Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-19
Water-StYeet ACADEMY.

~ He fubfcgiber returns his moa fncere thanks
/ to til. patro MS Of his lchool, Tor the very
liberal and friendly encouragement. he has net
with fnce he came to Alexandria and mott re.
fpcelfuy informs them, and the citizens in ge-
neal, that, as be has rc,aken the houl. in which
he now refdes, they may 'confider his Academy
as a permanent 4the5!. cRablihmcnt 70 that
thoic who prefer him as teacher may, very
probably, have it m their power to fsnd thsir
children 80 him until they have iuiihed their C.
ducation: that is, II fuch parents or guardiansN
conceive, that having obtained knowledge Of
The following branches Of literature which are
tausht in the mott careful manner by the iub-
icriber) il frhicient education for their chill
dren, viz. the Enslih language, critically gram
NAUTICAL, asseeably to tie celebrated Walkers
ftandard Of pronunciation, Writing and Arith.
mesic in all their branches, Meniura,ion of SUE
pcr6cics and Solids, according 10 Hutton and
Bonnyc.ai-, Guasing Velcls OF the following
6gu'es, in the mott exact manner, by cubica! 3
rthnetic, namely, Hex soncaL Cubic, Sphero4
iaical and Csfks of all kinds and Gzes.
As the great and uiany advantages which Ir>
fult fr3m having children begin and E,ilh their
education with one teacher, are fc evident thar
every we'll informed pct(on mutt, upon the leaf
it unneceaaty to fay any thing in vindicatlon OK
the fu5jtea; but refers it to the good lente and
judgment of bis friends aud fellow citizens &c de-
terinins, whether it is rot better TO fix their
children in ore fchool, and continue them there.
(provided that ichoois well fegu.atsd) than to
change their teachers frequently, as fone do, in
the courf1 OF their education; which practice Is
moft undoubtedly fraugb with many evils to
fuch children. AS the fubicriber can teach but
very lnal part Of the chiidren In Alexandra,
che above r,nlarks cannot jufiy be confirmed to-
be the effects Of avafiee; But he would juft OBJ
ferye, both for h;s ownfake, and the fake of his
fellow-laborers in the didacslc prottfon, that no
teacher, be be ever 10 competent to MS ralk, will
receive lnuch credit from the enlightened par: OF
the community, even by his mott, exertions TO
inRru9 fuch chiIaen as are moved about from
ickool TO fchool, either to fatisfy their capries
or upon any occation whatever, that is NOT OF
very considerable importance.
Thote who are dslifous Of having their chill
slen taught BY perlon fcrupulouay fria in tie
difcharga of his duty, as 1t reflects the manners,
morals and progteis of his pupils in their learn.
ing, are invited to Witt the fub(clber's Acade-
my, and Judge for thenf:lves Of bis manner OF
conducting fchool and method Of teacbing. As
an Alh!taat is now engaged for comfortable
time, between twenty and thirty fcholars can be
taken, in addition TO the number now in the
lchool.
On MONDAY EVENING, the I'd Of Septen@
Der next, the fubicrioer will open an EVENING
SCHOOL, at the low rate of I7bfee Dollars per
-lchoar Per quarter, ink, qalls and wood includ
ed; and will teach till the Err Of March, pro.
{ vidsd encouragement offers.
Jonathan Foiter.
I .AuguR re. eoi2t
I ca The loyer Story and Cellar of the aes,
deny TO le:. Apply as abjee.