The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-01-20

eeedigso i escf meeting o the Truc.s, aud prefrvs
the books aud papers, which may be committed to
his care. He hall alto receive from each Truffee
the lin a. rferibers which gall have been obtained
by uch Trpitee aud Of the fu.ns iubfcribed and en-
ter the iaid is in book be kept for the purpofe,
RSivsd, That the Treafurer thall receive al mo.
| MES belonging TO the corporation, and paw the fam.
directed by legally contributed boar and fball. a,
all times, when required render an account If M.
traniataiors.
R5o.se9, That ! iubfcrption be Immediately open.
ed for the Purpoi Of obtaining money or other pro-
perty, from iueh perfons may be willing to contri-
butte 20 the psPoes of tins initution; and that every
truttee do endeavour TO promote the fame.
RejoiveS, That until fuiIieent fun, Of money 70
purehaiea houie, and convenient ground adjoining
thereto tor the uie Of the Academy, hall have been
fnblcribed and received by the realurer the Acade
my ihall be held in the tenement belonging to lame,
Penn in this city, which has been rented by Mrs.
Anna Byrd.
perintendant of the aid academy and be particularly
charged with the of the moral toudutl, an, inn,
proven'cEt CT The manners Of the young ladies who
fhall be pupils therein.
Re/sived, That fueh pupils a, fhal De feut tn the
academy by perions not reGdipg in TIN. city, fha,i
board and lodge with the faid Anna Byrd.
Ryfoived, That the fun of two hundred and tiftv
dollars for the of the ad houfe alto the Price of
ortePano, and of iet Of Globes for the uie of the
pupils, fhall be paid of the money which fall be
received for luhierptions. -
Refoivea, That the iaid Anna Byrd fhall receive
from, the parent guardian of each pupil for board
and lodging, including wahing, fire and candles, the
FUN of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum pay
able quarterly in ADVANCE
Rsi0iveS, That 70 foon proper tutors can be tro
cured he branches of education to be taught in ,be
academy :hal be reading and writing the Englifh
Tongue dramatically, Arithmetic and Needle.
work, Geography and Hiftory, the general prnc;
Piles of moral and natural Philofophy and natural
hiitory; The French and Italian languages; Mu6e.
Dancing and Drawing; but each pupil fhall be
taught uch OF thoie branches only as her parent or
guardian ihall direct.
Rej6ived, That the teacher Of reading and writ;rr
Engliih, Arithmetic and Needework fhall receivs
from the parent guardian of each pupil who flall
be en;rnted 20 her tuition, the fun Of twenty doll
lars per annum, and the teacher of Geography and
hiaory the FUN of fifteen dollars per annum. The
iaid iums i,iall be payable quarterly in advaxee
RejoiVed, That Mrs. Anna Byrd be appointed
teacher of reading and writing Englifh, arithmetic.
and needlewerk and that Jno D. Blair be appointed
teacher of Geography and Hiaory.
RsioiVel, that VIM. Fl. Cabell, John Buchanan.
Alex. M'Rae, VIM. w Henning, VIM. Munford
James Greenhow, J. ID. Blair, VIM. Meieley and
Creed Taylor, be appointeda fandng committee to
Wilt the faid Academy, from time time TO examine
the pupils for the purpoie of discovering their pro-
sreis i'll Improvement, alto to oberve the conduct of
the superintendent and other teachers and make qe
neral report of the fate of the Inuton at leaf four
times in every year, to a meeting of the TruGees,
| which ihall be called by the PreGdeut The fa;d
committee majority of them, are authorz ed and
required to employ teachers of the French and Italian
languages; of the principles of Natural and Moral
Philofophy and Natural Hitory of Mufic !, of Dan,
cling, and OF Drawing to attend the pupils in the fad
Academy, upon the bef terms which can be obtain
ed and the falaries. which the fad committee lhaI
agree to give the iaid Teachers having been appro-
we'd by legally contributed board, fhall be paid BY
the parents guardians of fch pupils AS fall be put
under their tuition.
RsiotVed, that the fad Handing committee fhall
grant iueh tokens Of aPplaue as they ha deem, ex-
ihall deferve them; & fhl ALTO cenfure thoie who
fhall appear to have neglected their Rude,, or to
| have been guilty of any improper conduct.
Pefsivnd that the following regulations be fricflv
oblerved by the Superintendent and Tutors, and o.
beyed by the pupils received into the Academy.
| L. The times of VACATION fhall be from the firm
day of Augut to the fir day of September, in each
year, and from the 23d day OF December to the thir-
| ty-iirt day of the fame month in each year.
.. The pupils, from the twentieth day of March
to the commencement of the funner vacation f.,aI,
retire to ref by eight o'clock at night and from III
frit day of December to the twentieth of March
By nine O'Clock 1T night and fhall at all times rita
with the fun.
s. Their hours of recreation hall be one hour az
ter breakGait; and two in the evening The ref of
their time ihall be devoted to their hudies and nee
| dle-work.
4. The pupils fhal not be permitted to invite COM
pany to witt them to give entertainments of the
denomination OF tea-parres, of any other ma
ture.
. The Teachers fhal attend for the purpores of
tuition, at iuch times the superintendent ihall d.
rect, with the appreciation of the Handing commit
tee.
6. The parent guardian of each pupil fbali fur
Min iuch books and ftatioDary for her as as bal be
dreaed by the reflective teachers.
Rdived that 70 foon as fuiicient fun fhaIl be re-
ceved by the Ireaurer, the itanding committee ba
Purchae Tor the ME of the Academy, ahoafe with con-
veiient ground adjoining thereto, in the city of Rich
mono, on the BET terms which they can obtain, fub
jest to the appreciation or re ieGion Of legally con-
diluted board,
Rciotve6, that when fuch bouie and ground hali
have been purchaed, the fuperintenant for the time
being aud her flmly fhall always reide in the faid
houfe and enjoy, together with the pupil, efdirig in
the Academy, all the advantages be derived from,
the ground annexed thereto.
( P,iSivei that this meetiog do now adjourn. un,iI
!uaiday next at eleven o'clock, =. 81.
/ ! lie fub(cribersb have on hand, now for private
| Il isie, which they will fell on low terms, Tor an