The daily union., 1846-08-27
DROSPECTUS OF the Ladies' Academy
III of the XisiIaIi I'm GenrRe Ia IA Ia

Il OF the Visitation, In Georgetown,
Id. C.-Ths academy is located on the heights OF
Georgetown, in the District of Columbia contigu-
ousy TO the eastern margin of the Potomac. Ii
commands view of the meanders of this river and
a distant perspective Of Washington city. The la
dies, under whose care and superintendence the
studies are conducted, members of the religious
order founded in 1910, by ST. Francis de Sales, and
first governed by st. Jane Francis Fremot de Chan
tai. Gentleness, benevolence, and temperate indul-
gence swayed these venerated benefactors Of society
in their guidance of youth IL Is the study Of their
daughters TO let these virtues appear conspicuous in
the discharge of the arduous duties imposed on
them by the confidence Of their friends OF course
their religion is that Of their holy found0rs yet,
while the rules of their institute forbid all discus
sion on religious topics among the pupils, the MAN.
of good order requires that all the boarders
should observe the general regulations Of exterior
worship.
The course of instruction, commencing from the
elements Of junior education, comprises orthogra-
ply, reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, ancient
and modern geography, the use Of maps and globes,
prose and poetical imposition, sacred and profane
history, mythology, rhetoric, popular astronomy,
philosophy, chemistry, botany, geometry, algebra,
bookkeeping, French, Spanish, Latin, and Italian
languages music on the piano forte, harp, and guI-
tar, vocal music, drawing, painting in water coors
in OIL and on velvet, plain and ornamental needle
work, tapestry, lace-work, bead-work, &c.
The ladies charged with the duties of the acade-
my will be yigilant in requiring an exact compliance
with every rule of the institute, and strict attention
to polite and amable department
In the course of the academic year, two examina-
tons take place: the first in January, the second in
June. A quarterly report is transmitted to the pa
rents Of each young lady, giving account of her
proficiency in her studies, &c. The young ladies
are, at the end Of each month"; assembled in the pres
of their teachers when report is made of their
advancement in their studies, and attention to the
rules Of the school. To excite them to emulation,
tickets are awarded to those who have exceled in
their respective classes.
public distribution Of premiums takes place on
the last Wednesday in July. The parents and
friends of the institution are admitted on presenting
authorized ticket.
The annual vacation commences the last
Thursday in July; the exercises recommenee on
the first Monday in September.
As regards the exact observance of rules, polite
department, and zeal for advancement, the young
ladies divided into two circles. A crown and
gold medal awarded the first in the senior cir
Gle, and is allotted TO the first in the junior
circle. Letters, written received by the young
ladies' examined by the directress previously to
their delivery. They are allowed to visit their pa
rents or guardians once a month Wednesday and
Saturday evenings are allotted to recreation.