Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-24
CLASSICAL u N ATIIE,IATICA AcApEMY.

- RICHMOND, PIRGLNL4.-The s,t,.cr;l'.r ,.-",.,
5 iUHces 20 me public, that he has engaged, ss
tt IN tho Classical department Of his school, Mr. Lawrence r
Cassidy gentleman, no very highly bolh
,t moral ana literary qualifications an nslructo from the
University o: Dublin IN which institution lie las pursued his
studies for years lie has likewise passed mos, sat ,co-
examination IN the prosody, construction ana critical ANALYSIS
lars of this city.
Mr. Stephen Bernard who native France and whose
merits as successful instructor well Known to need
specification here, viii continue give instruction in aid soo
in the French Spanish and Mathematical department ai ~
year. ~ "5
The number Of pupils present belonging and engaged for
sua ne limited to s't-s that there viii be instructor TO
every hreafy schuiars
The local situation of this school in the immediate vicinity
of TIE CAPITOL is central elevated, td very heatbl he
schoolroom airy, aud well ventilated.
The system o! study Is adapted prepare young rrn
eicn either Tor the various Universities and Cole OF the
United States, for the practical pursuits of ercanj
life The classical and mathematical course the latter cnbra
cg Algebra, Geometry, Trgonomeiy, Mensiration NJ vrat
Surveying, &c will be pursued ageeably the method aoeJ
In the University Of Virginia The Department of Modern nm
guages will be conducted as 10 insure accuracy ho,l in
n'ncaon and III grammatical construction; and supplied a.
this school is with able and accomplished ASSISTANT ,,
he done TO CIV cry department II has been The aim 81 IL
principal this school, To render advantages equal TO th
which possibly exist in Institution Of an acad,n,-
nature in this ann he believes ne has succeeded he therefore
confidently hopes, that the patronage of the public will usiif
has hccn effected '''"'
Scholars will received until the school reaches lie rc
number and few more pupils can IL accommodated with
board including Washing &c for the moderate price of $50
pcranntl OF the
on ShockG Hill
Pupils who board with the subscriber will he treated as Nom
bers Of his family their conduct will under MS immediate
and they win Coy all the advantages Of private TUITION
The scholars Of this institution, annually subjected TO
rigid and thorough examination in all the stlcs which ,icv
have pursued daring the preceding year This examination
conducted not by the instructors of tire school, hc pupils er
previously aware Of the particular passages questions in
which they tn he cXamed,) but bv competent gentlemen
who attend the examination in such PARTS Of the
"noe annual course OF study as these gentlemen may select,
OLIVER a. SHAW.
- Mr. 3 has been obgugy favored with the following
testimonial, which he deems himself hon0rcd in submitting to
the public.
We attended the public examination of Nr O. a. Shavv's
CLASSICAL and Mathematical School m July last and i'm Justice
wei 20 their instructors the scholars we take pcac
stating, that the evidence Il furnished Of zeal asduiy and
requirements on the part OF both cquacd our most sanne
expectation
Richmond, August ISL 1899.
RrCHArD CUiNNIvc MooRr,
WV. BRocKENBRouGu,
WIN. J. ARMSTRONG,
STEPHEN TNYLoR
WIN. TAzEwELG,
JouN DovE.
Nc tcgs leave likewise refer n John Iyicshun Chan.
man johnson, Richard Anderson, Robt C,vaihntev Cco
Fisher g. H. Baocus, Jas NJ Wickham Esqrs DR. 81 PACE
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