Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
For the Ha,rk. Eye.
Mt. Pleasant High School and
FEMALE SEMINARY


The undersigned take grea, pleasure in
recommending this School TO the patron.
age Of all who desire to have their sons
and daughters educated. Ii was COM
menced about two years since by Mr. Sam
uel l.. Howe formerly of Lancaster Ohio,
under quite unfavorable auspices, having
bu, few pupils TO commence with; but the
ability, zeal and ass,dui,y Of Mr. Howe
as teacher, soon wrought change in
the mental condition Of his pupils so evi.
dent and satisfactory. as TO attract the al
'en,ion of all in the Village who desired
tn educate themselves or their children.
The number Of his pupils soon increased
from some fifteen or twenty to over an
hundred; and. with this increase. the ex.
erlion and success Of the teacher kept
pace.
His method Of teaching is in some res.
poets unique. and in others the most mod
ern and improved Of the eastern and mid
and cultivate The in,ellect-lhe mind. with
all its moral susreptibiii,ies and .he means
of its elegan, and etficlen, com munlca.ion
ln doing this he evinees a power inimi,a-
biz. Under his guidance his pupils be-
come emulous, active, jealous, persever.
ing. and thoughtful.
We have visited his school upon seve-
raj public examinations, have heard his
pupils in their respective classes of En-
gllsh Grammar, Geography. Philosophy.
Arithmetic and Algebra, rec,e and dem
onslrale with great power and perspicu-
ty. We have never known females 10
exhibit greater power Of intellect than in
rhe>e demonstrations. They evinced
themselves adopts in their respective stud
les, not protesting as is too frequently
the case. mere verbal, but profound
philosophical knowledge of them. This
was tested by the examination of visitors
who took an interest in testing for them
| selves.
Connected with this school is a Liter
airy Society composed of the male pupils
for the purpose Of cul,ivating their pow
ers Of public speaking. In addition to
this his pupils have possessed themselves
Of set of fine scenery, by the aid OF
which they render their semi-annual ex-
hibi,ions very interesting. We have rare
| ly witnessed The performance of any plays
with greater interest and satisfaction than
those Of Mr. Howe's pupils q. their exhi
| bi,ions. In these, the females as well as
males. participate. The in,eres, Of these
the introduction of reci,a'iOns, compost
lions and Orations.
Mr. Howe is now erecting large ant
commnd,ous brick building. which will
soon be IN readiness for the acrommoja
ton "f his pupils.
The next Term Of this institution will
commence on Monday the l9,h day o
October next. To those parents who de
sire a thorough. systematic and finished
education we would recommend this in.
stitu,ion.
Mt. Pleasant, Sept. 2s,h. 1916.
VIM. Thompson, P. G. Tiffany,
Hancock Temple. NJ. d.. ]. l.. Myers
W S. viney. B. F. Stephenson. G. W
Snider. NJ D., Jno. s. Barruff, p. NJ.
Daniel Stanton. E. S. Hill. Joseph Hat
Wy, II. V. Taft, J. G. Waugh. N. la
,hfop, Hiram Burnett, w. f. Brstow
Chas. S. Clarke, NJ. D., Moses Beers
John Jones.
Mrs Eliza C. Tiffany. Mrs Della A
Hall, Mrs Sarah A. Lash, Mrs Martha W
Henry. Mrs Lydia Stanton, Mrs Anna NJ
Barruf. Mrs Sarah j. Taft, Mrs Waug'
Mrs Eunice Beers, Mrs Ann Burnet. NJ,
Riggs. Mrs Drurs,lla Patterson. Mrs {
I.srop, Mrs Margare. Whey. Mrs Gait
aIine Snider,