Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1823-09-06

negroes, sold the fret of-Jsuuary last,
BY the administrator, will DO due ON
the first Of October next, and are lods.
ed in the Office of Discount and De-
posite OF the Farmers Bank Of Virgil
MIA at Winchester, for collection, of
which the debtors are now apprised,
and punetuel payment will then be exr
pected. ISAAC BAKER, Col.
August so, 1893. st
Staunton Female Academy.
AT the request of Mr.. Leuba and
the other teachers in the Staunton
Female Academy, the undersigned
assisted at the examination of the pu-.
pills on the elst, 22nd and sSrd insty.
The several classes were carefully exe
amined upon the various studies in
which they hid been engaged during
the session !; and every opportunity
was afforded the undersigned of as
containing the method Of Instruction,
and the progress of the pupils. They
take pleasure in stating that tic result
was highly gratifying to them, and
crcditable to all the teachers. The
institution has evidently been conduc-
ted with much zeal. industry and "a
bility and the proficiency of the
scholars furnishes satisfactory evil
dence of great diligence and strong
spirit of emulation in the prosecution
OF their studies. The discipline and
, and regulations of the school SO far
as the undersigned could Judge, arc
also worthy of appreciation.
1t would be tedious to state in de-
tail the sentiments of the undersigned,
with regard to the merits of the course
pursued iii the different branches of
education taught in the Academy
but they cannot withhold their opin-
ION as to some of the most important.
The elements of Astronomy are incul-
Gated by .judicious method, which
gives competent knowledge of the
subject, without fatiguing or embar~
raising the youthful mind. The course
OF Geography, tho extensive, is cal
culated by practical application of
what is taught, to make lasting
impression on the memory.-Ip the
study of the French language, the pu-
pills, besides the means of learning to
read and write it correctly, enjoy the
advantage of conversinS with several
OF the teachers.
Tie English department, consist
ing of English Grammar, Reading,
DC. is under the direction of Miss
Lewis, who has acquitted herself in
a manner highly commcndabIe, and
evincing an ability and industry,
which must recommend her to public
patronage wherever she is known.
AS to the Musical department con-
Quoted by Mrs. Leuba, several ladies'
who aided i'll the examination, united
with the undersigned i'm the most deci-
ded appreciation of her merits as q
teacher, and the uncommon proficicn-
cy of her pupils
In the distribution Of 90 premiums.
the undersigned have to regret, that
| they were reluctantly compelled, from
the necessity of discriminating, to o.
| verlook many whose merits entitled
them to reward.
/ archibald Stesoart,
Daniel Stephens,
ID. Shefeg,
| John C.. SOUerS,
BriSc0e G. Bald1cin.
Mr.. & Mrs. Leuba return their
thanks to the inhabitants of this town
and its vincinity, for the contentment
which they have expressed of the pri-
vate and public examinations of the
scholars oftheir Acadamy, which took
place the e1st, 22d, Esd and e4th inst.
Desiring to merit more and more the
confidence Of The public and to give
their academy the highest degree of
perfection, they have engaged as as
sistant Miss M. j. Lewis, who unites
all the necessary qualities for general
instruction particularly English lam
guage in all its branches, drawing,
painting upon paper. linen and silk,
and all sorts Of needle work.
Pricetor q session of fve months.
Boarding, Bed and Bedding, and fu-
ell, $50
Washing, 6
Tuition for all the first branches ofin-
struction, viz: Rhetoric, Compost
ton, Natural Philosophy, Chemis-
try, Botany, Astronomy, Geogra-
ply, with the use of new & beau
tiful collection of Mellisll's Maps,
<Rs f.Iohec 1c