The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-06
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

,INHE Faculty of Instruction of this Institution,
L under its present organization, consists Of the
following named Professorships, to wit:
A Protessorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
A protessorship Of the Greek and Latin Ian
yuagcs,
Professorship of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Letters,
Proiessorshp Of Chemistry and Natural His
tory,
Professorshp of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshp of Modern Languages and Draw
ng.
The Collegiate yearis divided into two sessions
or terms of twent weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April. Eachi followed by vacation five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRKsHMAN Glass; Livy, begun; Xcnophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. Liyy, finished; Homer's Odyssey, begun; AL
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History con
;inued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-l. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Hscbyu and Electra of Sophoces; Ana
lytica eometry, finished; Calculus Natural The
ology; Evidences of Christianity.
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
III. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics ,Pneu-
matcs, and Meteorology.
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicita and d Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
aoInetry; Rhetoric, continued.
iii. Cicero de Oiiciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
geying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
inished.
SENIoRCLAss.--I. PoliticalPhilosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Magnetism.
III. Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy ;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions Dcmosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Galvanism; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science OF Heat; Thcrmo-
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 tn )
country, and partlyi 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, IN all the studies of the pea
in the presence ola Committee Of the Trustees; and
their attanments communicated to the Board
OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily mornin & and evenin gprayer,
div me worship is held twice every Sunday a nd
the recitation on Monday morning lie alwa US 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 oi the different places of wor-
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopaian aud Methodist }
in the village, and note all absenteos.
Two, al least, of the Professors, ,cit fhrir fami-
lies will reside in tie College buildings and will
board, at a common t.oie, with the students W no
are required to occupy such rooms may be as-
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order TO admission to pursue the cntirecourse
a student must be At least fourteen years Of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain examination N the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and
creek Grammar j Jacob sor Feton's 6 reek Reader,
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabas
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cusar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
EN-RAHcE FEE.-If the student enter az Fresh
man five dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and ifas Senior twenty
dollars.
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