The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-03
DELAwARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
The Faculty of Instruction Of this Institution I'M
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Proiessorships, TO wit:
( Profcssorship Of Mental and Moral Science,
{ Profeseorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
AProfessorship Of Mathematics and Natural Phi
loeophy,
I Professorshp Of Chemistry and Natural His
/ A Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
I Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year Is divided into two sessions
Or terms, of twenty one weeks each. The first ses
sion commences 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.
FnEsHmAs CLAss.--I. Livy. begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JuNIoa CLAss.---I. Tacitus, begun; The Promo
theus Of 4Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
5logy; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alccstis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
SopHoMonE CLAss.ef Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rio, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and de Senectute; Hcrodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometryi Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Ofhciis; 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.
ii. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism. Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
iii The Constitution Of the United States; AS
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical APP
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ura Philosophy. The sum of three thousand dol
ars 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
the close Of the year, in all the studes Of the yea'
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
their attalnmcnts arc communicated W tue DooIo
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning ia always in the
Greek Testament. At tho request of his parent or
guardian, student ID 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 abscntces
Two, at least, of the Professors, tpih their Jdmi.
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
| board. at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission TO pursue the entire course
student must be vt 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 Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or behring's Latin Reader, Saust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orntions, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANcE FEE.--f the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior. fifteen dollars; and, If Senior twenty
/ dollars.