Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-06-25
SCHOOL.

SCHOOL,.
HUE Undersigned proposes 10 open School
- In the neighbourhood of tho University
10 commence on the LIST Monday i'm September,
ana terminate on the LIST Monday i'm August, with
session
The course of instruction win embrace tho
ordinary branches of an English education, tho
Laun and Greek languages, and Mathematics.
Itrms.-For the English branches of
ec"ch'ion alone, Tor Il yession of 10 months, $50
For Ancient Languages and Mathema-
Inc French language will be taught, If re.
quited, at moderate extra charge.
Inc plan of instruction will be made to con
FORM, rs much as possible, with that pursued in the
university, with which the undersigned has
maze hi'nscl 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 De improper TO present brief outline of the
course he intends Ia pursue with beginners
j TIC scholar who Is commencing the study of
the Lattn language will of course begin with the
g!amhar, but VIII not he required TO overburden
ms memory with rules and other matters which
he cannot possibly comprehend, and which are
otten 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
oy committing to memory the examples in the
grammar, and partly by writing off for himself
numerous examples of other words similar in
their dcclension and coniugaton When he be-.
comes familiar with these, he may commence
reading but instead of those modern Latin au-
thors or t'anslators which are commonly read, a
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 it ne
cessary, at hrst TO read small portions of the
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 he 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
cumstance IN which number of particular in
stances agree, he will gradually be enabled 10
form them for himself, and will thus learn the
Inst lesson of n judicious education, which is to
think, to discriminate. and to enquire
A similar plan will be pursued IN Greek In
stead ofthe Testament W hich Gas is well known)
Is not pure Greek, he will commence the .9noJ-
aSis OF Xenophon
strict attention will be paid from the benin
ming to the correct pronunciation of these Ian
guages, which is of much more Importance than
most persons imagine, and is almost impossible
to be acquired after habits of corrupt pronuncia.
ton are once formed
Alter reading sufficient quantity of Memo
phon and CGsar. he will read, if there be time
play or two of Enripides, and parts of Yirgi and
Horace, and will then he taught the most com.
mon metres in Greek and Latin Prosodu
hasa and 9TH ,I.
will be required to make himself acquainted with
tne history OF the authors times, and will have
ms attention constantly directed to the Informal
lion necessary to full understanding of what he
reads, whether it relates to History Geographic,
-Mghofogy or antiquities. Ancient Geography
will also be Taught separately by means OF a text
book. Written transactions from these Ian.
gnages will be continually required of him bo, h
| as means Of enabling him to unders n nd better
what he reads, and of improving him in his ow n
| language.
In Mathematics, the text books used will b.
Lacroix's Arithmetic and. Algebra, with nuinc-
rous examples from other books - Legendre S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Trigonometry-and, Of
any wish TO continue the study Boucharlal' 5
Diileren;ial and Integral Calculus.
Arrangements will be made for the accommo-
dation oil pupils from distance IL is indeed con-
| tempated 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
| unreInitted attention be paid to the moral and
physical education Of tic pupil Should this
plan he determined upon, the particulars will be
communicated to the public, in a future advcr-
| tisement.
| Persons DESTROYS Of entering students in this
school will please to make application as early rs
| possible. Letters addressed TO A 8 Brocken
brough, or to the undersigned, at the University
| will be attended to.
HENRY TUTWILER, JR.
| University Of Virginia, Nay Goth 1880.
| . 49, University of Virginia
! Mr.. Henry Tutwiler has attended the Uni.
vetsity OF Virginia for Eve years during which
time he has graduated in the schools of Ant;ent
Languages, Mathematics Moral Philosophy and
Political Economy, and is a candidate for gradu-
ation- at the end Of the present session in the
schools of Natural Philosophy and Law.
During the whole of his residence at this In
| stitution his department has been most cyen,pln
! ry and his habits of study .:apabiiy of receiv.
ing instruction and positive attaintnents have
been such as to obtain for him the highest an.
probation OF The Professors and their warmcs,
| interest III his future success.
MIR. TutwiIer's qualifications cntitle him to
the support of the public in any sphere in which
he may be disposed to exert them
RODLEY DUNGLISON,
oo., 900. Chairman Of The Faculty.
May goth. 1880. If