Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-23
PROPOSALS
= .NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS.


L Is proposed to establish at or near Cha rIoi,.sy,l.
new school tnt Edutation of Boys which shpI.
De o'aeIsd and regulated after the plan Of the German
FfnssaI and nlher similar Institutions lately ouenei
IN our own country, upon the fnowins gene uriuc
pies;
ne boys shat! be boarded AMI lodged together in sni-
tab'e House the domestic arrangements which shall t
ordered By the Principal Of the School, and Matron OF
poper qualifications o shall be selected 70, the cbas.
ihe'e sha! be at least FIVE Teachers Principal and
iot assistant Professors, no shall teach the fooyn,
bI aches: 49,"
/. EnGsh LansnaEe-includips Beading, Writing, EIo.
sutton. Grammar and Epglsh Liief,Io,, ..c,,,,at.,
to the age of the pupils
HreeS and Roman La ne ages and literature
a. nin"eiH Languages French, Spanish, &c.
q geography and Elements OF History, Civil aed Ma
5 Arithmetic, Book Keepiss and Mathematics
he Principal shall so be The teacher Of sacred Pbflo
sppy ana some oe Of the Assistant PfOfssnrs halI be
'he teacher OF Gymna sites.
The cnHrse OF studies shall be ordered BIZ III. prneps
nut may be regW,aed according the pleasure of the a
' " - 10 maze II either preparation f,r the Uniyet
s'y, or for the business aad duties Of active lie
the mooe "t instructions shah he s!hs,artiuv -,a,
w"eh p"fs'ed an similar esiabs and which s
""pPJ o""Ne; to seeuIe tae advantage accomplish
sn ea'neFs' conhnlns themselves ssveray particular
branches OF tuiIiot and teaching only small classes of
about ten shold each enabling them 10 nav all proner
attention 10 each individual Icy
"F government oi The srhcnl shall te entirely paren,a!
Inc uhlnrhis Or failure IN stndiss or other deInouen
ces shall be moderate, a. with due dSc.e
'' 'y shall consist of ncrnant during oav ho,e
oaSent from lie table and other privaons; and only
"heh absolutely necessary, laS IL may sometimes Ia far
the smaller boys,) Little corporal cofTection II arv
pp should become habiualiy and incorriebly pesigen,
-aeiory lie shall be reported his parents and mi
Vaiely dismissed from. tile school
The utmost attention shall be pal 10 the morals an,
mariners OF The pupils, who wiz aweys he under the vsI
a"t inspection Of their instructors some one Of then.
oT they VIII not he suffered leave the eronud ,r,b
special YeFnission aud for good cause; but ciu ~ Con-
sahily pursiuG their studies or their anusemebs bsGrs
the eyes If their guardians
As IS believed that religions Instruction. su s-aat,
1"uce 10 the maintenance VI proper discipline in snra
al establishment, and otherwise essentially u,ornots ,ha
e"e d S neulhers, all opeT care shall he takan -
instruct The boys in the PRINCIPLES Of Cbrs,i,,i, -
""" any we" whatever 20 tie supposed interest Of mr.
particular sect. They shall accordingly be tnub,
meals OF SACRED philosophy from tho Eibe Iney all g.
required 10 attend morning evening prayers; and on the
sabbath day h1y shall be in the forenoon along with
Their teachers, or some Of en 10 public worshp at
o mouse as their parents shall the
Frnc pal shall! prescribe: and the eunon iiev sh all
attend service a. their Chapel Rnnui here the Pin
cVai snail instruct them by rec:aiious ON the Sro,ures
""u SA" also give them short semon lecture pied
10 iher age And they she'll he taught times both h
recrpi aud the example of their instructors, 'ear o
aud keep his eommamGments which is the whole duly az
3 man" W
There shall 90 tsn term, in H.. wear with varatio ~
tween; ihe hTsi term from the first oI Ociober 10 the fri
ct April, and the second Oln he hIst Of Nav 10 the fI
, OF September.
The charge for each boz will be two hundred dollars a
year, payable hall ye5Ty IN advance for board osinc
washing and mending, Ino fuel lights aud all furnnt,
except mattress and bed clothing which must br n,ovid.d
by the pupil himself The boys will be permitted to remain
change. wy '''rN
Arrangements VIII be made for opening the sehool with
oH delay as soon City scholars shall have been ems.
saS; and most probably the first of October ncv -
larger numher shall be obtained IL is n,ended thai IN "a
ditonal number of Instructors shall also be cmploycd
oeieyed thai the Monticello House. the seat Of the
''e MI jefferson" may be procured the estabnen
ana IS n'ped that gentleman of duns uished talents
and every way qualified for the service may be induced
! TO take the charge of it as Principal
W 'he FOLLOWING gentlemen may b. relcrred,O for any
TURNER Information that may be desired; and they will an
receive tie names Of any pupils whom their narens or
guardians may be disposed to engage.
! HUGH NELSON Esq. Albcrnsr'o
! Hon. Wsr. G. RWEs.
! Rev. FREnERrcK w. HATcH
| Rev. FRNNcIs Bowman,
DR.. FRANK Cam,
! THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, ESQ.
/ ALEXANDER GAERErT, Eeq.
! IFs r u. HAERrsoN, ESQ. Lynclburc.
Rev. Wv. y. REID,
[ JOSEPH Z. CABELL, Esq. Nelson.
Rev JESSE ARMTsTEAD, buckingham
! Rev. JonN IL. RICE, d. d. Prince Ed,yafG
HENRY r. WArriNs
! Gen. coward G.. CAFR1Scrov IJ.rcv
! Dr. JoNEs, Nottoway.
| ten. VIM BRoApNAx Dinwiddic
Rev. BENJAMIN ". RICE, Petersbnro
! !oHN +. NAY, Esq.
WIN. NJ. ATKINSON ESQ
WM IT. MACFARLAND, ESQ. q"
! TT. Rev. RICuAnp G.. MooRF RicIuonC
| Judge WV. CABrLr,
| CHAPMAN IoHNsoN. Esq.
! Rev. WV. J. ARMsTRoNG
| Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR
! Rev. - KEnR,
! JAuEs NJ. GAuNErr, ESQ. Esxcy.
! gJudgc RAISES BRooEE, fredericksburg
! Rev. SAMUEL B. WusoN.
/ Rev. EDWARD e.. McGUfpE
I Hon. CuARLEs L. MERCER Loudoun
| Rev. WV. MgADE, Frederick
! Judge ALtEN TAYLOR, Stanton.
! CuARIIs STUART. augusta
\ Gen lANEs BRscKENRiDsE, Botctoul..
| Zen FRANors PETsroN, Abingdon.
Gen JOINS r. Cocks, Fluvanna.
II IoHN TIuUERLAKE, il. Esq.
Rev. SHFPArp X kot orv No,ccf'-