Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-24
THE AMERICAN
Literary, Scientific e Military
ACADEMY.
Capt. Partridge

ed institution will be opened, under his i'm
mediate direction and superintendent, at.
Norwich, in the state oil Vermont, on the, hrst
Monday OF September next. The course OF
education at this seminary will embrace the
following branches OF literature, science, and
practical abstraction, viz the Latin, Greek,
Hebrew, French, and English languages A
rithmstic. the construction and use of L0-
garithms, Algebra, Geometry, Plane and
Spherical Trigonometry ,PlaDometry, Stereo-
metry. Mcnsuration OF heights and distances
by Trigonometry. and also Geometrlcaiiy,
practical Geometry generally, including par
ticularly Surveying ano Levelllng, Comic
Sections, the use OF the Barometer, with its
application to measuring the attitudes OF
mountains and other eminences, Mechanics,
Hydrostatlcs. Hydraulics, the elements OF
Chemistry and Electricity, Optics, Astrono-
my, Navigation, Geography, including the
use of Maps and the Globes; Composition,
Logic, History, Ethics, the elements OF Ma
tural aud Political Law, the Law OF Nations,
Military Law, the Constitution of the United
States, and Of the States severally Meta
physics Permanent and Field Fertilization,
Field Engineering generally, the construt-
ton of Marine Batteries, Artillery duty the
principles of Gunnery, a complete course OF
,
fortified places, Discrimination, ancient For
ti6cation, the ancient modes of attacking and
defending fortified places, the ancient Tao
tics. particularly those OF the Greeks and
Romans, with description of the organIza
ton and discipline of the phalanx ana iegi-
on Book keeping, Music, Fencing, Militia
ry Drawing, Topography, Civil Engineer
ing, including the construction OF hoaas,
Canals, Locks and Bridges Architecture:
lnaddition to the foregoing, the students VIII
be regularly and correctly instructed IN the
elementary school of the soldier. and also IN
those of the company and battalion; they
will likewise be taught the regular formation
of military parades, the turning OF, mount
ing, and relieving guards aud sentinels TIE
duties of officers of the guard, oticers oil the
day, and adiutaats the making ont correct
~ the different descriptions OF military re-
ports in fine, all the duties incident to the
field or garrison. The military exercises and
duties will be so arranged as not to occupy
any of the time that would otherwise be de-
voted to study they will be attended to at
those hours of the day which are generally
passed by students in idleness, or devoted
touuseless amusements, tor which they Will
be made pleasing and healthful substitute.
Practical scientific operations will be ire
quentiy attended to, which will conduce e.
auaIly to health and improvement,
A Reading Room will be attached to the
seminary, which will contain handsome
collection of some of the most respectable
newspapers from different parts OF the UNI
ted States, and also several of our most aP-
proved periodical publications..
The quarters are OF Drck, and wiil DE
handsomely furnished. The students rooms
will be furnished with single sleeping births,
aud also With chairs, aniirons, snovel ana
tongs, aud separate closets tor books, cloths,
Sc. The students viii he required 10 sleep
on mattresses no feather beds will De al
lowed in the establishment Arms and &C
couiremeRts will be furnished they VIII De
OF different sizes, to accommodate those OF
herent ages.
For the purpose Of giving to the students
a military appearance, when engaged on
military duty, and also ON a principle OF eco
nomy, they willsbe required to wear uni
form dress, description OF which is here
unto annexed, In prescribing dress, itnaS
been ende ayored 10 combine, as tar as pNssl-
BILE, cheapn So and neat military appear
ance. with such form as, while II leaves the
student the free and undisturbed use OF ms
limbs. will at the same time cucumber nm
the least possible. The discipline will be
strict. but correct, and particular, attention
will be given to the full developement and
due cultivation Of all those liberal, manly.
noble, and independent sentiments which
{ ought to characterize every American. Whe-
ther citizen nr soldier The strictest atten-
ton will be giyento the health, mariners, and
moralsof hestndents. They will be continu-
ally under the personal inspection OF he su,
perintendant, who will bestow upon them all
that care and attention which it is believed
their parents, under similar circumstances,
would bestow.
Irregular attendance on divine service will
be required ON Sundays. Thewqulsite qua
lifications for becoming members OF the IN
st;tuton will be the following, viz :-That
the candidate be of good moral character,
that he be able to read and spell correctly, to
write fair legible hand, and work the
ground rules oil arithmetic. Eleven or tweiv
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,
sand coatinue four weeks.
The expenses per annum for each student
will be as follows:
Board, at respectable and genteel houses
in the village, twenty-five dollars h!ty cents
aquarter, or ninety dollars per ann u. go 90
Tuition in any or all ofthe berDre
mentioned branches, excepting the
Hebrew and French languages,
Fencing and Muse, len dollars a
quarter, OF forty dollars per annum: 40 90
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