The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-08

the wish OF the pupil TO prosecute that stu
Die must also possess such share of a
oiilty AID application, as viii enable him m
advance, In the different studies which will
successfully occupy his attention, as fast and
as thoroughly, as majority or the class o.
winch he rs lnember.-His disposition must
DC su1ncicntly ingenious & tlocile, to REQUIRE
no other Incentives to the acquisition OF
knowiedge' han such as spring from cu,io-
s,ty ana empia.lon, nor any other motive to
the observance OF propriety, in his copduct
both IN and out of school, than such ne are
suggested, by sense of propriety. or may
DC infused by animated remonstrapca an, Il
lpolite expostuiation.
farents who have sons in this stage of Ii
terary improvement and of this charac,ar
can scarcely select an instructor who vii,
MAKE greater eXertions, according to the
very limited extent of his capacity and at
talnments) tor their Improvement in useful
knowledge, or who will more assiduouslv and
anect,ohate!y endeavour $50 far as the mfr
mites OF his habits will allow) to acc,mn.-
ny the communication of knowledge. with
Whatever can render it interesting. TO the
sensibilities OF the Young. OF this descr;n-
ton lie wishes to receive fifteen ~ twenty
ne attention OF the Junior Class. will besoc-
cupleo during the first sis months yf the frst
year. oy geography, the dead Languages. the
french langlaec and aECIent History. Din
ring the sec-;nd six months, by the dead Ian
guages, art1."etic, Geometry and ALGEBRA g.
DVrinS inc hrst six months of the second
ear the morning will be devoted to Geome-
Try a'd Algebra, the study of the dead Ian
gauges WIZ DC continued during the forenoon.
ana the afternoon will be devoted to the NH
iosophy or Literature and Ethics.-At tbe
expiration of this period the members of tba
JUNIOR Will ascend into the Senior class
Inc senior class will be composed of vounp
persons, none OF whom are under sixteen ~.
seventeen years OF age.-in order to be adj
mitted into the senior class, a younp man
must have previously obtained! as extensive q
knowledge OF the dead languages as he wish
es 10 acquire, Or be disposed to pretermit
TINS important branch CT liberal euucatiop
whist ne remains nenblr of the subsc,i
ber,s school: He must possess sufficient in
teiiiSence and sagacity to comDrcbend Dis
tlnctly, and state perspicuousiy a series of
philosophical statements and reasoninqs e,,
Plalned Dy lecture, and to pursue a Course of
readlnS calculated to illustrate the exDlana-
lions delivered in the lectures: His capaci-
~ anu eAertlonS to acquire information must
be such, as will enable him TO advance as pa :
Pidly, as majority of the class of which he
is member: Above all, he must be hearth
~ disposcd to exert that degree of assiduitv
anu druouF In the prosecution of his studies
ana 10 OBSERVE those obvious principles of SUI
coordination, propriety and decorum both in
and out ofschool, without which, schools how
ever splendid their exterior and imnosino.
'heir Pretenslons, are, and by an eternal Lazv
% moral nature must be, gioon1v d,tlupeons .
pupils, II endowed with the genius of Plato.
SfuUeS instructors if enlightened by the
wisdom and animaled by the enthusi-
aSih OF Socrates, tyrantS their disci
pnhe n1onstrons scene Of alternate or
minSled anarchy and desfotiSDa and eyeyu
fhtnS IN them and about them, deshfcabkS
deteS!aoie' and 7Oretched.-Young men thus
prepared and disposed, viii probably find the
course OF instruction adopted by the s1bscri-
Der and the manner in which it is Dursucd Gin.
quarry calculated to inv.gorate, I:beralise.
ana enhghten their minds; to re-excite that
curiosity and activity of mind which NAV
nave Iangmshed from the neglect of education
curing their earlier years, to correct the err
roheous opinions, motives and habits into
winch that neglect may have BETRAYED them ::
TO oivesr science of the difficulties and defor.
hli'les with which the jargon of pedantry and
the aoSmas or lmposture, have combined To
iidsA us attractions and mar its utility and
tofenocr them ADLER actors and more intel
lgent spectators of the drama of life wbe-
tner their part be of the active or contem-
PiaCVe, OF " the buster or sedater kind -
i nc mode OF communicating knowledge which
'he subscriber will adopt in his intercourse
with the senior class will enable him to re-
ceiVe from twenty to thirty, or even forty.
OF the description previously mentioned. -
lie attention OF the senior class will be occu-
Picd successfully by the study of every branch
OF science, i'll which, During twelve Years
devoted, almost excessively and with enthusi-
asn to literary and scientific pursuits) the
subscriber has made such proficiency, as to
De quaiihed to communicate satisfactory in
formation. The extent of the course will be
contracted on enlarged according to the wish
es and objects of majority of the class. Fx-
erclses IN compositions, elocution and decla-
nation and periodical public examinations
ana exhibitions as the class become Drenared
win constitute regular and highly Interesting
parts OF the courses The class will also DUR
sue a course OF nocturnal reading adapted to
ldciiltate the complcat knowledge of the lee
lures delivered during the day and to eluci-
date more fully and in detail, the principles.
reasonings and Illustrations they embrace
On the subject of every lecture, the subscri-
Der VIII deliver the sentiments lie entcrtains
ana the principles to which enquiry shall
conduct ms mind, stimulated by no motive.
OF winch he is conscious, distinct from an
earnest desire to discover truth and detect er-
ror, Tor the purpose of exhibiting the one
ana exposing the other, in the light i'm which
they snail strike his understanding, and as
powerfully stimulated by these notices &c Or