The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-17
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

TIME Faculty of Instruction of this Institution,
Il under its present organization, consists of the
following named Professorships. to wit:
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Creek and Latin Ian
guagcs,
A Professorahip of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
4 Professionally of Civil Engineering,
Profcssorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
ing.
The Collegiate year Ia divided into two sessions
or terms, of ftwenty-one weeks each. The first ses
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April Each is followed by avacation offive weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
F.EsHMAH CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; xenophon's
II. Livy. finished; Homer's odyssey, begun; Al
gebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tnued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tncitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschyl and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences OF christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, ,Pneu
sopHoMoar CLAss.ef Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued
Ill. Cicero dc Officiis Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophan nes; ;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
II. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Votaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
tronomy, fnishcd The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College is provided with Philosophical Ap-
paratus, thatfurnishes 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 ofthe Physical Sciences.
ExA AMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members Of the class carefully examined, and
the close of the year, all the studies of the yea,
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
ofTruatees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning Is alwaysi in the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent or
guardian, a 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 wor
ship, (Prcsbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist, J
in the village, and note all abscntees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, iriH their fami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and viii
board at common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
signed them by tho faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission TO pursue the entire course,
a student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic Elements of Algebrn, Latin and
creek & ramma J acob' or Fetons reek Reader.
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabasi
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Ccsar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.--If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars If
as Junior fifteen dollars; and if as Senior twenty
dollars.