The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-31


Both terroaisial and ceies;ia; Globes are ir
use, and 8, mach OF 2 Phi'osepAica App9,s rs
has been introduced, as e. cnabie The Pre-
eepicr, who gives PUBLIC Lectures, to ;lius
irate, by experiment, the principles of Pixies
ophy and Astronomy, and thereby TO facilitais
their study.
The Academy building is spacious ard con-
venient. in it are schocl-rooms and chapel,
where prayers are attended morning and
evening. In one end of this building the
Steward with his family dweils, and in com
mons he can well accommodate twenty schol-
ars al 81: so per week. In respectable pri-
waite houses, board may be had at from 81: so
TO 50 per week. The funds Of the institution
enable the Trustees to support two Preceptors
a the low tuition of S4 per quarter for clas-
steal scholars, and 60 for English.
In the Academy building, by present ar
raugements, the principal PFeceptor has his
residenc who admits into his family a few
scholars-the associate Instructor lodges with
the Steward and dimes in commons. The
Preceptors here exercise constant inspection
over their pupils, as well in their hours Of play
as those of study, and they without fail, be-
fore retiring themselves at night, examine each
sleeping room Of the scholars, TO see that they
are seasonably in bed, and that their fires and
candles are extinguished.
The principal Preceptor is Mr.. Join Rich
ordson, graduate of Harvard University,
who, for ten years, has devoted himself ex-
clusivcly to the business Of instruction. He
is accurate, thorough and attentive-he pos
sesscs that peculiar faculty 70 govern and to
teac h, (which is an indispensable requisite OF a
good instructor; but whether All individual
possesses this desirable qualification, can new
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are four examinations of the Academy annu-
ally, twice by the whole board CT Trustees,
and twice by Committees consisting of one
half the board. These examinations war;
rant them in speaking of their principal
Preceptors in the above manner. The board
has engaged Mr.. Henry D. Ward. of Shrews-
bury, as their associate instructor, gentle
man of collegiate education, who, 10 general
satisfaction, was an instructor of a Collegiate
Institution in Ohio, and who, for the last six
months, has been attending the public lee
lures at Cambridge, the more perfectly to
qualify himself for the instruction to which
he may be called al Leicester.
Leicester Academy is not considered as
Theological Institution--pupils are there
| taught the love and fear of God, and are ha-
| bituated to those Offices Of piety which are
deemed important by all rejecting and seri-
Gus men. On Christian principles and by
! Christian sanctions they are instructed in the
great lessons of truth and parity, of sobriety
and righteousness and their morals are
strictly Inspected. but no means are used to
bias the young mind in favor of or against
those speculative opinions on which great and
good men differ, nor to excite partialities OF
preiudices respecting those peculiarities which
divide professors into various denomination:
OF Christians, or class them with opposing
sects. A. BANCROFT, President
Of The Board Of Trustees
Leicester, May 81, 1926.