American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


i It's present organization, consists Of the following
named Professorships, TO witt
/ A Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Languages,
A Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phloso
4 Professorship Of Rhetoric and Beles-Iettres,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural History,
A Professorship OF Civil Engineering,
Professorship OF Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions or terms
of twentyone weeks each The first session commences
the fourth Wednesday Of October and the second on
| vacation OF five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass; Livy, begun Xenophon's Ana
| basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Iiomers odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
III. Horace, begun; Homsrs Odyssey, finished; &C.
| ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS;. Tactus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Echyus and Electra of Sophocles Analytical Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
| H.Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides; Tacitus, nshed Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
fII Moral Philosophy; plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics, Pneuatics, and
sopHoMoRE CLAss--I Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometryi Spherical Trgonometry;
III Cicero de Oficiis Herodotus finished Surveying;
SENIOR CLAss.I Political Philosophy The Andria of
Terrepce The Clouds Of Arsophanes Acoustics Optics,
III. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; yotaic
Electricity or Galvansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
| Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy
fnished The Science of Heats Thermo Electricity Chem
| istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
| The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches Of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
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
bers the carefully examined and at the close
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 held twice every Sunday the
aton Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment AZ the request Of his parent or guardian student
the parent guardian may select One member of the
Faculty win attend at each Of the different places of
ship presbyteran Episcopalian, and Methodist in the
Two at least Of the Professors tcA their families will
mon table with the students who are required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader, and the first
two books Of Xenophon's Anabass Jacobs Doerings
Latin Reader, slust Caesar, Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalentl
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEEIf the student enter as Freshman, five
dollars; if Sophomore ten dollars; If Junior fifteen
- LIST SESSION. I'd Session.
Tuition $21 90 $21 90
Room rent w w
Incidental expenses -. 100 90
Fuel for oratery and Recitation room so
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost. equal
to the probable advanced by each students if
is consumed 1t is charged to him. If less the balance is
refunded
Boards furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates
All dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fec for Modern Languages viii be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance. ..s t. .saet IT.
students who do design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree limited range Of stu
dies Ia furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
of each ndvdua far as such can be reasonably anc
ipated
The studies of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DEpARrMENr-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seidni through all the higher branches of the Mathe
macs ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
ID. An EsGIIsn DrPARrsmSr-C Comprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar Writing,
Gs9sssPsy msiOTy GS%PSs nhe sOl Logic Intel
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
tura Theology Elements of Criticism, and Evidences of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPlRrsENT-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
B youth for the immediate duties Of the counting
l. Psnnmans.i ply an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand,
peculiarly adapted to the purposes Of the and
| business man.
| q Arttmedc- Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thos of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge Of the business OF the
counting
g. Book-kecpng- Single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods complete course 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 DEPARrNESr-Co Comprising a
also Surveying, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemisy the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
! 9Th. A CIVIL ESoISKER DEpARr,nNr-Tn which are
taught Arithmetic (mental and wrttcn) Algebra (men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying
with the instruments In the hed Practical Eng
neering, Architecture Perspective, Draugbtng, and To
9Th. < Tr,cHn's DrpARr,nvr-The course Of study
will consist of judicious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued In
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both a science and as 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 exemplifyng
hem by hearing Rotations In the lower departments Of
| the Institution.
7th. A DEPARTMENT or MoDmN LANeuAGEs-In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with aci
ity and to pronounce with toerahe correctness In
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
Bya late reorganization Of this department OF Della
ware College, the Board of Trustees have taken
TO place upon and improved foundation and to
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar ins
tutions in the country The Academy heretofore merged
In the College, and Of subjected 10 all the evils
which have been found TO attend the amagamaton Of the
two departments In the building, and under the