Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-10-12
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TAUGHT IN AZ LESSONS,
ON THE MA JILTONlAN SYSTEM,
JAS. HAMILTON, JUN.

JAS. HAMILTON, JUN.
In conjunction .vith his brother, Mr. JHeymou,h
EiS leave Il otfer hi. services to
I'D he liberal aud we'll informed cit
izens OF Winchester, as teacher nf
the French Language Born and Ed
ucated IN France, J III Jun. has had
the inestimabie advantage Of knowing
the English language from his child
hood; without which he couceives it
impossible to impsrt TO an American
or Englishman thu knowledge Of a no.
ther. The plan of instruction. pursued
is that which was introduced into this
country by his father, and in coniunc
tion with whom he has taught ever
since. The singular effects of this
mode OF teaching has been tested by
several thousand pupils formed on the
HsmiltonIan system, by the author &
his children, the constant companions
OF his labnurs The voice of fame. the
patronage ola liberal and Discerning
public, have accompanied his progress
through aimos, every part of the Uni
ted States Associat ed with him, JAS
Hamilton. jun, met classes in Philad
t'phia last winter amounting TO eearly
500 persons. Tia this system which
Is now offered to rhe ladies and gentle
men IF Winchester.
Mr.. H. promises that his pupils.
with small share of application on
their part, shall be enabled to read
write and speak the French language
with grammatical accuracy I'm As les.
sons He promises that they shall be
able to read any boak in the language
10 "a. or half course He promises thar
every member of his class shall he n
oie to read and translate St. Johns
G"spet with an accuracy Of grammat
zeal analysis unknown in the school.
IN eight lessons; and resting on this en-
saSement, his future hopes If patron.
age 10 Winchester, he will begin
course at lectures AZ soon as so ladies
and gentlemen shall have subscribed.
This course is altered with some de.
S'ee ct confidence to the patronage of
HE literary characters, who having
studied the French 10 their youth, may
wish t" perfect Themselves in this lang
Suase, without subjeeting themselves Il,
the rsSnlar studies Of class, Ladies'
generally. will surely wish to obtain SO
elegant and useful an accom- plishment.
at an expense 40 enncilialory to their
feelings. Of time and Iabour.
The subscription to the whole
course has usually heeu forty eight
dollars. A desire 30 concilete the pat
ronage of the citizens of Wiuehester
induces Mr. II TO put i, at half price.
for The convenience of the subscriber.
the course Of 4s lessons is divided into
AK sections nf eight Lessons; and he il
at liberty to discontinue a. The end Of
+ach: the section is pu: at 4 dollars: 40
that for 81 dollars, in the space Of three
months, person Of common capacity
without any other prsvious knawIedee
man being able to read English with
facility, will be able TO read and trans.
iafe; to pronounce with proprietv: to
w'i'e and speak the French language
with sT"mmaticalcorreetness: or should
any circumstance prevent his going
through 'he whole course. he will, in
one fortnight, acquire greater knowl.
edge OF il than is usalIy obtained in
AK months on the usual plan, and in
TWO or three sections will be able to
pursue the study oft With success g.
ven without teacher. In short the
expFnee is trifling-the study pleasing
the advantage evident the risk mo-
thing