The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-08
THE CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY,


THE CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY
Is now in successful operation under the sus
perintendece Of. -Mr. RoBgRT ANDERSON, qa
Principal, and competent Assistants, MI
A anderson lie graduate Of the South CaTolpa.
College, and has been engaged in teaching
in this and the neighboring States Tor several.
years past. He isaa teacher by professions
and by the arrangements made with him his
interest is intimately identified with the pros.
.perity of the institution over which he presides..
lie comes recommended to us by gentlemen
of high character and standing in this State, as.
an accomplished scholar, 4 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 extravagance, to
repress the love of display, and the spirit of
rivalry in dress, the following uniform has been
prescribed:
For SPRING mi SUMNER. a.ftaI
Dress of plain Blue Bingham Calico, or any
other material OF the same color not more ex-
%pensive, and sun-bonnet of the same, with
white or brown linnen apron. a.i
For FALL AND WINTER
Dress of Wooden or Worsted of any des.
cription, of solid green color, bonnet of the
same color, with linnen or brown Holland
apron, and thick soled shoes. q
Pupils are strictly prohibited from attending
dancing or social parties.
The Trustees are gratifed in announcing,
that with the means at their disposal, they will
be enabled, commencing with the next regular
session, to afford gratultous instpactlon togll p-
pills residents Of this county, in the following
branches; Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arr
thmetic. Either English Grammar OF Geography
may be taught In addition at S. per session.
for each. 1t is to be understood, however, that
if the pupil should be taught any other branch
es of the higher classes, she will 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 age of six years shall be received foI
gratuitous instruction.
The scholastic year consisting of ten months,
will be divided into two sessions OF hve months
each, commencing respectively OH TIE first Of
October and March Of every year. AT the
close of the Summer Sess on a public 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 entrance but after that no, charge will be
made for a less time than a Session, unless in
case Of continued absence for more than a
month, on account Of sickness or death. .tf.
canton 10 one Of the healthiest places in the
South during tn whole year; aud for morality,
Intelligence and refinement, its citizens may
we'll compare with those Of any interior town
in the State, .r.a.F. .h+s3 lsa e
1t is the aim OF the Principal and Trustees
to build up and permanently establish an insti-
tuition Of the highest order-ohe which will
afford gratultous instruction iR the useful and
solid branches Of education, and at the same
time, on moderate terms, all the advantages to
be had any where else Of a more thorough and
EXTENDED course; thus sparing our people the
expense and sacrifice of feeling incurred in
sending their children abroad, Situated asour
Academy is, in the midst of a wealthy. and
intelligent population, at healthy point. con,
nected with all the principal places of the
State by stage and mail facilities, and con.
Quoted by competent teachers, we see nc
good reason why our most sanguine hopes
should not be realized. We Gallon our fellow
citizens Of this and the heighboring conntieet c
give our Academy a fair trial, and if found
deserving, to sustain an institution here a
home, where they can watch over the health
comfort and progress Of their daughters during
their course Of education-pledging ourselve,
that no efforts shall be spared to render it wor
thy Of patronage.
w. R. HILL,
H. LATHAM, .u
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