Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-20
Female Education.

c"hohu, arc happy 10 inform the
public that the Academy is now omen for
the reception of pupils, in the house lately
occupied by James Penn, Esq. under the SUI
perintendance of Mrs. ANNA BYRD. The
branches st education, the names OF the
teachers employed, and the compensations
to be paid to each, by the parents or guar
dians OF the young ladies instructed by
them, are as follows: ---
l. Reading and writing the English
Tongue dramatically, Arithmetic and
Needle-work; Mrs. Anna Byrt. teacher
at the rate of twenty dollars per annum.
2 Geography and History the Rev.
John ID. Blair teacher at the rate of Eff
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.
a, 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 Pcticolas teach
er; at the rate of forty dollars per annum.
He is to give three lessons 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
pose of instructing such pupils as shall be
entrusted to his tuition.
z. Drawing; Mr.. Auguste Peticolas
teacher; at the rate Of twcuty dollars per
annum, and will give three lessons week
10 each of his pupils.
The said compensations are payable quar-
terly IN advance; and the parent or guar
dian of each pupil is to furnish such books
and stationary for her use, as shall he 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 snail
be taught Music, Drawing or Dancing with
out being also instructed in some one or more
of the other branches of education taught
In the Academy; and that 4 standing COM
mittee of the Trustees consisting of nine
members, or majority of the said nnc)
with the assistance of the teacher of the
branch of education to which any pupil is
proposed to be advanced, are empowered
to 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
the pupils for the purpose of discovering
their progress in Improvement also to OBJ.
serve the conduct of the superintendent ant
other teachers; and make a general re.
port of the state of the institution, at Least
four times in every year to a meeting Of
the Trustees. They arc moreover to grant
such tokens ofapplause, as they shall deem
expedient, to such of the pupils as, in their
Judgment, shall deserve them; and also t.
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
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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 pei
Annum, payable quarterly in advance.
The times of vacation will be from The
LIST 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 in operation
this useful institution, the trustees canno
refrain from congratulating their fellow CT
tizens on the sxcellent opportunity which i
now presented for the education of the
daughters, at an Academy where they MAJ
be instructed on very moderate terms, il
every gcntecl accomplishment, and usefu
branch of science, by teachers of ire
proachable characters and undoubted a
biities and will be under the superinten
dance of alady ofg' eat responsibility, par
ticularly charged with the care Of thei
moral conduct and improvement of thei
manners.
The trustees fatter themselves therefor
that It will meet with the most liberal cn
couragcment. A subscription has been O
pened for the purpose Of raising money t
pay the rent, for the present year, Of I'll
house now occupied by the Academy; an
20 purchase that house or some other eqaI
ly convenient for it's permanent establish
ment, together with a Forte-Piano and
set Of Globes for the use ofthe pupils. TIL
patronage of the wealthy and generous
respectfully solicited, and large subscrip
ton, it is hoped, will be obtained in shor
time. Subscription papers are entruste
20 many gentlemen IN different parts of TN
country, and to each Of the Trustees VIII
are William II Cabell, Alexander M'Rat
Alexander Stuart, William w. HeninJ
William Munford, Lewis Harvie, Cree
Taylor, Edward Darlington, James Penn
Thomas Rutherford, HenryS 5. Shore, job
Buchanan, John ID. Blair, Edmund Rar
doph, George Hay, William Writ, VIII
am Moseley, William Price, (Rcgistei
Robert Gamble, William Foushee, John
DAMS John Brockenbrough, George Picke
and James Greenhow.
Richmond, March 5th, 1907 w8t