Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-07-25
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~ TON ROUGE.

~ IRON HOuaE.
NV Cditers, loGate,i oil d gentle s,n'ie''ce.
romuanjinp IN extensive view Ut the Mississippi
The Town Of l|aton Rouge aud its delightful en.,
'.irdds, Is probably not asdfpasse,. ~ l,ead'y anu
heaaiti,fuincss Of s%itua.iob, ,nf a,it Literal estal,-
.atitaues Of asity resideaate and the %eon,fo't aud ri
~firelneut Of ruiAt dwelling il Is particularly adsp;;
led ID ytuag settlenetf ins.he pursuit pf III edntai
tjop,a Whfie itis removed frdtt HE eplqeinicks,
Dissipation, aud perils 81 large cities. N affords
ample opportunities fHf eseieis IN pure ~, III III 9.
study and retast. These no ya'tagcs i'tsrAf X sias
stitati5ns, III al countries, have scdu'nds'y s9uslt
iii, uooe has been more successful j., the p,iI s'iit ut
them thHn The College Of Unton ltonge. In res
pepft 10 iosa ion Ii IMs %obta;usd nearly AL that Is
desirable. E.. i.
I'd The English department die attention viii Be
t,aii 10 photography, I'ennans''ip,. Ari,l,,uetiek
yt,eosrat,i,y draii,iar. History. lthesarltk, Eio-
cn,;o,. Aizebpa, Geometet, Matl,enattiit k 8 book
Keeping. Hutany, Mineraligy, Chem lsify hstro''-
any, Natural, Intellectual. and Mnral philosophy,
apof;iieat Es0notns, thes CONSTITUTION OF Louisisna,
and Of the United States. and criticism N refer
enee TO Letters and the Fihs Arts and III the de-
,Artn,eht Of Ancient anil sMc'lern Literature, 10
liz s%nao;sI,., French. Lati,, and Greek langnagcs.
The college year Ia divided iuio st@o Sessions,
compreIichdiug fprty-lott weeks. Tha 6rst ses-
siot, ihtsttpa on tie ittti Of January, aud ends on
lid iasts ispl,lay dI4tut,. y The seeoid commences
on ths first Monday Of September, aud terminates
on the third Monday in December. The periods
intervening erye the ~regu,far vacations. At 'i,n
slose az he sceotid Sessidh 1. commencement will
n Held, and degrees sonftrfSd, securing TO grad
yates Il alltbe pritiieges usually conferred BY AMY
University IN tie United States"
Nh s%,uient viii be- admitted into College for y
less pe,iod than one Sessions; aud all charges Tor
half a Session must be paid N shvnnee. No de"
~iuettob will BIZ made f0rloss ni tine, except 10
. .I.... ....t a, futl, etutlCtit ia rFA
auited TO furnish onc bstl, and sufficient bedding,
nne knife and fork, one clothes brush. one pail,
,wo fom,,s, onet6ott, bfushSand twn napkins. a'fd
to dress ira style. Of ~htat'sess suitable to a cole
slate life. sss.
. Tl,r charge for tlonrd and Tuition is 5000 for n
College year. and 81 the anne rate torr s' 'or pc
Rods, For ,uending and washing s3fs viii be re-
uuired rnr tl,e same period. All extra expense,
incurred by sickness. Or otherwise, must be borne
by tt,s parents Of students incurring il. +
students will be furnished With oil necessary
books aud stationary, ut the New tOrieahs reiaa
prices.
i, ntrrrtt liberty to fellow any creed i,s respect to
Christianity. Lectures gn Moral Science VIII
probably DO g~iye,tin the College Chapel, on Snn-
day eyeuings which students, with the permission
Of ytheir parents, v'ilIbe required toatiend. +,
A department for training young ladies !" Al
the n.et,ti Aud namcptalbranel,es of Female Ed-
tiGattGi. Kept eNeIusIfely Nv wy " !",S
L,iu.t. and undct her superintendent, viii be
connrciei With the College. The President and
two of hisdaoghtrrs will ~assistih tlit instruction
of this department. The charge for board aud
tuition, IL any orin aHthc branches Of /" thorough
F,r,tiI and Engtish edueationswill be at the rate
Of 4s,o, n Collegiate year, and 800 vii, be added
Tor ,~neniing an washing. The extra branches OF
Musick, Drawing, Fancy Work, Ca'isthe"':ks,
&c, will be subject to tic customary charges in
Baton Rongc.
hive been, or shortly will be made y suitable en-
co@,ragemrnts arc afforded. TINT viii render The
College Of I'aton Rouge Equal IN comfort, and Ia
c%ilities OF requirement, TO any institution IN Tue
country, and the hope Is confidently cherished that
the sout, will not suffer .lself to he surpassed by
the North in sustaining cffo, Is essential to the pros
peri,y and glory Of her citiidfeR.
The College al Baton Rouge was established
fo, the promotion Of die dearest interests OF onf
common country, and the patronage OF HE p''b'iek
is NOV invoked Tor the accomplishment OF the OF.
,cet.~ Great re responsibilities lave been incurred
by the ~rr.esent arrangements, and IT The Trustees
aiY, M, 81 stnined BY the liberal cooperation Ut the
poj,ick the csu1t mtist liz disastrous.
BY order Of the Board df Trustees. Y
LOUIS FAVROT,
Prcst of tie Board.
Rev. WM. u. LACEY.
&-49.v Prcst ofthc College