Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-25
LITERARY GYMNASIUM
IN TIE
CITY OF RyCHB60Wn

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90. ano mus 10 establish IN 'e city Of Richmond ilyIAs
Ii is designed tina, This institution shan be l,p,s, am, ~
dleed on The pau Of similar Schools winch have long ek
aid nave recently into operation the hon
efn section Of tie United States The course OF studies i
val lie 80 ADAM ID prepare youns gentlemen either r %
various coea; institutions Of our country, the pursuits
o .cu'e lie, VII embrace the following branches OF eia ton
l. ASrilNr LASarAars. The Latin, Greek and Rebscv.
Italian and German r' ~p"SA''
j. IHE kSeLisa LAyerAeE Its Grammar Rcads E,ocu,;oa
4. PESsi,SstIr and Boox-Ksrptso
S9'ifoartos II, the several languages studied in tie s.hoa
use Of Maps and Globes. '
NATraAL PHtosor,Y, including Astronomy AMI Cse,ri,,,
g. d sTAs.aTieSs, consisting of Ari,hme,kS Alreba (s1
neIy, plane and spherical TrigononeiIv Nenirsion Eav.
CATION, Surveying COnck Sections and tltxons
.. IHE tiYsyssrII Exsscisrs
The hummer Of pupils win, usually, he limited at rev butv
no instance exceed SEarY TO each instructor; and tie schoc
a IN sch manner be regulated that each pupil may eIse
The requisite hhaEe OF attention.
gentleman frum Germany will direct the Gyrnuasic. E,.
Uses, anu teach tie German and Hebrew Languages ys
NJ France viii give Instruction in the French Spais Porr
eaeSe and Italian languages. classical teacher win assist h.
me Classical department, aud English win be en-
n'ys,i in the Maihenat al English department. ADD
Golai d WI be procured, should the number schoius
Tie 4ho ds organized win be subjected to the immediate
pracpai 'l ''-' e0a''0' '' 's 'aS'''n'i as is
Tie entire expense of tuition in al, any, tbs branches
puIsc'i IN his institution Including board lodging and
ns IN the family Of tie principal, viii be- M each pupil Ssh
To dag scholars terms viii be $40 Der sn,Io
ior the lover branches of the Engsh de,s IN & @
Tor the higher branches of The Department. and siO adc;
tonay anDum for the Ancient Modern an2uaees en-
o%ag ,e hsher branches of Mathematics keeph
te termination 2. each quarter; bot charge Dc ns "a
Sdra,ct There VIII be two vacations the Tst Of
Christmas, the second OF weeks commencing ON the
vi August and OF eouTs few days than months Of
SESSION time during tie year Immediately before The Angus,
vacation the pupils WILL annually, 10 subjected TO rid ana
thorough examination in all then studies OF the preceding ye
ana ths examination Wan be Conducted mol by the instructors
OF tine school, (he pupils being previously made aware OF the
Pt,Gua! passage and queAi'ons in which they
eNA.hfd out oy competent gentlemen Who attend the
of
siGdy, as these gentlemen may select
Ie scholars who board with the niaciPa shah be REGARDED
l eet win ysan' and constant care, and they shall
% such Place OF public worship ia this city as, each Instance
he parent guardian may diiect
Tie moral and scholastic government of n Institution snail
receive the stIciei and particular aentuI Ii IS
paxn the rh OF which has borne the oexericnce ti,
may with TRUTH be remarked that the mode of eovernment
Dest adapted 10 the circumstances and conducive 10 the
welfare children and Youth is that with NAV H. ,e,,s ~.
parental, which founded tan en- Grce aud
which IS indebted for its success, affection rather un 10
Fac department ofhe instructor sIomld inysr;sblv no I A.
10 secure the respect OF the pur rnur o. dsripne VII
ever exact willing obcdence from the Ger, while either IN,
racer u We .JEer though the r; OF administering Iec-
sona discipline will never oe einqued by any tsscheT Who
possesses either Independence discretion still Inc ASSERTION az
the right by implies the csrlalt of its ssciss and
indeed, the conviction that such right will be exercised shod
require Will generally obyiste the NECESSITY Of t
Ms TO mode OF punishment, which ought, possible to h,
avoided And though nothing richly deserve or more
eecla ensure the contempt Of the pupil than tho abandon
ent on the OF The instructor of the very means WHICH in
some extreme become indispensable the support OF
1HUy Yet the subscriber Convinced by ue experience Oh
more tnan thirteen years IN teaching that government Of
hoo reason is incacuably Efficient than the rod tIsi
Sne the former most Commonly, every purpose os
ater IS seldom necessary, aud that discretion of the m
suUcto IN the assignment % tasks, end bis purc,aIr m
attending to their recitation, tvi accomplish infinitely moe
tn1n any severity Of punishment which can infcpd on lie
pupil ~ 49,
Agrey 20 Tie principles briefly suggested IN the prresdin-
remarks, WI TIE police OF this be
Quoted and should neither influence Of persuasion nor &c
coeo!on resulting from confinement during tho hours Of reccl.
ton, nor such personal discipline shall Judgment IS
Tie principal BE- deemed eNedien produce the desired eec,
the offender will be removed from he school and cent home
to his parent guardian
An yaied eathul retired !o situated on Sloskc
I'LL, IN the Gentle Of respectable nerghbourhood ts
beon obaned isr the exercises Of the Gympas aud
eecon OF building suited 10 the purpose Of the school Ti,
and the institution VIII 80 INTO operation before or on the rs,
oiOciober next ~ '
II unnecessary spe;fy the numerous and superior al
'anaecs which the city OF Richmond possesses for establish
ness 81 s climate the beatty situation and the exrtnr
o ts society, too well known require enumeration
Letters Of application dire ed the subscriber in Richmond
VIII receive attention
OLIVER A. SHAW.
Persons residing at distance from Richmond arc rrt.
rel for information concerning the qualifications and success Of
Mt shaw as an instructor " the Rev jeremiah Day. d. d.
l. T. D. President Of Yale College, Of which Mr. Shaw
sSsos ~ the same College 20 the Right Rev Bishop Moore
new essrs stephen Taylor, VIM Armstrong and CrCcs g.
y baecnus and y NJ Wickham Esqrs, and Doctor H. pass
o. TINS city, and IN the following gentlemen Of this city, WHO
cal Academy, VIZ the Hon VIM Brockeubrough, John Wic
nam and Chapman johnson, EsqN, Doctors " lm Tazc.
ven AID John Dove, Rohad Anderson, Geo Fisher Roeg
Swathmey Thos Taylor Nicholas Mills Guiavus Lucte apd
X. 2, Gillian Esqrs mays
POTTER CELLAR.