Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-04
PROPOSALS
n NEW SCHOOL For BOYS


o'aered and regulated after the pau Of the German
oymnas"' aud other similar institutions lately opened
III OUT o"" country, upon tho following gencra prinei
The boys shall DO boarded and lodged together in
TAME Rouse the domestic of which shall be
eIue'e" ny me Principal nf the School, and Eaon Of
proper q"aheatons who sho b. selected 70,
"e'e snau DE at least eve Teachers, Principal aud
four assistant Professors who shall teach the following
branches:
l. English Lansuage-ineiudins Reading, v,,ue, Flo.
sutton Grammar, aud English Literature accommods ted
to the age OF the pupils.
Greek aud Roman Lang, ages and literature.
D. Modern Languages, French, Spanish, &c.
geography, aud Elements 81 History, Civil aud Ma.
turai, &c. - ~ "
. Arithmetic, Book Keeping and Mathematics.
he Principal shah also be the teacher Of ed pho.
sophy aad the Assistant Pfofs.o,. .h,u h.
the teacher OF Gymnastics.
The Of studies shall ordc, ed by the prucin,,
nut may be regulated according the pleasure Of the pa
rrnts 50 as TO make u either lion FIR tho IIpv.,
s''y, or for the business and duties Of active life
The mode Of instruction shall be substantially tina,
which Is pursued in similar establishments and which IL
happily contrived To the advantage Of
cd teachers confnius themselves severally TO
branches of tuition and teaching only small of
oou Ten sci"iarseaeh; ennbng them pay Nil proper
attention Ia each individual boy.
The government at the school shall be entirely nm,
The punsmcnts for failure stables ar other ieuouen
ces snail be moderate, aud adinster red with due dsr,e.
oh. ihey shall consist of confinement during play hours
onhShinen from the table, aud other prvations. n
when absolutely necessary, (as ay sometimes be for
The smaller hoys) little corporal correction II any
pupil should become habualy aud incorriGbiy
o refractory he shall be scported his parcn,s and
vatey dismissed rom the schout -
The utmost attention shall be paid to the morals aud
manners OF the pupils vino will alweys be under the yiy
aht inspection of their some one nj ,hrn
for they vail not nc suffered leave the ground v,bo
special pcrmisson aud for good cause; but will be
an'iy pursuing their studies their amusemens before
the eyes nf their guardians.
As IL is believed IN az RELIGIONS j,s,,u.,;o, ;,, ,
oh"uce To e maintenance Vt proper discipline in such
an establishment, and otherwise naIly pomoe ,,.
welfare OF its members all oper care shall he tale, ,
instruct the boys in the principles OF Chistianity but
without any view whatever the supposed nt.c., n
sect They shall accordingly laugh, the e
mens ot Sacred Philosophy from the Bible; they shall be
required In attend morning evening and on bc
Sabbath day 'hsy shall be taken the aIo,o
'heir 'each1rs' III thcm to public wotsSn a,
such house as their shall or the
FrncpaI shall prescribe: aud in the they
attend service IN their Chanel Room yyh,,e tho
rpa shall instruct them by reca from the crp,u,es
ana snail also Them short sermon or lsctre
TO their age And they she'll taught az times ho, m
preeep and the example of their instructors TO fcar od
nd keep his commandments, which the whole duty nj
man." 10y W
mere shall be two terms in tina year with lions be-
ween; the first term fro the 6rst October IN tho @
n" April, and the second from the first OF Nav 20 IN, 6
II September. ~
The charge FIR each boy will be two hundred dollars
Tea payable hall yearly in advance for boa 3D. LODGING
Washing aud mending, room, fuel lights nd all frnnS
kept mattress and bed clothing, which must DC
~ The pupil himself The boys will be permitted 20 remain
WIN the family during the vacations without INV er,,a
harge. NY SN''"
Arrangements will he made for opening the school with
" "e"y "S 500" As nifty scholars shall have been enga
e a"n most pfohaoiy on the first of October next Ii
Is' hummer snail De obtained il is intended that an adj
'hional number OF instructors shall also be enplov.d
IL IS believed that the Monticello House. the sc at of the
~ F' Jefferson, may DC procured for the
ma h'psd that gentleman Of distinguished
nd every way qualified for the service NAV he induced
% take The charge of il Principal.
~ he ioow my gentlemen may be referred to for any
her information that may be dcsired nd they will also
ersive the names of any pupils whom thc. narrn,s Or
1aIdans may he disposed to engage.
HrcH NELsoN, Esq. Albemarc
Hon. WIN. G.. RrvEs.
Rev. FREpERTcK W. HArcn,
Rev. FRANcIs BowMAH,
DIR. FRANK Cam,
THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, Esq.
ALEXANDER GARRETT, Esq.
JESSE I b. HARnIsoN' Esq. Lynchburs.
Rev. WN. =. REID,
JOSEPH L. CABELI., Esq. Nelson
Rev. JESSE ARMISTEAD, BuckinDham
K t jon" H. RICE, ID. ID. Prince Edward.
lESRY Il. WArxINs,
Gen. EDWARD G.. CARPtNoroS IIoGc
Dr. JoHEs, Nottoway.
Zen. Nm. BRo iDHAx, Dnwiddic,
JoHN +. MAY, Eeq.
WIN. NJ. ATKINSON, ESQ.
WIN. III. MAcFARLAND, ESQ.
RI; Rev RICHARD C. MOORE, Richmond.
Judge WIN. CABELL.
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. WV. ]. ARsr,rRosG,
Rev. SrErHEN TAYLon,
Rev. -- KERN,
JAMES NJ. GhRNETr, Esq. Eseex.
Inndge FRANCIS BnooKE, Fredericksburg.
Rev. SAMUEL p. Wmsor
Rev. EpwAHD C.. McGurRy
Hon. CnARLEs j.. MERCER, Loudoun
Rev. WV. MEADE, Frederick
Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Stanton.
CuARLEs STuART, Augusta.
Gen. JAMES BREcKENRrDGE, Botetourt.
Ten. FRANCIS PREsToN, Abingdon.
Cien. JOHN ii. CocKE, Fluvanna
JoHN TrMDERLAKE, ir. Esq.
Rev Rev SnrPARp X; KoLLOcK Norfolk.
WV: MAXWELL, Esq
April 10 nc
VIRGINIA: Al rules, holden 10 the clerk Office of The
tupedor court NJ chsnceTy FOE the Richmond district
he 2nd day " February, 1929: Isaac VanelreC MIR