The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-01
GOWNIX 2sO5C.
LITCHFIELD, NOVEMBER l, 1897.

The Summer Term of the Litchfeld Female Acad-
envy closed on Monday, the 29th uit. The examina-
ton, or exhibition of improvement, held in the
Court hous on the same evening. The interest which
appears to have been felt by the pupils in improving
their time the best possible advantage striking
y manifest this occasion. The Summer Term of
the School is twenty-four weeks; the last four of
which are entirely devoted to examinations in the diff
ferent branches previously studied. These examina
tons are uncommony rigid; every question which can
naturally be drawn from the studies pursued is asked
and scholar is permitted guess twice upon any
question 1t must be answered Familiarity and under
Standngy, or it Immediately passes to the next in the
class. When these various branches first studied
the pupils well understand that such will be the course
Of the examination, and that the record of their an
swers will be read at the public exhibition. They are
therefore induced to improve in the best posi- bic
every moment allotted to them for study and their
consequent improvement must be, and is, gratifying in
the highest degree to their parents, and also the
friends the institution. Three sets of NIottos are
awarded to such of the pupils merit them agree
ably TO the rules of the School. One, entitled "For
good Behovour," for strict and careful attention
school; one, "For good Scholarship" for having
obtained by diligence and application a certain
number Of credit marks; and the other j." For good
Examinations, for having answered three -fourths
Of the questions asked them during the four weeks of
examination above mentioned; and that too, three
fouhs of the questions in every particular branch pre-
vously attended to. If every question is answered in
all the branches but one, and in that one, more than
quarter are suffered to pass without
swer, this last motto is not awarded. Knowing the
general tendency of the youthful mind to be ndifTer-
en about measuring up useful knowledge and to be
careless of that time which allotted for this purpose
would hardly possible that any one could pro-
cure motto of this latter description yet very large
number did procure it, several little misses
of the ages of IL, II and Is years. And it is ac-
knowledged by all, by those who are so unortu-
nate to lose the motto, that they awarded with the
strctest mpartaity, and without having the least IA
vor shown to one more than to another This fact
speaks volums in favor of the school. Here young la
dies are melted to improve every moment in storing
their minds with useful knowledge and although
those external accomplishments which consider
ed indispensable in polite society not neglected,
important subject the adorning of the mind.
The specimen of paintings which where exhibited
displayed great degree of taste and diligence in
those who attended to this branch of science. We
did not count the number of pieces painted during the
past term but knowing that this class had been
commonly small, and that no time is allow ed the pu
pills for painting but those hours usually called Hol
lidays," could but be struck with the idea that
the class had made up by diligence what had been
wanting to it in time and numbers
The exhibition in music was honorable both to the
instructor and the pupils. |
Several pieces Of original composition were read |
which reflected much honor upon the young ladies (
who wrote them They were for the most part clear
in their ideas, torcble in their construction and ele
giant in their dction
The highest prize for best scholarship, was award |
ed to Miss Julia Jackson of Patterson N. J. The |
highest prize for improvement awarded to Miss
Frances Deming, daughter of Stephen Demng, Esq |
The Winter Term of the School commences on
Wednesday, the 18th inst.
FOR THE COUNTY POST.
Train up a child in the wGy he should 90, and
phen he as he piH not depart from IT,"
1t has already been remarked that maternal infu-
ence does much towards forming the mind. This in
uence is still perceptble in the formation of the
heart.
"By the term heart is meant the seat fountain of
the desires and passions"
To the mother the child manfests its first glow of
affecton-and that first glow of tlal love she HIS in
her power to cherish and expand to modify and con-
troll almost as she will. Acquainted with every chan
mel in which infant feeling lows, she is able ador,
her course Of disc'phne accordingly, Ip the manage
ment ohe heart, she has the finest and most delicate
y toned instrument TO keep in tune. To enable all
its chords vibrate in unison, is no less difficult than
a delightful task. A multitude of incidents that pass
unnouced by common observers, are but 50 many
means which skIful mother employs for addressing
moral truth to the heart. The whole animal kingdom
opens its storehouse Of illustrations for her USE The