The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-31
WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 81 1852
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELAWARE COLLEGE.
VNHE Faculty Of Instruction of this Institution
l. under it's present Organization, consists Of the
following named PSofessOrships, to witt
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
A Professorship Of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettres,
Professorship OF Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshp Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate ycaris divided into two session
or terms, Oftwenty- 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 vacation ofive weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.--I. Lvy, begun; Xenophons .
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
ii. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homers Odyssey. Gnishcd;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
heus of Eschy lus, and Electra of Sophocles; Ana
ytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. moral FnliO9Opnyt flatO'6 GOrgla6; Inc
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, ,Hydrostatcs, ,Pncu
sees sopsomonH s"u ] cIsss'g Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto-
ric, begun.
H. Cicero de Amicita and de deSenectute Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
H. Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry begun; Rhetoric
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I. PoliticalP philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements OF Criticism; Butler's Analogy
Ciceros Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
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 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
country, and partly in London and Paris in the
purchase of new apparatus, adapted to the present
advanced state ofthe Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close OF cachstudy, orbranch of study, the
members of the class arc carefully examined, and
at the close of the year. an all the studies Of tie yea
III the presence OF COMMITTEE OF The Trustees; and
their attainments are communicated TO the Board
ofTrustccs.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning a nd event n q prayer
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday a nd
the recitation on Monday morning is always 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 Mt 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 iciM their faui-
hes, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table with the students, VIII.
required to occupy such rooms as mayb be az
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In orderto admission to pursue the entire course,
a student must be ut least fourteen years Of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
creek rammar Jacob or Felton, rec k Readcr
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis,
Jacobs Docrng's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orntons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
EsTRANcE FEk.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollars; If
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, fas Senior, twenty
dollars.