The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-14

n SAND-L II S1RARDlN mas the pie sufe
- to inform his patrons. and the parents and
gua, disns Of youth in general, that the Teacher
otthe ENGLISH BRANCHES, announced in
IN, Provtsory NORGE, will be MIR Francis Power
gentleman recommended by European charac.
tiers OF high responsibility, to the venerable DR.
John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore, and whose
conduct and display of abilities, have uniformly
oeen such as to justify the euiog es OF his friends
1" a letter to L Fl Girardin, the II r DIR. Car.
roll expresses himself, respecting Mr. Power, in
the following terms
Mr. Power IS very respectfully connected
ms manners and address are highly geHtlemanly.
BESIDES possessing the talents requisite for teach
ing the branches mentioned in your letter, he has
respectable testimonials of his ability to give les
sons in the classics, Greek & La,in) and in the
Mathematics. In short, do not think that YOU
can ind IN America, person better fitted for the
employment ~ respect both to character and abb
lies One OF Mr.. Powers qualifications is to speak
the French language, &c
Very satisfactory specimens of Mr. Powers
hand writing may be seen, upon application to L.
Grardin. by such parents and guardians, as
attach to that branch peculiar value.
In consequence of the above, l.. III Girardin'
establishment will from the first of Septembes
next, stand on the following basis
The Greek. Latin. French, and Italian Ian.
guases, Geography Civil and Natural History
| and, eve uAy, the Literary and Moral course
BY L. II Girardin, occasionally aided by f. Posu
err, IN teaching Geography, and the ancient elias
sizes
Natural Philosophy (Text book, Cavallo } and
the Mathematics, comprehendmg Demonstrated
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, (with its vari-
Gus applications to Astronomy, Surveying and
navg ttion.) Comic sections, FluXion., Military
fcr,fcation and Gunnery-By John Wood e,
Spelling Reading Writing, Epgljsh Gram
mar. Recitation. C. IMPOSITION, Practical Arith
meuc, Book Keeping, &c by Francis Pozuer =
Practce OF The French Language. VIZ: Read
ing, Speiling,& Speaking French.-By Charles
Frenon
1t earnestly hoped. that Mr. Randolph ill
carry INTO execution his intended plan of Leciu
ring, either al the Capitol, or IN some other COZ
venient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy.
l. II Cirardn, has now re moved his family to
Richmond, with an intention to devote himself
more particularly than ever to the instruction of
youth To the female pupils, Mrs Girardn will
extend particular, &, indeed. maternal attention
Young Ladies may, for a moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the ornamental
arts such as Landscape, Figure & Flower Draw
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In
strumentai Music The choice of masters, for
those branches, shall be entirely left to parents
and guardians.
tits contemplated, speedily, to print both the
rules and the terms copies of the same, will be
delivered to applicants. Suffice it TO PREMISE
that the rules shall be rational and mild yet, such
as energetically to promote both intellectual Il mo
raj improvement The primary, the sacred OBJ.
jects of School, shail, in instance, be sacrifi
ced to undue considerations. AS to the terms, L.
Girardin is convinced that they will be foun!
satisfactory, never having observed reluctance
on the part of parents and guardians to be just,
and even liberal, where abilities, zeal and sys
tenn, are combined
The above plan. will be carried into operation
from the first of September next. at the house
lately occupied by Mr.. L Randolph, near the ca
pitol.
l.. II. GIRARDIN
July 81. w2m
p. Mr.. John Wood proposes to have, in the
evening, private lass for such gentlemen whose
situation in life, may not permit them to attend
his lessons al the aCaucmK.