State journal & flag. [volume] (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1843-1846, 1846-10-30
ALABAMA INSTITUTION.
For the Education of the Blind,
AT TUSCALOOSA.

Al IUSCALOOSA.
NNHlS lnstitu ION commenced It's second SEES.
II SIGN the Q cond Monday in March, and
the operations of the institution have been very
much embarrassed on account OF the absence
uf the regular agent, and the losses in subscri2-
tons, &c. 1t gives US great pleasure to state
that the friends of the Institution have not for
saken it, but have literally co-operated with
the Principal in liqIidating it's debt, and making
preparatory arrangements to commence the
second session. ! he second session will end
the last of July, allowing the pupils to spend
August and September at their homes Ten
pupils will be instructed at present, and it is
believed the school will gradually increase as i,
becomes more and more extensively known
As this institution is Intended to embrace all
the branchfs taught in academies fer seeing
persons, tse Principal has engaged the ser
vices Of teachers OF experience and thoroughly
acquainted with all the branches in this In.
stiiutIon.
Mr.. +. S. NEWELL. a graduate Of the
Ohio lnst,fu'ion for The blind, will act as Pro-
fessor of Vocal and instrumental Music.
Mr. H. CHAPLIN. as Professor of the Arts
and Sciences.
Instructors will be given as soon as practi
cable, to q select class by the IT nciI,ai in
AacleN and Modern History, Lit, Lure. &c.
services to the Institution at a very moderate
salary being actvaied more by the interest they
feel for til, hl;Dd. than any pecrninry consd-
Grafton.
The following course Of STEADY and regulations
have been adopted tor the present session !:
The Scholars are required to rise at the
r'ngims of the bell At half pust O'Clock in the
Merma~g from, 8 to 7, instruction in Vocal
Nlusic, breakfast at z; prayers Immediately
after breakfast from tina: lrne till y, the girls
are engaged in arranging the rooms fom
quarter past y 10 quarter past 6. Arithmetic
from half past 9 TO half-pas 10, English Gram
mas; three quarters past 10 10 three quarters
past IL, reading tn raised print from IL TO J.
Geography and Writing; dine at l. In tie
Afternoon the girls are engaged in learning to
snake faacy works: instruction on the, Piano, and
raised priH are attended TO till O'Clock p. NJ,
at which time the pupils take supper: prayer 6
immediately sfer supper. Pupils are exported
TO attend church, and are taken to wha ever
church they wish TO attend in the city. From
10 q. on st,e sabbath, the pupils will be as.
semble2 TO hear reading of sacred history. Oh
a lecture from some Interesting passage Of
scripture, calculated to direct their thoughts tc
a perusal of the biSlc
The PRINCIPAL world here stste that the In.
sihution % entirely dependent for support or
individual contributions -; notwithstanding this
fits patronage should be equato that received
during the last year, there will be no di6icxitS
IN going on; and as our agent, whose family
has been III. 10 expected s, on. he will be r.,
Qaested to visi, Ill the counlies in The State
for the purpose of laying the subject before
the citizens generally.
III" cost To thoss who are able to pay viii bt
$50 per year; and az many INDECENT siiad
will be received and educated as The funds re-
celvrd Will support, we request the editors o
the dIhrrcnt papers who may read i{is adyer
tisement, to insert it in stseir colanns.
The Principal of this institution woaid b,
obliged 10 persons having children or relatives
blind. to write immediately, stating the age
capacity, circumstances, &c, wis ing to ie
ceiye a situation.
JAMES CHAMPL1N, Principal.
April0. 1916 ti-2l