Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-04
LITERARY GYyN.N4SIU.N
IN THE
CITY OF RICHMOND.

CkSY SE 1tIS16LflSMUs
fiE subscriber respectfully the public tia, he
Intends TO connect With his Classical and Mathematical
Academy, regular ami complete OF GY>NAsrIc
GvaSAsT.L
It designed, tha, institution shall &c frced and con
Quoted the Plan similar schools, which have long
~ erEd'y and haze recently Rc into operation north
vi" e 50 dapeo as Ia prepare Young Gentlemen either i'r the
various collegiate siluos ct country, Tor tire pursuits
nfaetire t viii embrace the following branches c1cat,ou
Axctt>r L,zor,er.: The Latin Greek aud fcl.ur,
MopsnS LANGUAGES Enc French, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian and German.
g. Tar Esolrsi LANGUAGE Its Grammar Rcad = Elocu,ion
and Literature
i. PfNMANsalr and Boox-KrtV1vc
COMPOSITION III the several languages studied in the school,
HronT and oeHArhyi comprising the construction and
N1ryhAl pHlOsorHT, including Astronomy aul Chemistry
D. MATHsMATCEs consisting of ATithnleiCk, Algebra Geo
meTy plane and spherical Trgonomey, Alensuaon, Navi-
saton Surveying ConcA Sections and fluxicns.
3. 1BE GyASAsTC ExERCIsIs.
The number of pupils WILL usually I've limited AZ TEN bu, win
IN no instance exceed each instructor and the school
shall such he regulated that each pupil may
he requisite share OF attention
gentleman from Germany will direct the Gymnastics Exer
ces, and teach the German aud Hebrew Languages qare
OF France VIII give instruction III the French, Spanish, PoI-
g1ese and Italian languages classical teacher will assist i'm
ne cdsca ana an English assistant will be en-
ployed IN the Mathematical! and English department Add.
on9 ard VIII be procured should the number OF scholars
render II necessary.
The school, olgagcd will be SUBJECTED the immediate
superintendent and exclusive control of the subscriber its
The entire expense tuition in all or any Of the brancl
pursued thus institution, including board lodging and wash
per To day scholars the will $50 per annum
for the lower branches of the English department. $40 per annum
for the higher branches of the department. and $40 adi
onay per for the Ancient Modern EN-
bracng the higher branches Of Mathematics BookKe,ppg
and the Gymnastck Exercises Payments will be required AT
he termination OF each quarter bu, no cgree cH be made
ddodnce There will be two vacations the one week at
Christmas, The second Of weeks, Commencing tire
OF August and Of course, e" days than Of
session time during the year Immediately before Agr,
Tacaton the pupils w ANNUALLY, be subjected rigid and
thorough examination IN all their studies of lie preceding year,
aud this examination viii be conducted Jy instructors
Of the school, (he pupils being previously aware OF e
particular passages and questions in which the
examined bat by competent gentlemen, who may attend the
examination and in such parts Of The whole annual course Of
study, as these gc;',eIncl may select
The scholars who board with the principal, shall be regarded
and treated as members Of his family their Al department
sdh neet "ih vgai and constant care, and they shall b.
accompanied Cu the Sabbath orInor, icir tr9rs
70 such place Of public worship IN this city as m each instance
The parent OF guardian may d.Cct.
The moral and scholastic government Of h'. t'r1n ,fH
maxim, tho truth Of which has borne the test yreicucc that
school which well gouerHcd, Gu0bi aud
n may with tr"h, be remarked that the ode government
.deG 70 the circumstances aud most conducive 70 tho
welfare OF children aud youth, that which MA, be termed Inc
Pnta which founded more ~ llan force and
cn Is ndeOco zoo It's success, to affection rather than fear
Tie department oi tic instructor should invariably SUCH Of
% secure the respect OF the Pu for I5our o III oiplne viii
ever exact willing obedience from the latter while either
Irritable temper, or want Of frmncss forms ait In the
Tacter OF tie former Though the right Of administering per-
soh1 ncln' WIZ never bc Tcnqufhcd ~ any teacher
possesses cibcr independence discretion, sii o assertion II
the right by no MEANS implies the oc'1y n je ,rc- ana
indeed, tic conycou U such right VIII exercised, should
occasion require VIII generally OLyias the necessity u resort
u9 10 mode Ut punishment, which ought Of possible 10 BE-
"oOIc" HW ui"h h'hing tdu noc ~ y deserve,
ciccu'J eu1Hc 'c contempt ri 'hc pupil t1'. iuun
inent on uc par of c Instructor the W MEANS which in
some ey'rcwc c.ss become indispensable 'hc support II
auilUfy yet c sucr1ct convinced o. r experience 81
more tian thirteen yrlis ~ teaching, ia', g,truncr, Of
school, reason o. ipraCu'1i'. Efficient Than r. M that
while iie iinn'r most commonly, Answers ,"ry purpose tlr
after s seldom necessary, and tina; the t-ea'i,u of Tire M
tuciur ~ hr a-e-uncrt o. is,tt and is puuriuaiy ia,
7ucndingt 20 rc recitation, VIII accomplish infinitely mon,
nan my severity OF Nun! mont " can lr inflicted on rc
pupil
Agreculy' 'r rrr. 'f briefly sug.ci ~ H ,~ rrcc~5.,
icu3kfi h 90" p0.rc OF 'e institution 'atg and r,
aucle,a slNd n"nh"l Hg influence of persuasion nor c
'pecOn e-ui'r 0 cont moment during tn aufe Of rcrraa.
non, nor such personal dr si,.c re- >hali .,tr iu, ~
tc principal be deemed cSrricn, produce Ii. d m cqe
che offender viii be Irro,.t fl1 Size sr.t srI ,., t1
'Dl1s parent srliJr.
an elevated, beautiful aud I-.'.' 81. s....... -. -..
IIl, n the ccnIc nl NOS respectable uclH.rlrri la,
erection u halong suited 10 tc purro.c of 'uc ..D y
oi wal bc on o.ed and tIe building completed iu s ,-r
"ad The institution will 20 into operation before or Go 'e t
IL 8 uun-ccs-s-r .ccirg ihc urmefous and -uil. ,.
vlnta9cs vich az liniond possesses f if csa' IL.
meih "i I"'"u5 "rnrreiuu The rcDial kabc hCalrl.
OF rs socr'y' ave "r wr E1pwu 90 require enumeration
letters ofappca.n directed 20 tie .ubseribcr In IN bno4d
wiz receive attention
a.srerons rcsilis- ara distance from P1tn.i 30 ~
req Or inflammation concerning the qualification All ,oee ~
Mr. Shaw as instructor to the Rcv Jc,ems5 y,y ID n
graduate m Brlumiu Sman g. James l.. Kingelry Fsy,
tcssors IN ue ame College, tothe Right Rev Bishop t6oc H.
hev Mcs'r stephen Iaylor VIM. Armstrong au1 Crocs g.
w. Iacchus aid .. VI Micl ham, Eecs and Doctor 81 o..
~ tins ciiy, and IN ho following pcniencn ~ ,, nv
among The U4Eous cf Mr. Shave Classical aud Nsro
nj Academy, va ihc Hon VIM Brockeurouln, John Wi-
wch aud John Dove, Rch1y Anderson Geo Fisher, Rfie,
iwathucy Thos T1y'i 81 bo4t " U.s. C-sf,vrs riicto NJ
e. ( Jl,am. Esqs or,y