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pELAwARE COLLEGE


the fourth wednesday Of April. Each is followed BY
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS
FRESHMAN CLAss-I Livy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun History, begun.
III. Iiyy finished; IIomers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry begun; History, continued,
Ill. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris
tianity.
pides; Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
begun.
III. Moral Philosophy Platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pncumatics, and
soPHoMoSK Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia Geometry, fnished Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicia and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
III Cicero de Oicis; Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analy tica Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds OF Arstophanes Acoustics OPTICS
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Votaic
Electricity Galyanism; EectroMagnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamcs Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy. The
Of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
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
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year, all the studies of the gear, in the presence
Committee of the Trustees; and their attainments
communicated to the Board of Trustees. .a
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning 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 select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places OF
ship presbyterian Episcopalian, and Mcthods In the
village, and note all absentees.
Two least of the Professors NTH their families, viii
reside in the College buildings and will board at a COM
table with the students who required to occupy
such may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student be least fourteen Of must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs or Feltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs or behring's
Latin Reader Sallust Caesar Ciccros Select 0rations
and Virgil what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars; Sophomore ten dollars If as Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars.
Tuition :. $2l 90 S2l 90
Room rent. 90 90
incidental expenses w %
Use of Library rs rs
Fuel ,ii for orater tory and Recitation room i So
Fuel is afforded to the students Mt cost equal
to the probable by student more
is consumed Is charged to him IL 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 application, to all 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 design prosecute whole
Course required for degree, more limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far such can be reasonably antc
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, 70 wit:
LIST MArHEMATIcAL DEPARrMENI-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seriatm through all the higher branches of the Mathe
MATES, ending in their application TO Natural Philosophy
ID. Az ENGLISH DEpARrmSr-Comprising instruction
In orthcgrsphy, Reading, Elocuton, Grammar, Writing
Geography History Composition, Rhetoric Logic Intel
lectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ornithoogy, Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DKpARrMENr-In which win be i'm.
parted acquaintance with all that Is necessary quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
l. Ps,nmanship-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
2. Notwithstanding 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
qusite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting-roo
g. Bookkeeping Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete Of instruction In
this branch will be Furnished designed TO At the student
10 take charge Of any set Of account books
4th. AN A0RIcULTURaL Observation-Disclosures q
lection from tho English and Mathematical
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9Th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTNENT-In which are
taught Arithmetic (mcnta and wrtten Algebra, (mcn-
tai and wrtten) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the instruments In the field Practical Eng-
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
Biography.
9th * TEACHERS DrpkRTMxSr-The course OF study
will consist Of jucous selection Of subjects the
other departments including all the branches pursued
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching both n science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative 10 the best and most popular methods Of teaching
hut they will also have opportunities Of exempyinr
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
eth. A DEPARTMENT or MopxRx LlssuaeEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have nm
opportunity Of doing while others whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge 10 translate with c
ity, and to pronounce with tolerabe correctness In
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