Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-19
SEMINARY.

sfsafed ~ine m.ssJ,om haryo, a, "a tAe I arrpiks Rssx
ieadtng yrom hartford 20 Dcstoa and prve'aemcs.
~ OfiCE al tis seLol has te.n gwen u the publts
absui lw0 years since. ri,ufIy 1arcf, Through ~
i.Dath, ana some utler mn'f cal-e-, we we've oblgrd 10 10
aud ~ peAfG splGscatrln, we concluded 10 hire an A.irsssS
ANA nave bsel. .onuhale IA obtaining u gentleman graduated
al ! ale Ct.iege, " In eHirs precisely nMp our system OF Cd
ucalio'i. HIS qraltheu"ns as n teacher, AID his indrixiigs-
be exeftions iI 'in laltehi Of Tie scholars, pfonshe lho
sciio,i All tlit pr slariiy that We could reasonably expect.
~ are gov rdelsnd To receive NIL those scholars who siiaii
he pent q Ia attrud. We do nni pretend our system II ed
ucaiion Ia be pe,uiiar 81 ourselves M searching The writings
al The Imm RAJ iAcke. We ind thai Ie Ind tie same We've,
and sirctgy recommended item 10 tihers. We have sIso
had conversation wih s,utie OF Inc iist iieruy gentlemen VI
,I s1te, who hisLIy apIfu, Ell OF tie system, and inform
u, ihai Que oi The roieigu MsshuIdres, whU 10 distinguish
ed Ir lbs aili,es and his fsciny IN arquidng skiowlcdgs
~ io,eiH languae.r, gives ~ tie ieciued preference Uvet at
Others, aud says, lal a scholar vii Obtain a knowledge Of
language ~ ue hall me iihie timt he can On the usual meth
az ui teaching. " copy the D. flowing fnm a respectable
Boston phl@f;-" P,a.icaJ 4rthod of tearlrDg The Lainny
an extract ,roin the bong uni,asrd hut now celebrated wvrh
on eduraiioni, by lmke. IN lps extract, lie condemns ~
his Usual clear and hrcibie nraifncr, tho Practice ~ bcutinU
PraiDn'rs 81 strange tongues mt tile minds Of children, bo-
tore they h vo any knuwiedge Il the languages thenne,v YES.
lie says that n child may lear, &" fead and tak a language
easier BY n tie Us he learns hE mutirI tongue, and that la .
great majority oi cases, ums kird IL knowicdee Is more pnc-
tIrai aud Useful, While Time Is Jeff fH more important stltiies,
ot 'nFe rihre occupation l. I" b- 10 nsr Tie Tongue sn0
pen correctly, can afterwards learn Tie yuaDimaf."
Having mrnred and iaughi on tins ~ stem for more thVD
lhiee VEINS, We find Il sireIy necessary, after the lesoD has
tsen gwen &" tile schoiar. that he should have sumo usane
hy Winch he can call u Ia remembrance, " hen lie has Ieiised
10 Is 10 ~ tW this purpose We lave prepared a kcy To-
Inc Lam, Chek anu French languages. BY means Of which
le sciolar, WIN clare appii'ai.n, M, be able 10 rend
the the A-neid 0i \iigl ia twelve weeks. Without any
pTeviou- knowledge ut He Lriin, the first Jay he cummeneesy
he wi'' he able 10 leld twenty live lines, the tuurh my, aud
nj tie ett Cf he second week, he eau cotrstTne INV arfw
Of one hundred ms per day. Ga tie eighth or tenth week,
Ice can t"i'sifur, f'om three Ia fre bundled linrs per day, b.
side, blaming a rim n,ny lesson iof parsYig.
iirre u u saving Ct al least sLx M ntls time and expepcs,
and Tie sn"~leIye Illus gained Is Tar more perfect, and tho
iinrIcssiln made on tie IN nd n,re uideiibe. Another 20
cniil: advantage Is gained on thu system. The scholar in
-ie"i OF complaining TIA, The subject y dy and nnmeaning,
takes up hls broke with The gieatest plelsure-he feels anil
,iA'ed and encouraged IN every step. This method affords
,hr sane faculty ~ acquiring n knowledge of tho Greek.
Nitl,ht auy previous know ledge al lie language, IN one
weeks teme, the scholar can read his Fr,neh 1sstams~e
ruth ds'HEc". JactiEE as he rodGs has EEgiish. and in tho
space OF sIs weeks he may he ablc Ia read almost any French
huk tha, COMES !" hand; such ms ~ storIes, sernons. T."
many OF when having alte-ied the above facts, wOvld give
tittit signatures. did we ,link IL necessary.
liose young gentlemen who intend entering College, arc
requested IL stay with us nntil they are prepared. They
viii Then have a perfect specimen az the mcTrod Of our M
stfuciiOp, and we will engage they sllali. he able IL give saL
sfacNon u any coInnhttee before whom they may he exam
ined. One 0i The teachers viii devote his t:n,e 10 the Lsuu
AID Greek, ana tie other To the English and French schsa:
table families, from 81 %, 10 81 50, per week, including
washing. Young ladies, " thry choose. can board and study
In families retired from the RET # the sch@a.
III any geut' man wishing TO put his son or daughter upd0B
our care, wa direct q letter To the subscriber, a Few days
pfevhss to his sending, lie may rest assured that every no
cessafy preparation shall be- made, Ia render the school agree
able to the scholar. The Principal win view himself under
obligation 10 watch over ut+e pmt under his care, see they
are well provided Tor IN their boarding houses, their meals
Rotlen regularly, their clothes and MONS kept clean, and
that The scholars retire and rise al proper hours. He aho
engages to have a particular and parental wachfulncs over
their morals. I
References to the Right Rev. BIsHoP BaowNrLL.
oa' Terms rHi commence as Jolors The first, on
Monday OF December; the tl,iid, on the fourth Monday Of
v. r. OsBOkN, m
II The Principal OF the School will lie happy 70 receive
any gentleman at his house, who is DESTROYS IL further IN
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