Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-09
The AMERICAN
Literary, Scientific g Hillary
ACADEMY,
Cant. Partridge

ea institution will Be opened, under his i'm.
mea,a,a direction and superintendent, at
Norwich. IN the state ofVermont, on the trst
Monday 81 September next. The course OF
( education al ,his seminary will embrace the
toIio~ ~ branches OF literature, science, and
bf.eiical distraction, viz the Latin, Greek,
Asbsew, French, and English languages, A
vslhaelic, the construction and use OF Lo-
gSrithas, Algebra, Geometry, Plane and
Is eheHcaf TrgonometrY ,Planometry, Stereo-
matry, Iensarstion of heights and distances
by frigononetry. aud also Geometricaliy,
practical Geometry generally including par
tiealarly Surveying and Leyelling, Comic
Sections, the use OF the Barometer, with its
application to measuring the attitudes OF
mouatains and other eminences, Mechanics,
Hydrostatlcs, Hydraulics, the elements OF
CnemiStry and Electricity, Optics, Astrono-
my, Navigation, Geography, including the
use of Maps and the Globes; Composition,
Logic. History, Ethics, the elements OF Ma
taral and Political Law, the Law of Nations,
Military Law, the Constitution of the United
States, and of the States seyerally Meta
physics Permanent and Field t0rtihcatlon,
Field Engineering generally, the construG-
ton Of Marine Batteries, Artillery duty, the
principles ,Of Gunnery, a complete course OF
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fortified places, Castrametaiion, ancient For
tlicasioA. the ancient modes ofattacking and
defending fortified places, the ancient lac
tics. particularly those OF the Greeks and
Romano, with description of the eGganlza
ton and discipline Gf Ice pLalsnx and legi-
ON Book keeping, Music, Fencing, Militia
ry Drawing. Topography, CiyiI Engineer
taq including ihe construction OF Roads,
Canals, Locks and Bridges Architecture.
Ia addition othe foregoing, the students will
be regularly and correctly distracted IN the
elementary school of toe soldier, and also IN
faose of the company and battalion; they
will !ikcw Sc he taught the regular formation
of military parades. the turning OFT, mount-s
ing, and relieving guards and sentlnels /; tae
duties of officers Of the guard, oihsers OF The
day, and atiiaants; the making oflt correct
" the different descriptions OF military re-
ports I'm fine al tue duties incident to- lhe
field or garrison. The inihtary exercise and
duties viii be SeaEraAged as not to occupy
any Of tie time that would otherwise be de-
voted to study tAeY viii be attended 10 at
those hours OF the day which are generally
passed by students in idleness, or devoted
to.nseless asnusemenlS, Tor which they Will
be- ma 1e piessiUg and heaithiu substitute.
Practical scientific operations will be ire
qusatly attended to, which viii conduce e.
qlaly 10 health and Improvement.
A Reading Room viii be attached TO the
seminary, whieh will contain handsome
collection OF some OF the most respectable
newspapers ffom different parts OF the Uni
ted States, and also several OF our most ap-
proved periodical publications.
The quarters are OF prck, aud VIII he
handsomely furnished. The students rooms
viii be furnished with single sleeping births,
aud also with chairs, andlrons, shovel ana
tongs, land separate closets Tor books, cioths,
Sc. The students viii be required TO sleep
on mattresses no feather beds will be al
lowed in the establishment Arms and &C
cou,rements Will be furnished they will be
OF different sizes, 10 accommodate those OF
different ages.
Eor the purpose of giving TO the students
a military appearance, when engaged on
military duty, and also on principle ut eco
nomy, they will be required to wear a uni
form dress, description OF which IS here
unto annexed. prescribing dress, ithas
been eude ayored 10 combine, as tar as p1ssl-
Bile. cheapn. IS and neat military appear
ance. with such form as, while II leaves The
student the free aud andlsturbed use OF his
limbs. will al the same time cucumber Ann
the least possihle. The discipline will be
strict but correct, and particular attention
will BE gwen 10 tae iuil Development and
due cultivation of all those liberal, manly,
noble, and independent sentiments which
ought to characterize every American. Whe
ther citizen or soldier. The strictest atten-
ton will be given to the health, manners. and
morals Of the ,,udents. They will De continu-
ally uader the pt~soua inspection of he SUI
perinteudant who will bestow upon them ali
: that care andNatleuti0n which it is believed
their parents, under similar circumstances,
would bestow,
regular attendance on divine service viii
be required on Sundays. The requisite qua
li6eations Tor becoming members of the 10
stitution will be the following, viz THAT
the candidate be of good moral character,
that he be able 10 read and spell correctly, to
write fair legib!e hand, and work the
ground rules OF arithmetic. Eleven or twelv
years of age is believed to be as young as
one can enter with advantage to himself
There will be one vacation in each year,
which will commence on the Monday next
following the third Wednesday in August,
and coRtiuue four weeks.
The expenses per annum for each student
will be as follows;
Board, al respectable and genteel houses
in the village, twenty two dollars fifty cents
aquaEter, or ninety dollars per ann d. SO 90
Fuisioni1 any OF all ofthe before
mentioned branches. excepting the
Hebrew and French languages,
Fencing and Muse, ten dollars
nuo9ler. or forty dollars per annum 40 90
Room rent, includins the use of
arms and announcements, 1.-THE rooms
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