The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-03
DELAWARE COLLEGE.


The Faculty ofInstruction OF this Institution un
der its present organization consists of the follow
ing named Prolessorshps, to wit:
Professorship of Mental and MoralScience,
Professorship of the Greek and Latin Ian
guagcs,
AProfessorsbipof Mathematics and NaturalPhi-
iosophy,
A Professorship OF Rhetoricand Bellies -Lettres,
Professorahip Of Chemistry and Natural His
A Professorship Of fCivilEngincering,
A Profcssorshipof Modern Languag gesand Draw
ing.
The Collegiate yearis divided ins two scssions
or terms, of twenty -One weeks each. The first
sion commences on the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der; md the second on the fourth Wednesday of
April Each ia followed by avacation of five weeke.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
FREsHmAN CLAss.-I. Livy, begun; Xenophon's
Annbasis; Algebra, begun; History, begun.
II. 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.
JuSIon CLAss..-I. Tacitus, begun; Tho PRONE
thcus of Eschylus, and Electra of Sophoclcs; Ana
lytcal Geometry, finished; Calculus; Natural The
| ology; Evidences Of Christianity.
| II. Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alccstis OF
Euripides; Tactus, finished; Natural Philosophy;
! Mechanics, begun.
| Ill., Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The
Captive of Plautus; Mechanics, Hydrostatcs ,Pneu
| matics and Meteoroogy
| SOPHOMORE Glass;. Horace, finished Keno
phon's Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rheto-
| ric begun.
| ii. Cicero de Amictia and de Senectute; Herodo-
tus, begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trigo-
nometry; Rhetoric, continued;
III. Cicero dc Oihciis; Herodotus, finished; Sur
veying; Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric,
| finished
SENIOR CLAss--I. Political Philosophy; The An
driu of Terrence; The Clouds of. Arstophanes
Acoustics, Optics, Electricity, Magnetism.
nf ,c;a p,,tI. A,,.i
Cicero's Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Co
| rona Voltaic Electricity Galvanism Electro.
Magnetism, Magnetic Electricity, Electro Dyna-
mcs; Astronomy, begun.
| H. The Constitution of the United States; As
tronomy, finished; The Science of Heat; rhcrmo-
Electricity; Chemistry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical A p
paratus, that furnishes ample means 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 presen
advanced state ofthe Physical Sciences
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study or branch of study th,
members of the class are carefully examined, ant
Mt the close of the year in all the studies of ueai
in the presence of Committee of the Trustees; ano
| their attainments are communicated to the Boaro
of Trustees.
/ RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
| In addition to daily morning and evenngprayer
di, me worship is held twice every Sunday, anc
the recitation on Monday morning is alwaysin th,
Greek Testament. At the request of his parent OF
guardian, a student is permitted to attend any
place of worship which himself or the parent o
| guardian, may select One member of the Faculty
will attend at each of the different places of wor
ship, Presbyterian, Episcopaan, and Methodist, ),
in the village, and note all absentees.
Two at least of the Professors ,cith their FAM
lies, will reside in the College buildings and viii
board, at a common table, with the students, wht
are required to occupy such rooms as may be as
signed them by the faculty.
| ADMISSION
In order 10 admission 10 pursue the entire course
n student must be at least fourteen years of age
must give satisfactory evidence Of good mora
| character and must sustain examination in tho
| following studies, viz:
| Arithmetic, Elements OF Algebra, Latin and
creek G rammar Jacob or r Felton's G. reek Reader
and the first two books Of Xenophon's Anabasis
Jacobs Doering's Latin Reader, Sallust OF
| Cesar, Cicero's Select Orations, and Virgil, OF
| what shall be deemed equivalent
| EXPENSES
| EHTRAScE FEE.-If the student enter as Fresh
man, i've dollars; if as Sophomore, ten dollars; if
Junior, fifteen dollars; and if as Senior twenty
| dollars