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

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PROPOSED TO establish, at or harioitesviIis,
new school for the Education Of Boys, which shall
Sss su aao regulated after the plan Of the German
ysss' aud other similar institutions lately opened
ples - rN '"' ''''"'"s ss'.''' p''S'-
ooys snsii be boarded and lodged together in sui
Rouse, the domestic arrangements OF which shall he
r'osIeo oy the Prne'psl the School, and Ds,,on of
Pr v'ans auons who shall be selected 10, the cha ce
e sos" pe at ieasi Ave Teachers, n Principal and
branches: $3.50 "' ''''"'"S
l. English Lauguage--ineIudiog Reading. w,,,c.. Flo.
su'"' ~'ammar' aud English Literature, accommodated
TO the age of the pupils.
oreeS and Roman Lang, ages and I.i,.r,,n,.
D. modern Languages, FIeRch, Spanish. &c.
d Geosrsphy, and Elements Of History Civil and Ma
,. Arithmetic, Book Keeping aud Mathemn,;e.
Inc f'ncipai shall also be the teacher Of sacred pi,o
ana some one OF the Assistant shall be
the teacher Of Gymnastics. ~
The course OF studies shall DO r, by a. pncoa
np may be regulated according the pleasure of the pa
rents 50 rs to make eithera prpa Eur the uniyer
s"y, or Tor the business and duties nf active life -
The mode ut instruction shall be substantially that
winch Is pursued in similar establishments and which Is
happily c""rired to seoro the advantage of accomplish
e" teachers combining themselves ssverany particular
"hofs OF tuition and teaching only small classes Of
ABOUT ten scholarseach enabling thc 10 pay all pouer
aten'ion 10 eset iudivjduai boy
ne government OF the school shall be entirely
The punishnens for failure in studies or other denouen
eies shall be indicate and administered with due dcr.
ton They shall consist of confinement during play hours
pahiSnent rom the table, and other privstions; nd
when absolutely necessary, Gas may sometimes he for
the smaller boys,) little corporal correction If anv
Ipuph should become habtvally and incoriebly
" refractory ne shall he reported to his parents, aud phi,
vstcly Dismissed from the srhool
Tie utmost attention shall be paid To the morale nd
manners Of the pupils who will alweys under the vigil
ant inspection of their instructors. some one Of ihrm
Tor they viii not I've suffered leave the ground without
special permission, and for good cause but will he com
santy pursuing their stes their auusemeGts befors
the eyes of their guardians.
As II IS believed that religious instruction will GREATLY
eooouoe 10 the maintenance Of proper discipline such
an establishments and otherwise essentially promote the
welfare Of us members, all oper shall he taken 10
the boys IN the principles of Christianity, but
without any view whatever supposed inetn NJ any
particular They shall accordingly be tsurh, The eI
me",s Of Sacred Philosophy from the Bibles they shall he
required TO attend morning 81 evening prayers sn on the
odoodh DAY may shall be taken in forenoon along m
Their teachers OF them 10 nublic wo,sSn n,
sncn house as designate or othrrwse the
ffpeipal shall presorbs and in the afternoon they shall
attend service in their Chapel Room where the pr,
eipa shall instruct them by recaons from thu Sculptures
and shall also give them short or lecture adap,ed
10 their age And they she'll he taught all times both nv
pTecept and the example OF their instructors 10 ,nr God
aud keep his ndments, which tie whole duv o
man." S :"
There shall be two terms in ths year 9Th vacations be-
tween the fast term from the rst October Ia the frs,
April and the second from the FIRST Of NAV to the rst
of September. - - "
The charge for each boy will he two hundred dollars
year. payable hall yearly in advance, 6oard odp
ITn
except mattress aud bed clothing, which must m provded
by the pupil himself Phe boys will be permitted 70 tera
with the family during the vacations wi,hou, any extra
charge. ~
Arrangements will be made for openius tn. scboo, ,
out delay as soon fifty scholars shall have been snsa
seu and most probably on the first Of October next II
larger nunher shall he obtained intended thar - adj
nlonai number OF instructors shall br employed
II believed that the Monticello HOUSE, the seat of the
lae mr. JEFFERSON may be procured for the bIish
and hoped that gentleman Of distinguished ~,
The
10 take the charge of il as Principal.
al 'he following gentlemen may be referred 10 "a, any,
Information that may be desired; md they will aIso
receive the names Of any pupils whom their parents o.
guardians may be disposed TO engage
Hon VIM. T.. RWEs.
Rev. FREDERICK w. HATCH
Rev. FRANCIS BownAN,
DIR. FRANK Cam
THoMAs j. RANpoLPH, ESQ
ALEXANDER GARRETr, ESQ
Jesse JESS W ~ Hss a. Esq Lynchburs.
JOSEPH G. CABELL, ESQ. Nelson
Rev. JESSE ARmIsrEAD, Buckingham
Rev !onS H. RICE, d. ID. Prince Edward
Gen. EDw4RD G.. C4rEtncroN IIote,,
DIR. JoSEs, Nottowav
Zen. VIM BRoADNAx, Dinwiddic
1eV:- BENJAMIN H. RICE, Petersburg.
JOHN r. MAY, Esq.
Wm. NJ. ATKINsoS, Esq. g
Wm liz MCFARLAND, Esn
~; Rcy; RrcnARD G. MooRr, Richmoud
Judge WV. CABELL,
CHiPmAN JOHNSON. ESQ.
Rev. VIM. j. ARmsTRoNG 80
Rev. SrEPHgN TAYLon,
Rcv. - KRRA
JAMES NJ. GARNETT, Esq Essex.
Judge FRANCIS BRooKE, FreLercksb,rro.
Rev. SAMUEL b. WILSON,
Rev. EDwAaD &. McGUInE,
Hon. CHARLES +. MERCER, Loudo,nn.
Rev. WV. MEADE, Frederick
Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Stauntou.
CHARLES STUART, Augusta.
zen JAMES BREcEENuoGE, Botetourt
Cen. FRANcrs PREsToS, Abingdon.
Gen JoHN II. CocKE, Fluvaana.
JOHN TtmBERLAKI, jr. Esq.
Rev SHEPARD X. KoLLOcK Norfolk.
WM.. MAXWELL, Esq
April Is a.
VlhDlHiA AZ roles, holden ib eleIk oalcr Of Tic
superior court Of ehsncery for tho Richn,ond dsrie,
me End day OF February, 1899; Isaac VanelcpC I,f
against Henry Davis IL Go. aud Henry w Noncurs ami
S"on robinson surviving partners Of boncure Robin
The defendants Henry Davis Co, not having entered