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DELAWARE COLLEGE.


COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FRESHMAN CLAss.-L Iivy, begun; xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
IL Ivy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued;
III Horace, SsganI oe an;sSes 90
JUNIOR CLAss.--I Tactus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Hschyus and Electra of sophocles Analytical Gsomety,
finished; Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChris-
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri.
pides; Tactus, finished; Natural PHILOSOPHY; mechanics
III Moral Philosophy Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
of Plautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pnenmatcs, and
sopHoMoRE Glass;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric begun,
III. Cicero dc Amicha and de Senectute; Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric, continued, ar
III Cicero de oficis; Herodotus, finished; Surveying,
Analytical Geometry begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CLAss-I Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence Tho Clouds Of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
II Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes 40 Coronai Voltaic
ELECTRICITY or Galyanism Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy,
pHfIosopHIoAL APPARATUs
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in ali the different branches Of Natural Philosophy Ths
three thousand dollars has recently been
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS
At the close Of sach study branch Of study the
bers Of the class carefully examined at the close
of the year, all the studies Of the gear In the presence
Of COMMITTEES Of ths Trustees and their attachments
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 reel
taton Monday morning is always In the Greek Tesla
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
ia Ad Ia which
the parent guardian may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of wor
ship Presbyteria Episcopaan, and Methodist IN the
village, and note all absentees -
Two at least Of the Professors, Nth their families, will
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission pursue the entire course,
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies Viz
Grammar Jacobs or Feltons Greek Reader and the st
two books Of Xenophons Anabass Jacobs or Doerlngs
Latin Reader ssa: Of O.
EXPENaES.
ENTRANCE FEE-H the student enter as Frsshman i've
r'l 'lN ' ID s. Session 30 % Is Session 60
Tuition 81 90 s2i 90
Room rent W 4oo
incidental expenses 90 90
Use Of Library 90 20
Fu sis for oraser tory and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost advanced by each STUDENT more
is consumed it is charged to hmi less, the balance
refunded.
at two dollars per week.
Washing at the usual rates.
All dues are payable advance. The tuition Is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor In ad
For students who design prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
dies furnished adapted to the sphere and course of life
Of each Individual 90 far as such can be reasonably anc
ipsted.
The stdies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST A MATHEMATICIAN DEPARraENY-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student will be carried,
ssratn through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
3D. AN EsaIIsH DrpAR7MExT-oomprising instruction
in 0rthography, Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric, Logic Intel
lecusl Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy ornithology, Ma
tura Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. A MERCANTILE DrPIHTMESr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
N youth for the immediate duties OF the countnghouse
including
l. Rtnamanship-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 Ariltmehc- Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation Of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded on
per centage together with all such operations as are
quite for thorough knowledge Of the business of ths
countingroom.
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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lection from the English and Mathematical and,
also, Surveying Botany Mneralogy, Geology Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated BY
experimental lectures.
9Th. A CIVIL Esor.ER DEPAnrsnrT--In which are
taught Arithmetic (m.nta and written,) Algebra omen.
tai and written) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
9Th. TEaonms DEpARrxEST.-The course of study
will consist of udicious 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 science and as an art
relative TO the hest and popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities of exempyfng
them hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
9TH. DEPARTMENT or MODERN LANsuLoEs--In which
students who wish to take thorough course have an
opportunity Of doing So while Others whose object may
be 70 acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with ac
ity and TO pronounce with olerabe correctness In
short time IS 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 upon and improved foundation, and TO
endow It with advantages possessed by few similar insh
tutons In the country The Academy heretofore merged
Ia the College and Of course subjected to all the evils
which have been found to attend the amagamaon of the
two departments in the building and under the
government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edihce with all the necessary FIX
lures Of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected furnished in which the students Of the Acad
envy board the immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Asssants and all Its exercises are conducted
system Of its own, uninterrupted by the interests
operations of the other department The furniture of the
and dormtores has been chosen with pecu-
liar reference comfort and convenience for study and
expense has been spared in providing the apparatus
necessary to render the Of instruction complete;
giving Newark Academy facilities for pyirote study and
comfortable accommodation Of students fully equal to
those afforded by many Of our colleges.
From its intimate relation to the College, students Of