Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-24
PROPOSALS
Il NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS

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I . new School ior the Education OF Boy. which shs
DC Ordered and regulated after the plan Of the cms
oymnasia and other similar institutions lately opened
10 our own country, upon the following general psine
The boys shall be boarded and lodged ioge,has in sri
ao'e hoe, the domestic arrangements Of which shs, be
ordered oy The Priuc,pal Of the School, and atrou or
proper who shall be selected 70, the charse
There shall he at least five Teschers PYineios, .r
branches: - 'S"'"e
!. English La"soase.neludins Reading, wri,iss. Flo.
s"on' Grammar aud English Literature accommodated
TO the age Of the pupils. = ''-
= Greek add Roman languages and Li,era,ue.
.. Modefn Languages, FreRch, Spanish, &c. Trgf
Geography, and Elements cf Hs,o,v (.,,;, nd NJ.
tural, &c. 'J' Wv" 90" "e-
.: Ati'hme'ie, Book Keeping and Mathematics.
Inc f'ncpai shall also be the teacher Of sawed Pbl,o
sophy and some of the Assistant Psofrssor, ,h No
the teacher Of Gymnastics. 70
The course Of studies shall be ordered BY the p,;n.;
nut may be regulated according 10 tina peauroof the na
rens So as 10 make either for the Tu:s.,
sy, or for the business aud duties Of active l,fc
Inc mode OF instruction shsl be substantially tina,
wheo pursued in similar establishments and which 4,
happiy contrived To the advantage of aeeonneh
." "aches combining themselves severa y TO partcua,
branches oi tuition, and teaching only snail class, OF
aooo' ten enabling them TO pay ali psoper
attention 10 each individual hey.
The Rovernmen OF the school shall he ent;,ev
Inc punhineuts Tor failure studies or other deIioo,s
ees sha be moderntc and administered with due di.e.
on ihey shall consist of confinement during pIa hours
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when absolutely Necessary (as ia may son,an,e. be s
the smaller boys) little corporal CORRECTION IF .ny
pupil should become habituay and incorrgby negligent
or refractory he shall be reported to his parents and nj;
vaoiy dismissed from the SC hool r
lie utmost attention shall be paid TO the moral and
manners OF the pupils who will sweys be under the v
liant inspection OF their instr or some one of them
for they will he suffered 10 leave the ground ,,;,h,
special permission, aud for good cau.e but will be eon
any pursuing their sulies their an,useneLts before
the eyes oi their guartians.r
AZ believed religions ins,rpetion x;u ,....,.
c"nucc To the maintenance Of proper discipline To- such
III eab"hment, aud otherwise essentially ptou,ote m.
ie OF us members all oper care shall be taken TO
"c' the n"ys IN the principles Of Chnstia nity bur
who", any view whatever supposed interest Of
p"cnsf sect. They shall accordingly taught the el-
ents "i Sacred Philosophy from the Bible, they shall be
required TO attend morning evening pra yers and on the
sabbath day hsy shall be taken in forenoon along with
heir teachers, Of them, to public wor,hn nj
nch house as their shall h
frncpal shall prescribe: aud in the afternoon thew shall
attend service IN their Chapel Room, where the P
pai shall instruct them by reci the Scriptures
hhd snail also give them short lecture
20 their age And they she'll be taught at times, both by
pfecept aud the example of their instructors to ear Coz
and keep his comma nments, which is the whole duty
man." - =
There shalt be terms in the year with vacation, he
tween the hrs term from the st Of October 10 the rs
ri April and the second the 6rst OF NAV 10 the 6,.,
af September.
The charge for each boy will be hundred dollars
year. payable nan yearly In advance for boa 3D.
washing and mendpg, roon,, fuel lights all furniture
except mattress aud bed clothing which mus, be provided
oy the pupil himself The boys will he permitted TO remain
Giih the family during the vacations without any extra
charge.
Arrangements will be made for opeung the school with.
out delay MS soon as city scholars shall have been enga
sed; and mnst probably the OF October next III a
larger number shall be obtained, is intended That an
dtiona number of instructors shall also be enployed
s believed that the Monticello House, the seat of the
ae Mr. Jefferson may be procured for the establishments
ana u Is h.ped thaa gentleman of distinguished "a euis
snd every way qualified for the service may be indeed
TO take the charge of II Principal. 81
" TIE following gentlemen may IN referred TO for any
iuT'her information that may be desed they will also
receive tue names of any pupils whom their parents or
guardians may he disposed engage.
HUGH NELSON, Esq. Albemarle
Hon. WIN. 6. RwEs.
Rev. FREpERTcK w. HArcH,
Rev. FRANCIS Bowman,
DR.. FRAnK Cam,
THOMAS j. RANDOLPH, Esq.
ALEXANDER GARRETT, Esq.
JESSE Il. HARRisoN, Esq. Lynchburp
Rev. WIN. S. REID,
JOSEPH e. CABELL, Esq. Nelson.
Rev. JESSE ARmIsTEAD, Buckingham
Rev. JoaN Ii. RICE, ID. d. Prince Edward,
HENRY Il. WATKINS,
Gen. EDWARD C.. CARRINGToH Halifax,
DR.. JONES, Notioway.
Gen. Wm. BRoADnAx, Dnwiddie,
Rev. BENJAMIs II. RICE, PETERSBURG
JoHN +. MAY, ESQ.
WIN. M. ATKINSON, ESQ
WIN. III. MCFARLAND, Esq.
III. Rev: RicnARD c. MOORE, Richmond
Judge VIM CABELL,
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. VIM. J. ARMsTRoNc,
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. - KERR,
JAMES NJ. GARNETT, Esq. Essex.
Judge FRANCIS BRooKE, Fredericksburg.
Rev. SAMUEL B. WILSON
Rev. EDWARD 6. McGURE,
Hon. CHARLES +. MERCER, Loudoun.
Rev. WM. MEADE, Frederick.
Judge ALLEN TAYLOR, Staunton.
CHARLES Stuart, Augusta.
Gen. JAMES BREcKEHRIDGE, Botetourt
Gen. FRANcIs PRESTON, Abingdon.
Gen. JoHN H. Cooke, Fluvanna.
JOHN TMBERLAKE, jr. Esq.
Rev. SHEPARD X. KoLLocK Norfolk.
VIM. MAXWELL, Esq.
April 10 3to
SPRINGS S7AGE.