The republic., 1852-01-08
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The Faculty of Instruction of this Institution un-
der its present organization, consists of the follow
ing named Professorshps, to wit:
A Professorshp Of Mental and Moral Science
A Professorshp of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
AProfessorshipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
losophy,
Professorship Of Rhetoricand Belles- Iettres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship OF fCivilEngineering,
Professorshipof Modern nLanguagesapdDraw-
The Collegiate year is divided into two sessions
terms, oftwenty one weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo
Der; and the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April Each is followed byavacaton of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN Glass;. Livy, begun; xenophon' 3
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun
| ii. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey begun; Al
zebra, finished; Geometry, begun; History, CON
tinued.
H. Horace, begun Homer's Odyssey, finished;
/ Geometry, five books; History, finished.
/ JUNIOR CLAss.-I. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
| theus Of Eschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytical Geometry, finished Calculus; Natural The.
| ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
IL. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis o.
| Enripides; Tactus finished; Natural Philosophy
Mechanics, begun.
iii. Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics Hydrostatics pncu
SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phons Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
rc, begun.
II. Cicero de Amicitia a nd de Scnectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
| uometry; Rhetoric, continued.
| iii. Cicero de Oiiciis Herodotus, finished; Sur
| veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric
| finished
| SENIOR Glass;. Political Philosophy; The An.
| dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes es
! Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
~ ~ II
I Ccero's Tusculan Questions; Dcmosthencs de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity Gavanism Electro
! Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna
mics; Astronomy, begun.
III. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; Therlno
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical A p
paratus, thai furnishes ample means Of expcrncn.
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 ofthc Physical Sciences.
| EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch Of study tn,
| members Of the class carefully examined, anc
At the close of the year, m all The studies Of The yea,
| IN the presence OF Committee of the Trustees ano
| their attainments are communicated to the Boart
l of Trustees.
| RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning aud evening prayer
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday an,
the recitation on Monday morning is always in tn
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent o
| guardian, student is permitted To attend an
| place of worship which himself, or the parent o
| guardian may select. One member of the Facult
| will attend each Of the different places of ~or
ship, presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Methodist,
| in the village, and note all abscntecs.
| Two, at least, of the Professors, ,o,h their fam,
hes will reside in the College buildings, and wi
board at a common table, with the students VIII
are required to occupy such rooms may be rs
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order rto admission to pursue the entire cours
| student must be at least fourteen years of agt
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
character; and must sustain cramina ton in th
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements Of Algebra, Latin an
creek ra mmar Jacob cor fiction . q reek Reader
| and the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
| jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader, sailust o
Crsar, Ccero's Select Orations, and Virgil, o
| what shall be deemed equivalent.
| EXPENSES.
| ESTRAscr FEK.-lf the student enter ne Fresh
| man, five dollars; If as Sophomore, ten dollars; /
as Junior fifteen dolars and, If as Senior twenty
| dollars.
| lst Session 2d Session