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DELAWARE COLLEGE,,


DELAwARE c0LLEGE.
HE Faculty Of Instruction Of this institution under
i its present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, to wit
| A PROFESSIONALLY Of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Proessorship Of Mathematics and Natural phioso
ply,
A Professorshp Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorshp Of Civil Engineering
A Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions or terms
of twenty weeks each. The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday OF OCTOBER and the second
vacation Of i've weeks. ~
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FnEsn1As oI4ss.-I. Ivy begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Liyy, finished; Homer's odyssey, begun Algebra,
finished Geometry, begun; History, continued
III Horace, begun; Homers odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, i've books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss-I. Tactus begun The Prometheus of
schylus and Electra Of Sophocles Analytical Geometry,
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs-
II Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pdes; Tacitus, nshed Natural Philosophy Mechanics
III. Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgas; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics ydrostatics, Pneumatcs, and
SOPHOMORE Glass; Horace, finished; xenophons
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero Go Amcita ana de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric continued
III Cicero de oficiis 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 Buffers Analogy; Ciceros
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yoltac
Electricity or Gayansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy,
Finished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity Chem
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
In all the different 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 new apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS
At the close each study branch of study the
bers the carefully examined and at the close
Of 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
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesa-
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
the parent or guardian select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of wor
ship resbyterian, Epscopaian and Methodist) in the
! village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, Nth their families, will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as 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 give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Fcltons Greek Reader and the first
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerng'
Latin Reader Sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEH-If the student enter as Freshman five
doars if Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior, fifteen
- LIST Session I'd Session
Tuition $2l 90 S2l 90
Room rent 80. 90 4 90
Incidental expenses 90 90
Use of Library rs 70
Fuel for orato tory and Recitation room 50
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT if
is consumed it is charged to him if less the balance
refunded.
Board 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 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
vance.
For students who do not design to the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of
dies furnished adapted the sphere course life
of each individual far such can be reasonably antc
\ pated
The studies Of this Course are arranged under the follow
ing departments to witt
1st. A MATHEMATICAL DEPARTNENr-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
/
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
In photography, 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. MERCANTILE DEpARrMENT-In which will be inn
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
| including
nm original and nonular svsten, of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
1 business man.
| q MISUNDERSTANDING 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
/ counting-room.
g. Book-keepingSinge 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. Az AGRICULTURAL DEptRTNEST-Comprispg a se-
lection from the English and Mathematical and
ALSO Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
| experimental lectures.
9th. A CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTNESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic (mental and writtenD Algebra (men-
tai and writtenl Geometry, TrigonometTy, snryeyng
with the instruments in the field Practical Eng
neering, Architecture, Perspective Draughng, and To
biography.
will consist of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both as science and as 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 exempfying
Them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
! the Institution.
| 7th. A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LASGuAGEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fc
ity and TO pronounce with tolerabe correctness, in
short time possible also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
College, the Board of Trustees have taken
to place upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns
vtutons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and of subjected TO all the evils
which have been found TO attend the Indignation of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
government enjoys the privilege of separate
establishment, without losing those which result from its