Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-04
THE ROANOKE SCuOOU
FOR H'OJ.v.G L.sDYEx
~ me u esesssrs Ter Jshsssss's) spri.ss .e., n.
lem, Va.

THE SCHOOL founded by III. subscribe, a,
= Liberty, will, on the first Of March be trans.
.erred to the very pleasant Watering place original
y established by his uncle, Mr.. Charles Jobn,,on.
and lately kepihy Mr.. Dacss
i"e qa'e'nes' and beauty OF the place; tho ele.
g"nce ana extent Of us accommodations 4; the bene.
NJ Tor the you &, Of Its excellent Mineral Water.
'"e 'e"'"y oil the region the fncness Of the See
ne'y around the command which the Situation a(.
o'os' OF walks, Shades. Gardens, green Fields
" Whatever makes the country ftiest TO breed up the
young 'n-adspt this place so sinrula,ly for an
Establishment Of Educ n,io,s. ,La m. .nh'
seroer has heen induced purchase the propruy in
oruer 10 devote II permanently 10 that exclusive pur
pose. ~
Experience has shown him thar in the difficult work
vi giving an Education. such as Education shoutd be
high and pure, every influence capable OF AIDING
IN an elevated result must be coured that for this
purpose situation Is an agent sure to work great
pooh or decisive i'll that the Associations which
you bring to act on the young-the circumstances
the habs, the very objects Of external Nature with
whch you surround tllem enter into the Education
a'one WIN the studes and either powerfully assist
or perhaps totally defeat them: that to breed IN
girls to any thing solid in knowledge or correct in
manners IS impossible, in situations where a perni.
c'ous Indulgence Offers them tho ruinous dee hts Of
mixed Society, fit only spoil the very young, as
.hey spo'i that not only The access Of Company,
out Its distant sigh, the notion that az hand
must be excluded, as certain to put to fight the
quiet tastes The pure thoughtshe steady discpnin,
oil the mind, which should make the sole busin..,
OF tins pant Of life tina, GU, Of this period Of youth
(a'ready renderedbu TOO short, by premature intro
ouc"on INTO company there's nothing to spare to
mere Vacuty or FrvoIity, to occupations shat teach
no good, and Amusemcnls that steal the affection,
from all knowledge or virtue: thar, in a word, IL is
only IN the midst Of Nature. far from all buslc GU,
OF the way oil ldleness and Diss patton in the centre
OF quiet animated only by improving studies. and
the healthy and innocent pleasures Of the county,
mat woman can be properly brought up-at least by
Schools.
10 such ideas as these is the system adapted,
wh'th the Principal IS labourIDg TO set on foot
without the privacy, the tranquility, The sin pie
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
10 be put into the Mind, some serious Virtues into
the Character, some unaffected Graces into the Man
ners Without This help Of Privacy, little can be
done against the prevailing faults of Educ alton !
whch lie almost as much perhaps, in the extreme
Indulgence, OF which children ate the sacrifice NJ |
home, as in the Quaekery Of which they often |
The victims abroad
The plans pursued in the original establishment o {
The School. have satisfied Of their advantage all (the
prnc'Pai believes) who have seen their operation.
provement which the Public announcement prom
ses at all to rcque. Ii will be the Principals aim
10 render the establishment less solidly good.
School. than it is agreeable. as a residence.
Visitors will for the future, be excluded, except
he married or female connexions OF Ina ates The
Institution will FORM wnh its teachers and pupils
little community OF its own. Post Office IS at
ached TO it but no Store nor place OF Entertain
nent. The transfer Of Pupils TO he present School
will be made without cost to their parents.
N. B.-New Pupils must endeavor TO be ready
o join their classes on the 4lh Of March. when the
School will organize itself
Terms as heretofore published, with only one |
;hange-that those Who have, in the School, learnt
: tench well enough To begin to make II the medium
If other Studies. will be augb Italian, without any
additional charge Such a class will be set out, at
he beginning. The arrangements as TO
Teachers remain yet unchanged. An additional
french Master will probably be employed. The
farm attached TO the lnst uiion contains near 500
cres The Stage from Fincastc TO Salem passes
he place times week. The main Building Tor
1ote) is OF brick, and large enough to accommodate
10 pupils. in an excellent manner The Cabus are
lso of brick, and will be used as School and Music
Rooms. and as odgings for Teachers. Pupils will
rot sleep in them except under the care Of married
PERSONS. Dress and Expenses WILDE regulated as
heretofore. Pupils must bring Table and Tea |
$ spoon each 6 common Towels 6 each Of every |
,rticle Of dress, except Under Frocks and ROBES
If the former four Summer and two Winter; of the
after two Winter aud three Summer. Outer Dress,
good Calico. Of small pale blue stripes vines, FOR
Summer. with Capes and PaniaIets OF the same
Winter Dress. plain bottle green Circassian. with
Capes, &c. All Clothing marked. Two pair OF |
good leather Shoes; one or two OF black Kidd, Mo-
COCO. PrunelIa. Bonnet. Cane or Chip, Nuns
oa,,ern. trimmed with sky blue for Summer, and
crimson for Winter.
N. B.-The School at Liberty will pass into the
lands OF the Reverend Nicholas H. Cobbsa gentleman
n whose gratifes the Iato Principal TO leave
he children Of place, to which he owes much kind
Iess and esteem.
EDWARD WIN. JOHNSTON.
Ian.