Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-04-10

loePsNment OF science, are eobfessedIy af
unquestion4bIy pre.eminent. The 9th,
Il branches are Taught BY !. Ogilvie, throus
the. medium Of lectures.
His mode If ecluring Is IS follows. tn
principal propositions which he propose
70 illustrate. are distinctly expressed !;
writing, and arranged in the form of que,
tons. (every lecture comprehending from
| eight 70 twelve questions y Each PROPOSE
uon - distinctly stated and explained in
manner as perspicuous and impressive =
possible: After delivering the lecture s,
leaves the room. !. During his absence 4
Is the du'y Of every member ofthe elias,
/ to prepare himselrto answer distinctly and
fully, the question, which have been pro
posed and explained. AS soon as the class
are Prepared, they are examined, PROPOSE.
lions imperfeetly. understood are re-rx.
planned, and any doubts, difficulties or Or
Jechons which may have occurred are A.
tentively. and impartialIy considered.--
when the examination is concluded, each
.'ucent - required to prepare. and exhibit
IN writing before the succeeding lecture
70 dsIiyered,a dis,ina explanation of the
most material perts of the preceding lee.
lure. As soon as The STUDENT has attained
emekncwledge afshephilosophj Of gram
mar aud rhetoric, his compositious arc
carefully reviewed, and any improprieties,
inaccuracies or .inelsgsncies. in. stile, allu-
SION or reasoning. into which ne may have
oeen betrayed, are pointed out.
tn9ependen,tyof the lectures which are
regularly delivered, and the reading aud
exercises connected with these Lectures,
"n'cn SUCCESSFULLY embrace every part of
'ne course, the perssal of such phiIosophi-
cal and historical works Is are best caicn.
lated to improve the. minds Of youth Is ear
nes.'y recommended. and as the pupil Cd
vances' becomes indispensable to the pro-
sscution OF his studies, and the perform.
anee OF his academic duties.
very Iaborious. prosecution of this
plan Tor several years, (under circum,tan-
ees IN many respects, very unfavorabye IN
fa'r and decisive exhibition offs comma.
rat've Werts,) has satisfied the writer Of
these observations, that il is yelEcalculated
10 awaken curiosity, strengthen the under.
standing, communicate solid information.
and excite decided ppediIe ction for u.e
iui reading and scientific research, not on
" as a preparation for the liberal profes.
SONS, ost as source of amusement and
pleasure: A punetuai attendance in the
school during the hours set apart for study.
o'hgent attention to lectures and exercia
es, regular appropriation of fart of his
leisure to useful reading, and a steady =.
vo'dance of every sort of immoral or y;e;.
Gus amusement, are expected from every
student.
J. Ogilvie has at present under bia c.r..
from thirty to forty pupils, but with M
WOODS assistance, will be able to teach,
ana Is ANXIOUS to receive twenty or thirty
more It's his unaIterable dsterulinat,on
to spend the prime of his life, as he has
spent the lower Of his youth, In ne IN.
sfrnesion efyoufh. AT no former period of
ms HE has ne been SO clearly convinced or
ITS extensive utilitu or so fcelingly alive IN
ITS exquisite attractions: Nor doe. nj.
ambition prompt a wish more aspiring
than to be successfully and conspicSously
active, IN instiIling into the minds of
youth knowledge Of the principles. and
lively and inextinguishabIe sessibiIi,y
10 the unfading attractions Of science, III
NJ. B. The editors of the public print.
throughout Virginia are respeafuIiv re-.
quested to republish the preceding obser.
vations in their respective papers.
Mr., Darlington, in the house of renre.
sental'ves OF PennsyIyania, on the 18th
ult. presented tw6 several memorials. of
similar tenor, from sundry citizens of
Chester county, praying the legislature to
adopt such measures as they may think
proper and expedicnt, for the purpose OF
calling convention, irf order To revise
and amend certain parts of the Constitu.
ton ct this commonwealth. The princi.
pal amendments alluded to in said me.
MORALS, are as follow, to wit.
First--To reduce the election of sens.
tors from quadrennial to an annual
period.
Second--To limit the extension Of ex.
ecutive patronage in making lucrative an.
pointments,
Third---And such reform of the ;udici.
ary,as will render il less complex, pro,;r.
and expensive and enable the citizens ~
procure justice, without fail, denial or
delay. "