The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-30


BLAIR 4 RIVES
WASHINGTON City, 18th May--lt
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/ NJ EWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS
IN near Phiadelphia.-Ihe undersigned, who
was educated in Hamilton College, Oneida county
New York, and whose education is matured by
long, practical and familiar acquaintance with maih.
ematca and classical learning, having presided over
as principal, some of the most distinguished ltemrv
institutions in the Union, and recently the Congress
sonal High School in Washington City, ID. c., hay.
| ing been unanimously appointed by the board az
trustees 10 take charge of the above institution /;
this place. opened the same on the 18th instant
No place in the Union is more pre-eminentlv d,
tnguished for Its high cultivation beauty Of oeo-
uoh, siupri,y, anu ioI ue inousry, soorety, and
general intelligence OF us popuiduon large and
spectacle portion OF whom are ouakers; The fol-
lowing ~ an extract rom 'ne ieuer OF III. Phlneas
jerks, announcing TO the undersigned his appoint
ment; "Newtown Is one OF the most healthy
IN the State. ! nave Practised medicine forty-one
years IN TINS village, WIN the exception OF seven
years IN winch was IN puphc ife, 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, rom 1871 to 1928 have
not known serious case OF disease to occur in any
instance among the students OF our seminary, al
though they nave occasionally been numerous.
Newiown Is located m fertile agricultural district
where great skill and industry are practlsed in cul
tvaung 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 excelling in
sound, practical common sense. We have four
churches IN the borough, an Episcopal, Presbyie-
ran, Methodist, and Quaker church. Distance to
Philadelphia ~ mlles---arc 5O cents, Three stages
run daily to Bristol and are connected with the
steamboats, which leave the city at o'clock, a. m,
ana O'Clock, ?. m. fourth ilne runs directly to
the clty-so that we nave daily communications
with Philadelphia and New York.
am most respectfully, yours, DC,
- FdS. yENhS,
President Of the Board Of Trustees"
The following IA an extract from the renort of ,h
committee of the Fayetteville Academy. North Caro-
lima. the classical and mathematical departmen, of
which the undersigned presided over three wears
sThe system of education now pursued NAV he Al.
yided. principally. into two branobes-,be useC,,
and Ornamental The useful embraces all the ele.
ments of learning. from the simplest rudiments n
some of the highest branches of the mathematics
and il designed particularly To oualifv students a.
our university. This, in the male department, is
under the care of Messrs. Sanford & Hustled, gen.
tlemen Of regular collegiate education and high lite
rary and moral attachments. From these gentlemen
we cannot withhold this passing tribute Of praise
(aike the dictate of our gratitude to them as teach
ers, as well as admiration of them men, that their
talents and usefulness in the academy, and their ex
empary department IN society," have called forth the
spontaneous and universal appreciation Of this COM
munity, and we believe we but speak their sen,-
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. ID. Henry John Huske, and FIVE others.
TERMs.--sl5O per scholastic year CAS- weels) for
board, tuition, and washing--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. a 0s