Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-15
FEMALE DEPARTMENT
HOW ARD COLGEG n

A Fl meeting of the Trustees of Howard Coll
N lege held On the 22d April, 1871. the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted, TO wit:
Remlrca, That this Board open, forthwith, in tho
town of Fayette, female school, 10 DO recognized
and designa tel as the "Female Department Of
Howard College" and, that Mr.. AEcnIBAtb Par.
rnRsoN be and he is hereby appointed Principal Of
said school. TO have The entire management of the
same, and employ such assistants as lie may from
time to time eeem necessary and proper. tz
true copy from the Journal.
w. D. SWINNEY, Prs. T. II. Z.
A. PATTERSON, Sec. it 'H
In pursuance Of the foregoing resolution, the
first session of this institution will commence on
Monday, May Sd, lS4i; and. thenceforth, the regA
uar session of months each, will commence on
the first Mondays of May and November, annually.
Vacations in April and October Miss M. Hunt.
INGToN has been employed as assistant Teacher,
and will enter upon the discharge of her duties at
the opening Of the sessisn. The services of com
| pptent Teacher of French have also been secured
Mr. H. KRAMER, professor Of Music, will give les-
sons on the Piano-Forte, end Guitar. He will
make Fayette the place Of his residence md will
furnish two or three Pianos and the undersigned,
one, for young ladies to practice on.
As this institution is designed TO furnish
thorough and systematic Of instruction, from
tie alphabet up, very special attention will be given
| TO the instruction of ''yonnE beginners" Fcf
young ladies unable 10 remain long enough in
presented below, such selections shall be made.
| from the course as NAV he deemed of most prdctis
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 vigoe-
Gus exercise in the acquisition of thorough
knowledge of the more elementary branches. The
too prevalent practice of permitting pupils to mem.
erase the language of hooks, without comprehend
ing its import, and to run supericially over the
whole encyclopedia of science acquiring o. mere
| smatering Of each branch, and ttorough kno,cl-
edge of none is deemed pernicious, ana shall find no
pace an This institution. Here, pupils will be res
quired rigidly 10 analyze, and as thoroughly as
possible to understand the principles of every sub
ject presented for their consideration. Their rea-
soning powers, their affections and moral faculte,
will be called into constant requisiton and yigor.
Gus exercise upon objects calculated to elicit their
activity, and best adapted to promote their harnc
NOUS and extensive Development In short, they
shal!be aaed and required to Think and reason, and
Judge, and act for themselves, and upon their oen
responsibility: and not merely, to repeat mechan:
ically, from memory, the dctums of either men OF
books, which they do not comprehend, or regulate
their conduct by the judgement, the whims, or pre-.
JUDGES Of Others.
At the close of each session pubic examina.
ton of three or four days will take place. in pres.
ence of committee of Trustees of the College,
and Board of visitors consisting Of nine gentle
men whose duty it will be 10 report, as we'll to the
public, as to the Missouri Annual Conference;
such facts relative to the institution as they may
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 well as in it,
AS it is desirable that tie attention of Young
LADIES' be less occupied about their dress. than ad:
dress, as much economy and plainness in apparel
as is consistent with neatness, is earnestly recon-.
| nlended TO all.
| CLASSIFICATION 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, ana
cient and modern; History, ancient and MODERN exI
ercises in Composition, Music, and the Latin;
Greek, and French languages when desired
Mentor Class. review of some Of the precss
ding: Also, Natural Philosophy, including Chem
stry and Astronomy, Botany, Algebra, Geometry,
(or full course Of Mathematics if desired,) Moral
and intellectual Philosophy, Rhetoric, Human
Physiology, outline of Geology Logic, Political
Glass; Book, analogy of natural aud revealed Re.
igon to the constitution and course Of human ma
ture, e%ercisesin Composition Languages and Mu.
sic continued.
TERMS, &c.
Extra charge for Music on the Piano,
for "a lessons $500
Use of Piano, for practice, per month, Sl,O0
Extra charge for French, per month. $500
Tuition in the preparatory department.,
per Session $500
Tuition Junior Class, $1,000
SENIOR Class, $500
All tuition fees, except for Music, must be
promptly paid to the undersigned at the end of tho
session, or note given for the same, bearing tho
usual interest.
Pupils admitted at any time during the session,
and charged only for the remaining part os it. No
deduction fer lost time, without previous special
arrangement Application for admission to be-
made to the undersigned at his residence in Fay
cite, or by letter.
" A. PATTERSON,
Principal
EA YKIA"EEl NCaF5IEY.