Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-29
LITERARY GYMNASIUM
IN THE
CITY Or RIcHN60Nrn

T'IE Subscriber respectfully annoances - iSe D.A,;
tend' to eonnee. wIth MS Classical and Msihemacs1
regular and complete course Of GyaSAsrIc Ex,r
s ana nas To establish in The city Of Richmond LIrIRAi-,
II IS designed, that this institution shall be founded and
uCe on he plan OF similar Schools which have long existed
snd nave recently gone into operation The north
em section OF the United States The of studies Which
wa I've so adapted as to prepare young gentlemen either for the
ia @ institutions Of our country, for the pursuits
viz 49, 'O'''"Ns ''"s"eS o. educa'ion,
!. ASersSr LAyeuAe,s: The Latin, Greek and Hebrew
Italian German 0r' ieA'osus''
I'M ESsIIzH 'SeuAGE: Its Grammar, Reading Eocuton
!. PsNn,ysd,p and Boos-KfsYrys
IN the several languages STUDIED in ,hs school
u,e Of Maps and Globes. 70 s-"'" ''
NATURAL PHIrosorny including Astronomy and s
g. MArHtS,rlcEs, consisting of Arthnetick Algebra Gee
merry plane and spherical Tngonomey, Nleisuration Hay
saioil, Surveying Conick Sections and FllIions
3 IHE GvNS'srrc ExrRCrsEs
The number OF pupils VIII, usually be limited at r but will
sha IN sucha manner be regulated pupil NAV recev
the requisite share of attention.
gentleman from Germany will direct the Gymnascs Exe
ces, ard teach the German aud Hebrew Languages naf
" erce viii give instruction in tie French Spanish PoTl
tie classical department., and English assistant will BE- en-
uloyed IN the Mathematical and English department Add
nona ao wal be procured, should the Of scholars
The school, thus organized i'll be subjected to the immediate,
supsrn,enenee and excis u,e SUBSCRIBE. rs
principal "
The entire expense of tuition in all or any, of tho branches
pursued in IN f this institution including board lodging and wash
pcr annun To dn SCHOLARS the terms viii he sad No 80
;orhe lower btleces Of The English Department.
iomaly annm uT tire Client hoders lane uages en-
braciug Inc higher branches of Niat1enstcts RooI
and ihe Gymnasck Exercises Payments viii be required az
The termination of each quarter charge is BE- made M
sdrfnce There viii he two vacations the rs Of week az
Christmas Tie second of weeks commencing on the ls
August and, OF course, few days than nor,hs c.
session time during the year Immediately before August
vacation the pupils VIII annually be subjected rigid and
thorough examination IN all their stues Of the preceding wear
and this examination viii De conducted not by The
particular passages and questions 10 which tay be
aninea' 'li hy competent gentlemen VII %y attend the
examination and IN such parts Of e annual course of
study, as these gentlemen may -.ect -
and treated as reTs of his family their moral deponsn,
shan meet vant and constant care and thew shall h.
AGE "nicd on the Sabbath by OF their instructors
such place of public worship CITY as in eacJ
toe parent or Guardian may direct.
HE moral and scholastic government OF this institution shan
receive the srctest aud particular attention If is
MAXIM the truth Of which has borne test ofexper;ence Thar
scoo which not well sooerIea be well tau gL ana
nay, with truth, be remarked that the mode OF ovsmmrnt
rest adapted TO the circumstances and most conducive 10 the
welfare OF children and YOUTH that which may be termed the,
girentd which IS founded rcaon than on force and
which is indebted for its success affection ailcr than TO fear
ne department OF the instructor should invariably lie c as
' secure the respect of the pupil rscur disc milne ,v
ever exact willing Obedience from ,he latter while either an
hde temper, or want oil hTmncss forms trat the Cha
I-oT oi the former Though the right of administering rer
sua' discipline, viii ne ruquishc by any iracheT who
possesses either independence discretion sill the assertion o.
tive right by implies tine c,dnty of IT'S cccir aps
rieed, the conviction that such right viii DC exercised sbo
occasion require VIII generally obvate the necessity of tesrt
me- IL a mode 81 punishment which osght possible TO he
avoided And though nothing richly deser-e OF more
efecuay ensure the the pupil than The abandon
ment tile part uf the toe very means which in
some extreme become indispensable the so,,
authority" 1.-THE subscriber IS convinced by the experience of
more Tran thirteen years IN teaching 81
hoo reason incidentally efficient than the rod thar
Wne he thcT, most commonly PURPOSE the
later IS seldom necessary, and that discretion of the m
suncto IN the assignment OF tasks aud his pnctnaIv in
attending to their recitation will accomplish in6ncv MOI
man any severity OF punishment which inflicted on tho
pupil
Agrccaby 10 'hc principles briefly suggested in hc prccr,n,
remarks, w the police OF this institution be regulated coi-
ducicd and should neither influence Of persuasion nor r.
coccion resulting from confinement during the hours Of ecrea
ton, such personal discipline shall in tie Judgment of
Tie principal bc deemed cKoeni produce the desired effect
uS Oroe WI Ce r'h'oSed iron tie school, aud semi home
tO his parent or guardian.
IN elevated, Eea,hf and retired 10, situated on Shockoc
Ill., m the oeu're o most respectable ueHhbourlood
been obtained Tor the exercises Of tire Gymnasium aud
erection Of buu suited the purpose the school The
lot VIII n enclosed and the building completed in few weeks
am me institution Will "a into operation before tire ,
III unnecessary spcrii the numerous and superior T.
yautaecs which Il city of Richmond oessc Tor the eq,abI
OF its climate the beauty situation and tie excellcnro
ut us society too well known require cuuu,eraou
letters o application ife' ted 20 TIC subseFbe in Richmond
vii receive attention
OLIVER A. SHAW,
.'Perons residing distance from Runond are reler.
Tcd or information concerning the qualifications success 81
Mt Shaw instructor the Rev. jeremiah DsV. ID d.
l. L. ID. President Of ale College, of which MIR Slaw i
graduate Beaniu Silnnau james L. Kipgse Is,rv pm.
the COLLEGE to tie Ririt Rr Iis Raos ,b
Rev MeSrs stephen TAYLOR, VIM Armstrong and Crnes g.
IL liaoohus and Nj Wykham, EQrs, aud Goctor u Page
81 TINS CITY and to tue following gentlemen II this city, who
ac among tho Trcu Of MIR Shaw's Classical Mabcuati-
cal Academy, VIZ tho Hon Won Brockebrosh, John Wck
nam ana chapman Johnson Esqrs, Dccnrs William razc-
wen and John Dove Richarl Andersen Geo Fisher, Robert
wa,nncy Ihos Taylor, Nchoks Mills, Gustayus Iucke and
4. {. Gillian, Es7rs. mays
PORTER CELLAR.
FElE subscriber very respectfully informs the CHI
II 1cps Of RtrIr,,ud. Msuchcstcr and. a.. n,kf;c