Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-10
wOUNG LADIES sEMlNARY.-.The Young

! WOUNG LADIES SEMINARY.-.The Young
III Ladies' Seminary at Prince Edward Courthouse,
Virginia, went into operation The first OF January
1872 The buildings devoted TO this object are sufficient
y large to accommodate hundred pupils They are in
good style, and convenient; and the grounds adjoining
them arc in high state Improvement and we'll adapted
to the object The location is in itself pleasant and de-
rrcs many additional advantages, from Its vicinity 10
other literary Institutions II is sufficiently retired Tor
the purposes of the school, and is believed TO be
healthy any in The United States 1t is about one
mile and half from Hampden Sidney College, and in
village sufficiently large and compact to furnish all neces
sary accommodation for board The society OF The neigh
borhood is moral, intelligent and refined
REGULAR COURSE.
and Composition; Arithmetic English Grammar and
Geography commenced; Natural History, and the liso-
ry Of the United Stules
Studies Of the second Fear:-Reading Writing, Spell
ling aud Composition; Arithmetic, English Grammar
and Geography continued; Rhetoric, Ancient and Mod
eru History; Natural Philosophy and Chemistry; Boa-
ny, Minerslogy and Geology; Algebra and Geometry
commenced.
Studies oflhc THRU Ycur-Reading, Writing. Spelling
and Composition; Natural Theology, Algebra and &C.
ometry finished; Botany, Miuerulogy and Geology
tinued Intellectual Philosophy, Logic, Evidences of
Christianity; Moral and Political Philosophy and
Astronomy.
In addition to the above course, instruction is given
10 all that desire it, in the Ancient aud Modern Lam
guagcs; i'll Music Painting and Drawing;-and lectures
are given the classes in Chemistry, Natural Philoso
!
with those branches.
The toitotcing the principal books used in The diff!
feren classcS-Young Ladies Class Book, Worcesters
Dictionary, Murrays and Browns English Grammar,
Colburn's First Lessons, Smiths Arithmetic, Wood
BRIDGES large and small Geography, Wcbsters History
of the United States, Porters Rhetorical Reader, Trim
mers Natural History, Worccstrrs Elements of Ancient
and Modern History, Joness Conversation Natural
Philosophy and Chemistry, llerscels Astronomy, New
mans Rhetoric, Baileys Algebra Walkers Geometry,
| HEDGES Logic, Lincons and Eaton's Botany, A1cr-
conbe on the intellectual Powers, Payncs Elements
of Mental and Moral Science, Comstocks Mineraogy,
Schegrl's History Of Literature, kame's Elements OF
Criticism Youths Book Natural Theology, and Pa
lev's do. Bigeows Technology, Sullvans Political
Class Book Faley's Moral Philosophy and Evidences Of
| Christianity and the Bible. Any Of the above books
can be had a, a book store in the neiglboriood.
Il is left optional with the Parents Guardians OF the
Scholars decide whether the regular is TO he
pursued or not and those who pursue regular COURSE
and pass satisfactory examination at lis close, and give
evidence of being we'll grounded i'll the branches that
constitute thorough English education, will receive a
| Testimonial to that effect.
II supposed that the period of three years is not too
long to spend on the above course Gy those who co not
enter the school advanced standing and it would
probably be necessary for those under the age of Twelve
years TO spend longer time.
TERMS AND VACATIONS.
The scholastic year comprises ten months ne va
cation months are May and October, and the two terms
will comprise the intervening months There Will be
public e. Examination al the close of each term.
| EXPENSES.