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DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
,HE Faculty OF instruction OF this Institution under
its present organization, consists OF the following
named Professorships TO wit:
A PROFESSIONALLY OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages.
Professorship OF Mathematics and Natural Philoso
K Professorship Of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
Professionally of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate year divided into two sessions
Of twentyone weeks each The first session
the fourth Wednesday Of ocober and the second
vacation OF 1--WE weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL. Liyy, finished Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Go
JUNIOR CLAss.-I Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
Eschyus and Electra Of sophoces Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Eur
pides; Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneumatics, and
sopHoMoRE cLAss,-L Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicita and de Senectute; Herodotus
Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de ofics; Herodotus, finished; Surveying
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds Of Aristophanes Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity Galyanism; Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynsmics Astronomy, begun
III The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat; Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
three thousand dollars has recently
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
the purchase of apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study the mem
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. IN all The studies Of The year. in the presence
of Committee Of the Trusees and their attanments
communicated to the Board of Trustees,
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
tation Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member Of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places of
ship presbyterian, Episcopalian, and MethodsD in the
village and note all absentees.
Two at least Of the Professors ,o their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board alta
table with the students, who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be least fourteen years age give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters must
sustain examination in the following studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader Sallust Cesar Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter Freshman five
dollars If as Sophomore dollars if Junior, fifteen
'' - :, $500 lst Session I'd Session
Tuition $21 90 $2l 90
Room rent 40 90
incidental expenses w w
Janitor's Wages. 90 90
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable is advanced by each student
consumed it is charged to him; If less, the balance
refunded.
Board furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues are payable in advance The tuition is remit
ted on application, to all students designed for the Min
istry.
dollars per session, to be paid to the Instructor in ad
vance.
students who do not design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
dies Is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual far as such can be reasonably antc
| ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEPARTMKNr-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student viii be carried
se,idtn, through all the higher branches Of the Mahe
matcs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
ID AN ENGLISH DEpARrsnNr-Comprising instruction
in orthography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lectua Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, Orthodoxy Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
f youth for the immediate duties of the counting
including
l. Psrnmdnship-By original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the accountant and
2. Arfhpetic-C Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing interest," Discount Equation of Pay
ments, &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
counting-room.
8. Book1eeping-singe and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to ct the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTmENT-Compr q
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany Mineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
5th. CIVIL ENGINEER DEPARTyENT-Tn which are
taught Arithmetic Smental and written Algebra (men-
with the Of instruments In the field, Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng and To
9Th K TEACHERS DrPARrMrNr.-The course Of study
will consist of judcious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of e1empfying
them by hearing rectaons in the lower departments of
the Institution
18th A DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LASaUAeEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity OF doing while Others whose object may
IY1nxv o1
ity, and to pronounce with toerabe correctness as
short time possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.