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DELAWARE COLLEGE,.


PROFESSIONALLY OF Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Drawing
of twentyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of 0eober and the second on
the fourth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by a
vacation Of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
Freshman CLAss--I Liyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History begun.
ii. Lyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, inishcd &C.
ometry five books History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophocles Analytical Geometry,
Finished Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri
pides Tacus finished; Natural Philosophy Mechanics
begun.
of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics and
Meteorology.
sopnoMoRE CLAss.-I. Horace finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de Ofics; Ierodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss.I Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terence The Clouds of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity Magnetism.
IL Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy Cicero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Notaic
Electricity or Galvanism; Electro-Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-Dy namics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
''''' '''N pMIIosopmcAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means OF experimental Illustration
sum three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch of study the mem
bers the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year, all The studies Of Me year. in the presence
of a 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 held twice every Sunday, and the rec
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ent AT the request of his parent or GUARDIAN student
permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
or the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places OF wor-
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan, and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, ,o their families, will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
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 be ut least fourteen 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 xenophons Anabass Jacobs or Doerings
Latin Reader Saust Caesar, Cceros Select Orations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars if as Sophomore ten dollars II Junior, fifteen
'''' ''' LIST SESSION. I'd Session.
Tuition S21 90 S21 90
Room rent W w
Incidental expenses j 90 90
Use of Library 10 70
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
tot by
is 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 payable in advance The tuition Is remit
ted on application to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fec 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 for degree, limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted the sphere and of life
Of each individual far as such can be reasonably antc-
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-Inw which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
seriai through all the higher branches of the hathe
MATES, ending in their application 10 Natural Philosophy
3D. AN Esousu DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric, Logic, Intel
lecua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution Philosophy 0rnithoogy, Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences of
3D. MERCANTILE DEpARrsKSr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that Is necessary to quail
fy youth for the immediate duties of the counngh
including
l. Peninanship-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.
O. ArihmcticAComprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
mens &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage; together with all such operations
quse for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting
s. Bookteepng- Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete 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 DEPARTMEsT-Comprisng a Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Mineraloy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
5th CIvr ENGINEER DEpARrMEST-In which are
taught Arithmetic menal and writtenD Algebra, (men-
tai and wrtten) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the Of instruments In the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture Perspective Draughtng and To
Biography,
will consist iudcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
common schools Practical Lectures viii also be 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 most popular methods of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exemplfyng
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments OF
| the Institution.
! 9TH. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN bANGuAGES-ln which
students who wish take thorough can have an
opportunity of doing while Others whose object may
be- TO acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with fac
ity and TO with olerablc correctness in as
short time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization Of this department Of Della
ware College, Board Of Trustees have taken
to place II upon and improved foundation and to
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar inst
tutions in the country The Academy heretofore merged
In the College, and of subjected to all the evils
which have been found to attend the Of the
two departments in the building, and under tho
government enjoys the privilege of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 10 the College proper.
large and elegant edifce with all the necessary fix
lures OF complete boarding establishment, has been
erected furnished in which the students of the Acad
envy board under the immediate charge of the Principal
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