The republic., 1852-01-05
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty ofInsruction Of this Institution un-
der it's present organization consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit:
Professorship Of Mental and Moral Science
Professorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
guagcs.
AProfcssorshipof Mathematics and Naturnlphi-
!osophy,
A'Professorship Of Rhetoricand Bellies Lcttrcs,
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorsbip Of ofCivilEngineering,
Professorshipof Modern rnLanguagcsandDraw
ing
The Collegiate yearis divided into two sessions
terms, oftwenty- weeks each. The first scs-
sion commences on tho fourth "Wednesday of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Eachis followed by vacation of five wceks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.-I Livy, begun; Xcnophon'a q
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Livy, finished Homer's Odyssey, begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History con-
tinued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus Of hschyl lus, and Electra of Sophoces; Ana
lytica Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis OF
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs, Pneu
SOP sosaonoas MOI 'ess csass.@l. Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero do Amicita and de Scnectutc; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trgonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
Ill. Cicero de Officis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
| finished.
SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Arstophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
| ii. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy
Ciccro's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Votaic- Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
| mics; Astronomy, begun.
| III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, inished; The Science of Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
| The College is provided with a Philosophical Ap-
paratus, that furnishes ample means of ex perimen-
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 ofthc Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS
AT the close of each study or branch of study the
members of the class carefully examined, and
at the close of the year, all the studies Of the year
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; and
| their attainmcnts are communicated TO the Board
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, anc
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysin th,
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent OF
guardian, a student is permitted TO attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent OF
guardian, may select. One member of the Facuty
will attend at each Of the different places of wor
ship, (Presbyterian, Episcopalan, and Methodist ;,
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two, at least, of the Professors ,oih their fasni
lies will reside in the College buildings and viii
board, at a common table, with the students, VIII,
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In orderto admission 10 pursue the ntire course
a student must be ut least fourteen years Of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
character; and must sustain an examination in the
! following studies viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
creek G rammGr Jacob or FELTON, q G reek Reader,
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sa!lust OF
Cesar, Cicoros Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ERTRAScE FEg.--If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollnrs; il
ar Junior fifteen dollars: and IL as Senior twenty