The republic., 1851-11-01
DELAwARE CoLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution, un-
der its present organization, consists OF the iolow
ing named Professorships, to wit
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages, -
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
AProfessorship of Rhetorica and Bellies -Lettres.
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship pof Modern nLanguagesandDraw-
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, oftwenty -one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Each is followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAN CLASS. 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, hnished
Geometry, five books; History, finished,
JUSIoh CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
E1rpides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
sopHomoaE CLAss.sf Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Officiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished
SENIOR CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes; !;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism
ii. Elements of Criticisms Buffers Analogy
No.. tlaa,a
rona Voltaio Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magneto-Eectrcity Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun
ILL., The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thcrmo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical p-
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
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 of each study, or branch of siuiy the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees and
their attainments communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening pra y er,
d, me worship Is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on 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 of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, toiM their a,n-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to 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 an examination in the
| following studies viz:
| Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar, Jacob or Felton's G reek Reader,
| and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader Sallust or
Cesar Cicero's Select Qrations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollnrs; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.