The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-09
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
COURSE OF JUVENILE EDUCATION

TIE following brief drneaton Of the courle of in
itru6tion puriued in J. Ogilve's ichooi, will enable
parents to appreciate with toerabe accuracy it, pro-
baoie and comparative advantages. Boys from eigh,
or nine, to twelve or fourteen years of age are in
trueed in readings writing latin practical ari,hn.
tic, eiocuon, Geography and Euclids' Elements as
ioon as the pupil has attained competent know
ledge OF thee elementary plrts of literature his atten
ton is directed to the phi!o!ophy of grammar and
Rhetoric, to hitory, to Algebra, comic fefions and
the higher branches of Arithmetic. The la nage Of
his Progreis eomPrehends, Ethics, political economy,
Abs rh'.es~fhY OF the hu,r,o mind the laws of ma
ture and nations, Newton's Prinepia and Fiuxons.a
In teaching the philofophy of grammar and rbeto.
ric, the books principally ufed, are Tookes AnalvG,
OF language, Harriss fiermes Campbell. phoiophy of
rhetoric, Allifon on Tate, Burke on the fube. and
Blars lectures. In udying Ethics and political eco
nomy the books principally uied are Smiths Theory
OF moral sentiments, Price on Morals, Smiths Wealth
OF Nations, Stewards political economy, and Nautilus
on population. On the philoiophy Of the human
mind, & the laws OF nature & nations; are the books
Principally uied, Hume's E(Iays, Hartley on r,an
Ward and Vattel. The higher branches of Matbe.
mates are taught by Mr.. Wood, whole attainment,
and abites in this importan. and diffcult DEPART
ment OF ieienee, are eonteiiedly and rnqueRonably
pre-eminent. The other branches are taught bv 7 o.
give, through the medium of lectures
His mode of leetnring is as follows The princpal
proportions Which he rroPoc IS to iilufrate are diff
tncfiy expreed III wri ing, md arranged in the form
OF fuetions every lecture comprehendng fron, EIGHT
to twelve queltions;) Each proportion i. dininalv
i'".ed ana explained IN manner perfpicuo,s and
lmpreiiiVe as poibble. After delivering the lecture
ne leaves the During his abence it the duty
Of every member OF the cafs to prepare himfef to an
liver diitlnctly and fully, the quefions which have
been propoied and explained AS foon as the clal
prepared, they are examined proportions Imperfect
underitood are re-explained, and any doubts, diff
cutles or objections which may have occurred are ar
tehtively and impartaiiy coniidered. When the ex-
animation is concluded, each ftudent is required to
prepare and exhibit in writing, before the fcceedipo
lecture is delivered diltin6t explanation of the MOT
material parts Of the preceding lecture. Az
loon as the itudent has attained fone knowledge of
the PholoPhy OF grammar and rhetoric his coinpoG-
tions are carefully reviewed, and any improprietes
inaccuracies or nelegances, in tile aufion or reafon
ng' into which he may have been betrayed are point
ed out.
independently of the lectures which are reouIarlv
delivered. and the reading and exercifes connected
with thee lectures, which lucceflivey embrace every
part oil the courie the perual of lch phiolopbicaI &
hitorical works be calculated 10 improve tbe
minds OF youth is earnealy recommended, ard a, the
pupil advances, becomes Indispensable to the profecu
ton ct his tude', and the performance of his AGA
demic duties
very laborions proecuon of thi, plan for Cever.,
years, (under circumstances in many REFLECTS, very nm
favourable to fair and decilive exhibition Of ire co
parative merts,) has fased the writer Of thele oh
iervations that It IS well calculated awaken curo(-
ty,itrengthen the understanding, communicate fold
normation and excite decided prediction for uC.
fol reading and fcientc reieareh rot only as prepa
ration for the liberal projections but as fource Of
amuiement and pleafure. A punelual attendance in
the chool during the hours fet apart for udy digent
attention to lectures and exerces regular appropra-
ton OF part Of his eiiure ueful reading and ea
dy avoidance OF every fort Of immoral or vicious a.
muiement, are expelled from every fudent.
| j. Ogvie has at prefent under his care from thif.
y to forty pupils but with Mr.. Woods alinance, il
be able to teach, and is anxious receive twenty or
thirty more. It's his unslterabe determination 10
rend the prime Of his life, he has fpent the flower
OF his youth, III br sf,stor IF yogB. AT no former
period Of his life has ne been 70 clearly convinced Of IL
exteniive utility, or 70 feergy alive to its exuiG,e
! nay Prr5sfS 6t proper 70 rSms,f, fJaf ar fg7(
Jraerte' 9Aaa,al Pbiie6ty 4olJ dt6eod sesn eeoncf
end atgeb,a 0nifLe eNpeyimerfa part 70 far ar kao7o
icfgef bean be 0bfarcd from ocI0i safli-ofi9o, az
ptafes, ~. ss@srsJ,sSsd IN Hii ren.js/