library 40 30
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
the probable cost is advanced by each student; If more
is consumed it is charged to him. less, the balance
Board furnished with families of the Professors
at two dollars per week ......
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition s remit
ted application to all students designed the Min
istry.
dollars session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
| vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range Of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
ipated.
follow
ing departments to wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
sea, through all the higher branches of the Nathe-
mates, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
3D. An ENGIIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in orthography, Reading, Elocuon Grammar, Writing,
Geography History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
ectual Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy 0rnithoogy, Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse
including
J. TnTmans.ip-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. AitL,aetic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c, and other mercantile calculations founded
quisite for thorough knowledge of the business of the
counting
8. BookkeepiRg-s 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 DEPARTMEST-Comp rsng a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and,
Also Surveying, Botany hneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTaENT-1n which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrten) Algebra (nen-
tai and wrtten,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the of instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughng, and To
9th. K Teachers DrpARTEST.-The course Of study
will consist of judcous selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools. Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching both science and as art.
Pupils viii not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempliying
Them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
eth A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LlNGUAGEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough course have
opportunity OF doing while others, whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with acil
y and pronounce with tolerable correctness in as
short time possible, also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware College, the Board Of Trustees have taken