The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-24
DELAwARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty Of Instruction Of this institution un
der its present anzation, consists Of the follow
Ing named Professorships, TO wit:
A Profcssorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorship of Mathematics and Natural Phi
losophy,
PROFESSIONALLY of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship of Chemistry aud Natural His
x Professorship OF Civil Engineering.
A Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms, of twenty-one weeks each. The first SEES
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.
FRxsHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; Xenophop's
Anabass; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Liyy. finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
cobra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished:
!. JUNIOR CL4ss-I Taeitus, begun; The Prone
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II: Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
iii. Moral Philosophy; PIato's Gorgias The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
-' soraoaoas Classy. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicitia and dc senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uomctry; Rhetoric continued.
III. Cicero do Officiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; 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 Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy. begun.
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 oil 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 study the
members Of the class are carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. all the studies Of the yeGr
in the presence Of Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
of Trustees.
HELIOlOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and cveningprayer,
di, inc worship 10 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, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least of the Professors soih their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at q 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
q 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, Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Salust or
Cesar. Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, i've dollars; il Sophomore, ten dollars; il
Junior, fifteen dollars and, il a. Senior, twenty