Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-22
FEMALE DEPARTM EMIT

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IA lege held on the 22d April, ls41, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted, to wit:
ReSolred, That this Board open, forthwith in the
town Of Fayette, female school, 10 be recognized
and designated US the "Female Department Of
Hopard College," and, that Mr.. ARCHIBALD PAT.
TERsoN be and he is hereby appointed Principal Of
said school, 10 have the entire management of the
same, and employ such assistants es he may from
time 10 time deem necessary and proper.
true copy from the journal.
W. d. SWINNEY, Prs. T. H. e.
A. PATTERSON, Sec.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution, tho
first session of this institution will commence on
Monday, May Sd, lS4l and, thencefor,h the reg
u'ar session Of 5 months each, will commence
the first Mondays of Nav and November, annually.
Vacations in April and October. Miss NJ. Hunt.
iNGroN has been employed assistant Teacher,
and will enter upon the discharge Of her duties at
the opening Of the sessisn. The services of com
peent Teacher of French have also been secured
Mr.. II. KRAMER, professor Of Music. will give les
sons on the Piano-Forte, and Guitar He will
make Fayette the place OF his residence, and will
furnish two or three Pianos, and the undersig nsd,
one, Tor young ladies' to practise on.
Ass this institution is designed 10 furnish a
thorough and systematic course Us instruction, from
the alphabet up, very special attention will he given
10 The instruction of ''young beginners" For
young ladies' unable TO remain long enough in
school 20 accomplish the entire course o. studies
presented below, such selections shall be made,
from the course, as may be deemed Of nest practi-
cal importance, and best adapted 10 their respective
circumstances; avoiding, in all cases, The too com.
mon error of attempting TO instruct them in the
higher branches of science, before their minds have
been sufficiently prepared and developed by vigor.
Gus exercise in the acquisition Of thorough
knowledge of the more elementary branches The
TOO prevalent practice of permitting pupils 10 mem
ortSe the language OF hooks, without comprehend
l,nxt al
whole encyclopedia Of science acquiring mere
smattering OF each branch, and o thorough knc0l.
edge OF none, il deemed qenic,ouS, ana Si.GI find
place in This institution. Here, pupii9 will be re-
quired rigidly TO enalyze and thoroughly as
possible to understand The principles OF every SUBJ
lect presented for their consideration. Their
soniDg powers, their affections and moral faculties
will be called into constant reqTisiton and vigor.
Gus exercise upon objects calcula ed 20 elicit their
activity, and best adapted TO promote their harmo.
| Nous and extensive Development In short, they
shall be aided, and required to think and reason and
Judge, and act for themselves. and upon their o,cn
responsibility: and not merely, 10 repeat nechau.
'cally, from memory, the dictums of either men or
books, which they do not comprehend, or regulate
their conduct by the judgement, the whins, or pre-
JUDGES Of Others
At the close Of each session a pubic examina.
iion Of three or four days will take place. in pres
ence of d committee of Trustees of the College,
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men whose duty it will be TO report, as well to tie
public, as to the Missouri Annual Conference.
such facts relative to the institution as they ma
deem useful or important.
| The undersigned is prepared to receive into his
family as boarGers some twelve or fifteen young
ladies'. who will be associated with, and under the
immediate supervision Of their instructors out Of
| school as wei, as in it.
| As it is desirable that the attention OF young
ladies be less occupied about their dress. than Ga-
dress, as much economy and plainness in apparel
as is consistent with neatness is earnestly recon-
nended to all.
CLASSIFICATION AND COURSE OF STUDY.
Preparatory Department. photography, Read
ing, writing mental Arithmetic, and elements Of
Typography.
Junior Class. Mental and written Arithmetis,
Penmanship. English Grammar. Geography, an
cient end modern; History, ancient and modern ex.
ercises in Composition, Music, and the Latin.
Greek, ind French languages when desired.
Senior Class. A review Of some Of the precs.
ding Also, Natural Philosophy, including Chem
istry and Astronomy, Botany, Algebra, Geometry,
Tor full course of Mathematics if desired,l Moral
and Intellectual Philosophy, Rhetoric, Human
Physiology, outline of Geology, Logic, Political
Class-Book, analogy Of natural aud revealed Re,
lgion to The constitution and course of human ma
ture' exercisesin Composition, Languages and Mu>
sic continued. JOY
TERMS, &c. ..,
Extra charge for Music Oh the Piano.
for "a lessons sl2,ee
Use OF Piano. for practice, per month. Sl.00
Extra charge for French, per month, S2,eo
Tuition in the preparatory department,
| per Session $500
Tuition Junior Class, 1890
| Senior Class, $500
| All tuition fees, except for Music. must DO
promptly paid the undersigned at the end Of the
session, ora note given for the same, bearing the
usual interest.
| Pupils admitted at any time during the session.
and charged only for the remaining part of it. Ne
deduction for lost time, without previous special
arrangement. Application for admission 10 Ls
made to The undersigned at his residence in Ear.
cite. or BY letter, =
A. PATTERSON,