Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-05
Ll1ER4RY GY.lI.HlSIUIT
CITY OF RrcHMoMn

'illt subscriber respectfully ANNOUNCES 10 Ills public ,a c
Intends 10 connect with his Classical aud Aaiaern,icn
Academy, regular and complete Of CYaxAic En
eisE and thus to establish in the city Of iehend LrrrR,sY
GyaSAsrvY.
Is designed, that This institution shall he funded and con
Quoted OH tue plan Of similar Schools which long existed
in Germany and have rcy gone into opea,ion ~ tie nor
err section of,he United States The studios which
WI I've 50 adapted as 10 prepare young gentlemen ehe for
III: '
!. Ase,tyT L,~srAuis. Tic Latin. Creek and la-,rew
SioDEsN LASs1aGts: The Ersnc, Spanish, ,Ortusuese
Italian and German. .
, Tns rseLsa L,SGuAsr It's Gnluunar Rea.ir-, Iloc,on
and Ji,cTatusc- =
/, !. PfssnSsIIp aud Book Ksss.xs
coaro3roS in the languages pded in the sehoa
use of Maps and Globes
7NArRAl pntasorny Inclndhc Astronomy and
merry plane and spherical Trigonome,rv ,a,suraon Nay
gadon, Surveying Conc. Ser,iois and tlyouS '">'
2. THs GyNCSAsrc ExrFcrSES 'r-
The number Pupis viii, usually helimicd tbs, but VIII
instance eNcred rwrSrT Ia each INSTRUCTOR aud tie sshou
a ~ sncha manner be regulated that each pupil may Give
, the requisite share o.! attention. -
gentleman from Germany WI! direct tie tymnasiic: Exc
csey, and teach he German Ivhy Languages nfire
Of France vii give instruction IN the French Ssth nrtu
gudsc and Italian languages classical teacher vii 80, =;
ihe Classical department, and English will be an
ployed In the Mathematical and English department. Add
iona aid will be procured, should the number scholars
The school, thus orauzrd will he subectr! n the immediate,
suenenfcce and exclusive cono of the Subscriber as its
Yhc entire expciuc Ct tuition ~ orarv Of .hc branches
pursued IN thS institution including bna'd hedging and wash
the family Of the primo pal, viii be- each pupi Slso
pr To dog scholars teams win he $40 nee n,
iorihe lower branches OF the English department. $40 per annn
for the higher launches of the department aud l0 at
uonay per for the Ancient Aloeyn languages c
eracns tic higher branches OF Mathematics. Bookkeeping
AMI the Gymnasck Exercises Payments will be required M
the cnnaou of each quarter bur cLaryr nil be De IA
SSrdnee Ihe WILL on two VACATIONS the s Of week al
Christmas the second o. weeks commencing on the Isl
Of August and, OF course w days months NJ
SESSION. time during the war Immediately before the August
vacation the pupils win annually, be subjected rizid and
thorough examination IN all ie studies PREF cns YEAR
and this examination viii lie conducted mt by the Instructors
f.atp
Particular passages and questions In which they
examined but by comPc,cnt gentlemen who may attend the
examination, ond in such parts OF the whole annual course OF
study, as these gt'n.lcIncn may select.
The scholars WIN board With the principal shall be regarded
aud treated uicitars of his family, their moral department
shall meet with vigilani md care, they shall Lc
accompanied the Sabbath by ofier Instructors
the parent or guardian may direct.
The moral and scholastic government, Of this institution shall
naxn the truth ofwheh experience that
school which is not well eo-ened cannot be- well tnwg
h adapted TO the eiTcunsancc and most conducive the
welfare OF children and youth Is that which may erncd
which is indebted for its success affection rather ar
The department o the instructor should invariably be sch
to ser - the respect oi the pupi in rsuT Of discipline viii
ever willing Obedience from latter while either an
irritable urnfrr want OF imne, forms mai, the cha
aeor Of the fpncr Fbouh the right of administering per-
sofal dscpnc will be relnqushed by any teacher who
pocSse either Independence dscrciion still the assertion Of
ho right bv implies the certainty % ais srsL and,
indeed the conviction that sucha rghtw G exercised should
OCCASION require VIII generally Obytae the Necessity of
noOtlc ptnisnncut, which ought, possible
ayoid And though nothing can nnc richly deserve
efcctualv the contempt OF the pupil than the abaun
ncnt on the Of tho instructor Of the means which,
some exirrne CASES become Indispensable To the support OF
authority the subscriber convinced by the experience
than thirteen rsc.ng thar, in government of
shoo tgrspn ncalci lay efficient the rod that
while the rncr rnos' commonly, every purpose
laurT Is seldom ncerSary and that the discretion Of the
structgr in tire assignment of tasks, and lds puuctay in
ATTENDING their recitation, viii accomplish infinitely rce
than any severity Of unnlsmc whrh can &c inflicted tho
pupil.
Agreeable ,hc rrrcir briefly Suggested m the prccei
rrmark Will the police OF this institution t regulated aud
duciC and hoVld nrtcr tho Influence persuasr nor the
eoercion resulting from confinement during the hours n
ton such personal discipline SHALL IN tue judgment
the principal fc deemed oxpedcni produce the desired effect
the offender will be removed from the school, and sent hsms
10 his parent guardian.
An elevated hhi and retired ot situated ON S1ockoc
F in che Of respectable neichbourhood has
beun obtained for the exercises Of the Gymnasium, and for
erection ola building suited % toe purpose OF the school, The
10, Will he cnsocd auf building completed fes weeks
and The institution vii 70 INTO operation before the frs,
ofOciOber next.
Ills unueccsarv n specify tho numerous and superior adj
v1ntages vrh ie city OF Richmond possees Tor the esabi.
prnt o Literary Gymnasium The gcmarkable healthhl.
ress NJ ts climate the cautv situation aud tho excellence
OF is society well known require enumeration.
een Of application directed the subscriber, in Richmond,
VII wceve attention. - .
.'Persons residing distance tom Richmond are fer.
cd for Information CONCERNING the qualifications and success II
Mt Shaw rs M instructor, the Rev Jcnnniah DIy, ID.
L. d. President Of Vale COLLEGE, u which Mr. Shaw
graduate, IN Belamn Shan e. james Kingsley Es1rs Pm.
eeo ~ Tie same COLLEGE, IN the Right Rev Bishop Moore, the
cy Mcssrs stephen Iaylor, VIM Armstrong aud Crnes g.
w. Bacohus and NJ Wlckham, Esnrs and doctor VI Pegp
9TH" city, and 10 The following sen,cncn n this city who
amoug tho patrons Of Mr. Shaws Classical and Nalhemst.
cal Academy, Wis The Hon Wm Broctrnbroush John Wick,
INN enl Chapman Johrson Efq-, Doctors William Taze-
-, pr, .r.rt., An, r'sh,I, sooct
r. = Gillian, Es1rs NAV
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