Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-26
SELECT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES
AT KALORAMA STAUNTON.

SELECT SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES,
AT KALoRAMA, STAUNTON.
AIRS. SHEFFEY having given up the Seminary,
tI which she formerly conducted at The above place,
desires to receive few young ladies mot exceeding
twelve into her family IA boarding pupils It's her OBJ
ject to establish this School on such plan az shall
unite the advantages Of home with the advantages OF
Schools as one means of efeciing This. she declines re-
ceiving day pupils, and limits her nnmhcr rs above.
Recognising accountability TO Higher Power for
all the gifts intrsed to us she would make this pnci-
nile the foundation of her system of education, and thus
endeavor to avoid the error OF cuvatinc one panc'-
lar endowment at the expense of another. While,
therefore, il her mention la her best efforts Tor
the intellectual advancement OF her pupils, sue wouio
bestow no less upon their principles and habIts
The course of study will embrace all those English
branches usually taught in the best Schools IN tne
Sate-the French Language and Music. Especial atten-
ton will be paid TO English Composition And as u rs
Of great importance that the habit OF reading, "a wen
taste for i, should early be acquired course OF
historical reading will be pursued and works OF amuse-
ment, both poecai and prose, will be frequently INTRO
duced into the family circle. The second session VIII
commence on the first Monday in May and end The last
day Of September.
Board for session of five month' 500
Tuition in English, 20 20
French, ~ ~
Music, ~
Use of Piano, d
Half payable in advance.
Parents and Guardians referred 10 the following
gentlemen:
Rev JOS D. Tyler, Principal Of the Deaf and Dumb
Institution BENJAMIN Crawford, Esq, las. Addison
Cochran ESQ.,. Hon. y. G. Baldwin, and Hon.
Lucas P. Thompson, Stanntoni Cen 3 H. Lewis, po't
Republic, Nottingham county Hon. Daniel smitn, Har
risonJurg; Hon. John Tayloe l>omax FrederieSsourg
From the manner in which all the above gentlemen
have expressed themselves with regard to her school,
Mrs Sheffey pesumes that either of them would I'M
hesitatngIy give her, DESIRED an expression ct ms
opinion in the form Of "a testimonia" but as Judge
Smith and General Lewis have had better opportunity
Of Judging Of its character than any one oil the Others
aha deems their testimony sufficient for the present oc
cason. u,
0Haying had two daughters educated nj kaloraina
and third now there, can, with the greatest conn
dence sneak Of the merits OF this School Inc literary
department Of this is in judgment quite equal otha
Of any other School Institution for the education o
vaung ladies' that have known; hut it Is in that
denartment in which many institutions OF the knd are
an detective thar consider the peculiar excellence OF
this 10 consist for here the strctest tao W
the kndest possble mannerl is paid to The MANNERS
h,hi,s health comfort and the religious instruction
of The pups In short, whilst believe there are few
an ,o. for the duties they have assumed there
can he no will more faithfully and conscientious
~ discharge them than Mrs Shesy and her daughters
"Iswiston. March 18th, 1886. s. u LIZ"
uHaying seen the above certificate of General ). H.
Louis In recommendation OF the School al kaorama,
by Mrs ShefFey and her daughters, take Greai plea
snre In saving that concur in the above statement IN
every particular. From my long acquaintance "nh
those ladies' and my knowledge OF the school undef
ms former (having had TWO daughters eau
Gated there can, with the utmost commence Iceo1
mend any institution conducted by tncm 10 we ra,foh
age Of the public. - ,s,i phn ~ %