The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-25
DELAwARE CoLLEoE.


The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution ,un
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorshps, to wit;
Prolessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Proiessorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshipof Modern nLanguagesandDraw-
ing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
or terms oftwenty zone 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 avacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's q
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii. Livy finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
gebra finished Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, FIVE boohs; History, finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitue, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripidcs; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
H. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pncu
matics, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished Rheto-
ric, begun
H. Cicero de Amicitia and deSenectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
H. Cicero de Ofticiis; 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
to of Grit tiCia RntlN A,,o
Cicero's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
H. 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 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, or branch of study the
members of the class carefully examined, and
at the close OF the year. IN all the studies of the yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated to the Board
of fTrustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, 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 wor-
ship, presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist)
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least of the Professors tufth their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required TO occupy such rooms al may be as
lsigned them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
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, 8 Greek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cnsar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENrRANcE FEE-If the student entor as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.