Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-07
PROPOSALS
4 .NEW SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

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u new School for the Educa Of Boys, which shall
be ordered aud regulated after the plan Of the German
Gymnass, and other similar institutions lately opeued
IN our own country, upon the following general princ
pies:
The boys shall be boarded lodged in a sui
table House, the domestic of hc shall
proper who shall be selected fo
There shall be at least FIVE Teachers, Principal and
four assistant Professors who shall teach the follow ing
br anches:
l. English Language-ineludug Reading Writing. Flo.
sutton, GRAMMAR and English Literature,
TO The age Of the pupils.
2 Greek and Roman Languages aud Literature.
s. Modern Languages, French, Spanish, &c
d. Geography, and Elements Of History, Civil and Ma
tural, &c.
5. Arithmetic, Book Keeping md Mathematics.
The Principal shall also be the teacher Of sacred Phlo
sophy and of the Assstan Professors shall be
the teacher OF Gymnastics.
The course of studies shall be ordered by the Principal
nut may be regulated according 10 the pleasure of the pa
rents 50 as TO make either a prepar for the Unyer-
sity, or for the business and duties of active life.
The mode OF instruction shall be substantially that
winch pursued in similar establishments which is
happily conrived to secure the advantage of accomplish
ed teachers cor6nipg themselves sevcray to particular
branches OF tuition and teaching only small classes
ABOUT ten scholars each; enabling pay all proper
attention to each individual boy.
The government of the school shall be entirely parental
The punshnens for failure in studies Delinquent
cies shall be moderate ind administered with due discre.
ton They shall consist of confinement during lay hours
banshmen from the table, other nd only
when absolutely necessary Gas may sometimes be for
the smaller ooys little corporal correction. II any
pupil should become bituay and ncorrigbIy
or refractory, ne shall be reported his and p-
vately dismissed from the school.
The utmost attention shall be paid TO tho morals md
manners Of the pupils who will aweys be under the viu
liant inspection Of their Of the
Tor ihey VIII not he suffered to leave the ground without
specai permission and for good cause but will be
stany pursuing their studies amuseme.ts before
the eyes OF their guardians.
"A, it IS believed that religious instruction will greatly
thP maj ~
an establishments and otherwise essentially promote the
welfare OF ITS members, all proper shall be taken to
instruct the boys in the principles of Christianity but
without any view whatever the supposed Of any
particular sect They shall accordingly taught the e,e
Rents Of Sacred Philosophy Bible; they shall be
required to attend morning evening ayers; on the
saooah day they shall he taken the along with
'heiI teachers, of them TO public woIshp al
such house their pa or ohe the
fneipai shall prescribe: and in The afternoon they shall
a'ehu service IN their own Chapel Room where the Pn-
cipa shall instruct them by reoa from the
and shall also give them short lecture ada
10 'ne age And they shebe taught all times, both by
precept and the example of their to ea od
man" 10y "
There shall be two terms in ths year tos be-
tween the hrst term from the FIRST October 10 the frs,
AP, and the second from the first of May to the frs,
OF September. ~
The charge for each boy will be two hundred d,.,.
yea payable half yearly in advance, for board
Washing ano Tending room, fuel, lights all furniture
Heep' mattress and bed clothing which must be provided
oy Tue puph himself The boys will be permitted rema
win the family during the vacations without any extra
charge. ~ ~
Arrangements will be made for opening the school with
out delay as soon as fifty scholars shall have been enga
eeui ana most probably the FIRST Of October ne If
larger number shall be obtained il is that an adj
dnional number Of instructors shall also be employed
believed Tint the Monticello House, the of the
. 'eHefson may be procured for the
ano 10 h'ped that gentleman Of distinguished IA
ana every way Qualified for the SERVICE may be induced
to take the charge Of IL PRINCIPAL.
Ia The fOll yipv0
further Information that mey DO dcsrcd they will also
receive the homes OF any pupils whom their parents or
guardians ,I may be disposed to engage.
HuaH NELSON, Esq. Albemarlc.
Hon. WM. e.. RvEs.
Rev Frederick w. IIATcn
Rev. FRANcIs Bowman,
DIR. FRANK Cam
THOMAS J. RANDOLPH, ESQ
ALEXANDER GARRETT, Esq.
Jesse b. HARaIsoS, Esq. Lynchburg.
Rev. WIN. S. REID,
JOSEPH &. CADELL, Esq. Nelson.
rev. JESSE ARMTsTEAD, Buckingham
Kew JonN III. RICE, u. ID. Prince Edward.
HENRY T.. Watkins,
Cen EDwARD 6. CARRrNoroN, Halifax.
DIR. JosEs Nottoway.
Gen WIN. BRoADNAx, Dinwddic,
Rev. BENyAMrN II. RICE, Petersburg
JoHS +. MAY ESQ.
WIN. NJ. ATKINSON, Esq.
WIN. III. MAcFARLAND, Esq.
IT, E,,;i Rev yv RroGAnD G. MooRE, Richmond.
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, Esq.
Rev. WIN. ]. ARMsrRoNG,
Rev. STEPHEN TAYLOR,
Rev. - Kern,
JAMES M. GARRETT, Esq. Essex
Judge FRANCIS BRooKE, fredericksburg.
Rcv. SAMUEL ID. WILSON,
Rev. EDWARD &. McGUrRE,
Hon. CHARLES F. MERcEn, Loudoun
Rev. WV. MEADE, Frederick
Judge ALLEN TAYLon, Stanton.
CHARLES STUART, Augusta.
zen JAMES BREcKENRTDGE, Botetour.
ten FRANCIS PREsToN, Abingdon.
Gen. JONI III. Cooke, Fluvanna.
JOHN TTMBERLAKE, jr Esq.
rev SHEPARD X. KoLLocK Norfolk.
April 10 &c