Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-30

Of twsntyone weeks each The hrst session
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
vacation Of i've weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAN CLAss.-I. Ivy begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
III. Livy, finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued
ometry, FIVE books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-1. Tactus, begun; The Prometheus of
Rchylus and Electra Of sophocles Anay Geometry,
finished Calculus Natural Theology Evidences Ofchrs
hanity.
pides; Tacitus, Finished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
begun
III Moral Philosophy; Platos Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics' Pneumatcs and
sopHoMosE ClAss.-I Horace, finished; xenophon's
II Cicero de Amicida and de senectute; Rerodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trsonometry;
III Cicero de Oficiis; Herodotus finished Surveying;
Analytical Geometry begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR CIAss.I Political Philosophy The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes Acoustics Optics
II Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; cicero's
Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Voltaic
Electricity or Galvanism Electro Magnetism Magnetic
Electricity, Electro Dynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution Of the United States Astronomy,
finished The Science Of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly in London and Paris In
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study the
bers Of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all the studies of the gear in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees and their attanments
are communicated to the Board OF Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d.
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa
ment At the request Of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian select One member of the
Faculty will attend at each Of the different places Of wor
ship Presbyterian, Epscopaan, and Methodis in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors soith their families will
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen years give
satisfactory evidence Of good moral character and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz
Grammar Jacobs Fetons Greek Reader and the first
two books Of Xenophons Anabass, jacobs behring's
Latin Reader sallust Caesar, Cceros Select Oraons
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter as Freshman five
dollars IL Sophomore, ten dollars If Junior, fifteen
- : la Session. I'd Session
Tuition pal ~ ~ o VI ~
I hSS expenses : :: 10 iSS
Use Of Library rs rs
Fue for o Mssss and Recitation room
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost equal
to the probable cost advanced by each sudent
is consumed it is charged to him; if less the balance
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition is remit
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in ad
For students who do design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of stu
dies furnished adapted 10 the sphere and Of life
Of each individual far such can be reasonably ant
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. A MATHEMATICAL DRPARrsfEsH-In which, beginning
with Arthmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
serdti through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
mates, ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
Cd AN ENeLIsH DKpARrMESr-Comprisng instruction
in 0rthography Reading Eocution, Grammar, Writing
Iec1ai Philosophy Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
tural Theology Elements Of Criticism, and Evidences Of
Sd. A MERCANTILE DEPARrMESr-In which win be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
lily youth for the immediate duties Of the
/. Psnnmanship-By original and popular system Of
r.,
peculiarly adapted to the Of the accountant and
business man.
2. A,lt1meso- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
qusite for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
8. Boekkeptng-sing and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods. complete Of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. An AGRICULTURAL DEPARrMESr-Oomprising a se-
also Surveying, Botany Mneraogy, Geology, Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
9Th. Crvm ENGINEER DEpARrmESr-In which are
taught Arithmetic lmenta and written) Algebra (men-
tai and wrtten) Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying,
with the Of instruments In the field, Practical Eng
neering Architecture Perspective, Draughtng, and To
Biography.
will consist Of judcious selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching both a science and art.
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative to the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they viii also have opportunities Of oxempfying
them, by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the Institution.
7th. A DEPARTMENT or MoDERS LsNouAsEs-In which
students who wish to take thorough have
opportunity Of doing while Others whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge to translate with fc
ity and to pronounce with olerable correctness, as
short time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
By late reorganization Of this department Of Della
College, the Board Of Trustees have taken measures
TO place upon and improved foundation and TO
endow IL with advantages possessed by few similar ns-
tutons In the country The Academy heretofore merged
In the College, and of subjected TO all the evils
which have been found 10 attend the magamaon Of the
two departmental In the building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant ed6ce, with all the necessary AZ
lures sf complete boarding establishment, has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad
Immediate he
and his Assants and all its exercises conducted on
system Of Its own, uninterrupted by the interests or
operations Of the other department The furniture the
studyrooms and dormores has been chosen with pec-
and cnnxenience for