Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14
Ncw Institution for Female Education.

EER. & MRS. ANDERSON inform the citizens OF
l'l Richmond aud the neigbborng country that they
are forming on Navy Hill, distant about yards Il cur
the capitol square, suitable range Of buildings the
various nianches ut liberal and comprehensive system
OF tcmale education.
No osject is more important, none a,tainable
none more neglected. than the literary enc MT vi
fennles Is perhaps Where Ia he found The study
the ancient classicshe benefit OF lectures natural
and moral philosophy SC deemed necessary TO sons,
that ne VINO has not had the advantage OF them, is
accounted " poor. inc-ed"-are almost every where
deited to daughters.
II is the design of the proposed institution TO remedy
this evil-to otter the middle and wealthy classes Of
clety, and all vino clnse TO enjoy the benen of II
Luceun well a school for their daugbters-an in
PRODUCTION TO the classics and open avenue
all the departments OF science.
The contemplated, We may say the commenced estab-
sbnleh viii consist of srcnmoT school for eiemcn-
tary lessons and exercisesa separate building for
classical school, aHd library, appropriated to advanced
pupis-and central edice, to be called the Richmond
LyceG,n containing suitable apartments, and furnish ed
with afull apparatus for illustration the lectures and
per'ments that give the nish to collegiate instruction.
Afemae pupil commencing at eight ten years old
and steadily pursuing the series Of study, acquire
grammatical knowledge OF The English French. Latin,
creek and Italian languages, well the usual juve-
nile ACC ainance with the elements of liberal educa
on, by the time she has completed her fifteenth year.
oi several hundred oung ladies who formerly attended
Mr. AS course of grammatical instruction the talents of
onefourt Of them, he thinks would have accomplished
the whole series now proposed in ionr years-tIree
f"rrihs oi them in Oe Siand all Of them pei ba
might nave completed it in eight years After
sufficient attention to the principles OF Englsh and of
LATIN, and advance rapidly TO read Vng, Huentiy
and ueH, within three or four months The same mas
be done with the Greek and Homer has been demon
rGfed 10 the satisfaction individuals the hrst res
possibility IN the literary circle of Richmond-and it
ca ana may be Demonstrated in the OF mary
female candidates for literary success.
Tue institution is intended to accommodate, when
complete about 200 pupils in its several departments
Tue Grammar School is very nearly finished and the
other buildings will progress, par; pGSSu with public
encouragement AS soon as twenty pupils shall he
entered from town and country the grammar school III
be opened-aDd when ffy pupils are enrolled the buhd
ing OF the classical school will be commenced.
Teachers, properly qualified for The instruction ofthe
youngestas wela the elder pupils, the plan 0fthe
uShtnf'on will be selected from every quarter, by Mr.
A. VINO will constantly inspect and their studies
particularly in the Grammar School, the lessons and
exercises Of which. faiitny incuicGtsd will eEsure
success IN The higher deparmens-Mrs. A. will super
intend the pfactisings "f the music roo,n-and Mrs
Camp take charge OF the domestic circle.
TermsThey will be Sfidiohsly SUCH as The average
Of our best female academies.
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