American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-28

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
V,HE Faculty Of instruction Of this mstitution under
It's present organisation, consists OF the following
Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages.
Proiessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phloso
AProfessorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural History
Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professionally of Modern Languages and Drawing
The Collegiate is divided into two sessions terms
Of twenyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of October; and the
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed BY
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Liyy, begun; xenopbon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Ivy, finished; Homer's odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey, finished; Ge
ometry, five books; History, finished. rs.
Hschylus Electra of Sophoces Analytic Geometry
fnshed Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
tianity.
IL Logic; Mental Philosophy The Alcestus of Eur-
pdes Tacitus, fnished Natural Phiosophy Mechanics
7n Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatcs, Pneumatcs, and
Meteoroogy. @#kM
soPHoMoRE Glass;. Horace finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodotus
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de ofciis Herodotus, finished; Surveying;
Analytical Geometry, begun; rhetoric, finished
Terrence The Clouds Of Arisophanes; Acoustics Optics
Electricity, Magnetism.
Tuscalan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity or Gavanism Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamies; Astronomy, begun.
Ill The Constitution of the United States Astronomy
Finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample OF experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
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
bers Of the class carefully examined and the close
Of the year. IN all ne studies Of the year. in the presence
of Committee of the Trustees; and their attainments
are 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
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
or the Or guardian may select One member OF the
ship Presby terrain, Episcopalian and Methods in the
village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors, Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at com
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION. Est
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be ut least fourteen years of age must give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral characters and must
sustain an examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabais, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Saust Cesar Ciceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
". EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, five
dollars as Sophomore, ten dollars; if Junior fifteen
'4' ~ '''''''' $500 1st SESSION I'd Session
Tuition 81 90 $2i 90 60
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| Incidental expenses 90 90
Use OF Library 20 10
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room ] SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
is consumed it is charged to him. II less the balance is
refunded
Board is 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 application to all students designed for the Min
stry. tst t
The tuition fee for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each individual far such be reasonably antc
| ipated. .r
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT--In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried
serdtin through all the higher branches of the Mathe
mates, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
"a An EseIIsg DrpA.rsEsr-Comprisin instruction
In 0rthography Reading Elocution, Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition Rhetoric, Logic Intel
ectua Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tural Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences of
Christianity.
3D. MERCANTILE DEpARrmKSr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties Of the counting house.
including
l. Psnnmanshp-By an original and popular system of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
q Arithmetic-Comprising numerous abbreviated me
hods of computing Interest, Discount Equation of Pay
ment &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
quise for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
counting room.
s. Bookkeeping Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete Of Instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
| to take charge of any set of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Comprisng O Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical and
also, Surveying Botany, Mineralogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated BY
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic, (nenta and wrten) Algebra, men-
tai and written,) Geometry Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the use OF instruments In the held Practical Eng
neering Architecture Perspective Draughtng, and To
9Th. TrAourRs DrpanrxrST-The course of study
will consist of judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both as science and ms art.
Pupils will only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative the best popular methods teaching
but they will also have opportunities Of exempifying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments
the Institution.
18th. A DEPARTMENT or MODERN LAH1UAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have an
opportunity Of doing so; while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with ac
ty and TO pronounce with toerabe correctness, in
short time possible are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization OF this department Of Della
College, the Board of Trustees have taken measures
TO place It upon and improved foundation, and 10
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar nst
tuons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and Of subjected TO all the evils
which have been found TO attend the gamaon of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
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