Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-21
TEE ROANOKE SCHOOL,
FOR I'Ot.y'f, LADIES.
AZ the hoietourt Tor Joh"~ton's) springs. near sn-
lean, Nu.

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I'HE SCHOOL founded by the subscriber n
Liberty, will. on the fist OF March. be trans
ierred to the very pleasant Watering place. original
| " established by his uncle, Mr.. Charles Johnston
| aud lately hcpthy Mr., Dagss
| The quIeiness and beauty OF the place tho ele-
eanee and extent OF its accommodations the benz.
fiji for the you Z, of ITS excellent Mineral Waters
Inc fertility oil the region the fnenrss of the See
merry around the command which the Situation al
lords, OF Walks, Shades. Gardens, green Fields
OF whatever makes tie country fest 10 breed up the
Young ln-adlpt this place slngumly lor an
Establishment of Education, that the sub
scriber has been induced purchase the properly in
order TO devote II permanently TO that exclusive pun
pose.
Experience has shown him thai, in the difficult worl,
of giving an Educauon such as Education s4outi BE-
high and pure, every influence capable Of aiding
IN an elevated result must be courled that. for tins
purpose, Situation IL agent sure TO work great
good or decisive III : that the Associations which
you bring 10 act on the young--the circumstances,
the habits, the very objects Of external Nature, with
winch you surround thrm enter the Educ alton,
along with the studies, aud either powerfully assist,
OF perhaps totally d, feat them that 10 breed up
girls to any thing solid IN knowledge or connect II,
Manners Is impossible, in situations where penn
clous Indulgence oileis themthc ruinous delights OF
mixed Society, ht only TO spoil the very Young, Ms
they spool II that not only the access oil Company
but It's distant sights even the notion that hand
nlust De tNCluutu. a> certain 10 PAT 10 itght HE
quiet tastes the pure thoughtsl he steady dScipnn
of the mind, which should make the sole business
Of this pait of life: that out Of this period of youth
talready rendered but too short by premature intro
duction into company thereis nothing to spare TO
mere Vaeulty or Fiiyoy to occupations that teach
no good, aud Amusemenls that steal the affections
from all knowledge or villue: h.t, in wo,d, it is
only in the midst OF Nature, far from all buse, out
of the way OF ldeuess and Dlss patton, IN the centre
oil quiet, animated onl, by improving studies, aud
the healthy aud innocent pleasures of the county,
that woman can be property brought up--at least by
Schools.
To such ideas these ~ the system adapted,
which The Principal IS labourtng TO set on foot
Without the privacy, the tranquility, the SIN pie
tastes, The rational occupations 1.-The country,
be canned into only very imperfect effect With
their assistance, one may keep out Nonsense aud
preeaclous Folly long enough to allow some Sense
to he pat INTO the Mmd some serious NirtHes into
the Character some unaffected Gracesinto the Man
ucrs. Without tins help OF Privacy, hle can be
done against the prevailing taus OF Education
viii Oh lie almost as much perhaps, in the extreme
Indulgence, oi which children me the sacrifice at
homr, as IN the tlaaokcIy OF which they dle SO often
the victims abb Dad.
The plans pursued in the original establishment OF
the School have satisfied Of ther advantage, all (lhe
Principal bclleyes) who have seen their operation.
They will Of course, be continued, wlh every mn
Frnvemcut "hich the Public encouragement FROM
ises al all quite IL sal lc the Ptncip"is AIM
render the establishment not less suhdy good as
School, than II Is agreeable, as u residCncc.
Visitors will inr the future, be excluded, except
the married OF lemaie connexions OF lnu ai's. Inc
Institution will form. wh It's teachers aud pupils, a
iile community OF its own. A Post Once is at
tachcd TO il; but 10 Store hof place oil Enleilaih-
neul. The transfer Of Paps 10 'he present School
will be made without cost to their parents.
n. B.-Nea Pupils must endeayor 10 be ready
10 ioin thcir losses on tie Alb Of March when the