Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-02
SCHOOL.

l SCHOOI..
NHE UDdefsi9ne proposes to open School
| n In the neighbourhood of the University,
To commence on the LIST Monday in September,
and terminate on the LIST Monday in August, with
vacation Of one month liz tho middle of the
| session
| The course of instruction win embrace IN.
ordinary branches of an English education the
Latin and Greek languages, aud Mathematics
Ttyms-For the English branches of
education alone, for session of 10 months, $50
! For Ancient Languages and Mathema-
| The French language will be taught, if re-
CURED, at a moderate extra charge.
| The plan ofiu5truction will be made 10 con-
iorm rs much possible, with that pur sued in tho
| University, with which the undersigned has
| made himself familiar in the course of several
years spent in that institution but, as that plan
| is only adapted to those more advanced il NAV
| not be improper to present brief outline OF tho
course he intends to pursue wita beginners.
The scholar who is commencing the study of
| the Latin language will of course begin with the
grammar, but will not be required to overburden
his memory with rules and other matters which
| he cannot possibly comprehend, and which are
| often The source Of deep rooted disgust for the
study of the Ancient Languages He will be
taught the declensions of nouns, adiectives, and
pronouns, the conjugation of verbs, &c, partly
by committing to memory the examples in the
grammar, and partly by writing off for himself
numerous examples of other words similar in
their declenson and conjugatioa. When he be-
comes familiar with these, he may commence
reading but instead of those modern Latin au-
thors or translators which commonly read, u
good classic author will at once be put into his
hands-CGSdrs Commentaries for example
which will be equally easy, and infinitely more
Improving. The teacher will here find il ne
cessary, at first, to read small portions of tho
| author, and explain, in a familiar manner, what
ever he thinks is not beyond the capacity of the
scholar. The rules of syntax will he explained
| and illustrated by numerous examples, until they
are indelibly impressed upon his memory and
| he will not only be required to observe these
rules as they occur in the course of his reading,
| but will be exercised in constructing sentences
| according to them. In this way he will form
correct ideas of the nature of language and it's
principles of construction, and finding that rule
is nothing more than the expression of some cir
cumstance In which a number of particular in.
stances agree, he will gradually be enabled 10
form them for himself, and will thus learn the
first lesson of judicous education, which is to
think, to discriminate. and to enquire.
A similar plan will be pursued IN Greek In
stead ofthe Testament, which Gas is well known)
is not pure Greek, he will commence the .3nob.
0SiS of XenOphon.
A strict attention will be paid, from the begin
ming to the correct pronunciation of these Ian
guages, which is of much more importance than
iuoSt peiSoHs ana Us almost Impossible
to be acquired after habits of corrupt pronuncia-
ton are once formed.
Alter reading sufficient quantity of Keno.
phon and CGSar, he will read if there be time, a
play or two OF Euripides, and parts of VirgH and
Horace, and will then be taught the most COM
mon metres in Greek and Latin Prosody
While reading these and other authors, hs
VIII be required to make himself acquainted with
the history of the authors times, and will have
his attention constantly directed to the informa-
tInnn foa full
reads whether it relates to History, Geography,
NythOtogy, or antiquities. Ancient Geography
will also be taught separately by means of foxt
book Written trGnsiattons from these Ian.
guages will be continually required of him. both
means of enabling him to understand better
what he reads, and OF improving him in his own
language.
In MathematicS, the text books used will be
Lhcroixs Arithmetic and Al zebra, with nume
rous examples from other books -Lcgendre's
Geometry-Lacroixs Trigonometry--and, Gf
any wish TO continue the study,) Boucharlat's
Differential and Integral Calculus.
Arrangements will be made foI the accommo-
dation of pupils from distance. 1t is indeed con-
templated to establish regular boarding school,
at large and commodious building between the
University and Charlottesville, whore the most
approved modern system will be introduced, and
unremitted attention be paid to the moral and
physical education of the pupil. Should this
plan be determined upon, the particulars will be
communicated to the public, in future adver-
tisement
Persons DESTROYS of entering students in this
school will please to make application as early as
possible. Letters addressed to A. S. Broken
brough, or to the undersigned, at the University,
will be attended to-
HENRY TUTwILER, JR.
University Of pirginia, May Goth. 1880.
University of Virginia.
Mr. Henry Tutwiler has attended the Uni
velsity of Virginia for FIVE years; during which
time he has graduated in the schools of .Antient
Languages, Mathematics, Moral Philosophy and
Political Economy, and is candidate for gradu-
| alton, at the end of the present session, in the
| schools of Natural Philosophy and Law.
During the whole of his residence at this In
! stitutlop his department has been most exempla-
ry and his habits Of study, capability of recov
ing instruction and positive attainments have
! been such as to obtain for him the highest ap-
probation of the Professors and their warmest
interest IN his future success.
Mr. TutwIers qualifications cniitle him to
the support Of the public in any sphere in which
he may be disposed to xert them
ROBLEY DUNGLISON,
Chairman Of The Faculty.
May Goth 1880. If