Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-03

Of zoo girls there are two French teachers two female
teachers, music master, enc singing master, one
drawing master, one dancing master, one teacher Of
painting, one teacher Of sundry accomplishment,
and only one teacher Of the squire well OF English
undefled." But hafpenny worth OF bread to this
monstrous Quantity Of sack! Five times the time. and
attention, and money is bestowed upon the ornamen-
tai and nsnsenscal branches that is devoted to the
useful and intellectual. In short, to such extent
is this carried in OF the schools, that the
eonplis hments Of ballet girl at the theatres, are
the first things taught 10 the young ladies' In morn
ing They take precedence OF every thing else.
This is the routine The young ladies rise at six I;
wash, Dress dawdle away hour, and breakfast at
half past seven; then walk out, on hearty or ndit
ferent meal instead Of walking out first. After they
tired with walking, they have to dance for an
hour two, until they are so tired as hardly to be
able to stand. They then sent into the recitation
room, to the En- glish teacher, chO - sH0tced but
hour to gipe them flee important lessons, in
history, geography, moral philosophy, use of the
globes, astronomy, natural philosophy, religion
grammar and criticism. All these are taught in
hour each day, under the new and approved system
Of fashionable female boarding school education.
And all this they have to exert their mental powers
npon when their physical powers are weakened by
previous eXhausting exertions.
The teacherf he is ever so capable has no time to
make any valuable mpre ssion upon his pupils he IL
obliged to hurry through the lessons with high
pressure speed, for the instant the henr is up, and
the clock strikes, the girls are sent TO the female
teachers pursue their cellaneous studies! The
most important branch the teaching of the sound
English studies, made matter OF the least moment;
if any of the pupils evince enquiring turn of mind
the teacher has no time to answer questions; he has
to teach 5O girls Ave lessons each IN an hour he is
not paid BY the proprietor to instruct Them he has to
get them all through all these lessons by certain
time, and his task is done, and his employer furnish
es diploma certificate that the young ladies are
thoroughly conversant with all those matters
Who will not exclaim, Great God what sys-
tenn of humbug is this - and yet this is the inia-
nous plan pursued from one end OF the union to the
asla f,abt blat. Al md
grow rich thereon and foolish fond parents ina
CINE that they by encouraging such state OF things,
are benefitlng their daughters and improving
society; when reality they destroying the one,
and sapping the sound and wholesome foundations OF
the other But let finish the detail Of the days
duties. After getting through their miscellaneous
studies" under the lady teachers, the French teach
ers take the hole school till dinner time Is ocock)
thus they are crammed with unintelligibe French
first, and crammed with hard indigestible pork and
pudding and grease afterwards, and thus finishes
the fashionable education for that day.
At most of these schools, French is said to be the
language spoken, when the pth of the farce Is that
the head Of the place cannot, in most cases, speak
word of French The girls get few French phra-
ses, and when they stumble on word they don't
know, they use an English word with a French ter
minaton. English spoken, too more than halt the
time; and yet at the close of the day they are all
called up and Intercepted strictly as to whether or
not they have spoken English that day. And thus
they anjustly made to themselves of mis-
conduct, tell falsehoods, the habit OF which,
der this wretched system, grows with their growth
and strengthens with their strength. Such is the
miserable corrupt, and inefficient system Of fashion
able male boarding schools, which ought to be bro
ken up altogether and that instantly.
Young ladies taught to be any thing but what
God and nature designed them to be, good house,
wives aad mothers. They unfit 10 regulate the
affairs of a family they know nothing OF domestic
dutes their minds, their moral health, is affected
and destroyed by the tone OF character and general
influence Of the miserable mismanagers who torture
them for five six years The chief business Of
to give healthy tone to their mind,
q instn therein the simple principles OF sound
common sense and prudence, ~ the most neg
lected. They inbibe habits from the fashionable
pa rites their gsverness gives, and the fashionable
fools thew there; they become accustomed 10
recine otomans, 10 lounge at leisure to iirt and
10 fos away their time, surrounded by every kind
luxury and they carry these habits into the hemes
OF their husbands, and therefore ruin them by their
extra agance. They learn to sing little, to dance
little, TO speak little French, little Italian to
mis- pronounce both abomnaby 10 iirt little, and
to fool away the precious moments Of their exis-
tence. They know that they have to stay six years
at schools that their parents have To pay about
$4,000 for their education, for the whole thing is thus
reg uated by the proprietor; dollars and cents are
the pivsts upon which the system turns. There Is
no wholesome stimulus to intellectual exertion-
The whole Of the movements are like piece OF
wretched me c hanism; and whether they are indo-
lent idle they know that at the end OF the first
year they will be promoted To- the fifth class, at the
second year to the fourth class, and step
year; and at the end they get their diploma and
finished! God help the mark, " finished " with
vengeance. And If any murmur is made, the only
reply obtained :, it's a part Of my system" as
DIR. O'Tsole said when he was caught kissing the
servant girl instead OF instructing his pupil.
WATERS AT HorELs.-we forgot yesterday to
notice an advertisement inserted BY ef the wal
tiers ~ the Aston House, John Sheridan by name,
polling insinuatons against his character and
we have no doubt justly so.
Appropos.-The system by which the walters and
servants organized at the Aston House is very
complete and perfect. Indeed there only three
hotels that we have yet seen where this system is
perfectly well arranged-the Aston House here-the
United States Hotel at Saratoga during the sum
mer, and fremont House in Boston. We have
chapter this subject, which shall give by and
by.
THE GREAT UscAUGur-Thisi is the nom ale guer-
re, which the loco focos give TO Sam Swartwout and
Bill Price.
G,-The meeting Of shipmasters in Boston, last
Thursday evening, to take into consideration the
conduct Of Consul first at Havana was fully attend
ed. II has been adjourned to Thursday next, when
several gentlemen who have suffered by the acts Of