Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-15
FEMALE SEMINARY, FAYETTEvILLE,(
September 9th, lS49.

Editor of the arkansas Inteliigencer:
DEAR SIR:-lt affords me pleasure to recognize
your paper as the uniform and intelligent friend
and advocate of education. Y ou know | have not
much sympathy with mere party politics but
doubt not that the prosperity and perpetuity of our
free institutions, and our national advancement,
have been, and will continue to be, promoted by
the Newspaper press. Especially, will this be the
case, when this press, as is the case with your
own, shall fully and wisely advocate the cause of
education 1t is an admitted axiom, that the con-
tinuance of our exalted political and religious pri-
vieges, depends upon the diffusion Of intelligence
and vlrtue-educatlon and religion-among all
classes and in all sections of our vast country.
You fully concur with me in judgment, that the
place OF paramount Importance, in the system of
educatlon should be given TO institutions for edu-
eating FEMALES. Let the future wives and
mothers of our great republic be tceli educated,
and we may fearlessy pronounce our liberties
our republican institutions, in all their immense
preciousness, TO be safe. 1t would be pleasant,
and 1t might be useful to expatiate on the subject
of female education, as connected with the future
destiny of oar country. (perhaps, at some time of
leisure, | may do this,) but this is not nv object
at present. wish now merely to call your atten-
tion and that of the public to Miss Sawver's Fe.
male Seminary This may be denominated the
"poneer" Of the State, in this department. Hi
therto 1t has not been second to any one and it is
not intended 10 be second any one in the State.
The plan OF the Institution is TO make it permanent;
and, as its exigences may demand, to elevate its
educational capabilities TO place it upon an
equality with the best female seminaries in the
country. Teachers of tested ability, apparatus
and all facilities for thorough and extensive in.
structIon will be permanently secured, as they
shall be demanded by the state of the school. As
1t has gone abroad, that there is 10 uncertainty as
to my continuance in the Seminary, and as TO the
supply of my place, when shaI leave, take this
opportunity to say, that | am pledged to remain,
till my place shall be adequately supplied. The
regular term Of instruction, after the vacation
commenced yesterday, 5th September inst. The
terms OF tuition are the same heretofore. Board
at the Seminary and in town can be obtained at
one dollar and half per week. This includes
everything.food, fuel, bedding, washing, rooms
lights, care IN sickness, &C.; Zone of the teachers
has knowledge of medicine and experience in
practice, the benefit of which may be enjoyed
without charge; and there are two skillful physi-
cans in town. so that, settlement, no little items
will unexpectedly be brought in to swell the
amount. pious and intelligent widow lady has
taken convenient house nea the Seminary, where
she, and few other families. who will fully CO.
operate with the teachers, will accommodate such
boordcrs as cannot be taken in at the Seminary.
The entire control of all the boarding scholars,
regulating all their intercourse with society," their
PrIncIPal Experience has taught that this ca mot
be gwen up TO others in any case. A strict su-
Pervision will be exercised all the pupils re-
guIatng them as TO habits of cleanliness and eco.
nomy IN dress, &c. The effort will be made 10
cultivate and adorn the mind and heart, and to
consult external ornament only within the limits
of christian economy. Rival Institutions exist
around US, and some in our near vicinity AT
some of these. the charges for tuition and boa ard
are held lower than here. Our prices are as low
as we can make them, and sustain the character
of the school. No teacher is, or will be employed
who is not fully qualified to redeem everv pied pe
we make, and who is not diligently and yea lousIy
devoted TO the instruction of the pupils On these
principles. we shrink from fair competition
with other schools. We would not hold out n
pledge, that we are not able and disposed to re.
deem. and we cannot alter our terms to procure
or secure patronage.
Truly, yours, c. WASHBURN.