Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-10
LITERARY GYMNASIUM
IN THE
CITY or HYCRn6oMD

-
,,, CITY OF RICHMOND.
ap.rief especially annoances to the pnlc he
Academy regular aud complete course of (rsyasr,c Extp
Uses and thus to establish, in the city of Richmond Lrulr,
IL is designed tt is Institution shall be founded and com
dsed on tie plan of similar Schools which long cxis,i
section United States The course of studi Winch
w DC SO adapted prepare young gentlemen either for the
collegiate institutions Of our country for the pursuits
~ aose me VIII embrace the following branches of education
T. ASclENr LNser,ors: The Latin, Greek aud Hebrew
hIooEra LANGUAGES The French Spanish, Portuguese
nalian and German.
J. THs EsolEH LANGUAGE: rs Grammar, Reading, Eoquon
and Literature
Z. prsM,ssair and Bcox.Krrrrxe
CoNrosrIos in the several languages studied IN the school
Use of Maps and Glnlles
EAruam Pulosorny, including Astronomy and Chemistry
g. MArnENsTcks, consisting of Aritimnciirk ALGEBRA Geo
uaSry, plane and spherical Trgouon try, Mensufaon Nay
CATION. Surveying Conick Sections and Fluxions
THE GynSAsrIe EXERCISES.
Tho pupils WILL usually he limited AT rr b,, VIII
- ance exceed each instructor and One school
che requisite share of attention.
gentleman nom Germany will direct the Cymnas,k Excr-
ces and teach German aud Hebrew Languages nare
of France will give instruction in the French Spanish Po
gHesc aud Italian languages classical teacher will assist in
Sye in the Mahsmscai and EHssh depsms @ Os S
hona and wan be procured, should the number of scholars
The school, thus organizcd will be subjected TO the
spen.enence and excis:ge control Of the subscriber as its
principal
pursued in THIS institution including board lodging and wash
% IN the family Of The principal will be- for each pupil $50
ior the lower branches Of the English department. $40 per annn
tor the higher branches Of The same department. and SlOadd
tionally per annum for the Ancient Modern Languages EN-
bacng the higher branches of Mathematics Book Keeping
aud the Gynulsck Exercises Payments will be required az
Tine termination OF each quarter bun charge H made in
odrGnee There will be- vacations the first of one week at
Christmas The scond of weeks commencing on the LIST
son time, during the year Immediately before the Aupn
vacation the pupils WILL annually, be subjected rigid aud
thorough examination in all their studies Of the preceding YEAR
aud this examination will be conducted the instructors
81 school, Qhe pupils being previously made the
-SinOc hut by competent gentlemen, who may attend the
examination and In such parts of the Whole annual
study a. tlrse gentlemen may select.
The scholars who board with the principal shah regarded
aud treated members of his family their moral department
accompanied on the Sabbath by other instructors
20 Such place Of public worship IN this city instance
the la-tI't or guardian may direct.
The moral ADD scholastic governments this Institution shall
receive te Strrctcst and particular attention
school which not well gOcerned, cannot be well Ugh aud
may, with truth, e remarked that tho mode of government
Art adPed TO tire circumstances and most conducive the
welfare Of children and youth IS that which may he termed the
F1cenkt which Funded more IN than force, and
wtHc rs indebted for its success affection rather than 10 fear
lbe department ofhe instructor should invariably be SUCH
60 sre he OF the pup for rigou of discipline will
ever exact willing Obedience from tho latter, while an
Irritable teuper 6mBess, trait IN the cha
rseT Of the tncr Though right administering per
GOAL discipline. VIII be rclnquhed BY any teacher who
psSss either Independence n dtcfeon still the nsson M
Ie night by means implies ie cerOiay ~ its ereese and
ie tho conviction that such right viii bc exercised should
ocasion reirc will generally obviars the necessity m ,cs
ng 10 nose of punishment which ought il possible 20 be
syodef Aud tto To;bng richly deserve or more
ecia'y rnsue tho contempt ofthe pupil than the abandon
nt on tie ~ the INSTRUCTOR of very means which, i'm
ahc e<ree casG, become Indispensable the support of
aiIOry y Tie Subscriber IL convinced, by the experience Of
Oe uan thTeen years i teaching that, in government OF
school, raSon incalcualy efficient than ihc rod ta
e tss iosg'es ' ee1rty, soswers eF-ry purpose, Ihe
SIuStcI IN the assignment Of ias aud his pninciualy in
nuen'ng 10 their reration will accomplish infinitely more
wan any severity punishment which be inflicted the
Agsiy the principles briefly suggested in the preceding
rGnat ~" me police Of this institution be regulated and con-
dcof aid sh0vd nee the influence Of pefsaso nor the
coercion resulting from Confinement during the hours Of Tecres
t' nor such personal cpne shall IN the Judgment Of
the principal, he deSned exIedieu produce the erd e
fhc OlcndUr will bo reuoyel on the school, and sen, honc
Z bis pirsut or guardian.
81 elevated hsaiiu and retired 10, situated On sboc.oc
Ill., IN the centre Of respectable neiqhtourhoo has
bean oaind for The exercises Of the Gymnas and for lie
ee1onota budns suited 10 the purpose Of the school Tie
H WIZ be encl0eiand the building completed few weeks
ard me institution viii 90 into operation before on the fs
ofOctoer neSC
Tits uanecsrg 70 sreeif tie numerous and sipcfor adj
saaHss w:h u gnf Richmond possesses for ie establish
meW Ut LncaU Cyunasium The remarkable heathNiI.
res o. ne climate the beauty offs situation, aud the excellence
o. ~ s,c'tlS acc too vel known require enumeration
Letters 81 application directed the Subscriber In Rchmond
wHlFeceiye attention.
OLIVER a. SHAW.
ssperops residing al distance f,on Rrb6od arc ,..y
go 90 nomst9n conecnns the qualifications and success
Id President Of Yale College Of which ", ss,, -
srsdpse. Reiamg SiDan James T. Kinesrv Eso,s Pr,
soc 50 the sime COLLEGE ,othe RIGHT Rev Bishop Moore the
Rev. Mesfs Stephen Taylor VIM Armstrong and Coo, ~
a. nscchos apd j. w. WcEsam Es,rs and bcoy 81 o. ~
mt' cry, aud u the following geu,le Of dis city, who
as among the pargs % Nr Shaws Classical 1lahe,ns
cal Acnfey, VIZ The hon Vim. Bsockenbrough, John Wick
uan, And Carmao Jo usUu ESqrs., Doctors William Tar
gell and John Dove Richard Anderson, Geo Fisher Robert
&c c'sr.n t'qn nav