Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-31
Female Education.

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~ OF Richmond, are happy TO inform the
public that the Academy is now open for
the reception of pupils, in the house lately
occupied by James Penn, Esq. under the SUI
lperintendance of Mrs. ANNA BYRD. The
branches ST education, the names of the
teachers employed, and the compensations
20 be paid to each, by the parents or guar
dams of the young ladies instructed by
them, are as follows:---
1. Reading and writing the English
| Tongue grammatically, Arithmetic and
| Needle-work; Mrs. Anna Byrd teacher !;
at the rate of twenty dollars per annum.
2 Geography and History the Rev.
John ID. Blair teacher; at the rate of 6f-
teen dollars per annum.
| 5. The general principles Of moral and
natural Philosophy, and natural History
! the Rev John ID. Blair teacher; at the rate
OF fifteen dollars per annum.
4, The French Language; Mr.. John
Mongrand teacher; at the rate of twenty
| dollars per annum He is to give FIVE les
sons week to each of his pupils.
S. Music Mr.. Auguste Peticolas teach
er; at the rate of forty dollars per annu,n.,
he is to give three lessons a week to each
of his pupils.
6. Dancing Mr.. John Lataste teacher;
at the rate of twenty dollars per annum
He will attend at the Academy once a
week, viz. on every Saturday, for the pur-
pose of instructing such pupils as shall be
entrusted to his tuition.
z. Drawing; Mr.. Auguste Peticolas
teacher; at the rate of twenty dollars per
annum, and VIII give three lessons week
20 each of his pupils.
The said compensations are payable quar-
terly In advance and the parent or guar.
nj &c -.
| and stationary for her use, as shall be di.
rected by the respective teachers. Each
pupil is to be taught such only OF the said
branches OF education asher parent or guar
| dian shall direct except that no pupil sail
be taught Music, Drawing OF Dancing, with
out being also instructed in some one or more
of the other branches of education taught
III the Academy and that standing COM
t mittee of the Trustees consisting of nine
members, or a ma ority of the said nine)
| with the assistance of the teacher of the
lbranch of education to which any pupil is
proposed to be advanced, are empowered
10 judge of the progress in science, and de-
eide upon the qualifications of such pupil
to be admitted to attend such teacher.
The standing committee are to visit the
Academy from time to time, TO examine
jthe pupils for the purpose of discovering
their progress In Improvement; also to OBJ
, serve the conduct of the superintendent and
other teachers and make general re-
iport of the state Of the institution, at least
four times in every year to meeting oi
the Trustees. They are moreover to grant
such tokens of applause, as they shall deem
expedient, to such of the pupils as, in their
Judgment, shall deserve them; and also tC
censure those who shall appear to have
neglected their studies, or to have beer
guilty OF any improper conduct.
The young ladies sent to the Academy
by persons not residing in this city are t
board and lodge with Mrs. Byrd, WHOSE
compensation for boarding and lodging eacl
pupil, (including washing, fire and can
dles,) is one hundred and fifty dollars pc
Annum, payable quarterly in advance.
The times of vacation will be from tn
1st day of August to the first day of Sep
TENDER, and from the 23d day of Decem
Der to the 31st day of the same month, il
each year.
Having now completely put i'll operation
this useful institution, the trustees canno
= refrain from congratulating their fellow-ci
: tiZens on the sxcellent opportunity which !
now presented for the education of thei
daughters, at an Academy where they ma
be instructed OH very moderate terms, i
every genteel accomplishment, and usefu
branch of science, by teachers Of ire
prnachable characters and undoubted a
Z bilities; and will be under the supcrinten
) dance of a lady ofg' eat responsibility, par
: ticularly charged with the care Of thei
: moral conduct and improvement of thei
) manners.
The trustees natter themselves therefor
: THAT it will meet with the most liberal en-
Icouragement. A subscription has been q
lpened for the purpose of raising money t
pay the rent, for the present year, of tn
lhouse now occupied by the Academy; an
to purchase that house or some other eqa
, ly convenient Cor it's permanent establish
: ment, together with a Forte-Piano and
a set of Globes for the use of the pupils. TIL
c patronage Of the wealthy and generous
n respectfully solicited, and large subscriE
4 ton, it is hoped, will be obtained in a shOl
!, time. Subscription papers are entruSte
e to many gentlemen in different parts of tn
G country, and 20 each of the Trustees; VIII
4 are William IT. Cabell, Alexander M'Ra,
e Alexander Stuart, William w. HeninJ
# William Munford, Lewis Harvie. Cree
d Taylor, Edward Darlington, James PenI
n Thomas Rutherford, HenryS. Shore, job
Buchanan, John d. Blair, Edmund Rar
dolph, George Hay, William Writ, viii
am Moseiey. William Price, (Registei
- Robert Gamble, William Foushee, John 4
dams, John peterborough, George Picke
:, and James Greenhow.
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