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the Durth wednesday Of April. Each Is followed BY
vacation Of hye weeks. t44
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman cIAss-I Liyy, begun; xenophons Ana
III. Livy, finished; Homers Ody ssey begun; Algebra,
finished; deometry, begun; History, continued.
Ill Horace, begun; Homer's odyssey, finished; Go
JUNIOR ClAss.-i Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus of
nishsd Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChrs
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy, The Alcestus Of Euri-
pides Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III. Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgas The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs Pneumatcs, and
sopaoMoSr CLAss.-I. Horace, finished; xenophon's
MsmOTaba Geometry finished ssnsst@ts
begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
III Cicero de- ofcis; Herodotus finished Surveying;
ANALYTICAL Geometry, begun; Rhetoric finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andra Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
IL Elements Of Criticism; Buffers analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona Voltaic
Electricity, carbohydrates; Astronomy, begun.
ILL., The Constitution Of the United States; Astronomy,
fnshed The Science of Heat; Electricy Chem
istry and Geology. #*
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means OF expermen,t,
three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the of each study, branch Of study the
of the year. all e studies Of the year. 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 evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Test
ment At the request of his parent or guardian student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places OF wor-
village, and note ali absentees.
Two at least of the Professors aoih their families, will
reside in the College buildings and win board at com
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen Of must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain an examination In the following studies viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and Greek
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader saust Cesar Ciceros Select 0rations,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars If as Sophomore ten dollars as Junior fifteen
dollars; and if as Senior, twenty dollars. !, 60.
Tuition ... ST 90 s2i 90
Room rent :xn.n..: 90 oS
Use OF Library 30 90 90
Fna1 fnr msgrs and Recitation room SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable by each student If more
is consumed it is charged to him less the balance is
Board 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 fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
vance.
Course required for degree limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
Of each individual SO far as such can be reasonably antc
ipated. rs .t.#..s rf
The studies Of this Course arranged the follow
H. ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MlTHRMATIcAL DEpARTMEsT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seria, through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
mates, ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
3D. AN EseIIsH DEPARTMENT. Comprising instruction
In 0rthography, Reading, Elocuon Grammar, Writing
Geography, History Composition Rhetoric Logic Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ornithology, Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of CRITICISM and Evidences Of
3D. A MERcANTnR DKpARrMENT-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary to quail
B youth for the immedate duties Of the
/. Rnamanshp-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold, finished hand,
business man.
q ArIttmetio- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
tbods Of computing Interest DISCOUNT Equation of Pay
mepts &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per eentage; together with all such operations
quite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
8. Bookeeping-single and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete OF instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Sc
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ala gur
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
En-. CTvn ENosEER DrpaRrsnNr-In which are
taught Arithmetic, mental and wren) Algebra (men-
tai and written) Geometry, Trgonometry, Surveying,
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neerng, Architecture, Perspective Draughting, and To
biography.
will consist OF judicous selection Of subjects from the
other departmental including all the branches pursued In
our schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both as q science and as art.
PUPILS will not only thus receive fullest instruction
relative 10 the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they viii also have opportunities OF exempifying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
TIN. DEPARTMENT on MoDERs LtseuAoEs-In which
students who wish 10 take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be TO acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with hc
short time as possible, also provided for
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
ware College the Board Of Trustees have taken measures
to place II upon and improved foundation and TO
endow II with advantages possessed by few similar ins
tuons in the country The Academy, heretofore merged
in the College, and of subjected TO all the evils
which have been found to attend the gamaon Of
two departments in the building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edfce, with all the necessary FIX
u complete boarding establishment, has been
erected furnished In which the students of the Aad
envy board under the immediate charge of the Principal
and his Assstans and all its exercises conducted
system Of its own, uninterrupted by the interests
operations Of the other department The furniture Of the
sudyrooms and dormtores has been chosen with pecu
liar rerence 20 comfort and conyenience for study and