Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-08-13
THE SELECT SCHOOL.

THE SELECT SCHOOL, AIOW under the care of T. MAGRuDER, N will, on the first Monday of October next, commence a new session, under the superintendence of T, MAGRUDER and T.. MANNING.
 Instruction will be inparted upon the in- 7uctfue method; or that in which we ascend from particular to general truths. ms mode is now in use in the most celebrated schools, and is believed to be the most natural and successful one of introducing the elements of science to the mind. Its excellency over the mode commonly pursued, consists in this, that it brincs into exercise and developes the reasoning powers, at the same time that it improves the memory, thereby rendering study pleasure rather than task.
 The pupils will be governed by the laws ot kindness. Moral motives will be used as the chief means of government; and severe mea- sures resorted 10 only when all others have failed.
 The instructors will be so far companions of their pupils as their station will permit.- Every attention will be paid to develope the intellectual powers, to refine the taste, to im- prove the heart, to kindc the love of science, to fix the habit of observation, and to form the manners.
 The courses of study will be sach as to fit either for college or for active life.
 The number of pupils will be limited to forty or forty-fve. We restrict ourselves to this number, because we believe it to be as large as any two persons can profitably in- struct
 There will be two sessions year, of five months each.
 No student will be admitted for less time than session.
 Terms of tuition S20 per session, to be paid in advance.
 NOTE. Perhaps some reasons should be assigned for raising the tuition of the "Select School" We can only say, that the limited number we propose receiving, justifes us in putting our rate of tuition higher than if we should open our school for the reception of as many as might present themselves. Besides, we intend sparing no expense in providing ourselves with every necessary facility of in- struction. We have already ordered globes, maps, diagrams, and other articles of appa- ratus for Illustrating various subjects of study. Let these circumstances be duly weighed, and we think the public will be convinced, that the advantages our school offers above those which receive unlimited numbers, are both saving of time and money.
 Among the text books to be used, we enu- merate the following: National Spelling Book Coburn's 1st and 2d Lessons in Reading and English Grammar; Grammar of Elocution, by J. Barber; Smiths Practical and Intellec- tualGrammar; Colburn's list Lessons in Arith! metic, Sequel, and Algebra First Lessons in Practical Geometry, by w. R. Johnson Grund's Geometry Malte-Brun's School Ge- ography; Gould's Adams Latin Grammar Walkers New Latin Reader; First Five Books of Cesar's Commentaries, with Eng fish Notes New Latin Tutor, by F. P. Le- verett Anthon's Valprey's Greek Grammar; Lessons in Greek Parsing, by c. A.Goodrich; Greek Testament Xenophon's Anabasis Holbrook's apparatus.
 For further particulars, reference may be had to the Faculty of the University of Ala bama. REV. A. WOODS, Pres'nt,
 PROF. J. WALLIS,
 PROF. H. TUTWILER.
 Tuscaloosa, Aug. l, 1881. 19
 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA,
 July 27, 1881. At the request of MT. Thomas Manning, we state, with pleasure, that he has been en- ployed the last three months, which was the whole time for which he was engaged, as a tutor in this University that during this time he has taught the more elementary and prepa- ratory studies and that, in our opinion, he is entirely competent to fit students, in the ele- mentary branches of English and Classical Education, for admission into this University.
 A. WOODS,
 H. TUTWILER.