The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-17
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


fI'HE Facility Of instruction Of tins institution,
L under it's present organization consists Of the
following named Pfoiessorsbips, to wit:
a Proiessorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Profcssorship Of the Greek and Latin Lam
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lcttrcs,
A Proiessorship of Chemistry and Natural lis-
x Profesaorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Profcssorship Of Modern Languages and Draw
ing:
or terms, of twenty y eweeks each. The first
sion coinmc nc es ON the fourth Wednesday of Octo
her; ard the secord On The fourth Wedncsday OF
April. Each is followed by ayacation five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.---L Livy, begun; xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
H. Livy, finished; Homer Od yssey begun; AL
gebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, " con-
tinued, f
ILL., Horace, begun, Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books, History finished,
junior CLAss.---1. Tacitus, begun; Tie Promo
theus of Eschyius, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
oogy; Evidences OF Christianity. ff
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis Of
Mechanics, begun.
Captive M GG Taatus pneu ae
SOPHOMORE CLAss.r--I Horace, finished; Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amicit and de Senectutc; Herodo-
tua, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgo-
uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III. Cicero de OfiCiis; HcrodOtus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun Rhetoric,
finished. '-
dtis OF Tertehcb; The Ciolids Of Aristophanes; !;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity Ma agnetsm.
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Calvansm Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun. TaF .FFlm
Ill. The Constitution of the United States; Az
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; TherIno-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College lie provided with Philosophical D.
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 ada pied to the present
advanced state oftho Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS
At the close of each study, branch of study the
members of the class carefully examined and
ut the close OF the year. in all The studies Of tie yea,
in the presence OF u Committee of the Trustees and
their attainments are communicated TO the Board
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addiionto daily morning and evenin ngp pra yer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunda y 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 Methodst }
in the village, and note all abscntees
Two, at least, of tho Professors NTH their fdm,-
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, al common table, with the students, " lao
required to occupy such rooms az may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
in order TO admission 10 pure the entire course
a student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
charactcr and must sustain an cIaInina tion in the
following studies, s,yiz;
Arithmetic, Elements OF Algebra Latin and
Greek e. amman Jacob FELTON, q q eek Reader
and the first two books of Xcnophons . Anabasis
Jacobs Docring's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Caesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES
EsTRANcE FEE.--If the student enter as Fresh
man, five dollars; if Sophomore, ten dollnrs; If
Junior, fifteen dollars; and, II as Senior twenty
dollars.
lsf Session. I'd Sessioa