Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-17
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

Tho scriss of articles closing with
this article has been issued from Della
ware College with tbs hope that the
matter thus conveyed may loo helpful
10 teachers who are preparing students
for entrance TO tho college. There has
boom mule within the past two years
considerable advance in the require
munts for entrance TO tho college,
espocally as to tho subject OF English
composition. Results show, howover,
thut atill higher requirements must DO
maize 10 this matter, and it ia hoped
that these articles will bo holpfui to
teachsrs preparing students to meet
such heightened requirements. IL must
he understood at thp same time, how
over, that tho intent 10 to mako the re
| quirements only such ne any Intelligent
| and industrious student, of l6 or IL,
/ nay easonaby to expected to meet
after completing tho course Of we'll
managed preparatory school, public or
private
The college examinations OF rOcant
yeare have indicated very unsatisfactory
results in tho teaching of English At
most preparatory schools. Candidates
who pass crslitable examinations in
| mathematics, Latin and history are
found to be extremely weak in Englieh
composition. In fact deficiency in
the English training OF many students
actually admitted TO the college has told
against them throughout their whole
course, from tho fact that such do
iiciancy has mado 1t ii ilicnlt for them to
master text books aud TO follow lac
turoR
liuroro tho opening of the next college
| n -. t..Il FMS hn
time, require as preliminary 10 entrance
the passags OF an examination in litera
ture. Nj colleges now have such rs
qnirement. Many require candidates to
present essayH discussing play OF
shakespeare, or some other work Sc
lected from the English classics The
examination at Delaware College Will
exact nothing SO scrioua. In fact can.
uitlatss will be asked only to giro owl,
icnce Of some acquaintance with the
lives aud tho most popular works OF
few leading American authors
Ii should DO noted that tho eXanina
tions at Delaware College, embrace TIVE
classes of HuhIects-a few in all of which
student must reueIve passing murl
in order 10 he admitted to a course,
} Others IN to which a student may III
: conditioned as tho phrase is. a
, student admitted with conditions as t.
some subjects, must. usually before th'
close of his first college term, pass l
, satisfactory examination on those sub
: iects. Again, certain number o
Conditions that is q failure TO pas
! in a certain numbnr of topics, Cxclude
( u candidate. Engliah composition is on
. of the subjects AZ to which no condition
is allowed. 70 enter college tho candi
e date must pass tile examination on thi
z subject with mark of Go in the hun
3 dred. American Literature 10 ono o
I the subjects in which candidate ma.
v DO conditioned.
. All teachers preparing students 70
| college arc urged TO examine this ssrjo
q of articles and to require of students
! az far all possible, tho drill and readin
! recommended. Any question on thi
/, subject addressed to tho secretary D
< tho faculty, Newark. Dol, will b
b promptly and fully answered. Teacher
o are urged to lay special stress upo
! that part of English grammar whic
r haH to do with the analysis Of sentences
8 as training in such portion Of gramma
q is absolutely essential for the studen
o in English composition.