Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-06-11

FHNHE Undersigned proposes to open School
Il in the neighbourhood of the University,
to commence on the LIST Monday in September,
and terminate on the LIST Monday in August, with
a vacation of one month ia the middle of the
session.
The course of instruction will embrace the
ordinary branches of an English education tho
Latin and Greek languages, and Mathematics
TcrmS.-For the English branches of
education alone, Tor session OF 10 months, $50
For Ancient Languages and Mathcma-
The French language will be taught, if re-
CURED, at a moderate extra charge.
The plan ofinstruction will be made to con-
form, as much possible, with that pursued in the
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, it may
not be improper to present a brief outline of the
course he intends tn pursue with 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
ms 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 dcclenslons of nouns, adicctives, and
pronouns, the conlugation 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 coniugation. When he be
com's familiar with these, he may commence
reading (; but instead of those modern Latia au-
thors or translators which are commonly read, a
good classic author will at once be put into his
hands-CGSGr's Commentaries for example
which WILL be equally easy, and infinitely more
L m hot A..n l,ne,
cessary, first TO read over small portions of the
| author, and explain, in familiar manner, what
ever he thinks Is not beyond the capacity of the
scholar. The rules of 5yntaX will be explained
| and illustrated by numerous examples, until they
are lndcllbly 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 its
principles of construction, and finding that rule
is nothing more than the expression of some cir
cumstancc in which number of particular in
stances agree, he will gradually be enabled TO
| form them for himself and will thus learn the
| first lesson of a iudcous education, which is to
think, to discriminate. and to enquire.
similar plan Will be pursued in Greek. In
| stead fthe Testament, which Gas is well known
| Is not pure Greek, he will commence the .3naJ
| dSiS of Xenophon.
|
| ming to the correct pronunciation of these Ian
| guages, which is of much more Importance than
| most persons INA cine, and is almost impossible
| to be acquired after habits of corrupt pronuncia
ton once formed
After reading Il sufficient quantity of Xon0
ph0n and CGSdr, he will read, if there be time a
play or two of EuripidCS, and parts of Writ and
Horace, and will then be taught the most com.
mon metres in crack and L0tiR ProSoGy
While reading these and other authors, he
will be required to make himself acquainted with
the history of the authors times, and will have
his attention constantly directed to the nforma.
ton necessary to full understanding of what he
reads, whether it relates to HStOry Gc0graDhy
.NWh0iogy, or antiquities. Ancient Geography
will also be taught separately by means OF a text
book. Urnen trdRSidtiORS from these lam
guages will be continually required of him, both
as means of enabling him to understand better
what he reads, and OF improving him i'll his own
language.
In .Naihematics, the text books used will be
Lacroixs Arithmetic and Algebra, with hume
rous examples from other books -Legendre s
Gcometry--Lacroix's Trironometry-and, (f
any wish to continue the study) Boucharlal s
Dlflerential and Integral Calculus.
Arrangements will be made for the accommo-
dation of pupils from distance 1t is indeed con-
templated to establish a regular boarding school,
at large and commodious building between the
University and Charlottesville, where the most
approved modern system will he 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 advcr-
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.
o. University Of Virginia, MAY Goth. 1880.