The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06

n EWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS
~ near Philadephla.--The undersigned wk,
was educated in Hamilton College, Oneida coupr
New York, and whose education is matured bv =
long, practical and familiar acquaintance with main
ematical and classical learning, having presided owe
as principal, some of the most distinguished teran
institutions in the Union, and recently the Coppres
sional High School in Washington City, d. C. Ga,
ing been unanimously appointed by the board
trustees to take charge of the above institution
this place, opened the same on the l4th instant
No place IN the Union is more pre-emnently dis.
unguished for its high cultivation, beauty Of loca
ton, saubrity, and for the industry, sobrietv M
general intelligence Of its population, large and r
spectacle portion of whom are Quakers The fol
lowing Is an extract from the letter Of Dr. pbineo
jerks, announcing to the undersigned his AMMAN, (
ment; "Newtown is one of the most healthy village
IN the State. have practsed medicine fortvon,
years in this village, with the exception Of sevs'
years in which was in public life, and in al ,h.,
time we have enjoyed state of general health w.
We're exempted from those fearful epidemics which
prevailed so generally over our State and many
other parts of our Union, from 1891 to 1895 hays
not known serious case of disease to occur in anu
instance among the students of our semnarv !.
though they have occasionally been numerous
Newtown is located in fertile agricultural distr;c,
where great skill and industry are practised n cn
uvang the science of agriculture from which SOUTH II
ern pupils may learn sound, practical lessons On,
citizens are moral, industrious and intelligent oen Z
orally not thoroughly educated, bu, excelIns IN Z
sound, practical common sense We have o,v n
churches in the borough, an Episcopal Presbyte. Il
ran, Methodist, and Quaker church. Distance to E
Philadelphia % miles--fare so cents Three stages
run daily to Bristol, and are connected with the II
steamboats, which leave the city at O'Clock a. m. II
and o'clock, p m. A fourth line runs directly IA
the city-so that we have daily communications
with Philadelphia and New York.
II am most respectfully, yours &C.,
aPHS. jerks,
president of the Board of Trls,eesn
The following IS an extract from the report Of the
committee of the Fayetteville Academy North Caro-.
lima, the classical and mathematical departmen, Of
which the undersigned presided over three years:
"lhe system of education now pursued may be dr. n
vided, principally, into two branches-the useful
and ornamental. The useful embraces all the ele. Z
ments Of learning, from the simplest rudiments TO IA
some OF the highest branches of the mathematics,
and is designed particularly 10 qualify students for
our university This, in the male department, is
under the care of Messrs. Sanford g. Hustled gen.
temen of regular collegiate education and high lite.
rary and moral attainments From these gentlemen
we cannot withhold this passing tribute of praia
(alke the dictate OF our gratitude to them as teach
ers, as well as admiration of them as men, that their
talents and usefulness in the academy, and theirs
emplary department in society, have called forth iie
spontaneous and universal appreciation of this com
inunlty, and we believe we but speak their senlH
ments, when we hope the bosom of our society will
always afford an adequate encouragement to make
our town their home and abiding place" Signed,
l.. D. Henry, John Huske, and five others.
TERMs.-$l50 per scholastic year (4s weeks for
board, tuition, and washing--one-haf payable
advance, and the balance at the end Of six months,
the student finding his own bed, bedding, and Tow.
els This includes tuition in all the higher branches
of education. One-haf the time of those pursuing
English studies will be devoted to arhmetc-ts
most useful and most neglected of all branches Of Cd
ucation.
Students will here be prepared not only forcot
lege, but for commercial pursuits Examinations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS quarterly. The disciplined
the school will be mild and admonitory, but firm,
and repeated acts Of disobedience and nsubordlnt
ton will be promptly punished with expulsion.
scholar received for a less time than one quara
Here, among Qnaker population, students would
not be exposed to the seductive destinations OF vice
and dissipation so common to most of our towns
and cities.
REFERENCES:
Hon M II. jerks. M. c. Newtown, Pa.
Hon. John Sergeant, Philadelphia
Hon. r. j Morris, M. c. do.
Hon. G. w. Toland do.
David Reeves, esq, as North Water street. n
Hon L. III. Sandford, vice.chancellor, city 81
New York.
Hon. J. Philips Phoenix, M. c., NY.
, Hon. Hamilton Fish, M. c., N,Y.
Hon. Walter II. Overton, Alexandra, La
Edward Simms, esq, Washington, D. G.
q. G. Grammer, esq, President Patriotic BANK
Washington, ID. c..
Anon Woodward, Washington, D. G.
r. Y. Brent, do. do.
DIR. Preston, M. c., Harve de Grace, Nd
Hon. Willis Green, M C. Ky.
Hon. L. d. Henry, Raleigh, N. G.
Hon. Henry A Bullard New Orleans.
Hon, Albert s. White U. s. Senator, lnoa''
J. j. SANFORD
NEwTowN, Bucks county, Pa
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