The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-07

a CARD L II GIRARpIN las The pleasure
\ to inform his patrons and the parents end
guiId;sns OF youth. in general, that the Teacher
OF the ENGLISH BRANCHES, announced IN
his Provtsory Notice, will he Mr. 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
been such as 10 lrStty the eulog,es ofl,s friends
In letter 10 l. G,rardn, the Il DR. Car
roll expresses himself, respecting MIR. Power, in
the following terms
Mr. Power rs very respectfully connected
his manners and Address are highly pentlemanly
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 & Latino and in the
Mathematics. In short, do not think that YOU
can mud IN America, person better fitted for the
employment in respect both to character and abr
lies One of Mr. Power qualifications is to speak
the French language, &c
Very satisfactory specimens of ATr Powers
hand writing may be seen, upon application to l.
II Girardin, by such parents and guardians, as
attach to that branch peculiar value.
In consequence of the above, l.. Fl Girardin's
establishment will from the first of September
next, stand on the following basis
The Greek, Latin, French, and italian Ian
guages, Geography Civil aud Natural History,
and, eventually, the Literary and Moral course
BY L II Girardin, occasionally aided by f Pozv
er, in teaching Geography, and the ancient elias.
sizes.
Natural Philosophy (Text book, Cavalo and
the Mathematics, comprehending Demonstrated
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, (with its vari-
Gus applications to Astronomy, Surveying and
navigstion,) Comic sections, Fuxions Military
fertilization and Gunnery-By 55hn Wood
Spelling, Reading Writing, English Grqm
mar, Recitation, CoInposition, Practical Ari,h
2yc ~,
Practice of the French Language, VIZ: Read
ing, Spelling,& Speaking French.-By Charles
FreDloH.
1t is earnestly hoped, that Mr. F. Randolph will
carry into execution his intended plan of Lectu.
ring, either at the Capitol, or some other con
vcgient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy.
l. III Cirardin, 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 Grardin will
extend particular, &, indeed, maternal attention
Young Ladies may, for moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the ornamental
arts such as Landscape, Figure < Flower Draw
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In.
strumenta Music The choice of masters for
those branches, shall be entirely left TO parents
and guardians.
Its 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
energetically to promote both intellectual & mo
raj improvement The primary, the sacred OBJ
jects of School, shall, in no instance, be sacrif
ccd TO undue considerations. rs 70 The terms, l.
III CirardIn is convinced that they will be founi
satisfactory, never having observed reluctance
on the part Of parents and guardians TO be Jest
aud even liberal, where abilities, zeal and sys
tom, are combined.
The above plan, will be carried into operation
from the first of September next, OF the house
lately occupied by MIR. 4 Randolph, near tie ca
pitol
l.. II CIRAPDIN
July IT. WIN
y Mr.. John Wood proposes TO have, in the |
evening, private class for such gentlemen who's,
siiustion IN life, mey not permit them to attend
his lessons at the academy.