Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-08
PROPOSALS
Il NEW SCHOOL FOR soys

1T npropcssd to establish a, ~, - -, go
new school for the Education Of Boys. which .hsu
De oEfered aud regulated after the clan Of ,hs e..
Gympasa, and other similar institution. la,,iw ..,
Ia our own country, upon the following gene raj u,,as
piles: p"s'-
The boys shall be boarded and lodged together in AM,
table House, the domestic Of heh sh.r n.
o'oeed by the Principal of the School, hatrcu ef
q""heations who shall be selected 70, the charge
"e'e snail be at least 1--WE Teachers, Princi2al and
branches: wa ' '"~" '"e surviving
I"ssa Language INCLUDING Reading, Writing. Ec-
""'''"'' ana English Liter accommodated
| TO the age Of the pupils 10y
= s Sresa and Roman Languages aud Literature.
~ Modern Languages, French, Spanish e.
O. Geography, and Elements Of History Cix;, and M,
tursl, SC. Wv" ano VA
D. Arithmetic, Book Keeping nd Mathematics,
he Principal shall also be cher Of sacred ph,
sophy aud some Of the Assistant Professor, h.
the teacher of Gymnastics.
The Course Of studies shall be ordered by the Prneiu,I
may he regulated according the pleasure of the ua
'eh,s' :" as To make either E the Un;v.,
sly or Tor the business aud duties Of active life.
me mode OF instruction snail be substantially that
w"eh - pursued an similar bsbreuts md which 10
happily conriSed serure the ADVANTAGE NJ accom,;,
"aehers' eonhnins themselves severay TO parteuar
III 'o,"o"' aud teaching only small eiassr. Of
e" eac so enabling them pay all proper
attention To each Individual hoy.
Ihe government OF The school shall be entirely
ihe punishments for failure stndies or other depunen
ces shall be moderate, red with din. d,.e
ton They shall consist Of dps ri az bo,rs
oan'shent from the table, and other privaiious and only
no inF
the smaller boys) q little corporal correction I ,nv
poPh should become habusy and neorrisbiy negigru,
or refractory, he shall be reported 10 his pa,s,,s -
vatey dismissed from the school
Inc utmost attention shall be paid 20 the moral, and
""nes o the pupns who vii! awcys be under vgi-
liant inspection of their instructors or some our of ,hr.
Tor they viii not be suffered leave the ground bout
special permission. and for good cause; but will he
stany pursuing their studies amusemert. beG,r.
the eyes of their qua rdians
AZ IL is believed ths RELIGIONS ,,;u
eonnoee Ia the maintenance of discipline in srcb
an establishment, and otherwise essentially promote IN,
wriare ct IFS members all oper care shall be taken u,
'ns"e the ooys in the principles of Christianity, bur
without view whatever the supposed interest n an
particular Sect They shall accordingly be taught the els
mrnts 1T Sacred Philosophy from Bible; they shall he
equfe To attend mornr .& evening prayers; on the
sabbath day 'hsy shall be taken forenoon along win
'h1f 'eacrrs or some of them public worship az
SUCH house as their shall the
Principal shall the afternoon ,brv bai
attend service in their Chapel Ronn where the Pin
epai haii instruct them by the Scriptures
and shall also give them or lecture adan,
to their And they taught at all times. ho,h h,,
preeept and the example of their instructors TO .ear Coz,
and keep his comma ntneuts which il IN. ,.Iois -
man." 9 ~
There shall he this year with vacation, he
ween the hTs from the Of October to IN. 6tst
Q" Ap aud the second from the FIRST of May TO the frs,
of September.
The charge for each bny will be two hundred dollars
Payaoe mar yearly Ia advance, ior board iodgng
washing and neni'ng room, fuel, lights, furniture
mattress and bed clothing. which provided
by the pupil himself The boys be permitted to remain
with the family during vacations without any extra
charge.
Arrangements will he made for openirg IN. .choo, Win
cot delay as nifty scholars snail have been ensa
seo' ana most probably the frs, of October next II
numher snail be obtained, intended that an adj
. a"'o"ai number OF Instructors shall also be employed.
IL IS believed that the Monticello House. the sea, of the
a'e Mr. Jefferson, be procured the establishing
aod u - hped that gentleman cf dstin. ushed talents
and every way qualified service NAV he ,naurri
TO take the charge Of 1t Principal.
III The following gentlemen NAV be referre3 IN f,, ary
r,o-h aI H.:
receive ue names Of pupils their parents OF
d s"s,H'ans nay be disposed to eosase
I HUGH NELSON, ESQ. Albc,narls
81 Hon. Wai. e.. RTyEs.
Rev FREpERrcK w. HATCH,
Rev. FRANCIS BowMAN,
y DIR. FRANK CARR,
i THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, ESQ.
! ALEXANDER GARRETT, Esq.
I Jesse es " q. HsHr p ESP Lynrlbifrg.
7 JOSEPH &. CABELL, ESQ. Nelson.
IL rev JESSE ARNIsTEAp, Buckinrham
{ Kew. JoHN II. RICE, d. ID. Prince Edward
HENRY L. WATKINS
> Gen. EDwAEp c. oARElNerox, Halifax.
pr. JoNEs, Nottoway.
Gen. WIN. BRoADNAx. Dnwid,ia
# Rev. BENJAMIN II. RICE, PETERSBURG.
}. JOHN r. May, Esq
WM. VI. ATKINSON, Esq.
II WIN. II. MAcFARLAND, ESQ.
Ut: Rev RICHARD G. MooRE, RicLn,on,i.
= Judge WIN. CABELL
o CHAPMAN JOHNSON Esd
Rev' WIN. j. ARNsTRDNG
= Rev. STEPHEN TAYLoR
II Rev. - Kern,
al JAMES NJ. GARNETT, Esq. Essex.
Judge FaANoIs Brooks, Fredericksburg
Rev. SAMUEL b. WmsoN,
Rev. EDWARD C. McGUIEE,
Hon. CHARLES +. MERCER, Lou1loun.
g Rev. WV. MEADE, Frederick
NJ Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Staunton.
W CHARLES STUART, Augusta.
H. Gcn. JAMES BRECKrSRIpGE B1tc,nurt
al Ten. FRANcIs PREsToN, Abingdon.
IN Gen. JoHS II. Cooke, Fluvanna
= JoirT TIMBERLAKE, il. Esq.
Rev. SHEPARD X. koLLOcK Norfolk
WIN. maxwell, Esq.
l. April II .,
BIGGER'S OFFICE.
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