Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-21
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a THE BEDf ORD l. l. MA LII ACADEM1
"A (near Liberty, Va.) WAS opened in November
last, and Is now fitted up and organized, under IA good
corps of Instructors.
Its plan has been, in part, laid before the public.
But n%ethods, unce the only ones known among our
people, have now so completely sunk under the in
vasions OF a system OF c~lap-trap, that it IS necessary
both to explaia aud TO vIndtcdte them. In such rs
these, however. the modest but stately NATIONS, that
adorned the South IN better days, were unused, be-
fore yet Short Methods had come IN. or the erudlte
persons who now bring rs their wares Of Education,
had lursaken the kindred. but more innocent trade oil
Tin-pans and Wuodcn-nntmcgs.
Instead Of Methods foreign to our manners. our
feelings and our opinions, we aim 10 revive a system,
domestic and home bred, that shall shuu alike fall
laciOus instruction and alien instructors. We
teach, then, first, as Indispensable, The solid parts OF
an English Educaton-thlngs which all the Sci
cnccs in the Encyclopedia cannot make it less than
foolish not 10 know completely. We labour TO tram
aud store the Mind, before attempting to decorate it.
The first and principal points are, To read correctly
and cxpressisely 70 write currently 10 acquire
tn" prlctical ant of Numbers To master that most
noble aud useful branch Of knowledge, History and
To obtain some familiarity with What Is called Polite
Letters in general. These are. in the prevailing sys-
TEN, sighted. IN order to hurry forward the scholar to
the slewy NoihIngs OF pretended Sciences.
PropfIety OF Speech we impart. not by Grammais
and Dictionaries, but by daily habit, carefully en-
forced. Composition is taught, not by set rules and
forms, but by the varied aud progressive practice OF
several Studies, IN which the daily examinations are
conducted in writing. Arithmetic, as necessary in
every condition of life, receives strict attention.
Neetle-work, Cookery, aud the other Houselo,.l
Ats are pfactised, according as the Pupils age pnr-
mus. The Manners, the Temper, and the Con
duet are watched and formed, with The utmost soli-
citude, as things on winch Happiness. Respecta'nlity.
and even HE power Of Plcasing dependfa Gar more than
on WI. Learning, or tie Accomplishments Gen.
tleness OF demeinour, an attachment to Order, acare
OF the Seemly, IA taste tor knowledge needing no
compulslon, and The Sense and the Love of whatever
in Elegant Studies, inspnes refined and elevated Sen
timents, are, with uE, the main thought Of Education.
Its not necessary that all women be learned or ac-
compllshed it's necessary that all women be ami
bic.
History, as the great key to a knowledge Of hui
man affairs, the School Of whatever is wise or
goods llnght with a particular care not by
barren Compends, COMPRISING the latts Til every
thing truly instructive is squeezed out of them but
by Narrative. lively and detailed. rs Ear rs possible that
OF the Orisinal Wrters OF each nation. 1t is accom-
panied with its necessary Fluctuations; Geography,
The History Of Literature and Art and that Of In-
sttulions, Manners, aud Opinions.
\ foreign Tongue (the French is begun, rs soon
as the pupil can read English well. 1t IS made the
common language Of HE House; and is used, part
Iy for Its own sake, but principally as the means Of
arriving ii a knowledge oil Grammar, unattauablc
without the study of some dialect besides Our
own. French is also employed as the vehicle al
part ofthe Historical Studies aud thuse of Taste.
The Course, it viii be perceived, Is far more "A
Literary than a Scientific one. Its spirit is not that
of idly leapsd-tp things, unteit, ll-understood or
amassed only for display. Regarding Mohesty as
The first law Of Female Exceilence, aud a love OF
Kno Wedge rs the only sound principle on which to
found II, oar plln avoids every thing connected with
Exhibition, and cvcn the sllmllants OF Emulation, As
usually brought To act.
The Discipline IS careful, lnt gcntlr-copying. as
far rs possible, that of a well-orderel Domestic Edu-
cation. To1lls, indeed, the whole Plan endeagonrs
to conform itself, IS the pnfest. tho most efficient.
and capable f the best results, whether as to the
Morals, the Manners, oI the Mind.
To compare 1t with the adverse systematic one,
grasplng At every thing, must, iot that reason, iall III
every thing the other, selecting those better parts
Of knowledge which fit the Sex and are attainable IN
its ordinary time of study, teaches these both well
and modestly. That system desires little, but the
oStentatinn oil knowlelge-onrs, nothing but its re
alty. That seeks TO aiorn the outside OF the Mind
this, to inform and lnvIgorate 1t within. The former,
euamoured OF tiusel and eew4awS, cares little what
poverty may LUX beneath, 50 team SHINE IN confused
ald usrle $ inei>: the tt rr /, stniIons only Of an
elegant plainness, OF he becoming and the gn"d. The
foreign plan rejoices M the streds, the patches, The
clippings, the mu IlationS, the trash, OF any pursuit
with a long name AID passes Common Sense and
Taste dlsdainiully bv. The baHIshed one. winch
we wonll revive, regards Science as Of small ac-
count tor woncn-frst, because litt!e applicable Ia
their occupations; secoadly. because always taught
them Imperiectly; Uird{y, because (llke all other false
I knowlcdGe) 1t yItlateS, lu>teAd oil improving, both the
Understanding and the Taste fourhly, because.
even as to its only purpose, Display, it renders
woman. in grown Society, ridiculous, instead Of
pleasing: so that, beng useless in itself, being
slightly taa2ht, and being laughed At whenever DIS
played, ii is soon totally eiilced from the mind, leay-
my it as blank a9d rs barren IS If these unhappy pans
had never been taken.
FInaily-to state precisely the comparative results
OF The two sy>temS-thc one Is admirable for ma
king mltvellous Schoolgirls, who will never be any
thing better, IN either mind or manners the pro1l-
gles OF a scene. fit only for breeding Actresses-a
Public Examination creatures that have learnt So
much rs 10 be ignorant OF every thing. The other
system Is content to produce Child EN- far less anna
Zlng, in order that it may form something that shall
iipen Iuto the we'll informed, but modest woman, fit
for the Household, fl for Society, fit for the serious
duties OF lie, an capable of adorning IFS leisure.
SO much ofIhe Prlnci pals life has been passed
abroad, that he may be parloncd if out Of a number
OF like testimonies. he publish the following.
From the Governor of p. Carolina.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, -
COLUMBIA, S. CAROLINA, Dec. 26th, 1886.
My dear Sir:
about. TO quit orr town and State, by which a per
sonal deprivation TO YOUR friends will ensue, aud the
State lament The loss Of those high literary attain
ments, that you have exerted among us, for some
years past. You may do better | trust sincerely
you will. Your distinguished literary taste, wher-
ever called into requisirion, cannot but secure YOU IA
position both agreeable and profitable. Accept my
best wishes for your prosperity and happiness. With
great regard and esteem, p. NJ. BUTLER.
From Dr. Thomas Cooper, late Pres. of the q. Car.
O!inn College.