American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-29

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DELAWARE COLLAGE.
,HE Faculty Of instruction Of this Insttuton under
ia present Organization, consists Of the following
/ named Professorships, TO wits
Professorship of Mental and Moral Scienre
Professorship of the Greek and Lati a Languages
"A Proiessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
AProfessorship Of Rhetoric and Belle, pLettrss,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Nat 1ral History,
4 Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
4 Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sssions terms
OF twentyone weeks each The rst sion commences
the fourth Wednesday OF April Each Ia followed by a
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsnMAs CLAss-I Myy, begun; xer ophons Ana
| basis Algebra, begun; History, begun
IL Idyy finished; Homers Odyssey, bee un; Algebra
finished Geometry, begun; History, contin ued q.
ometry, Ave books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Finished Cacuus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris-
| tanity
II Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides Tactus, fnshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
begun.
Of Pautus Mechanics, ydrostatics, Pneumatics, and
sopHoMoSE cLAss-I Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and de senecute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
III. Cicero de Ofciis Herodotus finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric, finished !,
Terrenoe; The Clouds Of Arisophanes; Acoustics Optics
H. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity Galyanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy begun.
III. The Constitution of the United Stat es Astronomy,
nnshed The Science of Heat; ThermoEe ctrcy Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUs.
The College is provided with Phlosophc al Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches Of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars recently expended
partly this country and partly London and Paris
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the
advanced state of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS
At the close Of each study or branch Of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. in all he studies Of 0e year, in the presence
| are 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
tation Monday morning always in the Greek Testa
At the request Of his parent guardian student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places
ship presbyterian, Epscopaian and MethodisD 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 ut COM
table with the students who are required to occupy
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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
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader Salust Cesar Cceros Select Orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
1 EXPENSES
ENTRANCg Pu-If the student enter Freshman, five
| as fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars
Tuition $2l 90 s2l 90
Room rent 90 90
Incidental expenses 90 90
Use Of Library Is ,oSS
Fuel for or r tory and Recitation room SO
probable is advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed it charged to him; if less, the balance is
ard is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two ! olars per week.
Wasbin,-. at the usual rates
II d,as a., payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted on apuiicatn to all students designed for the Min
istry ,.. 1a.o. IN, ~ IL.
dollars ner session to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance. - ~-o.o.,,.. a.. ~.
For students who do not design 70 prosecute the whole
dies is furnished, adapted to the sphere , t az
Of each individual, SO far az such car be rease
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the o
ing departments, to wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMENl-Inw which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student win be carried
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy &c
ID. AN EsaIIsH DKPARrMKSr-comprising instruction
in Orthography, Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, Ornithoogy, Ma
Christianity
Sd MERCANTILE DSpARrMyNr-In which win be i'm |
nj hiatt IN
y youth for the immediate duties Of the
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
Q. Arithmaic-Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing interest," Discount Equation Of Pay
per centage together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
3. Bookkeeping Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete Of instruction in
this branch viii be furnished designed to M the student
to take charge OF any set OF account books.
4th An AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMrNT-Comprising a 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.
6th CIVIL ENGINEER DEpAnrsuNr-In which are
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonometry Surveying
with the of instruments in the field, Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
9Th K TRAcHrns DrpAnrMrNr-Tbe course Of studv |
will consist OF judicous selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
common schools Practical Lectures will given
on School Teaching both a science and as an art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and popular Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exempying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANeUAays-In which
students who wish to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge translate with fac
ity and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness in az
short time as possible, also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department OF Della
College, the Board of