Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-01
LiIERARY GYMlVaSIU.3.
cITY or RTcr-rrorr

iF. subscriber respectfully TO the public thai n.
INTENDS 10 connect with his Classical and Matbena,c,I
Academy regular aud complete course Of trsyssr 49,
,!tS and thus to establish in tie city Richmond L1rrnarr
II is DESIGNED thai this institution shall be founded and con-
oueen on The plan OF similar Schools which long existed
eFn section OF the United States The coure OF studies WHICH
NC 50 Saea as 10 prepare ye"ns gentlemen either tho
various collegiate institutions of country for the pursuits
o: active @ VIII embrace the following branches Of education
l. ANerEsr LANGUAGES The Latin GrecA and Hebrew.
N'oD,hS lANeuAets: The French, Spanish, Portuguese.
NalIan ana German ~e'>-~'
3. The EsG1Isr LANGUAGE. I,s t;,amr,, ps,, r,.,
aud Literature ' 's - fAoSuuoh
l. PEssANsniP and Boox-KEprso
D CoNrosIrIoS in the several languages studied ma rio $50,
o. ;IonY ami GIoSRFHT; comprising construction nn5
NaruaAL PmLosoPm including Astronomy and Chepis,,v
no n cGns'tng Of AI,hne!hk, Algebra Geo
CATION, Surveying Conck Sections and FLxions -''-
3. IHE GyNsAsTIo ExkRcisxs.
Inc number of pupils Will usually limited al rFv ban, vv
m no instance exceed TWENTY 10 each instructor; le school
sa IN such manner be regulated, that pupil may eceya
the requisite share OF attention..
gentleman from Germany will direct the Gynnasck Exe
ees, ann teach the German and Hebrew Languages notire
guese anu Italian languages. classical teacher will ass, IN
e classical department and an English win be e,
E'lyed In lie Mathematical and English department ADD
iona, m WIN ne procured, should the number scholars
The school, organized viii be subjected to the nned;o,.
principal. - 'S
The entire expense of tuition in all or any, of the blanche.
pursued IN tins institutions including board lodging and wash
ing, IN the family of the principal will be- each pupil sI5o
Tor The lower branches the English departments $40 er annu
Tor Tie higher branches OF the department. and $40 add
tonay per anum for the Ancient OF Modem lang uaees ei
br1cns the higher Branches OF Mathematics Book n;,
and the Gymnac Exercises. Payments viii be reoured :;
the termination OF each quarter but change te Be mad N
GdUance There wii be vacations the frs, OF one yvt -
Christmas, the second Of weeks ON tie =,
session time during the year Immediately before The A,
vacation the pupils will annually be subjected TO ria a.
aud this examination will DC conducted not by the
OF the school, (he pupils beng previously made aware of re
examined out by competent gentlemen, who NAV attend III
eXanniaiion and ~ such parts of the whole annual co
he scholars who hoard with the princal shall he ro,,t
anu treated members of his family, their moral eo,s,
snail meet with vsani and care and thew shall -
accompanied on the Sabbath by one or more other in,
20 such place OF public worship in this city as in each
! me parent or guaIdian may direct.
ne mora! and scholastic government Of this Institution
receive the scest and most particular attention n is a
axi tue truth o! which has horne the OF III
school which Is not well gorersd canno, be web tn,6I
fmay, with truth be remarked tdI mode Of royeTn
De>t adapted In tue circumstances, most -oudc;y - 81
welfare OF children and youth, which may i've y,sd %
PGTcltGi which Is founded more than on force a5
WINCH indebted for It's affection rather tbau 10
The department of the Instructor should invariably no sb
to secure the respect OF the Pup r rgcur of scjp ;
irritable temper or want of irnncs forms trait in the
Tacer OF the former Though the right Of ahIuislerinr ne
possesses either Independence discretion still Tho Sy &c
me right by no implies the rertnt, of its errc, 80
indeed, the conviction, that such right win be- excre -
occasion require viii generally obviae the necessity of
ing TO mode OF punishment, which ought If POSSIBLE ~ {
/ Eg 49,,
eiectuaily ensure the contempt OF the pupil than line b,o
ien on the part OF the instructor of the very means which
some extreme cases, become Indispensable To the s,o,,
au'irty, yet the subscriber convinced by the
more than thirteen years in teaching, that in the royenne,
s'ol reason Is ncalCuaby efc lent Than IN, yl -
WIT u'c lorne most commonly, answers eycry n,pos ,t
latter IS seldom necessary, and that the discretion of Tho @
uciot III the assignment OF tasks and his p,,nc,,a, =
attending 10 their recitation, will accomplish pSn;,s ~
han any severity OF punishment which eau be ina,cd M 49,
pupil ""'e" On mo
Asrccaby to the principles briefly suggested in the p,e,
remarks will the police Of is institution be rcr,Iated 81
Quoted and should neither the influence of pesasio go ~
coercion resulting i"m confinement during the hours OF rrcr
ton, nor such personal discipline as shall i'm thr ,,,, -
the principal be deemed eXpedien, produce the cs;,e
the offender win be removed from te scIonl ,nj CO., -
20 his parent guardian. ~ yin ''''''
An elevated hcatb and retired lot situated on ShoeIoe
mn IN e centre OF most respectable neighbori,ood h.,
been Obtained for tho exercises Of tire C;yuua n AMI e. 81
erection of building suited The purpose Of The school T
Tot " ~ be enclosed and the building completed IN few yeet
ofOctobcr next ~ v" e"e MS
II IS unnecessary specify the numerous and sure -
Vanages winch the city OF Richmond possesses f the esab
ment Of Literary Gymnasium fhc repa,t 10 -
ness of iselnnate, the beauty situation aud The
of its society, well known 10 REQUIRE e,,,er,
Letters at application directed the subscriber h, Rci
viii receive attention. "''
OLIVER A. SHAW
= Persons residing at distance ffo,n Richmond arc ,,
Ied io information concerning the qualifications and srre
MI Shaw as an Instructor, 90 the Rev. jeremiah nav u n
graduate, TO Bcamin Sinan a. James L. Kingsley Eurs Pro
lessons m the same College To- the Rin Bisl0p Moore M
TO- NesSfs stephen Taylor, VIM Armstrong aud Croc g.
~ baoonus and y NJ WEkhsm, Esq, and Doctor 81 Fae
arc among the patrons OF Mr. Shaws Classical Raesr
cal Academy, viz the Hon Vim peterborough John Wi
ham and Chapman Johnson EsgrS, Doctors William Tszr
well aud John Dove Richard Anderson, Geo. Fiser Pcc,
Gwatlmcy Thos Taylor, NrhoLs Mills Gusiavus LucLe a.,
r. g Gillian Esqrs NAV