Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-25
James NJ. Garnet 10 the Public.

advr,,uu,.ut Of nrr School at Em,wood E..ex county,
s sa a e. till aoss. %'. "
mach suoru ed, and OF ohers-not informed at a-in
resarJ either to 1t. principles or Llama NOR. par
eus account therefore been given, viii
offered for the x.ns,ion Of all who desire to see
BY the slightest Inclination to obude notice Of this lutte
establishment on such persons, feel curiosity about
III 10 Interfere, the snaiest degree, with the claims Of
other Teachers to public attention My sole object Is, to
aupPy all dsdei.nc'ei an the hitherto gwen; and
to supesed possible, the necessity for any such mt
!. nuts details on future oeca.ion..
tehSsl ~ sway. ha. conducted Tn. sub.
VI these naed the following hti,
moral and ei,siou, motives, or physical
and worldly temptations .ueh oi snample as tue arPehsn
ihem The affection r parents and r. .eher, toxethe, w,h
the adent love OF knowledge and place Of the stnlu
isut Of amtnon ami the passion for general To
iaptess deeply on eIf minds and ~ their hearts tat the
patam Of all edut'ton objects winch al aeH
usual scholastic exercise, serve only as many ''eprns
stones self control Jondnss for reading aud "s fa
ocapaiion ,ph honouraIi generous eiings and viriOss
.esdIe rsisg from gen1ine eh'ist1n iith TO the fore
xons have been ,h'ed continual endeavou' TO persuade them
sai all nicely ssif, Qualifications when made tn. offsets Of
ino. ,.s who should always seek their chief happiness
IN un.mi'ted eno' to promote the happiness others
acted usu !. Elan. thorough deep
that masnsbl. pa" 81 instruction. founded upon asy
moy,as rswS ear.ia.,a who's. A.ghs,t ossts s,r sa
rson, applause aud eoat, there may be produced
aauyhsn marvellous smstterns Il science aud literature
Yndef general aceomp 1t
e'hie, under the ,mreiins mahsno. Of such
leader, the aie,! heights OF Psa..u. 's'f but,
veuld .TprOach tss throne Of tAs oa,pots";-
ferl in the Hsa7en (Which all r-ashrn Of the present
day lea profess 10 believe hIs business eath)
Ioateh be under different banner !, possible 10
q christian humility aud Christian duty, leading u,
with unrny zeal TO improve to the utmost. every talent
veny vs that SUI should be chief occupation iu the
present life It's dsplsraSy tina, .ndeavOsr, how
be riopned With e.nsIse NOT have the reaehsr
q m Wood c for the any
the usual obstacles 10 the execution such
plan. But long they pabiely teach the eh
ifrn Of other,, surely their duty fully explain he,r
rrnepe and views on hs universally interesting subject
Tb. exposition have tndeavo give tn. aud will
here eoe by stating the final purpose of all their ibou
h,' ha, always heen a',d ' to restore their Pupil: to
could prepare hem,t ii their stations
ENJOY oil the hsPphss dat Cow from purity Of pr,nep
reetode OF 'enton and abiding Of faithful
u Is not for re os.y how far III. purpose hs been sanrd
this heOs natter of winch others mn. judge Let suffice
on my part state with all the requisite iullness ap
cay our object aud the relied upon for its
So much icr the principle, of tho Elm Wood School
will now advert TO the details Of ITS mot with
lie most remote view Of producing any comp arisou
for many schools may nnoL Superior respects hut
solely 10 give correct information, having he ard Of who
i. breakfast aud dine ether; evening
aud coffee oay ar. taken 'ePaaay merely a. matter Of
" with e scholars Gu this They lodge IN the
house, and On the aoo with Mrs q 1.-Two Of their chau
oens immediately contiguous to hers while ~ each OF
ne others. least onesdy of her family always with them
In lie whole budias the st beng occupied by ladies'
nor . there which o.sny of them do frequently
acted, aud 10 lodge these, sons
when with houses Appropriated The pupils
have always aocisteI the friendly footing with all
tue lsde Of the family, (nne ~ nnnbe) going into Their
prompted whatever advantage could be derived rom
sueh intercourse. Several apparently n'ee iend'hpsand
IL any unoeeupied time, the scholars have preferred
2,her' company school mates usually do, Ia, always
hernthe opn choice; hrs Garuet preeripoH~ who
hstudou;y sought frequent opportunities out OF school, TO
give them her society whenever she believed they desied
or eoul be benefited by It, THOSE whs have sough
hsveu course, received most Of 4; and possibly, may
would dsmh highly eupabe breach duty, 10
oa To THIS feeling she hss never yielded on occasion
s treatment Of her pupils hut that which they themselves
have made a. oe''aIy by SOME difference IN their own
hams OF rtpoot during the whole time they have been
10th. These last. however have inv4r,asy been spoken TO-
WIN such manifestations OF parental sooude Tor Their well
isie1 she doubt, not that all OF them will readily aekDow.
ledge Aeonf.son Of their fault has always fJowsd aud
from none has she received stronger proofs Of aaeeonasf
gard, than from several OF thse whom she has had
thus to lecture THIS brings me TO the eonsdsacn OF re-
waid' and pubhmsnis The fret CONSIST solely, spProhs'
tory cards, without the stand
ing OF tue pupil with her school mates exclude, far
nouHon, r,mOusaoee, short confinement and tProc which
lasts uualy given IA prIYaie;-,he rod utvt used, sycn
arDeu spends nIng when health pc, iu wIh
pupils, Sundays excepted ion
Th, time Devoted eIcuIvey % the sabbath and chiefly
on other day.. 10 then aud r,j,xu,
familiar tooyersson by reading them ell siou., aud
entertaining books requiring them 10 read 70 her aud TO
each oheI works Of such character. While shs rsadsuoh
OF tsew do ueedewOfkj which also Of their employ
ments for Saturdays Preparation Is likewise msde snDe
OF the irniDgs for The regular less the day Six
bous secsdng TO the Of the iest o the dsys
every week occupied their stated ,tboo aud
alyays ~ The presence Of of theH four
tssoefs IT moral, historic al aud other
suttve rtsdse for esch pupil VINO gets her les
Sou1reajy before the slated hcs recitation that be whole
tinie he fully octupied OB other Sundays
ny OF her pupils suendn weather HI iscOp4 Cnu
h1cn mile distant They also ate nd Bbie Gas, taught
zoe house, where SUNDAY SehoV - kpl by some OF the
iny younger giil, during two three hours o. the
Wy within the peiIUd ifUn every FRIDAY mig to VI ~.
.y poInns they required 10 WRIT COMPOSITIONS 'heh
sJ examine snd few only Oi the pupils having
sen heretofore exempted Oio tbs task. Once every ps
iodu Two ahd hsi months they minutly, but private
Yshmnsd miner VARIOUS Hui'es; and have iesur e' lure
.e'tu 10 'bem on toic intimately connected with then
cuvsse pursuits Dut Of the general char u these
ss'sfef Tue pubic better Judge h 60 tie two
folvue5 aesdy yBbihed. Each coses Gnb
sean' 81 wing hUth literary sui tbem
" IesdIoS Tbey arr sls, frequently eSe0yedsR reading
Ye aloud 10 lf Oarnc; does she exempt even those
are most s1t@ceo, from oscssIcnsly sPtlIiog BY heart
~1' EtomscIuusiy chosen OF % the books they read 70
10 these euunsrsted Oi Improvement . added
e nee use " veil ieotd library, eonsing ~
t"uu 1900 VOLUMES THIS oorstsntly the 81 her
vpi Without cbsfge, that Mrs Gsfne
ieqpnes to he cOpsuled What they should rssd
oeh gn'ral htyonj what possibly e scqu
ntey ~ the usual school studies has thus befb obt4oed
who v study out Of SCHOOL, Which, usIet to 'heu
Nus, say that msuy have done nUst dii entity W She
ss" IS wen during many Of then hrur oi reofespn
AVesPf s 70 do IT. might nske very pesssn dtFsn Tor
"tnu"ss OF The pefecubIty creed, but would he tos
ruwhb al sxperIsnce They write 10 tten tirndt,
Nnvp tney please with their hetng examined,
s"ss they Themselves f-qass, IT: rbsm ssoe deeUus Il
eIoeusrhai thst Epste. should e. with 1ll he hun
- te,,as. $500, "u'%I-ettd man hatth' Heto'm Z"
"ut netw''D psr u; sud child, qua dian nu1 ~srdh"o
any egfte b'f AIMED, thst Csn oppOuuffp
u'ge o. the pupHs pTogress, should be Withheld Theu
's'''n'Oeevr three ness dsy, at stated Intervals. The