American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-10
,DELAwARE C0LLEGE.

A ProessOrship OF Mathematics and Natural fhiioso
Professorship Of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions terms
Of twentyone weeks each. The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
vacation Of Ave weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss-I Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
II. Iivy, finished; Homers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.I. Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Fschyus and Electra of sophocles; Geometry,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences Of Chris
nanity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri.
pides Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Pato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneumatcs, and
SOPHOMORE CLAss.--I.- Horace, Finished xenophon's
Memorabilia Geometry, finished Rhetoric, begun
ii. Cicero de Amicta and do Sonectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CIAss.-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds Of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
II. Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy; ccero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity Galvanism; ElectroM Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Eectro-Dy namics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science Of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem.
istry and Geology. Il
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in all the Inherent 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 apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
1"@ EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study, the
berS Of
of the year. in all ne studies Of the year. in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees and their attainments
communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di
vine worship held twice every Sunday and the rec
ation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
men At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend 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 Presby terrain Epscopalan, and Methodist in the
village, and note all absentees ..
reside in the College buildings and will board at
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 age must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, ,iz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Felton's Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader Salust or Caesar, Cceros Select Oratons
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentJ
....4.# EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE-K the student enter Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior fifteen
LIST Sssioa. I'd sessiom
R Rson rent 81 GO GO 500 90
Incidental expenses 100 100
Use of Library rs rs
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 STUDENT fmore
is consumed 1t is charged to him. If less the balance is
Board is furnished with the families the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance The tuition is remit
sd application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will he eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in
vance.
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere Of
Of each individual far such be reasonably antc
| ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTaENT-In which, beginning
with arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
mates ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
in orthography Reading, Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lecual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tura Theology, Elements of Cricism and Evidences of
W.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEpARrMEyr--In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the counting house.
including I.
/. PennndnShip-By original and popular system of
this art, which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
mens &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per eenage; together with all such operations
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
g. Bookkespina-si and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
10 take charge Of any set of account books.
4th. An AeRcUITuRM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying Botany Mneraogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9th. CTym EsorsErR DEPAnrxrNr-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and wrtten) Algebra (men-
with the use Of instruments in the field Practical Rn
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughting and To
9Th. < TEACHERS DrpARrxESr-The course Of study
will consist Of jucous selection of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching both q science and an art.
Pupils win not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they win also have opportunities of exempyinc
Them by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
the Institution
7th A DEPARTMENT oY MoprRy LAsGuAeEs-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
, and 90 pronounce with tolerable correctness In as
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department OF Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
TO place II upon and improved foundation, and to
endow with advantages possessed by few similar nst
tuons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and OF subjected to all the evils
which have been found TO attend the gamaon OF the
two departments in the building, and under the
same government now enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result Its
relation TO the College proper.
large and elegant edi6ce with all the necessary tx
lures of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad
envy board under the immediate charge the Principal
and his Assistants and all lite exercises conducted on
system Of Its own. unnterrupted by the intnreefa or