Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-30
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

ometry five books; History, finished .1-aA
JUNIOR Glass;. Tactus begun; The Prometheus of
Eschylus Electra of sophoces Analytical Geometry
nshed Calculus; Natural Theology; Evidences ofChrs
III Logic; Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus of Euri-
pides; Tacitus finished; Natural Philosophy; Mechanics,
III Moral Philosophy; Pato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus; Mechanics, Hydrosatics, pneumatics and
sopHoMoRE Glass;. Horace, finished; Xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, Finished Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Senectute Herodotus,
Rhetoric Raso r eontnaeS 'pn'f'''
Ill Cicero Onciis; Herodotus finished; Surveying;
SENIOR CLAss.-I. Political Philosophy; The Andria of
Terrence The Clouds of Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics,
IL Elements of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; Cicero's
Tusculan Questions; Demosthenes de Corona; Votaic
Electricity or Galyanism; ElectroMagnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro ynamics; Astronomy, begun.
ILL., The Constitution of the United States; Astronomy
finished The Science of Heat Thermo Electricity; Chem
istry and Geology.
PHILOSOPHICAL APPARATUS.
The College is provided with Philosophical Apparatus
that furnishes ample means Of experimental illustration
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
Of three thousand dollars has recently been expended
partly in this country and partly London and Paris in
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close Of study branch of study the
bers the class carefully examined and at the close
Of the year. all The studies of the year. in the presence
Of Committee of the Trustees; and their attanments
communicated to the Board of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, d
vine worship is held twice every Sunday, and the reel
taton Monday morning always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his parent guardian student
is permitted to attend any place of worship which himself
the parent or guardian may select One member OF the
Faculty will attend at each of the different places Of
ship (Presbytcra Episcopalan, and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors, nth their families will
reside in the College buildings, and will board at
table with the Students who required to occupy
such rooms as may be assigned them by the Faculty
ADMISSION.
In order to admission to pursue the entire course,
student must be at fourteen years must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral character and must
sustain an examination in the following studies VIZ
Grammar Jacobs Feltons Greek Reader, and the first
two books of Xenophons Anabasis, Jacobs behring's
Latin Reader salus or Caesar, Cceros Select Oratons,
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent.
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE.-If the student enter Freshman FIVE
dollars Sophomore ten dollars; if Junior, fifteen
'i'' '''' '''O'' '''~'' LIST Session. I'd Session.
Tuition 81! 90 81 90
Room rent. w w
Incidental expenses 90 90
Use of Library ID rs
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
Fuel is afforded to the students at cost sum equal
to the probable cost advanced by each sudent if
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.
ted, on application to all students designed for the Min
istry.
dollars per session. to be paid to the Instructor in adj
Tor students who do not design 10 prosecute the whole
Course required for degree more limited range Of stu
dies furnished adapted TO the sphere and of life
Of each individual so far as such can be reasonably ant
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST MsrHEMATIcA DEpARrMEST-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried,
seria through all the higher branches of the Mathe
matc ending in their application to Natural Philosophy,
Astronomy, &c.
I'd. AN EYGusH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
In Orthography, Reading, Elocuton Grammar Writing,
Geography History Composition, RheoTic Logic Intel
Story the Constitution, Philosophy 0rnthology Ma
tural Theology Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
3D. A MERCANTILE DEpARTMENr-In which will be i'm
parted acquaintance with all that is necessary to quail
y youth for the immediate duties of the
/. Pnnmanship-By original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
q ATi1metic- Comprising numerous abbreviated me
thods Of computing interest," Discount Equation Of Pay
mens &C. and other mercantile calculations founded
per centage together with all such operations
quiste for thorough knowledge Of the business OF the
s. Bootkeepng-single and Double Entry, by the most
approved methods complete Of instruction In
this branch will be furnished designed to at the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL Observation-Disclosures a
lection from the English and Mathematical courses and
ALSO Surveying Botany, Mineraogy, Geology Chemistry
and Agricultural Chemistry the last two illustrated by
9Th CIVIL ESorsEER DEpARTmST-In which are
taught Arithmetic, lmental and wrten Algebra, (men
with the OF instruments in the field, Practical Engi
neering Architecture, Perspective Draughtng, and To
9Th K TEACHERS DrPARTMESr-The course Of study
will consist Of judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
achooig will no