The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-06-06
FEMALE EDUCATION. .

TMyHE Trustees of the Fayette Female
- Academy, take pleasure in informing
the public that the Improvements in, and adj
ditions to this establishment, are nearly COM
pleted, and that its duties will commence
on the second of December.
The buildings are spacious and comfortas
BILE, and Fayete is we'll known 10 be one Of
the most healthy towns in the State. The
Trustees, with determination to make this
Institution worthy the patronage of dis
corning community, have spared no exer-
tons to procure suitable persons to fill the
various Departments; and they are happy to
add that they have selected Teachers OF ex-
perence, eminintly qualified to discharge
the duties that will respectively devolve on
them. The Principal, Mr.. THOMAS Brown,
Jr., of Carlisle, Pa, whose numerous testi-
monials of moral deportmant and literary
attainments are unqucstiunable, has had an
expeIience-of fifteen years in teaching
Mr. B. has brought with him his family, with
view to permanent sesidence in Fayette
consequently his best energies will be
employed, nh only TO win, but to deserve
and retain public confidence.
Mrs. BROWN and her sister, Mad'lIe. DE
ST.. OMER, are natives of, and recently from
Paris, though they speak the English Ian
guage fluently. The French language will
be made by them the ordinary medium of
conversation, in order to facilitate the inn
provement of pupils in that useful language.
Mad'lle. DE ST.. OMER is a proficient in
the various branches of Drawing and Paint
ing, and obtained the second Prize Medal In
the Royal Drawing School of Paris.
Miss ANN JENKINS, long and favorably
known as an lnstructress in Fayette, will
superintend the Primary Department. Miss
J. is also a good French scholar.
/ The course of studies pursued, and the
prices of Tuition, will be as follows:
4 1st. Junior Department, superintendent by
Miss A. JENKINS, including Spelling, Reading,
Writing, and the Rudiments of Arithmetic,
Grammar and Geography, per session OF five
months, $40
I'd. Senior Department, under the direc-
ton of the Principal, embracing Arithmetic,
Ornamental Penmanship, Grammar, Com
position, Geography, with the use ofGlobes
and the construction of Maps) History. As
tronomy, Natural and Moral Philosophy,
, Chemistry, Geology, Botany, Mineralogy
3 and Mathematics, per session of five months, 81
Sd. Modern Languages, by Mrs. BRowN
and Mad'lle. DE ST. OMER-French and
Italian, per session of FIVE months, 2:
4th. Theory and Practice of Music, by
Mrs. BRowN, Piano Forte and Singing, per
session of FIVE months, 81
5th. Drawing.and Painting, by Mad'lle.
DE ST. OMER-Perspective Pencil and Cray
on Drawing, and Painting in India Ink and
d Water Colors, per session of FIVE months, g
a 9th. French Embroidery, and various 9TH
!, er Fancy Work, for each,
o Besides the daily examinations and recita
q tons, weekly Lectures will be given and thu
students will be publicly examined at thu
end of every session, and a record will b,
! kept of their progress in study and moral de
pertinent, the result. of which will be com
nlunicated to theirparents or guardians ever,
session. In short nothing will be omitte'
: that may have a tendency to promote tn
moral and intellectual improvement of tn
students.
Payment must in every instance be PAL
! in advance, and no money can be refunde
= for absence, except in cases of sickness.
: Pupils are required to furnish their ow
! Mattresses, Bedding and Towels. WASH
= ing will be done at the institution forten do
lars per session.
4. Boarding per month, including fuel an
Dr light, $l5
70 By order ofthe Board.
]. M. WHITNEY, President.
JAS. ]. COLLIER, Secretary.
Fayette, Dec. !, 1888. 6m-S5.
N. B. There will be vacation Of tw
= months in the year, Wis August and Sci
TENDER. The seasons will commence on th
~, 1st of October and the lst of March.