The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-10-23
LIE CANToN FEMALH ACADRMY,

Is now in successful operation under the su-
perintendece Of Mr.. RoBERT ANDERSON, as
Principal, and competent Assistants. Mr..
Anderson is a graduate Of the South Carolina
College, and has been engaged in teaching
in this and the neighbOFing States for several
years past. He is a teacher BY profession,
and by the arrangements made with him his
interest is intimately identified with the pros
perity Of the institution over which he presides.
He comes recommended to us by gentlemen
Of high character and standing in this State, as
an accomplished scholar, a gentleman and a
notwithstanding with these qualities a
talent for maintaining discipline and a happy
faculty Of imparting knowledge. Chemical
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 and
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 a
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 extravaganza, to
repress the love Of display, and the spirit Of
rivalry in dress, the following uniform has been
prescribed:
FOR SPRINs AND SUMMER
Dress Of plain Blue Bingham Calico, or any
other material Of the same color not more ex-
p%ensive, and sun-bOnnet Of the same, with
white or brown linnen apron.
FoR FALL AND WINTER
Dress Of Wooden or Worsted Of any des.
CriptiOn, Of a solid green color, bonnet of the
same color, with linnen or brown Holland
apron, and thick soled shoes.
Pdpils are strictly prohibited from attending
dancing orsocial parties,
The Trustees are gratiied in announcing,
that with the means at their disposal, they will
be enabled, commencing with the next regular
session, to afford gratuitou us instruc tlon to all pu-
pills residents OF this county, in the following |
branches Spelling, Reading, Writing and Ari-
thmetic. Either English Grammar or Geography
may be taught in addition at So per session,
for each. II is to be understood, however, that
if the pupil should be taught any other branch
es Of the higher classes, she win be charged at
the full rates of that class. 1t has been deemed
expedient to adopt as a rule, that no pupil nm
der the age Of six years shall be received for
gratuitous instruction.
The scholastic year consisting of ten months,
will be divided into two sessions Of five months
each, commencing respectively OH the first Of
October and March Of every year. At the
close Of tire Summer Session apublic exami-
nation will be held, after which there will be
a vacation during the months Of August and
September. Pupils will be received at any
time, and will only be charged from the time
Of entrancej but after that no charge will be
made for a less time than a Session, unless in
ease Of continued absence for more than a
month, on account Of sickness or death.
Canton is one Of the healthiest places in the
South during the whole year; and for morality,
and refinement. its citizens may
Well compare with those OF any interior town
IN the State.
II is the aim of the Principal and Trustees
% build up and permanently establish an insti.
ution Of the highest order-one which will
Iford gratultous instruction in the useful and
old branches Of education, and at the same
on moderate terms, all the advantages to
'e had any where else Of a more thorough and
course; thus sparing our people the
Expense and sacrifice of feeling incurred in
their children abroad. Situated as our
academy is, in the midst Of a wealthy and
intelligent population, at a healthy point, con-
lected with all the principal places Of the
State by stage and mail facilities, and con-
iucted by competent teachers, we see no
rood reason why Dur most sanguine hopes
hould not be realized. We call on our fellow
Of this and The neighboriDg counties to
Five our Academy a fair trial, and if found
deserving, to sustain an institution here at
where they can watch over the health,
and progress Of their daughters during
heir course Of education-pledging ourselves
hat no efforts shall be spared to render it wor-
ny OF patronage.
W. R. HILL,
H. LATHAM,
JNO. T. CAMERON,
las. pRTESTT NV