Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-28
PROPOSALS
FOR
Il NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS

O. new School far the Educa ton of Bovs b;cb sh.l;
Ne ordered and regulated after plan OF III. Ce,man
Gymnasia, and other similar institutions Ia,ev o.a1
Piles: $500 PN>'N
The boys shall be boarded and lodged together in .p,
table House, the domestic arrangement of which shall b..
"rueren oy the Principal Of the School, and Nla,ron NJ
p"PI quahsa.'ons who shall be selected 70, the charge
There snail be at least FIVE Teachers Psincipal and
four assistant Professors, all teach the foIIowicg
branches:
l. English iangusge-including Reading Wr;,rv E,o-
'"ion' Grammar and English Literature, accommodated
tn the age Of the pupils.
:; Greek ., and Roman Lans, ages aud Literature.
.. Modern Languages. French, Spanish, Sc
tursl, &C. - o''' "'' va
>. Arithmetic, Book Keeping a nd Mathematics,
me Frincpa shall also be the of sacred pb;o
Dy ana some one of the Assisia Professors sha be
the teacher of Gymnastics
ihe course q studies shall be ordered by the Prncjpa
nav may De regulated according the pleasure OF the ma
rents So as to make either for the Uu;v.r
SKY, or Tor the business and duties Of active life
Inc mode Of instruction shall be subs,autiaIlv tia,
VIE" pursued IN similar establishments, which il
happily eoniTiyed the advantage of accomDIh
c" teachers conning themselves seyersAy to particular
OiaIehes OF 'ntion, aud teaching only small classes of
do"' Ten scholars each; enabling pay all uropef
attention 10 each individual boy ,
lne government Of the school shall be entirely pa euta
the pnshments for failure studies or other deuonen
ees shall be moderate and administered with due dsere
hey snail consist OF couhnern during hours
punishment from the table, other prvsons nd onl
wneh absolutely necessary (as it may sometimes be for
the smaller boys0 little corporal correction II anu
Puu should become habIualy aud ucouisbly neeiuen,
VI ne shall be repoTed his parents Ind nri-
vately dismissed from tie school ~
Ine utmost attention shall paid to the morals and
eIs Oh 'he pupils, who will aweys be under Viei-
liant inspection of their instructors or some one of
Tor they will not he suffered leave the ground
special permission, and for good cause; but will be
antiy pursuing their studies or their amusenents hef,a
the eyes Of their uardisus ~
As " IS believed that religious instruction will greatly
eoh"uee To The maintenance Of proper discipline in suc
an e"iaishmen Mt nd otherwise essentially promo,. I'm.
welfare oil its members, p.oper care shall he 49,, e.
INSTRUCT Inc boys IN the principles of Chstap;,v hn,
without any view wha tever 10 the supnoSrd ;n,s, ~,
Pueua' Sect They shall accordingly be aueht the
men!s of sacred Philosophy from the Bible: thew shall h.
required To attend morning evening p AYERS: and On h
sabOHih day hay shall De taken the forenoon aim,
% 'eaeefS or some one Of them, public worship ar
such house as their parents shall or
sha prescribe: and in the afternoon they sha n
"e," service ~ their own Chapel Room hee the
cipa snail instruct them by tious from, the
anu small also give them short lecture aJantsd
TO their age And they shell ugh al II tns h &C
anu ne example Of their Instructors 10 .fear CA
man." W "'N''e GUY OF
mere Shall be two terms in Ihs year with vacations he
tween; the first from the first of oc,ohsr -, e
81 apr' ana The second tom the first OF NAV to the rs,
OF September. ' :" '"e "'s'
fhs charge for each boy viii be two hundred do,l,
year. payable hali yearly Ia advance for board Io5i
washiHs and mending room, fuel, lights nd all
- - an" pea clothing which be provided
pup ni"seh The boys will be permitted 10 remain
charge. "''"V"' any extra
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out oeiay as soon as fifty scholar rs shall baro So '
geo. ana most probably the first Of October 49, ~
s"i' De obtained, i. is intended that IN ad
u'ona humoeI OF instructors shall also be entnIoved
IL IS believed that the Monticello House the sssI ~ h
hts MI Jefferson, may be procured for the rstabbmen
@ n"peo mat gentleman Of distinguished Tents
ana every way qualified for the service NAV no ,S
TO take the charge Of il Principal
~ he following gentlemen may be referred N f., m,
n'naIon mat may be desired; and they will also
cene Use names OF any pupils whom their parents or
guardians may be disposed to engage
HUeH NELSON, Esq. AIbenarIa
Hon. WIN. G. RIvEs.
Rev FREDERrcK w. Hatch,
Rev. Francis Bowman,
! Dr. FRANZ CARR,
THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, ESQ.
i ALEXANDRA GARRETT, Esq.
JESSE b HARRIsoN, Esq. Lynchburq.
i Rev. WIN. s. REip,
JOSEPH :. CABELL, Esq. Nelson
hcV JESSE ARNIsTEAD, Buckingham.
I Iiyxsy yoFN W. " rice d. ID. Prince Edward,
Cen EDWARD e. CARRrNsroy. TJarfv
Dr. JoNEs, Nottoway
Ten WIN. BROADNAx. Dinwiddie
Rev. BENJAMTS ri. RIcE, Petersburg
JOHN f. MAY, Esq
WM. NJ. ATKINSON Eso g.
i WIN. h. MAcFARLANp, ESQ.
~ Tril Key v RroHARp c. MooRr, Richmond.
| CHAPMAN JouNsoN ESQ
Z. Rev. WIN. ]. ARMSTRONG,
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLoR,
Rev. -- KERR,
{ JAMES NJ. GiRyeTT, Esq. Essex.
r Judge FRANcis BEooKE, Fredericksburg.
. Rev. SAMUEL y. WnsoN,
e Rev. EDWARD e. McGUInE.
4 Hon. CHARLES II. MERcFp IooJo,r
y Rev WM. MEADE, Frederick.
Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Staunton.
IHARLEs STUART, Augusta.
Gen. JAMES BREoKENRIDGs Botetourt
: zen FRANcIs PREsroN, Abingdon.
Ten JoHS H. CocKE, Fuvanna
JOHN IiMsERLAEE, j.. Esq.