Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.

COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
FRESHMAN GLASS; Liyy, begun; xenophon's Ana
AeSp nsb bssGn 6dssey begun Algebra
hnshed Geometry begun; MistSEg oontn@ e;sbsd. O..
ometry, FIVE books; History, finished.
JUNIOR Glass; Tacitus, begun; The Prometheus OF
Eschylus and Electra of sophoces; Geometry
finished; Calculus Natural Theology Evidences
IL Logic Mental Philosophy; The Alcestus Of Euri-
pides; Tacitus, Finished Natural Philosophy; Mechanics
IN Moral Philosophy; Plato's Gorgias; The Captive
Of Pautus Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatcs, ana
sopHoMosE GLASS;. Horace, finished; xenophon's
Memorabilia; Geometry, finished; Rhetoric, begun.
III. Cicero de Amicitia and dc Sencctute Herodotus,
begun; Plane Trigonometry; Spherical Trgonometry;
Rhetoric, continued.
Analytical Geometry, begun; Rhetoric finished
SENIOR CLAss.-I Political Philosophy; The Andria Of
Terrence The Clouds OF Arstophanes; Acoustics Optics
II. Elements Of Criticism; Buffers Analogy; cioeros
Electricity Galvansm Electro Magnetism, Magnetic
Electricity, Electro 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 provided with Philosophical Apparatus
in all the different branches of Natural Philosophy The
three thousand dollars has recently been expended
the purchase of new apparatus adapted to the present
advanced state of the Physical Sciences.
EXAMINATIONS.
At the close of each study branch of study the
hers Of the class carefully examned and at the close
of the year. all the studies Of the year, in the presence
of Committee Of the Trustees and their attainments
communicated to the Board Of Trustees.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.
In addition to daily morning and evening prayer, di-
vine worship is held twice Sunday and the reel
taon on Monday morning is always in the Greek Tesla
ment At the request of his guardian student
is permitted to attend place Of worship which himself
the parent guardian may select One member of the
fra
ship presbyterian, Epscopaan, and MethodisD in the
village, and note all absentees
Two at least of the Professors, toi 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. I,
In order to admission to pursue the entire course
student must be at least fourteen years OF must give
satisfactory evidence of good moral characters and must
sustain examination in the following studies, viz:
Arithmetic, Elements of Algebra, Latin and Greek
Grammar Jacobs Feton's Greek Reader, and the first
Latin Reader salust Caesar Cceros Select Orations
and Virgil, or what shall be deemed equivalent
EXPENSES.
ENTRANCE FEE-If the student enter Freshman, FIVE
dollars; if Sophomore ten doars If Junior, fifteen
Tuition is' s. s'' 90 q Is ss SO
Room rent % LOO
Incidental expenses ] W 90
Use Of Library 10 70
Fuel for oratory and Recitation room / SO
to the probable cost is advanced by each STUDENT more
Is is charged to him. if less, the balance is
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
ted application, to all students designed for the Min
The tuition fee for Modern Languages will be eight
dollars per session, to be paid to the Instructor in adj
For students who do design to prosecute the whole
Course required for degree, limited range of stu
dies is furnished adapted to the sphere and of life
Of each individual far such can be reasonably antic
ipated.
The studies Of this Course arranged under the follow
ing departments, to wit:
LIST. MATHEMATICAL DEpARrMENT-In which, beginning
with Arithmetic and Algebra the student will be carried
seria, through all the higher branches Of the Mathe
matcs, ending in their application to Natural Philosophy
I'd. AN ESsIIsH DEPARTMENT Comprising instruction
In orthography, Reading, Elocuon Grammar, Writing,
Geography, History Composition, Rhetoric Logic, Intel
Iect1al Philosophy, Moral Philosophy Political Grammar
Story the Constitution Philosophy, 0rnithology, Ma
ura Theology, Elements Of Criticism and Evidences Of
Christianity.
Sd. 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 counting house,
including
/. Pnnmanshir--By original and popular system Of
this art which invariably produces bold finished hand
peculiarly adapted to the purposes of the accountant and
business
O. AyIlhrnetc-C Comprising numerous abbreviated me-
thods of computing Interest Discount Equation of Pay
ments &c. and other mercantile calculations founded
cenage together with all such operations as are
quste for thorough knowledge Of the business Of the
counting-room.
8. bookkeeping and Double Entry by the most
approved methods. complete of instruction in
this branch will be furnished designed to fit the student
to take charge Of any set Of account books.
4th. AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-Comprising q &C.
lection from the English and Mathematical courses; and,
ALSO Surveying Botany Mneralogy Geology, Chemistry,
and Agricultural Chemisty the last two illustrated by
experimental lectures.
9Th. A Crvn ENerNExR DEPARrNESr-In which
taught Arithmetic, mAtal and wrtten,) Algebra, (mon-
tai nd writ tpnA
with the OF instruments in the field Practical Eng
neering Architecture, Perspective, Draughtng, and To
Biography.
will consist of judcous selection Of subjects from the
other departments including all the branches pursued in
schools Practical Lectures will also be given
School Teaching, both rs science and as 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 exempfying
them by hearing Rotations in the lower departments Of
the institution.
It'll A DEPARTMENT or MODERN L1NaUAaEs--In which
students who wish TO take thorough have
opportunity of doing while Others whose object may
ity, and 10 pronounce with tolcrabc correctness in
short a time as possible, are also provided for.
Newark Academy.
By late REORGANIZATION of this department OF Della
ware College, Board of Trustees have taken
10 place IL upon and improved foundation, and 10
endow 1t with advantages possessed by few similar ns
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and of course subjected to all the evils
which been found TO attend the amagamaon Of the
two departments In the same building and under the
government enjoys the privilege of n separate
establishment without losing those which result from its
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edhce, with all the necessary Ak
lures Of complete boarding establishment, has been
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad
envy board under the immediate charge of the Principal
and his Assisants and all its exercises conducted