Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-01
PROPOSALS
n AEW school FOR BOYS

81 hafl
new School FOR Education Of Boys, which .h.1,,
be ordered aud regulated after the plsn Of the Cerms
oym"asia aud other similar institutions lately opencd
~ our own country, upon the following general prnci
Piles;
The boys shall be boarded and lodged together in
table House, the domestic arrangements which shall bo
oue'e" by the P'iuc'pal Of the School, and Matron of
proper quahe who shall be selected fo the charge
There shall be at least five Teachers, a Principal and
Tour assistant Professors, who shall teach the following
hrancheN
!. English Lansuage-neludug Reading, Writing Flo.
en'o", Grammar aud English Literature accommodated
To the age of the pupils
Greek md Roman ana, ave. AM, J,.,,,
=! MODERN Languages, French, Spa mish. &c.
Geography, aud Elements vt History Civil Ind Ma.
tural, &c. ~ ~ "
s. Arithmetic, Book X coping n nd Matb,m,,ir.
The Principal shall also be the teacher of sacred pbio
Soply, aud uf the Assistant P,oG.s.o,. ., r.
the teacher OF Gynnastics.
The course Of studies shall be orde,c by the
nut may he regulated according the pleasure Of the pa
ens' ;" as to make either preparation for Univer-
SHY, or Tor tile business aud duties OF active life.
The mode Of instruction shall be ,ha,
"en Us pursued IN similar establishments. and which IL
happily eo"'r,ed secure the advantage of accomplish
naohers' conhning themselves seveay particular
branches vt tui,inn, and teaching only saI elase, OF
ABOUT ten 'choi"seaeh enabling them pay all propu.
attention to each individual bay. =
The government school shall be .n,;,eIv n,
The punishnents for failure studies or other den,r =,
ces shall be moderate, aud administered with due dscre.
on. They shall consist OF confinement during nj nv hour.
Punishment from the table, aud other prvatons and opiy
when absolutely necessary, Gas may sometime, he for
the smaller boySo little cotrertion
pup sh"uid become habtualy aud
or refractory he shall be reported hi, ia and MI,
Vaieiy dismissed from the school ~
The utmost attention shall he paid to the moral. ant
manners oil the pupils who will alweys be under the viii
iant inspection Of their Instructors or some ONE of ,h.n
Tor 'hey VIII not he suffered TO leave the ground ybo,
Speca permission, and for good cause; but will he can
pursuing 'he'r studies or their smusemeLs before
| the eyes nf their guardians.
AZ is believed that religious INSTRUCTION will vreauv
co"'uce n the maintenance of proper Discipline in scb
an establishment, and otherwise liz o,or,,c ,h
"e""te OF IT'S members, all oper shall be taken t
'he Boys IN the principles of Chrsiia nity bur
"n"ut my view whatever to the supposed ineres of any
particular sect. They shall accordingly be ,aush, The
mehts ni Sacred Philosophy from Bibles thew shall no
required TO attend morning evening pra yer and ON m.
sabbath day 'hsy shall be taken in forenoon along with
their teachers, of them, to public wo,sh q,
,uch mouse as their parents shall
hcpai snail prescbG: aud i'm the afternoon they shau
attend service in their Chapel ROOM where the pin
cpa shall instruct them by from the
a"n 'ah also give them short lecture adap,ed
10 the" age Aud they she'll be taught all times, both bv
precept aud the example of their instructors to "ear COD
and keep his commandments, which whole duty OF
man." 10y W
There shall be two terms in the year with be-
tween; the FIRST term from the first Octnbcr To the FRS,
g" ap', and the second from the 10 Of May to the frs,
of September.
The charge for each boy will be two ,un1,ed doa.,
year, payable hall yearly Ia advance for board Iodeiy
washing and nendug, room, fuel lights and all furniture
except mattress and bed clothing, which must he provded
BY the pupil himself The boys will be pernit,.d 10 ,sn,,
charge. - $500
Arrangements will he for opening the school with
out delay MS fifty scholars shall have been enya
get; and most probably the first October next If
larger number shall be obtained, is intended that adj
"tlonal number of instructors shall also be en,poyed
1t believed that the Monticello House. the of the
ate Mr. Jefferson, be procured establisnen
ana II Is h'ped that gentleman of distinguished talents
anu every way Qualified for the service may be induced
to take the charge Of il Principal.
W The following gentlemen may ne referred 10 for any
uther information that be des.ed aud they also
wi heir
guardians may be disposed engage.
HUGH NELSON, Esq. Albemarlp
Hon. WM. e.. RWEs.
Rev. FREDERTcK w. HATCH,
Rev. Francis BowMAS,
DIR. FRANK Cam,
THOMAS ]. RANDOLPH, Esq.
ALEXANDER GARRETT, Esq.
JESSE b. HARRIsoN, Esq. Lynchburg.
Rev. VIM :. REID,
JOSEPH G. CABELI, Esq Nelson.
Rev. JESSE ARMIsTEAD, Buckingham.
Rev. JoHE III. RICE, ID. ID. Prince Edward
HENRY T.. WATKiNs
Gen. EDwlnp C. CAnRrNeroN, Halifax.
DIR. JoSEs, Nottoway.
Gen. VIM BRoADNAx, Dmwiddic,
Rev. BENJAMIN II. RICE, PETERSBURG
JoHN F.. MAY, ESD
WM NJ. ATKINSON, Esq.
WIN. III. MAcriRLAND, Esq
ut: Rev. RICHARD c. Moore, Richmond
Judge WIN. CABELL,
CHAPMhN JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. VIM. ]. ARMSTRONG,
rev STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. - KERR,
JAMES NJ. GARNETT, Esq. Essex
Judge FRANCIS BRooKE, Fredericksburg.
Rev. SAMUEL II. WnsoN
Rev. EDWARD e.. McGUIRE, ----
Hon. CHARLES +. MERCER, Loudoun
Rev. WIZ. MEADE, Frederick
Judge ALLEN Taylor, Staunton.
CHARLES STUART, Augusta.
Zen AMEs BREcKENRIDGE, Botctotr;.
Gen. FRANCES PREsTON, Abingdon.
Gen. joins III. CocKE, Fuvanna.
JoHS TrMBERLAKE, jr. Esq.
Rev. SHErARn X: KoLLocK Norfolk.
WV. MAXWELL, Esq.
April ~ stc