The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-02

NEWToWN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS,
lN neor Philadolphia.-The undersigned, who
was educneed in Hamilton College, Oneida county,
New York, and whose education is matured by
long, PRACTICAL and familiar acquaintance with math
ematca and classical learning, having presided over,
principal, some of the most distinguished literary
institutions in the Union and recently the Congress
sional High School in Washington City, d. c., hav-
ing been unanimously appointed by the board of
trustees take charge of the above institution in
this place, opened the same on the 14th instant.
No place in the Union is more pre-eminently dis
tlnguished for its high cultivation, beauty of loca-
tion salubrity 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 DIR. Phneas
jerks, announcing to the undersigned his appoint
ment: "Newtown is one of the most healthy villages
in the State. | have practised 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 1895. have
not known serious case 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 practsed in cul-
vating the science of agriculture from which south
pupils may learn sound, practical lessons. Our
citizens moral industrious and intelligent, gen.
sound, practical common sense We have four
churches in the borough, an Episcopal, Presbyte-
rian, Methodist, and Quaker church. Distance to
Philadelphia % miles-fare so cents. Three stages
run daily to Bristol, and 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 cty-so that we have daily communications
with Philadelphia and New York.
81 am most respectfully, yours, &C.,
"PHS. jerks,
president of the Board of Trustees"
The following 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 years
"The system of education now pursued may be d.
vded, principally, into two branches-the useful
and ornamental The useful embraces all 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 of Messrs. Sanford & Hustled, gen
emen of regular collegiate education and high lite
rary and moral attainments From these gentlemen
we cannot withhold this passing tribute Of praise,
(alke the dictate of our gratitude to them as teach
ers, well admiration of them 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 scnt-
ments, when we hope the bosom Of our society will
always afford adequate encouragement TO make
our town their home and abiding place" Signed,
l.. ID. Henry, John Huske and five others
TERMs.-sI5O per scholastic year (4s weeks) for
board, tuition, and washing 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
ucaton.
Students will here be prepared not only for COL
lege, but for commercial pursuits Examinations
Observation-Disclosures quarterly. The discipline of
the school will be mild and admoniory, but firm,
and repeated acts Of dsobedience and insubordina-
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 ascinations of vice
and dissipation common TO most of our towns
and cities.
REFERENCES:
Hon M. III. jerks M. G. Newtown, Pa.
Hon. John Sergeant Philadelphia.
Hon. E. j. Morris, M. c. do.
Hon. @. w. Toland, do.
David Reeves, esq, As North Water street, Pa.
Hon. l.. III. Sandford, vice-chancellor, city of
New York
Hon. j. Philips Phoenix, M. c., NY.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, M. c., N. Y.
Hon. Walter III. Overton, Alexandria, La.
Edward Simms, esq, Washington, d. C.
&C. Grammer, esq, President Patriotic Bank,
Washington, ID. G..
Anon Woodward, Washington, d. c..
r. Y. Brent, do. do.
DIR. Preston, M. c., Harve de Grace, Md.
Hon. Willis Green, M. G. Ky.
Hon. l.. d. Henry, Raleigh, N. G.
Hon. Henry A. Billiard, New Orleans.
Hon. Albert s. White, u. s. Senator Indiana.
]. J. SANFORD.
NEwTowN, Bucks county, Pa.
May 26-d&SWIm
MISS L. DoRSEY'S
MILLINERY,