Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-11
THE ROANOKE SCHOOL,
ron I'OT.s'G LADIES.
A. the oscteuri Tor Johnsion's) Springs. near "a.
lem,


1--WE SCHOOL founded by the subscriber nj
i Liberty, will, on the first Of March, be t,aus
lered to the very pleasant Watering place, original
y established by his uncle, Mr.. Charles Johnston,
aud lately kepthy Mr. Daegs
The qnietness and beauty OF the place; tho ele-
ganco and extent OF its accommodations :. the benc-
III for the youag, of Its excellent Mineral Waters ;
the fertility OF the region; the hneness OF the See
merry around the command which the Situation ai
lords, OF Walks, Shades. Gardens, grcen Fields
Of whatever makes the country fttes TO breed IN the
Young in-adapt thIs place 80 singularl, Tor an
Establishment OF Educ alton, that the sub
scfbet has been induced 10 purchase the property IN
order 10 devote IT permanently 10 that exclusive pur
pose.
Experience has shown him thai in the lflic Il work
OF giving an Education, such as Education should be
high and pure, every influence capable Of aiding
IN an elevated result must be couried that, for this
purpose, Situation Is an agent sure to work great
good or decisive i'll that the Associations wheel
you bring To act on the young-the cifcums ane es
the habits, the very objects OF external Nature with
winch you surround them enter INTO the Education
along with the studies, aud either powerfully assist
or perhaps totally defeat them: that to breed up
girls to any thing solid in knowledge or correct in
Manners is impossible, in situations where PERM
cious Indulgence oeis them the ruinous delights Of
mixed Society fit only to spoil The very young as
they spoil 1t : that not only the access OF Company
but IT'S distant sight even the notion thai II is at hand
must be excluded, as certain 10 put 10 flight the
quiet tastes the pure thoughts The steady discipininc
OF the mind, which should make the sole business
of this pat of life that of this period of youth
talready rcndcred6u TOO short by premature intro
dnct'on into company thcrels nothing 10 spare to
mere Naculy or Frlvoity, to occupations that tcach
no good, aud Amusements that steal the affections
from all knowledge or vlrtue that, in word, IL is
only in the midst OF Nature lar from all buslc on,
OF the way OF ldeness and Dissipation, in the centre
OF quiet animated only by improving studies, and
he hpa md ilp Ia,
tia, woman can be properly brought up-at least by
Schools.
10 such ideas as these is the system adapted
which the Principal is labourlng To set on foot
Without the privacy, the tranquility, The simple
tastes, the rational occupations OF the country, It can
be carried into only very imperfect effect. With
their assistance, one may keep out Nonsense and
precocious Folly long enough 10 allow some Sense
to be put into the Mind, some serious Virtues into
the Character, some unaffected Graccsinto tho Man
ners. Without this help OF Privacy, little can be
done against the prevailing faults OF Education !;
VIII ch lie almost as much perhaps, in the extreme
Indulgence, (which children ale the sacrifice at
hove, as in tie Qnaokery of which they are so often
The vic, ms abroad.
III. nla,s rursued in the original establishment o T
The School havc htlshed oil their advantage all ihe
PRINCIPAL believes, w'o have seen their operation.
Tbev viii oCcnu,se Le continued with every i'm
provement which The Public Encouragement prom
lses at all to rcquitr 1t wall be lie Pl,ncipal ann
renderthe establishment not less sn'dy sood' as
School, than il is agreeable, as a residence.
Visitors viii Tor the future, be excluded, except
the married female come xions of Inn tcs I.
Institution will form. with its teachers and pupils,
little community Of its own. A Post Office IS at
tached TO il but no Store nor place OF Entertain
ment. The transfer of Pupils 10 he present School
will be made without cost to their parents.
N. B.-Ncw Pupils must endeavor to be ready
to join their cldsses on the 4h Of March. when the
School will organize itself.
TERMS as heretofore published, with only one
change-that those who have, IN the Schbol, learnt
French well enough TO begin to make II the medium
of other Studies. will be taught Italian, without any
additional charge. Such class will be set out, at
the term now beginning. The arrangements as TO
Teachers remain yet unchanged. An additional
French Master will probably be employed. The
Farm attached 10 the INSTITUTION contains near 500
acres. The Stage from Fincastlc to Salem passes
the place times week. The main Building Tor
1oteD is of brick, and large enough TO date
60 pupils, in an excellent manner The Cabins are
also of brick. and will be used as School and NJ usic
Rooms. aud as lodgings for Teachers. Pupils will
not sleep in them, except under the care OF married
persons Dress and Expenses will be regulated as
heretofore. Pupils must bfing Table and Tea
Spoon each 6 common Towels G each of every
article OF dress, except Under Frochs and Robes /:
of the former, -four Summer and two Winter; of the
latter two Winter and three Summer. Outer Dress,
good Calico. of small pale blue STRIPES vines, FOR
Summer with Capes and Pautaets of the same
Winter Dress, plain bottle green Circassan, with
Capes. &c. All Clothing marked Two pair OF
good leather Shoes; one or two of black Kidd, Mo
rocco. or Prunella. Bonnet. Cane or Chip, Nuns
pattern, trimmed with sky blue for Summer, and
crimson for w inter.
N. B.--The School AT Liberty will pass into the
hands OF the Reverend Nicholas II. Cobbs,a gentleman
in whose it gratiies the late Principal to leave
the children OF place, to which he owes much kind
ness and esteem.
EDWARD WIN. JOHNSTON.
Jan. 81 Is
WARD ELECTION.