Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-14
nd rapins and judge which party is
Entitled I'd stand highest on the scale Of
Isenuine honor.
From a London paper.

1 From L0nd0H papers
Parisian SchJ0t.-We must hail with
Height the project Of an establishment
yhich tends 10 teach quickly young
iris to sew. embroider, mark linen, &c
his establishment is to be held at the
ancient colleges des Grasslns, rue DIES
smardiers, near st. Genevleye they
have adopted the Lancastrian method
| has been long known in France, but
| we make little use of il; it isin the high
| est perfection in England, from whence
We have. in manner, received 1t again
Ia the Rue st Jean de Beanvais. al the
Iancient college des sistui. school Tor
oys is formed on the same plan, which
Ices wonders. They learn to read, t.
rrite, to count; one master teaches, al
e same time about 500 buys, by means
little tutors or monitors chnsen among
rose who have proved worthy his atten-
on. Nothing is more ingenious than
e mechanism of this method. The
chool fol gitIs is not less curious. 1
agine large room, well aired in the
unmer, well war,red in the winter. goo
iris are placed ten upon form, ranged
the side OF each othe.. There are
q benches. two Of which furr a class.
I'D in tie classee they learn to seH ga
i'er, hem. diaW threads, AID to do open
York make button haies, sew on buttons,
> crss stici, knit, plat and arA.-7-
here Is the husband who is nos en-
chanted hat his vile ould know how to
sew OF buttons, to marx, and to stitch his
III /! We often lose oar linen, and
by because it Is not marked ~ the
lethod of sur schools, all the young PEG
pie know how to mark from an A to <.
lpon the shirts and crayats. BY this
means you have no fear of losing any
hing, or at least tie fear will not be So
y eat, ahd every thing is in order. As
acre are monitors for the boys, there are
nonitresses for the girls. These hall
histresses are taken from The classes.
The school mistress gives lessen
'lnch the mOnitresses repeat and make
he others learn. Emulation is establish
20, it Is who shall work the quickes; aud
me best. The work is inspected Instan-
oneously. Every girl has an apron
shich she leaves at the school. and which
4, leit to the ca of the school mistress
hese aprons are placed upon the seat OF
Zach gl.i before the work is distributed
and they a,e replaced when the work is
dsne. Every scholar is furnished with a
needle, thread, and every thing
hat is necessary for work. There is
;als OF scissors among girls, these scis-
aors are hung to the table or desk before
the pupils by a string, long enough that
I'll three can use them. The girls learn
ito read and write by the same method of
instruction. In three or six months they
age able to assist their parents, or, iftheyt
are OLD enough, to enter into the manage
nent of the house.
In London there are schaols Of this
Kind which have done much good. Butt
in this respect Paris will soon vie wifi
all the towns Of Great. Britain. In the
'chool for boys all the orders are verbally
gwen; but in the school for girls they'll
are given by signs. the general move
nents are executed at the sound of It'll
tie bell, and if they speak it is in a viii, |
Der. The school DIES Grassins is not yeti
commenced, BUTT will not be delayed.-i
1t will be benefit for The parish, for the
town, and for France, rs ore foundationI
will be followed by others. Thus, what
is good is not lost to US. Tks elemPn !
AIRY instruction will spread itself. The e
methods are renewed from the Greeks
the Egyptians, the indians, the Arabians
Every hint comes from the East, and you
may see in the kings library, in the de-
?cription OF Egypt, in the third book a
note that may satisfy amateurs.