The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-10
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DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction OF this Institution IN
der its present organization consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, 70 wit.
| A Professionally of Mental and Moral Science,
| Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfsssorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
| A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
| A Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
x Profcssorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern LAnguagesa and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, Of twenty weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of octo,
April. Each is followed by svacation OF five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
| Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
| II. Livy, finished; Homers Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books History; finished.
JusIoR CL4ss-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II: Logici Mental Philosophy; The Alccstis OF
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
sosso snu csoss Horace. finished; Keno
Iphon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nomctry; Rhetoric, continued
III. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
iyeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
sExIoa CLAss.--I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
III. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Demosthenes de Co
1 roma; voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro-Dyna-
IN The Consultation Of the United States; AS
tronomy, finished; The Science Of Heat; Thermo-
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
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, branch 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 ofa Committee Of the Trustees; and
of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
divine worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysin the
: Greek Testament At the request of his parent or
guardian, student is permitted to attend any
4 place of worship which himself, or the parent or
Guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different placesof
ship, (Presbyterian Epscopalian, and Methodist
lin the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, soith their fdni
lies will reside in the College buildings, and viii
board, at a common table, with the Students who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as.
signed them by the faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
a student must be ut least fourteen years Of age
must give satisfactory evidence of good mora
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin an6
creek Grammar, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabass
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust Oh
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.--N the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; If as Sophomore, ten dollars; i
Junior, fifteen dollars and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.
LIST Session. I'd Session