Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-16
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

The paucty OF well organized seninaries far the
education Of females, - standing repruach 10 our
country. lU various sections of the u States proy-
son Is made by law aud apprn,,' Of land, &c
set aside 10y legislative cnncinens for the establish
meni OF schools I; thai knowledge may be mot ex-
,rhsiseiy dhnsed through our growing populations.
These institutions are ccrtainy praise-wor,hy
VIII long remain as evidences Ot Tue wisdom OF
legislators in their attempts ilus to eniighien the
public AInd-ihey btspcak on their part "a tender
aud anxious souiiue for the public veal for IL i,
only upon The supIoston that our CITIZEN are in
teiigent and well informed, that we can ground a
rational and encouraging hope that present. wise
AMI h'ppy luini OF government will he pei petuai-
but although II subject OF graduation that the
means OF educ .i'ou thus made accessible TO one
POI ton Al least OF community is there nor dan
ger u apprehend that we MISLEADING our tue IN
eres, by neg 'cci'ng the culture oil another portion
wbica exercises powerful aud irress idle influence
oveI socie,y How many great a,en owe TIER &C.
ebrry and usefulness ~ the early tuition or tbe
moiheis How many flowers have ,runeed an.
w's'eu ne" fragrance ior want OF this nstrueion
Among The homins many Of their greatest m en- owed
ther noes impetus AT audeni, aud rbe ,r sus,seoes a,
rhe u ING earJ care AMI attention OF ther
The memorable answer OF tho mother of the Gsac-
chi ought never 10 he iorgou u, vixen she pointed 10
her sJns and sad 10 her visitor, :. these ,rs nv
els. But there ~ aDoiber reason which shuul In.
dnce us rciora feelings Ut tenderness TO nav prea,
AT ent'on 10 tae culture Vi The female mind 'rhr
liie OF female ,comoaraiive speaking is one of
cusoD she IS cut ofi rom enenis bch ar
| at the command OF .be other sex. W,h a cultivated
minu how Wany sources OF enjoyment would be
'htowh open 10 beguIe the re, IN ,aI eunsi 10
winch we see taeni so frequently Sui,jec, The au.
thor OF these remarks has been led 10 make iIes.
observations from having Witnessed the iste exami.
na'ion oil The pupils OF the w. l.. Ac.dea,y If the
Testimony of an individual who has had nm ouuorl,,.
az! o' knowing something .bout these n,,uars can
avail any thug tue writer would hope tIiai This in.
''i'uto" VIII meet with The patronage Il SO highly
merits The couIse of instruction embraces all The
ST" Jecs OF a thoroughly good English educarion. /,
Was Impossible Tor the pupils In acut themselves
nener. From The variety and diversified cha,nct.,
o' The questions pTopounded 10 tem II was clearly
e'nce thai iAeir ins,ruciois had been successlu IL,
,o'Paf'ing 10 them an accurate, clear and cor6ec
Knowledge vi ali The subj cts to which their .,,en-
'on h"d bee" directed. The promptness and f,cilit,
w'to winch answers we're uniformly returned n.,sb,
almosi have Induced one suspect ,Iat The u,,;Is
had bee" drilled for making a display, bad il no,
necb evident 10 every present, that the exam;ua.
t"n vas so full. ta and impartial 10 10 ,ans every
suspicion oil any decephons heing prac,iseJ IA was
pleasing 10 witness the precision and accuracy wub
which even the smallest pupils responded n III,
lucs IONS proposed 10 ihem-it was NANTES, ,l,,
they had been taught TO understand things t,oronch
~ sndlbad no merely acquired iIs, ephe mel al super6
c'"' k"owedg1 which would decay aud peris, d,,
DACIER