Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-19
LITERARY GYMNASIUM
IN THE t 'tt
CITY or RxCRNdoNgD.

CITY or RxCRNfocgD.
THE subscriber respectfully the public ,ia, he
%,e"ay % connect with nus Classical and Mathematical
eEs and thus TO the city Of Richmond LrrsArY
Its designed. that this institution shall be founded and CON-
Quoted ON the plan of similar Schools winch have uy existed
Germany and have recently gone into operation he north
section of the United States The course ofsties vich
will be so adapted prepare young gemen either for the
various collegiate institutions of country Tor the pursuits
e Will embrace the following branches of educaton
!. ANCIENT LaseuAors The Latin Greek and Hebrew.
MonEsx LAHouAoEs' The French Spanish, Portuguese,
3 Tue Esaii LaseuAer: Its Grammar Readrg Elocu,ion
4. PENAas,ar and Boox.KErrtSe
B. CoArosirios the several languages studied in One school
HISTORY and GEosRsPaY comprising the construction and
NAruRaL pHiosoraY, including Astronomy and Chemistry
% MAT"kMTess consisting of Arithmetic, Algebra Geo
metry plane and spherical Trgononetry hnsurai,on Mari
CATION, Surveying Coaick Sections and Fluxions
3 The GyMSasrIs RxrRcsEs.
The number of pupils WILL usually, elicd at rrN hu; will
in no instance exceed TWENTY each Instructor school
stall sucha manner be regulated that pupil may receive
the requisite share OF attention
gentleman Germany will direct the Eyer
cEes and teach the German and Heoew Languages acc
OF rance will give instruction in the Freneh Spanish, Por
geese and Italian languages classical teacher will assis, in
the classical department. and English assistan, be err.
oycd in the Mathematical and English department Adj
uonai aid will be procured should the of scholars
render ii necessary.
The school, thus organized will be subjected tone Immediate
superintendent and excs. control of the ruer as its
principal.
The entire expense of tuition in all any the branches
pursued in institution, including boasd io,gng and wash
III the family OF the principal, will be, for pupil $50
per aunnm To day scholars, the win be $50 per annun
for the branches of ,e English Department san no, ann,n
for the higher branches of the department, and sIn a
tohay annun for TIE Ancient Modern EN-
and the Iynnasick Exercises Payments will be rcuued al
the Termination OF each quarter but Charge ,rh be nak in;
adrahoe There will be two vacations, the first of week at
ChiisnaS the second OF weeks, cons1,cng the
of August and Of course few days than ten months of
session timc d, the Immediately before the August
. ptinut llp
thorough examination all their studies Of preceding wear
aud this examination will be conducted by the instructors
of the school, e pupils being previously aware of I'M,
parclar passages anu quesos IN which they he
eSanned by competent gentlemen, who may attend tie
examination and in such parts OF the whole annual course OF
study, as these gentlemen may select.
The scholars who board with the principal shall I've regarded
and treated as members Of his family, heir moral department
shall meet With vgian and constant care, and they shall
accompanied the Sabbath by fter instructors
to such place OF public worship in this city each instance
the parent guardian may direct
The moral and scholastic government of this Institution shall
receive tho s;est and most particular attention. 1t
ax the rtho which has borne the test of that
school which is not well governed I've we'll taught and
it mny with truth, be remarked, that the government,
best adapted TO the circumstances conducive 10 the
welfare of ch!dn and youth that whcmay be termed the
parental, Which founded more than force, and
which is indebted for its success 10 affection rather Than ~
The deportneu, of the instructor should invariably be SUCH as
20 secure tine respect OF the pupil FOR rscur discipline will
irritable temper, of rniness, trait in the c,-
ccr of the former Though the right of administering per
sonal discipline, will never be renquishc by any teacher who
the right by implies the esrtdptu Of its srefeise and
indeed the conviction, that sncha , will Ire exercised should
require will generally obviaie the necessity
ing 20 mode OF punishment which ought If possible, to b
avoided And though nothing richly deserve more
eeciuay ensorc the contempt of the pupil than abandon
inent the part of the the very menus which in
some extreme cases, become indispensable the port of
authority yet the subscriber convinced by the experience of
more than thirteen teaching that, of
school, reason s intellectually efficient than THAT
latter is seldom necessary aud that the discretion the in.
sctor III the assignment OF TASKS and his puuctualiy in
attending to their recitation, will accomplish infinitely more
man any severity OF punishment which lie inflicted TIE
pupil
Asosably TO tie principles briefly suggested :hc rrecng
remarks will the police OF this institution regulated and con-
duced and should neither the influence of persuasion nor the
coercion resulting from confinement during the of recre
ton, nor such personal discipline SHALL Judgment of
te principal be deemed exIeten produce the desired effect,
the offender will lie removed from the school, and home
10 his parcnt guardian.
An elevated, hcathfui and retired LOT situated on Sockoe
i, III the centre of respectable ne,ghlouriood las
been obtained for the exercises of tlr and Gr hn
erection OF building suited the purpose of the The
lot will be enclosed and the building completed weeks
ana tue institution will go into operation before the first
ofOcoher next
is unnecessary specify the and superior adj
vanases which the city OF Richmond possesses establish
ent OF Literary Gymnasium. The reTnakable healthI.
ness ot It's Climate tue beauty offs satou tie excence
Of It's society, are too well known require eumera,o
letters of application directed the suscrie Richmond
will receive attention
OLIVER A. SHAW
s.sPesons residing distance from Richmond are retcr
red Tor information concerning the qualifications and success OF
Mr. Siaw instructed to the Rev jeremiah Dav ID u
H. L. d. President of Yale COLLEGE. of which Mr.. Shaw is
graduate TO Bejamn Siran 81 james L. Kingsley Escrs Pro-
ssos IN the same College, to the Right Rev Bishop Moore the
Rev Messrs Stephen Taylor, Wm Armstrong aud Crocs C.
II: Bacehus and j. NJ Wiskiian Esqr, and doctor a. Page
OF TINS city, and t" the following gentlemen Of this city,
are among the patrons of MIR Shaw Classical Makemati
cal Academy viz the Hon WIN. Brockcnbroush John wick
ham and Cha pman Johnson Esrs, Doctors William Taze-
well and John Dove Richard Anderson Fisher Robert
Gwaey, rhos Taylor, Nicholas Nils G,ntavus Lucke aud
r. &. Gillian, Esqrs. u,av
IN CHANCERX-ht court held for Louisa county, at
u tho courthouse Monday, May the t 1929: Henry
Lawrence executor Of Sarah Wood Decd plaintiff against
David Niche aud Sally his wife, Lucy Richards Molly Mul.
Inns, James Niche. Jonathan Micbie, John Mch, William
Niche beze'ee Brown and Betsey hrs wife, Edmund Brown