The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-01
THE CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY,

THE CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY,
Is now in successful operation under the su
Ipgrintondence of Mr.. JAMES +. GoULD, Il
Principal, and competent Assistants. Nj
Could is a graduate of Harvard Uniyersit.
and has been engaged in teaching for 9
years in the city Of Baltimore, and four or iiv'
| in Pendleton South Carolina. lie is teach
er by profession, and by the arrangement
made with him his interest is intimately idcn
tilted with the prosperity OF the institution
over which he presdes. lie co.ntsrecommcn
ded to us by gentlemen Of high character ant
standing in the city of Baltimore, and also b
some Of the most distinguished men OF Sou,l
Carolina, and among them the Hon. John &
Calhoun, as an accomplished scholar, and I
gentleman--combining with these qualities I
talent for maintaining discipline and happy
faculty of imparting knowledge. Chemica
and Philosophical apparatus, Globes, Maps
&c, will be provided
The A cademy building is spacious and com
Portable, and besides the School Rooms, is in
tended for the residence of the Principal opl
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 SPRING AND SUMNER
Dress of plain Blue Bingham Calico, or any
other material OF the same color not more ex
pcnsive, and snn-bonnet of the same, with
white or brown lnnen 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 LINEN or brown Holland
apron, and thick soled shoes.
Pupils are strictly prohibited from attending
dancing or social parties.
The Trustees are gratfed in announcing
that with the means at their disposal, they Will
be enabled, commencing with the next regular
session, to afford gratutous Instruction to all pu-
branches Spelling, Reading, Writing and An
thmetic. Either English Grammar or Geography
may be taught IN addition at So per session,
for each. lis to be understood, however, that
If the pupil should be taught any other branch |
es Of the higher classes, she Will be charged at
the full rates OF that class 1t has been deemed
eXpedlent to adopt rule, That no pupil I'M
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 on the first Of
October and March of every year. AT the
close of the Summer Sesso on public exam- |
nation will be held, after which there will be |
a vacation during the months of August aud |
September. Pupils will be received at any
time, and will only be charged from the time
OF entrance; but after that no charge will be
made for less time than a Session, unless in |
case OF continued absence for more than a
month, on account of sickness or death.
canton is one of the healthlest places 10 the
South during the whole year; and for morality,
intelligence and refinement, its citizens may
well compare Will those of any interior town
in the State
1t is the aim of The Principal and Trustees
to build up aud permanently establish an ins-
tuition of the highest OrdCr-one which will
afford gratuirous instruction in the useful and
lime, on moderate terms, all the advantages to
DC had any where else of a more thorough and
,xtended course; thus sparlng our people the
expense and sacrifice of feeling incurred in
lending their children abroad. Situated as our
\ cadeny 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 nail facilities, and con-
lucted by competent teachers, we see no
rood reason why our most sanguine hopes
hould not be realized. We call on our fellow
citizens of this and the neighboring counties to
rive our Academy fair trial, and it found
deserving, 10 sustain an institution here at
ZONE, where they can watch over the health,
comfort and progress of their daughters during
heir course Of education-pledging ourselves
hat no efforts shall be spared to render it wor-
by of patronage.
w. X. HILL,
II. LATHAM,
JNO. T. CAMERON,
JAS. PRIESTLEY,
]. ]. PUGH,
w. MONTGOMERY,