The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-26
MI EwTowN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS

nj EWToWN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS
lN near Philadelphia.-The undersigned, who
was educated in Hamilton College, Oneida county
New York, and whose education is matured by a
long, practical, and familiar acquaintance with maih.
ematica and classical learning, having presided over
as principal, of the most distinguished literary
institutions in the Union, and recently the Congress
sional High School in Washington City, ID. c., hay-
ing been unanimously appointed by the board Of
trustees TO take charge of the above institution in
this place, opened the same on the 18th instant
No place in the Union is more pre-emnently dis
tinguished for its high cultivation, beauty Of loca-
ton, salubrty, and for the industry, sobriety and
general intelligence Of its population large and re-
spectacle portion of whom are Quakers. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the letter of Dr. Phineas
jerks, announcing TO the undersigned his appoint-
ment: "Newtown is Of the most healthy villages
in the State. have practsed medicine forty-one
years in this village, with the exception of seven
years in which was in public life, and in all that
time we have enjoyed state Of general health. We
were exempted from those fearful epidemics which
prevailed so generally over our State, and many
other parts of our Union, from 1921 TO 1926. have
not known serious of disease TO occur in any
instance among the students of our seminary, al
though they have occasionally been numerous
Newtown is located in fertile agricultural district
where great skill and industry are practsed in cul-
hvang the science Of agriculture from which south
ern pupils may learn sound, practical lessons. Our
citizens are moral, industrious and intelligent gen
orally not thoroughly educated, but excellins in
sound, practical common sense We have four
churches IN the borough, an Episcopal Presbyte-
rlan, Methodist, and Quaker church. Distance 10
Philadelphia % miles--farc so cents Three stages
run daily to Bristol, and are connected with the
steamboats, which leave the city at o'clock, a. M,
and o'clock, p. m. A fourth line runs directly to
the clty--so that we have daily communication
with Philadelphia and New York.
II am most respectfully, yours, &C.,
"PHS. jerks,
president of the Board Of Trusteesn
The following is an extract from the report of the
committee of the Fayetteville Academy, North Caro-.
lima, the classical and mathematical department Of
which the undersigned presided over three wears,
"I'he system OF education now pursued may be d.
vided, principally, into two branches--the useful
and ornamental. The useful embraces oil the ele-
ments OF learning, from the simplest rudiments to
some of the highest branches of the mathematics,
and is designed particularly to qualify students for
our university. This, in the male department, is
under the care Of Messrs. Sanford q Hustled, gen.
tlemen of regular collegiate education and high lite.
fary and moral attainnlents From these gentlemen
we cannot withhold this passing tribute Of praise.
(alike the dictate of gratitude to them as teach.
ers, as well admiration of them as men that their
talents and usefulness in the academy and their ex.
emplary department in society, have called forth the
spontaneous and universal appreciation Of this com.
munity, and we believe we but speak their sent-
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--$l5O per scholastic year (4s weeks) for
board, tuition, and washng--one-half payable in
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 half the time of those pursuing
English studies will be devoted to arithmetic-the
most useful and most neglected of all branches Of ed
ucatiOn
Students will here be prepared not only for col.
lege, but for commercial pursuits. Examinations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS quarterly. The discpne Of
the school will be mild and admonitory, but firm.
and repeated acts of disobedience and insubordna-
ton will be promptly punished with expulsion. No
scholar received for less time than one quarter
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. HI. jerks, M. C. Newtown, Pa.
Hon. John Sergeant, Philadelphia.
Hon. z. J. Morris, M. c. do.
Hon. G. w. Toland, do.
David Reeves, esq.,, as North Water street, Pa.
Hon Z. a. Sandford, vice-chancellor, city Of
Hon, J. Philips Phoenix, M. c., NY.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, M. c., NY.
Hon. Walter II. Overton, Alexandra, La.
Edward Simms, esq, Washington, ID. C.
G. g. Grammer, esq, President Patriotic Bank,
Washington, ID. G.
Anon Woodward, Washington, d. C.
r. Y. Brent, do. do.
DR.. Preston, M. c., Harve de Grace, Md.
Hon. Willis Green, M. C. Ky.
Hon. L. d. Henry, Raleigh, N. G. tm
Hon. Henry A. Billiard, New Orleans.
Hon. Albert s. White, u s. Senator, Indiana.
sn nal ]. J. SANFORD
NEwTowN, Bucks county, Pa.