The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-04
CANTON FEMALE ACADEMY,

CANlON FEMA LIE ACA DEMYUt as
THE Examination : was had in this institu.
ton on Monday and Tuesday last. Two days
did not, as we are informed, afford a sufficient
time for as thorough an examination Of all the
classes as the, accomplished, experienced and
persevering President desired. Indeed ii is no
small task TO examine a hundred pupils thor
oughly on all the various branches Of science
and the different languages that may be sub
j0etS of stndy. But a close attention on our
pat TO what occurred during the two days,
satisfied our mind, as il must have satisfied the
minds 1fall others who did as we aid, that our
community have abundant reason to rejoice in
the good fortune, or sound judgment, OF both,
Of the Board Of Trustees in securing the SER
vicesoI Mr. James F.Gould, as principal, and
his accomplished daughters, as assistants; for
they seem to combine tho happy talent Of i'm.
parting instruction with the, perhaps, more
difficult onegOE strict discipline, enforced, in SO
genteel and amiable a manner as not only TO
avOidgiving %offance, but to gain the love and
esteem.Of The pupils. si
We listened attentiVely TO the recitations Of
the classes, and our mind was forced to believe
that the pupils had been taught 10 understand
principles, and not merely to repeat words like
parrots 2a
We were greatly surprised aud equally
pleased at the evidences of talent exhibited in
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the various compositions read by the Young
ladies' But Wilde we make this candid avowaI,
we must with equal candor say, that we heard
compositions read during Mondayr evening,
which were characterized by such evidences
OF extensive reading, sucRpower Of arrange
ment and condensation, such prf cision and
classical elegance Of style, and such maturity
Ofthogght and judgment, as forced US to sus-
Pect-we could not help it4-ihat older heads
and fiPef scholarsbipshad been put in requisi-
ton TO produce them. B our suspicion was
well-tOunded-I any Of the beautiful young
misses did, in the anxiety to shine, accept the
assistance Of older minds-which we do not
assert to be the case-we would say this to
them Il is far better to appear merely respect
able in a garb produced BY orr " labor. than
to- shine in borrowed ornaments. Further
more, the plagiarism will be suspected BY oil
those Of the audience who are capable Of iudg-
ing, and you will really gain no credit by il.
On Tuesday an address was delivered by
George CaIhoon, Esq.-an address, learned,
Philosophic, eloquent and instructive, and wor-
thy Of the orator and the occasion.
We disliked one thing which we heard on
Tuesday night: we mean that mefciless exco-
ration Of bachelors. When we reflected that
the lovely authoress must have known that the
editor Of the Creole was zone Of 'em,' we
would most assuredly have woged immediate
war against old maids, had it not been for the
fact that our head had become SO full Of beau.
tiul ideas borne 10 our ears on the sweet voice.
ofthe brightsyed 'sylpbs and our hearts &
meiiowed BY their heavenly music, as to ren.
der us unit for streasons, stratapems and
spoils,' on for war Of any kind.
We conclude BY saying, that all who have
daughters and want Them thoroughly sducatet
apd accomplished, should send them 10 IL,
Canton Female Academy
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eT3E CANTON MALE ACADEMY.
Anexaminatioh Of tile pupils Of this inst