The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-30
REV..DR. HOOPER'S
FAMILY SCHO 0lsa IN THE COUNTRY,

+ Warren County, n. G., Near Littleton Depot.
TIME Subscriber having spent upwards of thirty years
instructor in the Colleges of the two Carolinas
with degree he trusts Of acceptance and success
is desirous retire for the rest of has % to more pr
vate situation. feeling however, that the qualifications
acquired by long of study and experience ought
not to be thrown he to conDe the bust
ness OF teaching but plan more consistent with his
present views, and to open in January next School OF
the kind indicated by the title at the head of this adyer
tsement. To this end he has purchased Farm in the
healthy middle region of North Carolina. He thinks
that among all the Schools of our country, there Is
wanting Select School for young 6oys, where they
be safe from the dissipation, extravagance and idle
of which they great risk in Towns and
Villages What parent that sees our streets full of boys
apng the manners OF men, must not wish for retreat
to his young from such manners say nothing of
the serious evil practices which he may apprehend
when they out of sight? 1t is to meet this sorey felt
want of safe Seminary for Boys of tender age, that
the present School is designed Besides the retired
cation Of the School, the number of pupils will be small
and select that the Proprietor take them into his
family and make their manners morals and intel
lectual improvement the object of his personal vigilance
and
AS the subscribers fitness for the task he has under
taken he mast trust where he is known to the character
he have acquired in his long service Where he is
not known he hopes to inspire public confidence by the
following testimonial kindly forwarded him by the dis
tinguished President of the South CsEona College:
t- S. G. CoLLEeE, April ~, 1s4s.
My Dear Sir: earnestly hope that your project of
of the lively interest feel in whatever
you, also the sake of those who may have the
good fortune be entrusted to your care, for indeed
know of to whose training and teaching, whether
regard morals, scholarship, would
entrust son, than yours. When endearored dis
suade you from your purpose of leaving this College,
prompted both by the desire to retain your valuable
services the institution and to continue agreeable
associations with highly respected and honored friend.
With these opinions and feelings sincerely entertained,
should be happy to think that my name might be of
service to you.
Your friend, &c.
VIM. c. PRESTON.
As the number of pupils will be small it will be well
for those who intend avail themselves of this School,
to make immediate application to the subscriber at Wake
Forest College, N. G.
1. The price will be $3.50 per annum payable semi
annually IN GdraaEce.
2. There will be vacations in the year, embracing
about 10 weeks, during which the boys will be expecting
to return home.
8. Every pupil must be much g. and not more
than IA years of age and is expected to retain boys
after they have attained the age of l5 except Of
extraordinary promise.
f. Each pupil must, at the time of admission, be well
acquainted with reading writing, and the fundamental
rules of arithmetic, and at first preference will be
given to those who just ready to commence Latin
course.
5. No boy of immoral character will be admitted into,
continued in the School.
WILLIAM HOOPER,
Wake Forest College.
August a. 1913. 721 w4w