Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-22
PROPOSALS
Il .NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

proposed to establish near Cha rlottesyills
4 new School for the EduCati of Boys which shall
De ORDERED aud regulated after the plan the German
ymnasa, and other similar institutions lately opened
Ia our own country, upon the following genera princi-
pies;
The boys shall boarded and lodsed together in su
table House the domestic which shall be
"aee" by The Principal of the School, Matron OF
proper quahcatous who shall be selected charge
There shall be at ieas Eve Teachers, a PriucipaL ana
BRANCHES:
l. English Language-incluiing Reading Writing Flo.
euton' Grammar, and English LiieIa &C comn,cdatrd
To the age OF the pupils.
Greek and Roman Languages and Literature
y. Modem Langua ges, French Spa mish, &c.
tuTai &C.
5. Arithmetic, Book Keeping nd Mathematics
The Principal shall also be the teacher of sacred Pbo
saphy and sumo one of The Assistant Professors shall be
the teacher OF Gymnastics.
The Of studies All be ordered no IN.
hu may be regulated according pleasure of the n
eh S" as TO make 1t either the Uniyer-
SHY, or Tor the business and duties of active life
she MODE OF instruction shall substs nt,Ilv ,ha,
~hen pursued in similar establishments, and which is
happily coni'iyed TO secure the advantage accompS-
ed teachers, corhung themselves seyey 10 rar,icuIa
branches OF tuition, and teaching only small classes of
about ten scholars each; enabling TO pay all nronr,
attention 10 each individual boy.
The gnvernm Of the school shall be entirely parental
lhe punisfnents for failure in studies deipauen
ces snail he moderate, and administered with dscre.
oh icy shall consist Of confinement during pIa hours
Punishment from the table, other pfyations; and onv
the smaller bOys) little corporal correction II anv
pupil should become habtuay and ncorigbly egIisen,
or refractory he shall be reported his parents and ps
Vatey dismissed from tle srhuul
The utmost attention shall be paid u the morals and
manners OF the pupils who will aIweys under the Writ
a" inspection ui their Instructors, one Of them.
for they will he sueed to leave the ground rithors
special permission, and for good cause; but will be con-
anty pursuing their studies or their anusemsnts baf
Fthe eyes of their euaTdans.
~ Is believed that religious instruction will greatly
"ee 70 'He ~" 'nienance OF proper discipline such
aa esab Shsnt aud otherwise essentially poo,e the
'e"S'e oi us members, ali proper shall taken 10
instruct the boys in the principles OF Chl,sanitv bn,
any view whatever 10 the supposed interest Of any
particular sec They shall accordingly be taught the ee
ments of Sacred Philosophy from The Bbe thew shall h
required 10 attend morning evening PRAYERS: and on ,h
Gay may snail be taken in the uGon along with
'helI Teachers of thru TO nubc wo,sN;n
suc mouse as teiF parents dl designate or ohe
Incpa sha prescribe: aud III the afternoon they shaIl
attend service IA their Chapel Room where the Pin
P instruct Them by recia fom the Scriptntes
aDd shall also give them short sermon or lecture r,sT
"e age And they shell he taught II times both bv
precept and the example of their instructors 10 a CA
man" VIC ""''e ou'y o.
ihe'e snail he two terms i" tn. year with vacations be-
ee the h'si term from the Of October IN the 6,st
of September. " wy "'S'
The charge for each boy viii be hundred dollars =
year payable half yearly h. advance for hoard Ido
washing and u'endrg room, fuel lights and an 6,ni,n
except mattress and bed clothing, which mus be
o he PupIhims The boys will permitted to rema;o
charge. ~ ""y eAu"
arrangements will be made Tor opening the school Win
w "e'ay as soon as fifty scholars shall have been ensa
seu an" nosi pt'haby the FIST October next If a
larger number shall be obtained il is intended thai
"uon'i hummer OF Instructors shall Olso be EMPLOYED
~ oeieyed that the Monticello Uousr, the sra of the
a'e MI JEFFERSON be procured for the es,a
aug IS h'ped that gentleman Of dsnsoi talents
a"u every way q"ahcd for the service may be INDUCED
u TO take the charge Of il PRINCIPAL.
u The following gentlemen may be referred IN 6
ncr Information that may be desired aud they win also
ue names Of any pupils whom their parents or
guardians NAV be disposed TO engage
! HUGu NELSON, Esq. AIbcmarIc.
| Hon. WM. c. RvEs.
Rev. FREDERICK w. UATCu
! Rev FR5NcIs BowMAH
/ Dr. FRANK Cam,
/ THOMAS J. RANpoLrH Esq.
i RLEXhNDER GARRETT, ESQ.
I,ssE W y. IL s. q n, Esq. Lynchbdtg
IosETiI &. CABELL, ESQ Nelson
! Rev. JESSE ARMIsrEAp. Buckipgbor
rev rev JOHN IL. RIcE, ID. d. Prince Edward
Cen EDwAnp G. CARRINcrov, Halifax.
Ut JONES', NOttOwRy.
ten. WIN. BRoADNAx, Dnwiddic
Rev. BENJAMN RI. RIGS, PETERSBURG.
JouN j. MAY Esq
/ WIN. NJ ATKINSON, Esq.
Il WIN III. MACTAUIAND, ESQ
i ~; Rev: RICHARD G. MooBE, Richmond.
i Judge WV. CABrtL.
CHAPMAN JoHNsov, Esq.
i rev. w NJ y. ARMsrRONG,
Rev. SrErHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. ---- KFpR.
ItMEs NJ. GARNErr, ESQ. Fssoy.
! Judge PRANcIs BRooKr, Fredcr;ctsb,,,,r
i Rev. SAMUEL. 3. Wusoy
\ Rev. EDWARD 6. MEDIUMS.
/ hon CHARLEs. F. MrRcER, Loudoun.
Rev. WM. MElRE, Frederick
Judge ALIEN TASboR, Stounton.
CHARLES STUART Augusta
i zen JAMES BREcKENHDGE, Botetourt
I Gen. FRANoIs PnEsroN, Abingdon
Gen. JoHN III. Cooke, FluSs1na.
4 JoHN IINBERLAKE, Ir. Esq q
N W, S sI X; KoLLOaN, Norfolk.