Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-31

OPENING or THE FALL TERM -THH COLLEGE
PROSPECTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
LADIES.
Elsewhere. in our advertisement col
umns, will he found the announcement
that the fall term of Delaware College will
open ON Wednesday, Sept. ilh. The ac-
ton of the Board Of Trustees throwing
open the college to both sexes j. uilici Ally
announced and we are pleased to hear
that this wise aud liberal step forward in
meeting with prompt response tom
those for win sr hcueht il WIS designed.
A number OF ladies have already applied
for admission this fall to the Freshman
Glass, and there seems "a reasonable prob
ability that about "A dozen will enter it.
The faculty WAS enthusiastically in favor
! of the admission of ladies before the Board
gave its consent, and hence ii has left
nothing undune which could prepare the
way for the Immediate putting into effect
of the policy adopted in July.
Excellent arrAnA enents for the accom-
mediation Of young lady students have
been made Mis-, Chamhcrin, the we'll
known Principal ct the Young Ladies'
Seminary there, has made preparations to
board number of College students, and
can furnish Young ladies with room, fuel
lights and good board for only 81. OO per
week.
The State has number of scholarships
in this institution, aud they may be- given
TO either SIX We understand that at least
one member Of the legislature has deter
mined to appoint young lady to the
scholarship.
The Prospect now appears to be that a
freshman class Of fifteen or twenty young
gentlemen aud about a dozen young ladies
will eutrr this tall and that next year a
much larger class Of both sexes Will enter
Of ladies especially, as ne trly all the girl.
in Mis- Chamberlin's seminary are IN
dustrously studying TO qualify Themselves
for admi-s on. or the lldis who will
enter tins y,ar two or thrrs are from this
city. We wish there wee more, Ms vii
mington can. If il will, give this cullcg,
support as cicditablc to the city a. Il
would he valuable to toe institution.
The COLLEGE has four regular courses
the classica the scientific, the agricultur
al and the i.r,ry. The course OF study
in the classical course extends through
four year, aud students completing II vii
he entitled H. the d gree Of Is. A.
The scitn ihc course occupies hut tire
yeats and onits the ancient languages an
leaves IL optional with the student as Il
whether hr Will take FRI nch or German
/ or neither. graduate OF this course i
entitled TO tie Dc e. ce Of Bachelor of PM
losophy.
The ayr cultural cuursc extends thr)ugl
three yeire. aud is oi such Importance IL
. a State 81 largely agrru,rural as this, tina
: we propose 10 notice its course of stud
. more fully hereafter The student com
, pleting it, receives the som what aWk
ward sounding degree Of Graduate il
i Agriculture.
I The literary course is new one recent
p established hy direction Of the Trustees
and Is identical with the "Classica
! Course" except that one Of the mOderi
\ languages IL substituted for the Greek an
. the higher mathematical studies ar
y omitted
In addi i'm to these students not wlshin
. 10 take ANY full course eau takcan eclccti
course fom out the four. The Colleg
u really p csri Is admirable elucaiiunp
!. Rdvantag :, mud should command W.
J hearticsi ,,mIathy and support " a
I, friends Of educ lion
{ Al Canaan, n. Y on Sunday, the viii
y Of DR.. Asa Wheat, die from thu effects {
chiorOfoim. administered by cr husban
who was extracts < some OF her seth.