The republic., 1852-01-14
nELAwARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of instruction ofthis Institution un-
der it's present organization consists Of the follow
ing named Professorships, to wit:
Profcssorship of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guages,
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His.
A Professorship Of Civil ilEnginecring,
Professorshipof Modern LanguagesandDraw-
The Collegiate yeoris divided into two sessions
or terms of twenty one weeks each. The fret see
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday Of Octo
Der; and the second on the fourth "Wednesday Of
April Each is followed by avacaton of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN CLAss.-I. Lvy, begun; xenophon e
H. 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 CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of Eschy ylus and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences OF ofChristianity.
| ~ Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis o!
Earipides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pncu
SOPHOMORE CLAss.-I Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhcto
ric, begun.
ii. Cicero de Amcitia and de Scnectute; Herodo-
tus, begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued.
III Cicero de Offciis; Herodotus finished; Sur
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SRNIoR Glass; PoliticaiPhilosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
ii. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy !;
Cicero's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthenes de Co.
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvansm; Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun.
Ill 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 D.
pa ratus that fur nishes ample means of permcn-
tsl 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 ofsudy, 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 attainments are communicated to the Board
Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning md cvenin prayer,
div me worship is held twice every Sunday and
the recitation on Monday morning is Away in the
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent or
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself, or the parent or
guar dian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of
chip, (Presbytcrian, Episcopaan, and Methodist, }
in the village, and note all abscntees.
Two. at least of the Professors tcih their fGEi-
lies will reside in the College buildings and will
board nj a common table, with the students, who
are required TO occupy such rooms may be as-
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order TO admission TO pursue the entire coursc
a student must be at least fourteen years Of age;
must give satisfactory evidence of good moral
character; and nust sustain an examination in the
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin and
creek q ra mmnr Jacobs or Felton's Greek Reader
and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cnsar. Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ExTRaxcE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man. five dolars; If as Sophomore, ten dollars; il
as Junior, fifteen dollars; and il as Senior, twenty
dollars