American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-20
DELAWARE CoLLEGE

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HE Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution unde,
s Rssssna olss.l.Ates. consists Of the following
4 Professorship OF Mental ana Moral Science.
Professofship Of the Greek and Latin Laneuaxes
A Professorshp Of Mathematics and Natural fhioso
Professionally OF Rhetoric and Belies-I.etsres
proiessorship of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professionally OF Civil Engineering,
/ PROFESSIONALLY Of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions or terms
OF twenyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each Is followed by
| vacation OF five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN cAss.-L Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
IL Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun Algebra
finished; Geometry, begun History, continued
III. Horace begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished. 5slE1, ra
JUNIOR ClAss---I Tacitus begun; The Prometheus OF
schylus and Electra OF Sophoces Geometry
fnished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences
hanity. 4a- AZ III IL ~
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri.
pides Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
| begun. a.U .a y ta8Ha 4
i'll Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, HydroStatcs, Pneumatics and
sopHoMoRE CLAss.--I. Horace finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun
| H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Scnectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane TrgonometryI Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued. ,gst.i' gss 4. go,
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CIAss-I Political Philosophy The Andria OF
Terrence The Clouds of Arisophanes Acoustics Optics
IL Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoaic
Electricity Galyanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamics Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy,
finished; The Science Of Heat Thcrmo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology. Sa M af
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in ali the srent branches Of Natural Phiiosopy The
Of three thousand dollars has been
partly in this country and partly II London and Paris in
| advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each sudy branch of study, the
of the year, all the studies of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees and their attainmens
are communicated to the Board of Trustees k
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. gas
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer di-
vine worship held twice on every and the reel
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesa
ment A. the request Of his parent or student
the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty win attend at each different places Of wor-
ship presbyterian Episcopalian and Methods in the
Two at least of the Professors Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and win board at acom-
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 least fourteen years Of age must give
sustain examination in the following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs Doerngs
Latin Reader saust or Caesar Ceeros Select oratcns,
and Virgil, what shall be deemed equivalentl #'s
EXPENSES. 5s go
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, FIVE
dollars if Sophomore, ten dollars if Junior fifteen
- LIST SESSION I'd Session
p lutte n. "a o oo "a 0o
incidental I,pSlh ptai expenses 100 100
T Tae; ~ ,aT Wasos ! ~ 30
F aait for o maery and Recitation room So
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each students if
consumed it is charged to him. if less the balance is
refunded. +.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues are payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted on application to oil students designed for the Min
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 the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
ipated.
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student win be carried
serdtim through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, DC.
ID AN EsaLIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in photography, Reading, Elocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lecual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy ornithoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements of Critcis and Evidences of
Christianity.
3D. MERCANTILE DEpARrMENr-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,
including e
l. Pennmdnship-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. Arittmdic-C Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
g. Bookkeeping- and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed TO fit the student
TO take charge of any set of account books
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL Observation-Disclosures a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying, Botany Mneralogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures
6th CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTMENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic mental and written Algebra, Omen
tai and writtcn Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the of instruments in the field, Practical Engi
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng and To
9Th. 4 TrAcuras DrrARrxrs1;- The course Of study
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 teaching
but they win also have opportunities Of exempifying
Them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution ....
18th. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LAYGUAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with ci
ty and TO pronounce with toerabe correctness in
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware College, the Board Of Trustees have taken
to place IL upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
tutons the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and of course subjected TO all the evils
which have been found attend the gamaon of the
two departments in the building, and under the
same government now enjoys the privilege of separate