Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-02-06
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

"A Professionally of Modern Languages and Drawing.
The Colle9ate year divided into two sessions
Of twentyone weeks each The first session commences
on the fourth Wednesday of October and the second
the fourth Wednesday Of April. Each is followed by
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
Freshman oLAss.-I Lyy, begun; Xenophon's Ana
basis Algebra, begun; History, begun.
IL Ivy finished; Homers Odyssey, begun; Algebra,
finished; Geometry, begun; History, continued.
III. Horace, begun; Homer's Odyssey, finished; Ge-
ometry, five books; History, finished.
JUNIOR GLASS; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus Of
Eschyus and Electra Of Sophoces Anal Geometry,
Finished Calculus; Natural Theology Evidences ofChris
H. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri-
pdes; Taets finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; Platos dorgias; The Captive
Of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrosatcs, Pneumatics and
SOPHOMORE cLAss-I Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
II. Cicero do Amcitia and de Senectute Her0dotus
begun Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigonometry;
Rhetoric continued.
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric, finished.
SENIOR Glass; Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
II Elements Of Criticism Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions Demosthenes DE Coronai Voltaic
Electricity Galvanism; Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro-D ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
III The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
nished The Science of Heat; Thermo- Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
furnishes
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly this country and partly London and Paris in
advanced state Of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the Of each study branch Of study, the
bers of the class carefully examined and at the close
of the year. all the studies of tie year. in the presence
of Committee Of the Trustees and their attanments
are communicated to the Board of Trustees
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION..
Tx,a 10 daily nd
vine worship is held twice every Sunday and the rec
taton Monday morning is always in the Greek Testa-
permitted to attend any place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places OF wor-
ship presbyterian, Episcopaan and Methodis in the
village, and note all absentees
Two least of the Professors, Nth their families will
reside in the College buildings and will board at COM
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms may be assigned them by the Faculty.
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at least fourteen OF must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain an examination in the following Studies viz
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feton's Greek Reader, and the first
two books of xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader Salust Caesar Ciceros Select Oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
H,9ta EXPENSES.
ENrRANoE FEE.-If the student enter Freshman five
doars II Sophomore, ten dollars il Junior, fifteen
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TuluOn pzl w w
Room rent w w
Incidental expenses Loo 90
use Ia o. np Ma 40 40 90 90
Fuel for ora tory and Recitation room So
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost is advanced by each udent if more
is consumed 1t is charged to him. If less the balance is
refunded.
Board is furnished with the families of the Professors
at two dollars per week.
Washing, at the usual rates.
All dues payable in advance. The tuition Is remit
al To als for
istry.
dollars session. to be paid to the Instructor In adj
vance.
For students who do not design prosecute the whole
furnished adapted to the sphere and Of life
of each individual far such be reasonably ant
ipated.
The studies of this Course are arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
1st A MATHEMATICAL DEpARTMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra, the student win be carried,
seyoiD through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs ending In their application to Natural Philosophy
Astronomy, &c.
in 0rthography Reading, Elocuton Grammar Writing,
Geography, History, Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
lecual Philosophy Moral Philosophy, Political Grammar,
Story the Constitution, Philosophy, ORTHODOXY Ma
tura Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpaRrMENr-In which viii be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that necessary quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the countnghouse,
including
l. Ps1,nnansai-By an original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes OF the accountant and
business man.
q AritImNtio- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing Interest DISCOUNT Equation Of Pay
ments &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quisite for thorough knowledge Of the business of the
8. Bookkeeping-singe and Double Entry by the most
approved methods A complete of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed fit the student
to take charge of any set of account books.
4th. Az AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMEST-Comprisng a se-
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
Also Surveying Botany, ineralogy Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry; the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
taught Arithmetic, (menal and wren) Algebra (men-
tai and writtenQ Geometry, Trgonometry Surveying
with the OF instruments In the field Practical Engi-
neering Architecture, Perspective Draughtng and To
Biography.
will consist of judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
our common schools Practical Lectures will also be given
on School Teaching, both n science and art
Pupils will not only thus receive the fullest instruction
relative TO the best and most popular methods Of teaching
but they will also have opportunities OF exemplifyng
them by hearing recitaons in the lower departments OF
the Institution.
students who wish to take thorough can have
opportunity Of doing while others, whose object may
be to acquire sufficient knowledge TO translate with faci
y and to pronounce with toerable correctness in as
short q time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
BY late reorganization of this department Of Della
College, the Board of Trustees taken
to place IL upon new and improved foundation, and
endow with advantages possessed by few similar nsi
tuons In the country The Academy, heretofore merged
IN the College, and Of subjected TO all the evis
which have been found TO attend the of the
two departments in the same building, and under the
same government enjoys the privilege of separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation 10 the College proper
large and elegant edifce, with all the necessary fx
lures Of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected and furnished which the students Of the Acad
envy board under the immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Asstants and all its exercises conducted on
system Of It's own uninterrupted by the interests
operations of the other department The furniture the
sudyrooms and dormitories has been chosen with pec
liar reference to comfort and convenience for study