Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-06
A COUNTRYMAN.
FEMALE EDUCATION


NR-H Wiu be gratifying TO every one Interested
ia the education Of their female children 10 re,rsse
4jcndemy. This establishment (the omIy i,coryorat
ga Jemdte seminary, beiieue, this side OF tie
ridge has ercited considerable Interest not only from.
tne tDOTts 81 the trustees TO render the buildings Of
The insfitatior suitable for the reception of females
irc" distance but The unremtted eIertiomS Of the
principal teachers, ,~hich promise TO render the es
Enlistment The most eminent in Tircinis.
REPORT. -" 1t is with great pleasure and
Satisfaction that the trustees have il IN their
power to announce to the public the promising
state OF this institution. The public examiu,
ton OF the 23d inst. excited considerable intc-
resi-. Ihe regular and attentive department
oil me pupils, and the facility with which thew
answered the questions on the various branch
es OF literature, would, TO stranger ONLY pre-
sent at their examination, be a sufficient proof
OF the superiority of The system pursued BY the
PriEcipdis. 10 The trustees. wbe have ;ttten-
tiVely followed the progress of the young aides
III Their studies, and who ha We with equal at
ientioh, noticed the plan of education adopted
by the supermtendabis, this proof was not ne
cesaaiS they cannot report III terms too higlI-
iy appIOoatOry, their sentiments and feelings
OH has occasion. 1t may be gratifying to the
friends oil female education 10 find that all e,-
adjustment, exclusively for females, and upon
large scale, has, by tile abilities and UNIV ca
RED exertiOns OF its principal teachers. MIR
tfenry Morris and Iady,) within very short
Time, risen IN public esteem superior to any
other female seminary known TO the trustee: ,
All the various branches OF literature which
compose an elegant. polished aud enIiyhtened
education, are taught with the greatest success
nom the practical method adopted by the
teachers. Ii may not he amiss, for general in.
formation, 10 make some remarks on pariicu
Tar branches which forcibly attracted the at
tehtioh OF tile trustees anG visitors The gram.
faaticai proficiency ofthe classics excited con
sioerabie surprise, from the very short time
'he Fup'is had been engaged in il. Tue geo
SiaPntca' department was equal, interestip.
a"d successful. he superiority Of the practi.
cal mode OF teaching this branch OF SC; siic. was
eniihehtiy striking in the examination OF one
VI ihe classes FOR out of nearly two hnu,;re,,
questions ProniscuousIy propOunded 10; mo re
'"ah one or Two were omitted to be properix
answered. HE classes i'm history and astron,3
my equally pleased those who attended. AIso
specimens ofpenmanship. All the otherbraucI,-
Is seemed to have been equally well attended
TO- ana gained general approba ton. Lastly
tne enerts OF the young ladies composing tit
oIaWps school. were exhibited These pro
onc'ionS excited the admiration of every one
PIeSen', some OF them being specimens Of Gle.
sdhcs ana TASTE nor can the maps and asiro
homicai spheres, be passed over, some of them
equaliing finely executed engravings The
trustees nave also remarked, that il is not ouly
lie intellectual Improvement of the pu,ils in
WHICH lie principals have been 10 successful
but considerable attention has also been paid
Ia the refinement Of iiIeIT manners and improve
ment OF Their morals. THE TRUSTEES,
Ne~ Cfoss0", (-IR,AtrStJ oct. 80, 1910"