The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-07-31

| A CARD. CrRARp,s has the pleasur,
4 to inform his patrons, and the parents anC
guardians ut youth, i'm general, that the Teacher
OF the ENGLISH BRANCHES, announced il
his Provisory Notice, will be Mr. Francis Power
a gentleman recommended by European charac.
tiers of high respectabilitv, to the venerable DIR
John Carroll, Bishop of Baltimore, and whose
conduct and display Of abilities, have uniformly
been such as to justify the eulogie s othis friends
1" a letter to l. RI G,rardin, the X II DR.. Car
roll expresses himself, respecting Mr.. Power, in
the following terms
Mr. Power is very respectfully connected
ms manners and address are highly g~eRtlemaniy,
Besides possessing the talents requisite for teach.
ing Tie branches mentioned in YOUR letter, he has
respectable testimonials ofhis ability to give les.
sons IN. the classics, Greek & taiin) and in the
Mathematics. In short, ! do not think that YOU
employment III respect boil, TO character and abb
lies One OF MIR. Powers qualifications is TO speak
the French language, &c"
very satisfactory specimens of Mr. Powers
hand writ ng msy be seen, upon application to /.
I'll Cirard'n, by such parents AM guardians, as
attach to that branch a peculiar value.
In consequence of the above, l.. III Girardin's
establishment will from the first of September
next, stand on the following basis
ihe Greek, Latin, French, and Italian Ian
gutges, Geography, Civil and Natural History,
and, eventually, the Literary and Moral course
by n G'rardin, occasionally aided by f. Pow
er, IN teaching Geography, and the ancient clas-
sizes.
Natural Philosophy Text book, Cavallo) and
the Mathematics. comprehendng Demonstrated
Arithmetic Algebra, Geometry, with its vari
Gus Applications to Astronomy. Surveying, and
nar,gaton.) Comic sections, Fiuxions. Military
fortitication and Gunner,-B, John Wood :,
Spelling, Reading, Writing, English Gram
mar. Kec'tatIon, Composition, Practical Arith.
metic, Book Keeping, &c-By Francis Power
Practice OF the French Language, VIZ Read
,ng' Speiling,& Speaking French.-By Charles
Fyemos.
1t is earnestly hoped. that Mr.. E Randolph will
carry INTO execution his intended plan of Lectu.
ring, either at the Capitol, or IN some other con-
venient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy
= II IL Cirardn, has now removed his family to
Richmond, with an intention to devote himself
more particularly than ever 10 the instruction of
youth 10 the female pupils, Mrs. Girardim will
extends particular, &, indeed, maternal attention.
Young Ladies may, TOR q moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the m
arts, such as Landscape, Figure & Flower Draw.
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In,
strumental Music The choice of masters, for
those branches, shall be entirely left to parents
and guardians,
1t rs contemplated, speedily, to print both the
rules and the terms : copies OF the same, will be
oehvered to applicants. Suffice it to premise,
that the rules shall be rational and mild, vet, such
as energeticaliy to promote both intellectual X mo
raj improvement The primary, the sacred OBJ
Jects OF a School, shah, in no instance, be sacrlf,
ced to undue considerations. As to the terms, L.
II Girardm is convinced that they will be founa
satisfactory, never having observed a reluctance
on tne part or parents and guardians To be lust,
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 MIR. E. Randolph, near the ca.
pitol.
l.. II. GIRARDIN.
July 81. w2m
P.S Mr.. John Wood proposes to have, in the
evening, a private class for such gentlemen whose
situation III life, may not permit them to altenu
4 hrs lpSlODS Of tho a,c,,laro