The republic., 1852-01-10
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

DELLA w N NE OOAAhUAs
The Faculty instruction Of this institution un-
der its present organization consists OF the follow
ing named PrOfessOrships, to wit:
A Professorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
A'Professorship of Rhetoricand Bellies Lettres,
A Pfofcssorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorshp Of fCivlEngineering,
Professorshipof Modern Language Draw
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or terms, oftwenty- one weeks each The first
sion comme nee on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo-
ber and the second on the fourth Wednesday Of
April. Each is followed by avacation Of FIVE weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FREsHMAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; XenOphon's .
II. Livy, finished; Homcr's Odyssey begun; AL
zebra. finished; Geometry, begun; History, con-
tinued.
iii. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschylus and Electra of SophocIes; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis Of
Enripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneu
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
uometTy; Rhetoric. continued.
Ill. Cicero de Odiciis; Herodotus finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristopha nes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Ma agnetism.
ofn nr;fi fir;,r R,,tI
Ciceros Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes dc Co
rona Voltaio Electricity or Galvansm Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science OF Heat; Thermo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical A p
paratus, that fu rnshes ample means of per rmen-
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 each study, or branch of study the
members of the class are carefully examined, and
at the close Of the year all The studies of the yea,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees and
their attanments arc communicated to the Board
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer,
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning ia always in the
Greek Testament. At the request Of his parent OF
guardian, q student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, the parent OF
guardian, may select. One member Of the Faculty
will attend at each Of the different places of wor
ship (Presby terian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village and note all absentees.
Two at least, or the Professors, toiM their Tani
lies will reside in the College buildings, and will
board at a common table, with the students ~hs
are required to occupy such rooms may be as
aligned them by the faculty
ADMISSION
In orderto admission TO pursue the entire course
q student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
character; and must sustain examination in th,
| following studies, VIE:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin anc
q reek rammar Jacobs or FELTON, s q rec Reader
and the fret two books of Xenopbon's Anabasis
jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
Casar. Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, ,oI
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
EsTRAscr FKE.-If the student enter ss Fresh
man, fvc dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior, fifteen dollars and, if as Senior twenty