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Protessorship OF Chemistry and Natural History,
"a 6,roi ~ q ciyl engineering,
The OoIleg divided into sessions or terms
Of twenty weeks each The nrst session commences
on the fourth Wednesday OF October;
the foarth Wednesday Of April Each is followed by
| vacation OF i've weeks.
' 4, 4, f. z i. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
n FRESHMAN cI1ss.--I. Livy, begun xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra begun III History bsgun- aLg.s.,
dnished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, Finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
J JUNIOR CLAsslL Tacitns begun; The Prometheus of
sohylus and Elactga of Sophocles Anaytica Geometry
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Ear
pdes Tacitus, nished Natural Philosophy Mechanics
| III, Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The Captive
Of Plantus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneunacs, and
| Meteorology. ..s n t-..L Fl + .,f n E-,E.g Ip ~.
/ sopHoMoRK CIAss.-I.. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhetoric, begun,
Al. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute, Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trsgonometry;
Rhetoric, continued Il IN N go, 81 ,.....
III Cicero do 0fhciis Herodotus finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric finished.
SENIOR Class.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Butlers Analogy; Ciceros
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltaic
Electricity Galvansn Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
5, Electricity, ElectroDy namics;, Astronomy begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy
hnisbed The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
ibtry ana zoology ..fE .Epg t.e5-..
LI. H. PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes means tal iastrasIon
of three thousand dollars has recently been
partly IN this country and partly In London and nd, Paris in
advanced state of the Physical Sciences. ~
EXAMINATIONS. n.
At the close Of each study branch of study the mem
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year all the studies of The year, in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attachments
are communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. ....
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship Is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taon Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ent At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted attend any place of worship which
parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
Episcopalian, and MethodsD in the
Two at least of the Professors NTH their families will
reside i, the College buildings and will board at com
table with the students, who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
r-. as n ..85 81. ADMISSION. .-
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student be- at least fourteen years of age must give
sustain an exarnnatio,, In the following studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements nfi algebra, Latin ind Greek
rammar Jacobs or Feton's Greek Reader and the first
tive books OF Aenophon's Anabass Jacobs or Doerngs
Latin Reader SaIust Caesar, Cneros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
ENTRANCE FrrIf the student enter as Freshman five
dollars If Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior fifteen
''' $1,000 Isl Session. I'd Session.
Tuition $2l 90 $21 90
Room rent . 400 4 90 !.
Incidental expenses 20 90
Use of Library ID rs
Jantors Wages. 90 90
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / so
Fuel is afforded TO the students at cost. equal
the probable cost is advanced by each student II
is it is charged to him. if less, the balance is
refunded. ytrg fg.y = Er- stfF... ..r..n.
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
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
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
of each individual so far as such can be reasonably anc
psted .r8. s.4...
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, 10 wit:
list MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMrYr-In which, beginning
With Arithmetic and Algebra the student viii be carried
serdim through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
macs ending in their application TO Natural Philosophy,
ID. AN ESdLfsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
in 0rthogrsphy, Reading, Elocutou, Grammar, Writing
Geography History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
ectnal Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story on the Constitution, Philosophy ornithoiogy, Ma
ura Theology, Elements Of critcism and Evidences Of
81. A MERCANTILE DEpARraENr-In which viii be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
fy youth for the immediate duties Of the countnghouse
l. Psro1onslir-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
q Arithmetic Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discounts Equation Of Pay
per cenage; together with all such operations
qnidte for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
5 BootE9eping- Single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete course Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed at student
10 take charge Of any pet OF account books
4th. Az AducULTURAl DgpA RTsfENr--C Comprising a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and,
also Surveying Botany Mineraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural chemistryi the last two illustrated BY
9th A Cryn EsoNEKR DEPARTaEsr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, tmnt and writtn) Algebra, (men
tai and rrtten,1 Geometry, Trgouometry, Surveying
with the OF instruments In the field, Practical Engi
ueerng, Architecture Perspective, Draughting and To
geography. :. .,-.u,. n,,,,-,,r,- No. .-.. -
win consist Of Judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments ncning all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also he given
/ on School Teaching, both science and as an art
Pupils win not only thur receive the fullest instruction
but they win ao have Opportunities Of e1empiifyng
them by bearing recatons in the lower departments Of
/ the Institution.
| 5th A DEPARTMENT on MonEKN LlNGU1oEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity OF doing while others, whose object may
ity and TO pronounce with tolerabe correctness in as
short time as possible, also provided for.
Newark Academy.
Nv late REORGANIZATION OF this department Of Della
ware College, the Board of Trustees have taken
10 place upon and improved foundation, and 10
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar nst
tutioun In country The Academy, heretofore merged
IN the College, subjected to All the evils
which been found to attend the gamaon Of the
two departments In the same building. and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from it,
/ relation 70 the College proper. ... I~
large and elegant esfce with all the necessary FIX
lures Of coprplete boarding establishment has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad
envy board undrr the immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Assistants and all ts ryercses nrp conducted
a system Of its own uninterrupted nv the interests
operations Of the other department Tho furniture Of the