The republic., 1851-12-20
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty OF Instruction of this Institution un
Ter its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wits
A Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPh hi
losophy,
AProfessorship of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
A Professorshipo of Modern Languagesan Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, oftwenty- one weeks each. The hrst ses
sion commences on the fourth "Wednesday of octo
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday OF
April Each is followed by avacation of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAN CLAss.-I Livy, begun Xenophon's
Annbasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUSIoR Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of Asschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles Ana
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
\ ology; Evidences OF Christianity.
III. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Epripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
captive oil flautuS5 anlCS,ItyuTOSlatlC5,Ine
matics, and Meteorology.
SopHoMoRE CLAss.9i. Horace, fnished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amcitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero dc Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism
II. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvani5m /; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Fhermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
paratus that furnishes ample means Of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
I country, and partly in London and Paris, in the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
| advanced state ofthe Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
ut the close of the year, all The studies Of the year
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attanmcnts are communicated TO the Board
ofTrustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worshp is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation Monday morning is always in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
\ guardian, may select One member the Faculty
will attend ut each of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodst,)
in the village, and note all abscntees.
Two at least, of the Professors, tcih their fami
hes will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at Comrnon table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as-
signed them by the faculty.
l. ADMISSION.
In orderto admission to pursue the entire course
a student must be at least fourteen years of age;
| must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain examination in the
| following studies, viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacob or FELTON, s Greek Reader,
| and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
| Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
| what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
| ENTRANCE FEK.-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dollars; if as Sophomore ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior twenty
dollars.
1,fCa O.