The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-24
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

VNIiE Faculty of Instruction of this Institution,
under it's present organization, consists OF the
following named Protessorships. to wit:
A Pro.essorshi Of Mental and Moral Science,
A Professorship of the Greek and Latin Lam
guages,
A Professorship of Mathematics aud Natural
Philosophy,
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lettrcs.
Professorship of Chemistry and Natural His
Professorship Of Civil Engineering,
A Professorshp Of Modern Languages and Draw
The Collegiate yearis divided into two session
or 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. Eachis followed by vacation five weeks
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xcnophon q
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
| II. Livy, finished; Homer 9 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 ASschylus, and Electra Of Sophocles; Ana
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
| ology; Evidences Of Christianity
| II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestis 0!
Euripides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
Captive of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatics ,Pneu
'''. sosaomons MOI e cl1ss.y2 Horace, finished Keno.
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry finished; Rheto-
ric, begun.
| ii. Cicero de Amicitia and de eSenectute Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nomctry; Rhetoric, continued.
| III. Cicero de Offics; Herodotus, finished; Sur
yeying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR CLAss.-I PoliticalP Philosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds Of Aristophanes 4;
Acoustics, Optics Electricity, Ma agnetism
II ot Grit r,g
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co.
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism 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 Ap-
paratus, that fur nishes ample 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 THE
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, branch ofstudy, the
members Of the class carefully examined, and
at the cose of the year. all Lte sidies of the ysa,
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees and
their attainInents are communicated to the Board
ofTrustecs.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening e prayer,
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday, and
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysin 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, (Prcsbytcrian, Episcopalian, and Methodist
in the village, and note all abscntees.
Two, at least, of the Professors, NTH their fasnf-
lies, will reside in the College buildings and will
board, at a common table, with the students, who
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION
In order to admission TO pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years of age;
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements OF Algebra, Latin and
creek rammar Jacob sor Felton's G rec k eader,
md the first two books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ESTRAscK FEK.-If the student ente r. "a Fresh
man, five dollars; If Sophomore, ten dollars; if
aa IuniOr- fifteen uoila IL So