American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-24

DELAWARE COLLEGE,.
HE Faculty Of instruction Of this sttution, under
il its present organisation, oonsiss Of the following
named Prolessorships to wit:
Professionally Of Mental and Moral Science,
Professionally OF the Greek and Latin Languages.
Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Philoso
Proisssorship OF Rhetoric and BellesLettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
Professorship Of Ciyil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided inIo two sessions or terms
OF twentyone weeks EACH The rst session
ON the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second
the burth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by a
vacation OF five weeks.
COURSE on INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass; Ivy, begun; xenophon's Ana
IL Livy, finished; Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III Horace begun aoms a.. oSdysssy hnished; Ge-
JUNIOR CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Eschylus Electra OF sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChrs
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestus Of Euri.
pdes; Tacitus, finished; Natural Phlosophy Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. cicero de Amieua and de Scnectute, HerodOtus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued. sa$@a IT'D aNGn 4.sts1gFbH
III. Cicero de Ociis; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-L Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
III. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltac
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, ElectroD ynamcs; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
nished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
stry and Geology. hi
PHfIosopHIcAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
three thousand dollars has recently
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris
the purchase Of new apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
s EXAMINATIONS.
AT the close Of each study branch Of study the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all e 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 is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon on Monday morning is always In the Greek Testa
ment AT the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
Faculty win attend at each Of the different places of
ship Presbyterian, Epscopaan, and Methodst in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors, Nth their fdnilies will
reside in the College buildings and will board at
mon table with the students who 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 characters and must
sus. r1h an N tne 1o1wng aoe
Grammar, Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust or Caesar, Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-H the student enter Freshman, five
dollars If as Sophomore ten doars If as Junior fifteen
- : ~ la Session ID Session
Tuition puitis n. s2i GO 81 90 90
Incidental expenses l 90 100
use Of Library 70 20 20 20
Fuel for orater tory and Recitation room / 80
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
is consumed it is charged to him II less the balance
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
stry. ~ sH.E rt
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do not design to prosecute the whole
Course required degree more limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual so far as such can be reasonably ant
pated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARrMENI-In which, beginning |
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
erdm, through all the higher branches of the Mathe
nacs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c. EH M
ID. AN ENoIIsH DEpAnrmKN-Comprising instruction
N orthography, Reading Eocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy Orthodoxy Ma
tnra Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences of
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARrsnSr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house,
l. Rnnmdnsap-By an original and popular system Of
peculiarly adapted TO the purposes Of the accountant and
business man.
2. Arithmoic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
hods Of computing Interest DISCOUNT Equation Of Pay
nents, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
er centage together with all such operations
uiste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
8. Bookkeeping and Double Entry, by the
pproved methods complete course Of instruction in
his branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
o take charge OF any set Of account books.
4th. AN AaRrcULTunAI DErARr,nSr-Comprising Sc
econ from the English and Mathematical courses and,
lso, Surveying, Botany Mneralogy Geology, Chemistry,
md Agricultural Chemstry the last two illustrated by
9TH Crym RseIrrrR DEpAHrnENr-In which are
aught Arithmetic (mentsl and wrtten) Algebra, (men
al and written,l Geometry, Trigonometry, surveying
with the Of instruments in the field, Practical Engi
geography s
:. 9Th TEAcurn's DKraRrmSr.-The course Of study
will consist Of judcious selection OF subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be- given
ON School Teaching, both as a science and as an art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they win also have opportunities Of exempfyinp
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution
7th. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAaEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing 80; while Others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fac
ty and to pronounce with toerabe correctness In as
short time as possible, are also provided for.