The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-23
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

YNHE Faculty Of instruction Of this Institution,
i under its present organization consists of the
following named Proiessorsbips, to wit:
PrOfessorshp of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorshp Of the Greek and Latin Ian
A Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorshp of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettrcs.
A Profeasorship of Chemistry and Natural Ills
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate ycari is divided into two session
or terms oftwcnty one weeks each. The first scs
sion commcnccson the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth "wednesday OF
April. Each is followed by avacaton of five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHmAN Glass; Livy, begun; xcnophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
H. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; AL
gebra finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
H. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The AIcests o.
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics Pneu
sopHoMoRE CLAss.0i. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero dc Amicitia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric
fnished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. PolitcalP hilosophy The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements OF Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Dcmosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
H. 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 expcrimcn-
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. The of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state ofthc Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study, or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
Mt the close of the year, all the studies of yea,
in the presence OF a Committee of the Trustees and
their attainmcnts are communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and eveningprayer
div 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 wor-
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least, of the Professors, ,ciM their (ami-
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at common table, with the students who
required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In ordert 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 Algebra, Latin and
creek G rammar, Jacob sor Folton's G reek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophons Anabasis,
Jacobs Docrings Latin Reader, Salust or
CDsar Ciccro's Select Orations, and Virgil or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRAScE FEK.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and fas Senior, twenty
dollars.