The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-18
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


VNHE Faculty Of Instruction Of this Institution,
l. under its present organization consists of the
following named Profcssorsbips, TO wit:
A Professorship OF Mental and Moral Science,
Professorship OF the Greek and Latin Ian
A Professorship of Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy, t
A Professorship of Rhetoric and Bellies Lcttres,
A Professorship Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship of Civil Engineering,
Professorship of Modern Languages and Draw
ing. g4 3tt iti h2
The Collegiate year ia divided into two osessions
or terms, Of twenty weeks each. The first ses-
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
bcr; and the second ON the fourth Wednesday Of
April Eachis followed by vacation of five weeks.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FaEsHMAN CLAss.-I. Liyy, begun; Xenophon's
Anabasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun. H
II. Livy, finished; Homer's Odyssey. begun; AL
tinued.
III. Horace. begun; Homer's sdy.sey. finished;
Geometry, five books; History, finished.
junior GLASS;. Tacitus, begun; The Prone
theus of AIschylus and Electra Of Sophocles Ana
lytical Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Acestis Of
Earpides; Tacitus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
Mechanics, begun.
ILL.,. 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.
H. Cicero de Amicitia and d. Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; SphericalTrigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued
ILL., Cicero dc Ofticiis; Hcrodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
finished.
SENIOR Glass; Poltica lP hilosophy; The An
dria of Terrence; The Clouds of Aristophanes;
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
IF riti Nt,ft, nalo
Ciccro's Tuscuan Questions; Demosthencs de Co
roma; Voltaic Electricity or Galvanism Electro
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mics; Astronomy, begun. -"i
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 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 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 ofstudy the
members of the class carefully examined and
at the close Of the year. IN all the studies of the peay
in the presence ofa Committee of the Tr rustees nd
their attainments are communicated to the Boar
oiTrustecs.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily NOR ming and eveningprayer
di, me worship is held twice on every Sunday and
the recitation on Monday ming is always in 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, (Presbyterian, Epscopalian, and Methodist.
in the village, and note all abscntees. 44s
Two, at least, of the Professors Nth their fa,ni
lies, will reside in the College buildings, and will
board, at common table, with the students W bo
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission 10 pursue the en- tire course
a student must be at least fourteen years of arc:
must give satisfactory evidence Of good moral
character; and must sustain an examination in th,
following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra Latin and
creek rammar ,Jaco ob' FELTON, q G. reek Reader
and the fret two books of Xenophon's q Anabasis.
Jacobs or Doering's Latin Reader Sallust or
Cesar, Cicero's Select Oratons, and Virgil, or
what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES
ESTRANcE FEk.-If the student enter as Freeb..
man, FIVE dollars; if as Sophomore ten dollars; If
Junior, fifteen dolars; and, ifas Senior twenty
dollars.
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