Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-16
SCHOOL.

| II WIZ Undersigned proposes to open School
"a IN tho neighbourhood of the University,
I'd commence on the LIST Monday i'm September,
and terminate on the LIST Monday in August. wits
vacation of one month in the middle of ths
session.
Inc course of instruction win embrace tho
ordinary branches of an English education, tho
''''" ana nreek languages, aud Mathematics
| Terms-FOr the English branches of
education alone, for scsson of 10 months $40
FOR Ancient Languages and Mathema.
~'' 4U
The French language will DO taught, if re-
CURED, at moderate extra charge.
The plan ofinstruction will he p,d, IN cor-
form, Us much possible with that pursued in tb,,
University, with which the UNDERSIGNED has
| made himself familiar in the course of several
years spent in that institution but as that plan
IS oniy adapted TO those more advanced, it may
not DC improper to present u brief outline of the
course he intends To pursue with bcDiuucrs
he 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
ne cannot possibly comprehend, and which are
often The source of deep rooted disgust for the.
study OF the Ancient Languages He will h,
taught the declcnsions of nouns adicctives and
pronouns, the conjugation of verbs, &c, partly
by committing to memory the examples i'm the:
grammar, and partly by writing off ior himself
numerous examples of other words similar II,
'heir deciension and conjugation When he he
comes familiar with these, he may commences
reading but instead of those modern Latin an.
thors or translators which are commonly read, n
pood classic author will at once be put into his
hanus-CGsdrS Commentaries for example,
winch VIII be equally easy, and infinitely moro
Improving. The teacher will here find it ne
cessary at FIRST to read over small portions of the
author, and explain, in familiar manner, what
eVet ne th,mKs is not beyond the capacity of the
scnoiur' Inc rules of syntax will be explained
and illustrated by numerous examples. until thew
are indeiibly impressed upon his memory anu
he VIII not only be required to observe these
rules as they occur in the course of his reading.
OUT VIII DC exercised IN constructing sentences
according to them. In this way he will form.
correct ideas of the nature of language and i,s
principles OF construction, and finding that rule
Is nothing more than the expression of some cir.
cumstance In which number of particular in
stances agree, he will gradually be enabled to
form them for himself, and will thus learn the
iirst lesson of a judicous education, which is to
think, to discriminate. and to enquire.
similar plan will be pursued IN Greek In
| stead oil The Testament which Gas is we'll known
Is not pure Greek, he will commence the .4,,oJ-
ass of Xcnophon
A strict attention will be paid, from the bepiu.
| ning to the correct pronunciation of these Ian
guages, which is of much more Importance thas
most persons mag inc, and is almost impossible
TO be acquired after habits of corrupt pronuncia-
ton are once formed.
Alter reading n sufficient quantity of Keno
Phon and Cesar he will read, if there be time, n
play or two OF EaripideS, and parts of TirOH and
Hordce, and Will then be taught the most com.
mon metres in Greeh ind Latin Prosody.
While reading these and other authors. he
viii be required TO make himself acquainted with
the history of the authors times and will have
his attention constantly directed to the informa-
ton necessary to full understanding of what he
reads, whether it relates to History, Geographu,
.hythOtogy, or antiquities Ancient Geography
will also be taught separately by means Of a tex,
book. Written trdnSiGtiOnS 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 in his own
| language.
| In mathematics, the text books used will be
| Lacroi1s Arithmetic and Algebra, with hume
rous examples from other books ependres
| Geometry-Lacroix's Trigonometry-and, (if
any wish to continue the study,) Boucharats
| Difierential 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 be introduced, and
nnremtted 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 az
| possible. Letters addressed to A. $ Broken
brough, or to the undersigned, at the University,
| will be attended to.
HENRY TUTWILER, JR.
OntoersAy Of pirginia, May Goth. 1880.
| - ~ University of Virginia.
Mr. Henry Tutwiler has attended the Uni.
veisity OF Virgi na for five years during which
time he has graduated in the schools of Antieni
Languages Mathematics, Moral Philosophy and
Political Economy, and is a 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
shtution his department has been most exempla-
ry; and his habits of study, capability of receiv
ing instruction and positive attainments have
been such as to obtain for HIN the highest an
probation of the Professors ard their warmest
| interest in his future success
MIR Tutwiler's qualifications ontitle him TO
the support of the public in any sphere in which
nc may be disposed to exert them
ROBLEY DUNGLISON,
May Goth. 1880. If
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