Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-28

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( THE PETERSBURG CLASSICAL INSTITUTE.
TEyilE ab1vc Institution, chartered by The Legislature
q, Virginia. at lis last session, may now De said TO
be ~ complete and successful operation. It's first scho.
as,ic year terminated the st inst, during which pc.
rod the rare abilities of its Professors their strict and
uurxccptiomabc discipline, together with The thorough
course Of STEADY pursued, secured /" Tie establishment
pa,rorage far exceeding the expectation Of It's most
nuire lTic nds Towards the end Of july rigid and
most impartial examination Il" the Students by board
of gentlemen invited for the purpose and emlnrntly
ouaiiic 10 discharge important trust, took place,
and their highly favorable report thereof: which was at
forwards published IN the pasrs Of the town, was, Of
itself we think. Sufficient guaranteed That ths Seminary
offers to the public more than ordinary advantages
The next %! the Institute Will commence on
Wednesday the Sd of October, or before winch day,
il is particularly desirable. that parents and guardians
should enter their children and wards Pupils however,
are received AT any period during the session. and the
charge made for such is !oporiionaie with Tie untxpred
term thereof.
There sse three departments Of study in The lnslilu
ton, VIZ:
The Classical, embracing the Hebrew, Latin and
Greek Languages and Literature, together win HE
French and German Languages;
The DEPARTMENT Of .Ndthtma!icS and the .Mt4ra Sri
eaccs embracing what IL commonly included in Day +
Mathematics with such variations as circumstances
, may require;
ind The EngiiM Department, embracing Arithmetic,
English Grammar. Ge"grsphy with the use OF the
Globes aud all the higher branches Of an English edu
cation.
The course ofsudy may be generally consGercd-lst,
as the prrpdrGGrg course to TT students Tor any at our
COLLEGES or uriverses-aud Pad, Us the Gdranccd o
coitgiaic in which the studies al college will De pursued
10 any extent that be desired In all the drpaft.
mpus urrn care vii! he taken in the elementary stages
of The Students progress 10 lay deep the foundations oi
education. In the sndy OF languages, the Grammar vii
be the FIRST ard he last book in the students hands, and
particular attention Will be paid 10 the English language,
10 the natural Sciences and to practical! surveying; ana
topic Viii be i!!Gs'FaeG ny experiments; WIFI sui
able apparatus.
As ruch time will be taken up in each recitation the
number o classes will be limited possible and each
pupil hs enters the Seminary will be expected to join
one of these organized classes and be advanced or de-
! graded according to his habits and sucCess.
In order obviae The disadvantages oil frequent IN.
erruplion in study, there will be, with the exception OF
the customary holidays, but vacation in the year,
commen cnr on the first Wednesday Of August, and
ending on the first Wednesday OF October.
! The following the principal authors used in the
which, may BE- obtained at the book
stores in this town
In he Ennlisa Primary Department. rorer's Rhcto.
rical Reader; Smiths English Grammar productive
and nduciive) Smiths Arithmetic; Woodbrrdges and
I Wizards Elements Of Geography; NoodhrId.e His
tory of the United States; Bacys Algebra; Sullivan 8
Political Class Book
| In Ike ndraneed Departments Hedges Logic; Day
Algebra; Enchds Elements "r G-omelry; Wilkins $
! Astronomy; Smcies Natural History ("nr"'s Ed. y
Tvlirrs Histories; Paley Natural Thro!nEy (Iiuslra'
,ed0 DAYS Hiaihe atics comprising Navcai"n. Sur
vryina Levelling Mcnsuraun Of Heights and DIsan.
Co.'S of SupcIices and Solids. and l$orernclry) Iur
ners Chemistry: Olms,eads Na;ni"I Philosophy Way.
land. Moral Philosophy: Waylands Political Economy;
Abcrcrombie intellectual Philosophy. (Ahho,is Ed
Classical Dspartm,ut-An Latin Grammar !;
Leycrctl's Latin Lexicon; Levercs Antiquities; Latin
Reader Cst and second parts;) Ssimst (Asiions Edo
Cicerns OratOns; Virgil (Gnulds I'D fiorncr; Gee
70 de Oralcrc Cicero dc Oli!cis OvIds hlPlamorpho
SEES Juvrnal (Leveret,s Ed J Lrvy (Folsons Ed y
QuntiIIian; Fske's Greek Grammar and Exercises ;
Donegans Lexicon; Greek Testament AenoPhon S
An.basis; (CleveIands Ed. CycrGdia; lomers Had,
(Felton's Ed J Odyssey; Demnsthenrs Ora,ions; So
phoccs; Xenophons Memorabilia; Cieyrands Greek
Antiquities; Fishes Manual of Classical Literature.
Frcnch-LcvIzac Grammar: Boyers Dictionary
TeleGlaque; Charles XII; Cornne &c.
acknowledgement Grammar; Gragia's Dictionary
Tasso; Dante
G,rman-FoIlen's Text Books and Weber's Diclion.
The expenses 10 each pupil including fuel and every
other contingency, will be
So per session of five months for The Primary De.
psrment.
$50 per session Of five months for the Junior Depart.
rient.
$40 per session of five months for the Senior Depart.
ncnl.
Each session payable in advance
The Rev. &. ID Jackson 4 NJ who has 90 ably filled
the station of Principal in The Institute, has made per.
manent engagement 10 continue his services aided by
Newton T. Marble, A NJ, Professor OF Mathematics
and instructor in French Mr. Marble hnS Ugh repu.
taton apt teacher, sound scholar, and excel
lent disc plinaran.
james Z. Calby, A. b Usher, who, as scholar, a
gentleman, and experienced teacher. is every way
qualified Tor his station.
may be obtained in respectable families for about
Sl20, a; most: for $50 per annum; aud it is consi.
drr.d far better for the morals and manners Of the pu.
pills. thai they should be hus distributed among differ.
enr families. than To bring them all together rnder The
very best regulated boarding house system
| Mr. a. G. Mclwaine, the Treasurer Of the Irs,,u.
tion will receive app!lcations either by letter or other.
wise for The admission Of pupils and give any nforma.
ton references that may be desired On the recco
ton of pupils into The institution he viii also receive
tuition fees. and give The necessary receipts
By order Of tie Board Q! Directors OF The Petersburg
Classical institute.