Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-11
PROPOSALS
4 .hEJV .SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

Proposed To establish, at OF near Charlottesville
new School for the Educ alton of Boys which shall
be ordered aud regulated after the plan OF tho Gesaan
Gymnasa, aud other similar Institutions lately oprned
~ our own country, upon the following general priuci
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The boys shall be boarded aud lose together in sui
table House. the domestic arrangements Of which shall be
ordered by the Principal Of the School, and Maron
proper qnaihcations who shall be selected o the charge
There shall he least 1--WE Teachers, Principal aud
four assistant Professors, wha shall teach the following
ht snches ..|
sutton" Grammar. and English Literature, accommodated
To the age of the pupils.
Greek aud Roman Lang, ages aud Literature.
- Modern Languages, French Spanish, &c.
Geography, and Elements of History, Civil and Ma
turaI, &c. "
D Arithmetic. Book Kccp ping aud Mathematics.
The Principal shall also he the uf SACRED Pho-
sophy and some ono Of the Assistant Professors shall be
the teacher Of Gymnasti
The eouss Of studies shall be oe,cd by the Principals
nut may be regulated according the pleasure thu pa
rents, To make either pcpn ,r the Upiycr-
siiy, Tor the business aad duties of active life.
The mode OF instruction shall he substantially that
which Is pursued IN similar establishments and which
hhrpy eon'rved TO secure the advantage OF accomplish
ed teachers, con6nng themselves everaly particular
branches of tuition, aud teaching only sna classes OF
abnui ten scholars each; enabling pay all oper
! attention III each inti idual bay.
The government ut the school shall entirely
h- punsl'ents tor failure in studies delhquc
cirS SHAH he moderate, and administered with due iiscte
ton They shalt consist OF during play hours
oansnen, from the table and other privaions; aud only
necessary, be
the smale' boys) little corporal correction If any
pupil should become habualiy aud ncoeiby neriiern,
or refractory, ne shall he reported 10 his parents aud
vaiely dismissed f,uin the school
The utmost attention shall he paid To the nd
manners "f the pupils, who will aiweys he under vs
a"t inspection cf thrir Instructors some oe Of them:
"' they will not he suffered leave the gound w,hou,
special permission, and for good cause: hut CON
santy pursuing their stues their ainuscmeits beGrS
the eyes at their guardians.
As it IS believed that religious instruction will greatly
IN ne ma lfen
an establishment, and otherwise essentially promote the
Welfare OF its members all oper shall be ken to
instruct Tie boys IN the principles Of Christianity, but
without any view whatever the supposed interest of any
particular They shall accordingly he ,auyh, the cc
mrnts OF Sacred Philosophy Bible, they shall he
required TO attend morning evening prayers; the
Sabbath day thSy shall be taken in along 9Th
their teachers, of them, to public wostp M
soch muse as their en's SHALL
frncipai shall prescribe: aud in the afternoon they shall
at'eud service IN their own Chapel Room, the P-
cpa shall instruct them by reciatons from the
and shall lso give them short or lecture
to their And they she'll be taught ,imes both By
PreccT and ihe example of their ear God
and keep his commandments, which is whole duty nj
man."
There shall bc in year with tons be-
tween the iTs term from the first Of October the
oi April and the second the first of Nav TO the frs,
Of September.
The charge for each boy will be two hundred dollars
year, payable hall yearly la advance for rd lode
washing and mendiug, Iuon fuel lights all furniture
except mattress and bed clothing, which provided
u! boys VIII be
with the family during the vacations any extra
charge.
Arrangements will be made for opening school with
out delay fifty scholars Shall have been .nya
geo; aud most probably the first of October next If
larger number shall be Obtained intended that an adj
ditonal number of instructors shall also be employed
II IS believed that the Monticello House, The the
ate Mr. Jefferson, may be procured for the
and hsped that gentleman Of distinguished talents
ana every way qualified for the service may be induced
To take the charge of il PRINCIPAL.
t. ic foiioH in gentlemen may referred to Tor any
further Information that may be desired they will also
receive tic names of any pupils whom their parents or
guardians may he disposed engage.
IIUGH NELSON, Esq Albcmare.
Hon. WIN. G. RIvEs.
Rev PREDERICK w. HATCH
Rev. FRAScIs BowMAr,
Dr. FRANK CARR,
THOMAS j. RANDOLPH, ESD
ALEXANDER GARRETr, Esq.
JESSE b. HAnnlsoN, Esq. Lynchburg.
Rev. VS.. S. REID,
JOSEPH Z. CABELL, Esq. Nelson.
Rev JESSE ARMIsrEAD. Bucknplan
Rev JomN H. RICE, ID. d. Prince Edward.
Henry l.. WATKINS,
Gen. EDWARD G. CAnnIHGroN, Halifax
DIR. JoSEs, Nottowav.
Gen. WM. BRoADSAx, D,nwiddc
Rev. BENJAMfN II. RICE, Petcrsburg.
JoHN +. MAY, Esq.
WIN. NJ. ATKINsoS, ESQ.
WIN. III. MAcrARLAsD, Esq.
Judge VIM CABELL,
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. WV ]. ARMSTRONG,
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. - KERR,
JAWS NJ GARNErT, Esq. Essex.
Judge FRANCIS BRooHE, fredericksburg.
Rev. Samuel b. WIIso-
Rev. EDWARD G. McGUIRE
Hon. CnARLEs F. MERCER, Loudoun.
Rev. WV. MEADE, Frederick.
Judge ALLEN TAyLoR, Staunton.
CHARLEs STUART, Augusta. .
Ten. JAMES BREcKENRIDGE, BOtetourf.
Gen. FRAHcIs PREsTON, Abingdon.
Gen. JoHN III. CocKE, Fluvanna.
IoHN TIMBERLAKE, jr. Esq. "
Rev. SHEPARD X. KoI.LocK Norfolk.
WV. MAXWELL, Esq.
April ID Ste
VIkGiN'G Az rules holden in clerks Office Of the
superior court Of chancery for the Richmond district
the ~ day Of March 1929: John X. Gliei, surviving
partner Of tive firm Of John X. Gillia s. Son, Of Lon.
don, and William Gliat, pits. against John Hume Tho
uuUr. Jacob Iecklcr. Thomae al Ii. \