Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-02-27

School in Faye,tc, On Monday the 10Th
day nf March next
The scha'l-honse which is newly b tilt, ix
commnliHls!y situated in the vicinity Of
tho town. The heaithiness uf the location
is so we'll known. that il would seem almost
superogatory to safe ;l,,t in times of ep-
denies, the refugee from sickness his al
ways found a safe asylum in the small, but
healthy town of Faye;tc. The above c,n-
sidcra.ion, it is suggested, offers to parents
strong iniuccment 10 ci.rate their chill
d.'en at place where they coald cncoun,c.
little risk from sickness
Beard can be procured ia f,miics Of res
probability in town an;i nc.hhor!iooJ.
Terms Of tuiiion as f,l!ows--per quarter:
/. Reading, Writing, Orthography,
Definitions, 81 so
3. Arithmetic, English Gram;nar,Gc-
ography, E!Ocution, Eaglisi. Com
position, 90
8. The Greek and Latin Languages, ~ 90
The quarter to commence from the time
Of entrance.
Payments will be expected quarterly.
A subscription book is opened at the
Post Office, Fayete.
In setting forth prospectus of his school,
the subscriber, while he deprccates any
attempt to blaz'm forth his professions to
the qualification of teacher, deems it not
improper to state that he WAS educated at
the University of Cambridge, (Ergand,)
and was engaged as classical teacher IN
IIazc'wood Grammar School, near B,rming-
ham, for two years previous t., his residence
in the United Staies.--Moreoyer, he INN
gncs the public TO be more or less acguaint-
ed with his character, inasmnch as he has
taught school In Jefferson county upwards
Of eighteen months. HIS method Of teach
ing will be as much as possible analytical;
he will endeavor to instil into the mind oi
the pupil correct knowledge ofthe English
language, its idioms, anomalies, the deriya-
ton and formation of words. The proper
pronunciation and emph .tic reading of the
English tongue, is often lamentably neg
lccted in public schools. He will bestow
particular &c upon E!ocu;ion, AMI viii IN
sis, upon frequent reci:a,ions ring the
quarter. The Greek and Latin classics
will meet with his utmost attention. The
right quantity worls. Invariably the test
of sound scholarship the precise meaning
of radical words in composition; the literal
translation Of the Greek and Latin laug,ag-
es. las far as their different odions will adj
nifty will be enforced. Greek aud LAIN
exercises will he required; the constrac-
ton Of Uexamc:cr and Pentameter verses,
the metres of Horace and Greek lambics,
will be examined.
| Quarterly Examinations will be instituted
in the school, to take place on the last FIT
day in every quarter, at which the teacher
will request the presence Of tho parents
and friends Of the pupils, and will examine
the pupils in those studies which they f'ave
pursued during the quarter: thus enabling
the parents to ascertain what progress the';
/ children have, from time to time, made
/ REGULATIONS also will be delivered by the
pupils, and the teacher will read occasional
essays on the su.jectof education, with a
view IF encouraging the student IN the pur'
suit of knowledge.
! The requisites of teacher, It is presnm
ed, are--irstly, an inti,nate knowledge q
the sui iects he proposes to teach; and SO
condly, the faculty Of inpar.ing that knnw
ledge to his pupils. 1t Is necessary alst
that he should have acquired by expert
ence the power Of discriminating between
the various dispositions Of his pnpiis. 3, a!
to enaLle him to administer to each its pro
{ per treatment, and again it is requisite tina
The should combine in his person the '.nan
ners gentle,s with the purpose 6rm,' in or
der to command the respect and good will Q
! his pupils; and by precept and example
should imbue their minds with higl
sense of moral feeling, aim an eager desir'
!. to obtain knowledge.
I Ex,cltc, February -, 1893. 10.