Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-26
PROPOSALS
II .NEW SCHOOL, FOR Rnyc

ii proposed 10 establish,
new School Tor the Educ of Boys which .s,,
be ordered aud regulated after the plan of the C,.,
Gymnasia, and other similar institutions latelv on.
our own county, upon the following general prinei
The boys shall be boarded aud lodged together In .
table House, the domestic of which sha r.
Rnne,e" oy u,e OF the SCHOOL, and Maton of
proper qnahcatons who shall BE- selected 70, the
There shall be AT least FIVE Teachers PriucinaI and
four assistant Professors who shall teach the folo,yn
branches: "S
l. English Lauguage-inciudiur e,do, w,;,;,r IT..
eu'on, Grammar, aud English Literature accommoJasd
Ia the age OF the pupils.
Greek and Roman Lang ages n nd I;,.,,,,.
j. Modern Languages, French, Spanish &C.
Geography, aud Elements of History, Civi, and Ma
tural, &c. ~ ~ N"-
D Arithmetic, Book Keeping a nd NIa,hema,;c,
The Principal shall asube the cache, of sac.cd p,;,
sophy aud some of the Assistant Professors shall h
the teacher OF Gymnastics. ""'' 10
The course of studies shall be ordered by III, p,,.,,.,
nn may be regulated according ~ the pleasure of IN.
rents So as TO make either preparation for the IJn.,
>'y, or TOT The business and duties of actiys life
Inc mode of instruction shall be substantially tina,
winch Us pursued in similar nts and which 10
happily contrived to tho advantage Of accomnlsb
Z" eaches, conhnng themselves severuly to particular
branches OF tuition and teaching only snail ela,s,, NJ
ABOUT ten scioaTse ach enahing pay ell proper
attention To each individual bay. 'f
The government, Of the school shall be entirely parental,
The punhments for failure studies or other denonen
shall be moderate and administered with due dcre.
toh They shall consist of during nv hor.
rom the table, aud Other privations; nd only
", Time ha f..
'' s'""ef ooys) little corporal correction. If any
pupil should become habituay ncorrcbly nevliron,
or refractory. he shall reported 10 his r,tcn,.
rateiy dismissed from the school ~ f''
The Utmost attention shall be paid In Tho r,or,,
manners oi the pupils, will aiweys be under b,
IAN, inspection OF their instructors some one of ,bc
'or they viii not he suffered leave the ground ,vh
special permission, and for good cause: but will h.
sanuy pursuing their studies their amusement, bef
the eyes "f their guardians. '''
AZ IL is believed that RELIGIONS ins,,,c,;o, M, ,
maintenance ciniiu
an establishment, and otherwise essentially pron,. ,h
"'a'e OF ITS members, all oper shall be taken Ia
instruct the boys IN the principles Christianitv b,
without any view whatever to the supposed nte,s. ~
particular sect They shall accordingly be ,susbt the
ments OF SACRED Philosophy from the Bibles they shall be
required 10 attend morning s. evening prayers and ON Tie
sabbath day 'hey shall be taken in the forenoon along %
'heu teachers or some one Of them, public worshp n,
nch mouse as their parents shall designate the
frnepal shall prescribe aud i'm the afternoon thev cha
auenu service IN their Chapel Roos,, where Tie pin
eipal shall instruct them by rsci;atinrs rom the Srn,,
a"d snail also give them short lecture adap,ei
10 Uher age Aud they she'll be taught all times, both h
pIseept and the example OF their instructors 10 fe,, Col
and keep his eoinmamJmen,s which the whole duv of
man" 10y va
There shah he in tbs year with nc
tweeni the hrs term from the FIRST Of October 10 the first
ap and the second from the first of May to the frs,
Of September. NV
The charge for each boy will he two hundred dollar,
year. payable hall yearly in advance for board Iodsi
Washing ano 'nending room, fuel lights and all furniture
sA'e mattress ana bed clothing, which provided
oE he p"fl himself The boys will be permitted IN rem,,
wh the family during the vacations without any ext
charge. my '~'"
Arrangements will be made for opening the school with
u "eIay as soon as nifty scholars shall have been .nga
ged and most probably the first Of October nrxt IS
hummer snail be obtained, it is intended that an adj
Hionai number OF instructors shall also be employed
II believed that the Monticello House the ~ tho
late Mr. Jefferson, may be procured for the e,abl;sben,
ana is h'ped that gentleman Of distinguished talents
and every way qualified for the service NAV he nduceI
TO take the charge of il Prinoipal.
" The following gentlemen may be referred 10 for any
further information that may be desred and they will also
receive the names Of any pupils whom their parents CT
guardians may be disposed to engage.
HUGH NELSON, Esq. AlbpmarIo
Hon. WIN. c. RvEs.
Rev FREDERICK w. HATcH,
Rev. FRANcIs BOWMAN,
DIR. FRANK Cam,
Thomas J. RANDoI III. Esq.
ALEXANDER GARRErr, Esq.
JESSE 5 B 3. HAHn1soS' Esq. Lynchburg.
joseph &. CABELL, ESD Nelson.
Rev. JESSE ARMIsTEAD, Buckingham.
Rev. JonN r. RICE, ID. d. Prince Edward.
Henry Il. WATKINS,
Gen. EnwARp C. CARR1NGToN, Halifax.
DIR. JoNEs, Nottowav.
Gen WAI. BRoADNAx, Dinwiddie,
Rev. BENJAMIv II. RICE, PETERSBURG
joins F. MAY, Esq.
WM. NJ. ATKINSON, ESQ.
VIM. ~. MACrARLAND, Esq.
Rt. Rev. RrcnARD &. MooRE, Richmond.
Judge WM CABELL,
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, ESQ.
Rev. WIN. ]. ARMSTRONG;
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. --- Kern,
JAMES Nj. GARvETT, Esq. Essex.
Judge FRANcIs BROoKE, Fredericksburg
Rev. SAMUEL Il. WILSON,
Rev. EDWARD &. McGUIRE,
Hon. CHARLES l.. MERCER, Loudoun.
Rev. WIN. MEADE, Frederick.
Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Stanton.
CHARLES stuart, Augusta.
Gen. AMFs BREcKENRTDGE, Botetourt.
Gen. FRANcIs PREsToN, Abingdon.
Gen. JoHN ii. COOKE, Fluvanna.
JoHN TINBERLAKE, jr. Esq.
Rev. SHEPARD K. KoLLocK Norfolk.
WM. MAXWELL, Esq.