Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-01
PROPOSALS
Il NEJY SCHOOL FOR BOYS

proposed to establish, at or near Charlottc.vu,
~ new School for the Education Of Boys, which shall
o'"e'eo ana regulated after the plan Of German
Sy""as'"' and other similar institutions lately opened
our own country, upon the following gene princi
The boys shall be boarded and lad, cd ,,,.,,., IN ana
"oo rouse, the domestic arrangements Of which ali he
of"e'e" oy the Principal Of the School, and ntrop of
who shall be selected 70, the charge.
"'e >"ah ne NJ least five Teachers, Princi,al and
Tour assistant Professors, who shall teach the iolwnr
bI anchcs: 90 ~ '"' ''''""'"s
i. English Language including Reading, Nritip- Flo.
uo', otanmar aud English Lel atufs, accomn,oda,
'o tue age OF the pupils.
> Greek and Roman Lang, ages aud Ltors,ue.
D. noueTn Languages, French, Spanish, &c
turai, &c. ''''"y' Wv" ana NJ
D. Am'hme'ie. Book Keeping end Mathematics.
me rnepaI shalt aso be- the ,cachut Of sacred pbi,
s"Py' "n" s"ne one of the Assistant shall N.
the TEACHER OF Gymna sites ~ "
ine course oil studies shall be order ed BY the Prncnn
"i DC regulated according TO the pleasure the pa
e' 81 as 10 make u either fur the v.,
N'y or tor the business aud duties of active life
m"ne "i instruction shall be substau lv that
when Is pursued IN similar establishments, and which is
"Pp1 0o"t''ed tn secure the advantage Of accomplish
ed teachers, con6mng themselves sevcray to pa,,irin
"n.nes' OF TUITION aud teaching only snail classes of
'" each; so enabling them pay all proper
| attention To each individual bay. r
The government of the school shall be ep,ireIv ,aon,,,
@ p""e"'s ior failure IN studies other de.inaucn
es sna. DC moderate, and administered with dne dsctr.
non. ih'y shai consist Of confinement during MIA bo,.
oanishment from tile table, and other atnus;
whsn absolutely necessary. Gas may somr,ims. ~ 80,
w" s'"-i'o' boJs,) little corporal Correction If any
pup should become habtuaiiy and mcorrgiby negIg,n,
" H"e'oiy ne shall be reported TO his parents aud mi;
vatey dismissed from the school ~ r'''
HE utmost attention shall be maid IN tho ,,o,, 49,,
manners Of the pupils, will alweys he uude, -, a.;
a"t inspection of their instructor some one of them.
NV ney VIII not he suffered tn leave the ground wi,hou,
pec'a permission, and for good cause; but will h. cor
santiy pursuing their studies or their amuseue,, ST.
the eyes Of their guardians. "
AS 1t believed that religious instruction will greatly
tle main
an ESTABLISHING and otherwise essrutiav ,,,oo, ,h
"'"are OF ITS members all oper shall b.. taken Ia
instruct "'e boys IN the principles Of Christianity, bu
"'u any view whatever the supposed inteye, of n
particular sect They shall sccoidnr ~ he "a vgbt tho
menus o Sacred Philosophy from Bible; thew shall 10
10 attend morning evening prayers; MI on the
Gay fhSy shall be taken la the forenoon along ;h
he teachers, or Of them, to public u,o,.Sn .
mouse as their shall or The
shall preSerihc and in the afternoon ,hev sha
at'en" service IN their own Chapel Room where te
cpa snail instruct them by fro the Sc,,r,
ann snail also give them short sermon or lecture ,.,,
10 'he'r age And they she'll taught at all times, bo,h
Peeep' anu The example OF their instructors 20 .tr,,
man." wv 'e ""y ~ |
lhe'e shall be two terms in the year witt, vacations
weeo; the FIRST term from the first Of October IN ,be
NJ April, and the second from the FIRST OF Ma -, III
81 September. - WV ''
Inc charge for each hoy will be two hundred dol,.,
year. payable hall yearly ia advance for board Iodgipe
washing and mendng room, fuel, lights and all h,rn,,
Except mattress aud bed clothing, which mus, h. nyd.
~ the pupil himself The boys will be permitted ~ ,sa
''h the family during the vacations without auv rx,Ia
harge. ""J e"""
Arrangements will be made for opening the ,cb,oI with
ut delay as soon fifty scholars shall have baen en-,
f ana most probably on the first of October next If
arger number shall he obtained il is intended ,,,
itinna number OF Instructors shall also be emplovsd
II Is believed that the Monticello House. the seal Of the
a'e Hr Jeierson be procured for the hI;sh,e,
nu n@pfd that gentleman Of distinguished talents
Ina every way qualified for the service ma n. nd,cd
o take the charge of II as Principal.
- Ihc following gentlemen may be refereed 10 fr any
u''ner information that may he Desired they will also
'I,d'anS may he disposed TO engage.
HUGH NELSON, Esq. AlbemarIe
Hon. WM. 6. RWEs.
Rev. FREDERrcK w. HArcn,
Rev. FRAHcIs BowMAN,
DIR. FRANK CARR,
THOMAS ]. RANDoLPH, ESQ
ALEXANDER GARRErT, Esq.
Jesse b. ltARKIsoN, Esq. Lynchburg.
Rev. WV. S. REID,
JOSEPH G. CABELL, Esq. Nelson.
Rev JESSE ARMIsTEAD, Buckingham
Rev JoHN III. RICE, ID. ID. Prince Edward
Henry f. WATKINS,
Gen. EDWARD G. CARmNGros, Halifax.
DIR. JoNEs, Nottoway.
Gen. WIN. BROADNAx, Dnwiddie, II
T faw. E F N vi II II: RICE Petersburg.
WIN. NJ ATKINSON, Esq.
VIM ii. MAcFARLAND, Esq.
ut; Rev; RrcnARD c. MOOHE, Richmond.
Judge WIN. CABELI,
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, ESQ.
Rev. WIN. ]. ARMSTRONG,
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. -- KERR,
JAMES NJ. GARNETT, Esq. Essex.
Judge FRANCIS BRoozE, Fredericksburg.
Rev. SAMUEL L. WmsoN
Rev. EDWARD G. McGUIRE,
Hon CHARLES +. MERCER, Loudoun.
Rev. VIM. MEADE, Frederick