The republic., 1852-01-15
DELAWARE COLLEGE,.


The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution, ,un
der its present organization, consists Of the follow
ing named Profcssorships, TO wit
Profcssorship of Mental and MoralScicncc,
Profcssorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturaiPhi-
iosophy
A Proiessorsbip of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A professorship Of ofCivilEngineering,
Professorship OF Modern Lang uagesandDraw-
Ing.
or terms, of twenty one weeks each. The first
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der: and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Eachi followed by avacation five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS
Freshman Glass; Livy, begun; Xenophon's 8
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
III. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History. con-
tinued
III Horace, begun; Homer'a Odyssey finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Esch yus and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
lytica G geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alccslis o!
Earpides; I'acitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
ILL., Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pncu
SopHoMoRE Glass; Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rhcto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero dc Amicitia and de eSenectute; Hcrodo-
tus, bcgun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
ILL., Cicero de OiIicis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric
finished.
SENIOR Glass;. PolticalP philosophy; The An.
drin Of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophancs
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
H. Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Dcmosthenes dc Co
rona Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mice; 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 APP
paratus, that furnishes ample means of experiment
tai illustration in all the different branches of Nat
ural Philosophy. Thc sum of three thousand dol
lars has recently been expended, partly in this
country, and partly in London and Paris, In the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the prcscn,
advanced state OF the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of each study or branch Of study the
members Of the class arc carefully examined and
ct the close of the year IN all the studies Of the
in the presence of Committee Of the Trustees; nd
their attainmcnts communicated to the Board
ofTrustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening gpraycr
div me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysin the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent OF
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, the parent OF
guardian, may select. One member ofthc Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor-
chip (Presbyt Episcopalian, and Methodist,
in the village and note all absentces.
Two at Icast, of the Professors, ,cih their fani
lies will reside in the College buildings, aud viii
board, at a common table, with the students who
are required to occupy such rooms may be
| signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO dmission to pursue the entire coursc
| a student must be Mt least fourteen years OF age
must give satisfactory evidence of good mora
character; and must sustain examination in tn,
| following studies, viz:
! Arithmetic Elements of Algebra, Latin alA
creek Grammar Jacobs or FELTON, e q reek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabass
Jacobs Docring's Latin Reader, Salust Of
Cmsar, Ciccro's Select Orntions, and Virgil Of
what shal be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ExTRAHcr FEE.-If the student enter Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior fifteen dollars; and, if as Senior, twenty
dollars.