Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-10-30
RE.DFORD FEMALE ACADrwv

TNIlE subscriber, late I.ihtaIian and Tr,ch..
u the Modern Langu ises in the State Csll.y, ~
South Carolina, viii. on the 18th OF Nn,cmbe, -.
reopen The Institution. situated NJ Liberty, and -
deasor Ia give il an organization and meihods g..
revive lor II the public favour. which il once epioves
Tie plan, To which Ie will give effect. is 49,.
man oHtiine, II fellows: Isl. To 20 hack to ,b,,
palmer, less nultiEariou, ciac,tlnn. wiiel, formed H.
Virginia lady, some sixty years ago, before Morrill,.
impn oyenents came in. IDLY. To baui,h ~l,at.yc,.
pretended sciences, taught only ia ita,ne. ,itiaies. ;..
stead oi either strengthening or adjoining. the te,r,l.
mind. 3rdly. Teaching only what fits the cl,ar,c,o.
and the pursuits Of Woman, TO teach ii thorough HE.
4lh. 10 make the first a,m Of Education. The So
cuiing OF that sort of knowledge which trains ia.
mind the best, and best fills it with things truly us.6.,
and graceful: 9Th. To leave untaught alltlA, ia los.
worthy in itself, less fit for the sex. aud less cap,hl.
of being learnt with solidry: 9Th. To do wh.,s,..
Is done upon methods which will leave The child m.
feelings, the opinions, the manners and the priuc,-
pies proper to Southern birth, and TT to be the bza.
of an Education purely Southern.
Women are not destined to be Navigators, nor On.
ticians, nor Almanac makers, nor Practical Meth,n.
les. nor Miners. nor Engineers, nor Doctors in Me.
dieinc. Why give them a half or quarter ~profcie,.
cy, in that Of which awhole knowledge would be use.
less 10 them! OF all futile things, half scienc. j.
surely the paltiest and in the worst taste. So. ion
Metaphysics, Logic. Political Economy, belong TO IN.
Masculine Offices aud pursuits only, and cannot bs
brought into female education. without wasting the
time and njuiing the perceptions, which should be
employed in feminine things.
OF History, and of whatever bright or singular a..
ample il offers of her own land aud its fortunes.
Of her own tongue and its literature Of the cul,iy.,.
eI Modern dialects and their authors III the Manner,
and AIRS u! all countries, Il woman Cannot, know too
much. She should understand Practical Arithmc,,t.
tho not Mathematics; and mucl, more OF Cookery
than Of Chemistry. She should also learn To spczt
and write English with precision and pnriiy-but th,s
ont nlihe good authors, aud Il familiarity with them.
not from systems of Rhetoric. thar are mere ricma.
role to snch as are put Al learning the Art OF Compo.
sition. hefnre they have read a Book.
Iiuoks Upon The method of Set Question and Az.
swrr. and at, ilIitera,c compilations in general will
be excluded from the school with every other plan
Whatever "t patent right TcachinI. So will tho
teaching of English Grammar. In its place French
will he ,anght TO every scholar "a plan by which
more English, Ms we'll rs French. is learnt. PuLlls
Examinauons. there will he nnue. II women can only
be stimulated ,n learn, by hcing Sc, 10 exhibit them
selves on the stage, they had better renlain in isue.
rance.
The Pupils will he dressed in uniform; with every
attention to a simple sracetnlness nt appe trancc; but
plainly, ~cl,eaply, without jrw elry. aud wi,hil,r strict
Prohibition OF whatever might mark u difference Vi
fortune. The Morals and Manners will receive all
possible care. Parents will be expected to dircc,,s
what church their children shall be L, ,nluly ,sken.
PRICES.
Tui,ion in thr English and French, 80 per- An.
MIN, lticSr, every Pupil must learn the REMAINING
branches. ,olunlary.l Music, $40, Italian or Spanish.
$40. Embroidery. 81. No extr, har~csl for rise Of P,,,
n III. Plain Sewing. Fn,s. DrSks. En,r,nc. morcy. ;,
the like. CInthrs and Books the only expenses. b..
SIDE, Tuitiou. Board max be had m good h,usc.
At SO p.r month. TIE Academy buihlino, can hs
mn, he 10 lodge o. pnpils in The best m,nue,. Bond.
,s nl,crd therc i, tlur p,;,rin,l's f,,ril, viii h.,,
every possible care, The use Of a GOOD library, aud The
advantage ofspeakms French, ftllr lahnual language
OF his hnuseilotl.l and Of practising. either iurtiuc
| toasue thcy may learn.
Ennylr,s viii ,royilc each , sin.,l. N,n,n -,
H,ir or Shucks. tLe,rn,uB Rcd | mon ,,I Y,v-ls.,
Silve, Table S,o,n aud !, SiIye, ne, Sn,., The,
will mo, 90 ;,,, ,,h,,c cvrc,, IN cl,u,rl,. and ,.,,Iyr
visit nor receive visits. except BY part,ynlar PERM. sior.
Tne Ordinary rect,a.iaas nt ia. school viii al~a,sbe
open To the atlenaanrv al ,Area.s, .narii1 S, or rc.
commented visitors.