The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-20
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


TNHE Faculty of instruction Of this Institution
l. under its present organization, consists Of the
following named Proiessorsbips, to wit:
A ProlessorshiP of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
. A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
K Professorshp of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate ycaris divided into two sessions
or terms, OF twenty -onc weeks each The first scs.
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Eachis followed by vacation Of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREEMAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra begun; History, begun.
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geomsry, begun; History, con-
tinued
IIT Horace, begun; Homcr's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry five books History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Aicestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
SOPHOMORE Glass; Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto
ric, begun
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometTy; Rhetoric, continued.
ILL., Cicero de Oificiis; Herodotus finished; Sur
vcying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I PoliticalP hilosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristopha mes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy /;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthencs de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
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 Ap-
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
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch ofstudy, the
members Of the class carefully examined, and
the close of the year. IN all the sidies Of the yea,
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 devening
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
ship, Presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Mehodist,) }
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, ,oih their fani-
hes will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission 20 pursue the entire
a student must be at least fourteen years Of are;
must give satisfactory evidence OF good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements OF Algebra, Latin and
creek G amman Jacob or Feltons g reek Reader,
and the first two books Of Aenophons AnshAsis,
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sailust or
Cnsar, Ccero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
EsrpANcH FkK.-If the student en- ter ms Fresh
man five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; IL
Junior fifteen dollars; and, If as Senior, twenty