Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-06-12
FEMALE DEPARTMENT
III d w A R I'D OIL l. E G. Il .

N lege held ON the 22d April, 1s4l, the follow.
ing resolution was unanimously adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, That this Board open, forthwith, in the
town of Fayette, female school, to be recognized
and designated as the "Femdle Department Of
Hovdra College," and that Mr.. ARCHIBALD PAT.
TERsoN be and he is hereby appointed Principal Of
said school, to have the entire management of the
same, and employ such assistants as he may from
time to time deem necessary and proper.
true copy from the Journal
w. D. SWINNEY, Prs. T. He.
A. PATTERSON, Sec.
In pursuance of the foregoing resolution, the
first session OF this institution will commence on
Monday, May Sd, 1S4l; and, thenceforth, the reg
uar session of months each, will commence on
the first Mondays of Nav and November, annually.
Vacations in April and October. Miss M. HUNT
1NGToN has been employed as assistant Teacher,
and will enter upon the discharge of her duties at
the opening of the sessisn. The services of a com
petent Teacher of French have also been secured
MIR. H. 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 undersigned,
one for young ladies to practice on.
AS this institution is designed to furnish a
thorough and systematic Of instruction, from
the alphabet up very special attention will be given
to the instruction of 'young beginners" For
young ladies' unable to remain long enough in
school to accomplish the entire course o. studies
presented below, such selections shall be made,
from the course as may be deemed of most practt-
cal Importance, and best adapted to 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.
ing its import, and to run specifically over the
whole encyclopedia Of science, acquiring a mere
smattering of each branch, and thorough knoul.
edge OF none, is deemed perniciouS, and shall find no
place an Hts institution. Here, pupils will be re.
CURED rigidly TO anayze and as Thoroughly as
possible to understand the principles of every sub
Ject presented for their consideration Their rea-
sonlng powers, their affections and moral faculties
Will be called into constant requsition and yipor.
Gus exercise upon objects calculated to elicit their
activity, and best adapted to promote their harmo-
NOUS and extensive deveopement. In short thew
sinai be aided, and required to think, and reason and
Judge, and act for Themselves and upon their oun
responsibilities and not, merely, to repeat, mechan-
really, from memory, the dicums of either men or
books, which they do not comprehend or regulate
their conduct by the judgement, the whms, or pre-
JUDGES OF Others.
AT the close of each session a pubic examina-
tion OF three or four days will take place, in pres
ence OF q committee of Trustees of the College.
ana Board OF visitors consisting of nine gentle
men whose duty it will be TO report as well TO the
public, as to the Missouri Annual Conference.
such facts relative to the institution as thew NAV
deem useful or important.
Inc Undersigned is prepared TO receive into his
family as boarGers, some twelve or fifteen Young
adles, VINO will be associated with, and under the
immediate supervision Of their instructors out of
school as well as in il.
AS 1t is desirable that the attention of Young
ha lace Il a. A.
@eSS as much economy and plainness in apparel
as is consistent with neatness, is earnestly recon.
mended to ALL
AND COURSE OF STUDY.
Preparatory Department. photography, Read
ing, writing, mental Arithmetic, and elements Of
Geography.
Junior Class. Mental and written Arithmetic.
Penmanship. English Grammar. Geography, an.
cient and modern; History, ancient and modern; ex-
ercises IN Composition, Music, and the Latin,
Greek, and French languages when desired
Senior Class. A review of some of the precs.
ding: Also, Natural Philosophy, including Chem
lstry and Astronomy, Botany, Algebra Geometry,
(or null course of Mathematics if desired,) Moral
9nc intellectual Philosophy, Rhetoric, Human
rl,htysiology, outline of Geology, Logic, Political
C !. analogy of natural aud revealed Re,
hgloh 10 The constitution and course of human ma.
lure' eSercisesin Composition, Languages and Mu,
sic continued.
TERMS, SC.
Extra charge for Music on the Piano,
TOR "a lessons Sl2,0A
= sc Of fiano, for practice, per month, $l,0Q
Extra charge for French, per month, $500
Tuition in the preparatory department,
per Session $500
uition Junior Glass, $500
90 Senior Class, SI5'OO
All tuition fees, except for Music, must be
promptly paid to the undersigned at the end of the
session, or note given for the same, bearing the
usual interest.
Pupils admitted at any time during the session.
md charged only for the remaining part of il, No
deduction for lost time, without previous special
arrangement. Application for admission 10 he
made to the undersigned at his residence in Fay.
Ute, Or by letter.
a, PATTERSON,
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