The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-11
the CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY,

Is now in successful operation under the 81
perintendsce Of Mr.. RoBERT ANDERSON, q
Principal, and competent A Assistants. M
I A nderson is q graduate Of the South Carolin
, College, and has been engaged in teachin
in this and the neighboring States for severn
years past. He is a teacher by profession
and by the arrangements made with him hi
: interest is intimately identified with the pros
perity of the institution over which he Presldes
/, He comes recommended to us by gentlemen
of high character and standing in this State, a
: an accomplished sch, lar, a gentleman and
; notwithstanding with these qualities
talent for maintaining discipline and haPp,
faculty of imparting knowledge. Chemica
and Philosophical apparatus, Globes, Maps
&C., will be provided
The academy building is spacious and com
Portable, and besides the School Rooms, is in
tended for the residence of the Principal ant
his family, and the accommodation OF all the
boarding pupils whom parents and guardians
may wish to have placed under the immediate
charge of the Principal. 1t is located in q
pleasant and retired part of the town, and in
the vicinity of respectable families, where
boarding can be had on reasonable terms.
With the view to prevent extravagance, to
repress the love of display, and the spirit OF
rivalry in dress, the following uniform has been
prescribed;
For STRING AND SUMNER
Plain Blue Bingham Dress and sun-bonnet
of the same, with white or brown linnen apron.
For FALL AND WINTER
| Dress of Wooden or Worsted Of any des.
..;.,;. os so,d oroon colo, bonne, of the
''p"o"' so LII
same eo'V'' Wv" ''"s" "
apron, and thlck soied shoes'
p,,;Is ors .,,;c,lv nrob;bited from attending
"p'
uahc'hg VI soc'a' Pa'"e'
The Trustees are gratified in announcing,
that with the means at their disposal, they will
be enabled, commencing with the next regular
session. to afford gratutou instru ction to all pu-
pills residents of this county, in the following
branches: Spelling, Reading, Writing and A ri
thmetic. Either English Grammar or Geography
may be taught IN addition at SIS per session,
for each. Ii 10 to be understood, however, that
il the pupil should be taught any other branch
es of the higher classes, she win be charged al
the full rates of that class 1t has been deemed
expedient TO adopt as a rule, that no pupil I'M
der the ace of six wears shall be received for
pratuitous instruction.
IT.. ,ho,,s,;c v.o, Consisting Of ten months.
II, i;,;aaI j., - ,,,o soss;ons Of Eve mon,bs
~ n,manc;no ,esnec,;veIv on the first of
S.,n., md Mach az every year. Al the
- IF ,he Summer Sesron n public exami-
Lien will he held. after which there will be
y vaca,;on during he months of August and
San,an,he, Pne;ls will he received at any
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~ entrance. but after that no charge will be
made for a less time than Session, unless in
case Of continued absence for more than a
month, on account Of sickness or death.
canton is one of the healthiest places in the
Son,b dur;ng the whole year: and for morality,
i n"ein "a and refinement, ts citizens may
well compare with those Of any interior town
IN 'ne o'a'e.
to build up and permanently establish an insti-
tnuon OF inc hignesl oiuerLohe wn.en VIII
solid branches of education, and at the same
time, on moderate terms, all the advantages to
De had any wheIe else OF more unorough anu
ex0anse nd v sec,f;ca Of feeling incurred in
sending their children abroad. Situated as our
Academy is, in the midst Of a wealthy and
nec,eJ with ali the principal places Of the
State by stage and mail facilities, and con-
Quoted BY competent teachers, we see no
g S,d i uo, hs rsa;zeJ We call on our feIlpw
citizens of this and The eighboring counties to
give our academy ,af ; ..,a;, sau ,ouna
home where thew can watch over the health, |
comfort and progress of their daughters during |
their course Of education-Pledging ourselves
tha' 20 enons sna'' DC 'Pa'eu " 'e"oo' u "o'-
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II LaTHAn
JNO. T. CAMERON,
JAS. PRIEsTLEY,
IL puGH, ,nv
W. WIN i"NNA,