Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27
WAaMING TON
FEW ALE = e M IN A Il Y,

~ HE Sessn4h Session Of the Washington Fe-
snsle seminary will oommence On tho 18th
Septess.het next. During tAe past shsee years.
this institution hss bern saraday Progressing. untH
it may now b Sustiy said 10 occupy portion m
the public con6denee, which resdefs iss perm
nena prosperity NO ioNkef suh5ect OF douoes
The Principal. determined 10 build up School
which shall offer every facility for the education
Of Young Lasiies, and give To tho Institution tho
character Of permaneace 20 esssntial to the use-
funess end prosperity Of School, hss already
expended about 8 900 of hh own snsahs 10 secure
this important end, and designs 10 spare NO aIi-
tional labor or expense, necessary to the comfort
or advancement Of the pupils entrusted to his care.
This Institution offen advantages for the edu-
cation Of young ladies. seldom feund united IN Tire
south west; among these ara The following.
Ist. Its Ieeotiea in the pleasant village OF
Wsshi hington, 80 favorubly known throughout this
region for its sndsputed heahhfulaess, aud ct,ss.
az ter fos morality and intelligence.
I'd. xts spaeioss ssd eossnsodasss bsiidingA
afford the pupils private apartnsents for lodging
and study, for recitation, isic and lecture rooms,
with all other conveniences required Fof the per-
feet organization of Collegiate Institution.
3d. II 10 furnished with sll heressary Masieaf
instyUments, with q select Librort,--%iih iarga
and interesting Csbissf Of Minerals and Fossils,
and valuable Chemical and Philosophical Ap.
parGtSs.
4th. Its pleasant and commanding situation
one Side of the village, with sufficient ground ad-
joining, affords the pupil an opportunity for the
cultivation OF flowers, and offers inducements for
active exercise and recreation in the pure open air.
9th. Its corps OF TeAcnERs possessed Of long
experience IN the direction of literary institution,
and in the education Of young ladies, secure TO
the pupils an amount Of instruction and care sell
dom 10 be mel with in any institution or the kind.
9TH. The retirement and seclusion or the Semis
nary, and the strict supervision cf lis officers,
should inspire parents and guardians with perfect
confidence in respect 10 the health aud safety of
their daughters and wards A reference 10 the
many pupils who have attended can be made, as
to the care exercised over their health and COM
fort.
As instruction is a. OF merely the object TO be
gained, but EDUCATION, every means will be ustd
to direct the minds and engage the energies of our
pupils upon this special object For this purpose,
their time is fully and systematically employed.
Every hour brings is appropriate engagements,-
of devotion. exercise, study, recreation, refresh
ment, rest, &c.
The government Of the Institution both as 10
the family and school is 10 be understood that
OF 0ufhOrify-entirely parental and mild, but lc-
cided and firm. 1t is wished and sought 10 have
all act from a of duty, and to consider ileif
own advancement, the approval Of their aoh-
sciences, the esteem Of their teachers, the afiec
tioD of their parents and friends but above ALL THE
appreciation of an All. Seeing God. as the best re-
ward for conect department and studious improve-
ment Of time. Reports sent to the parents
quartery,--in which stated the health, dill
gence, improvement, social and moral department
OF each pupil, with such other Information as may
be deemed important.
AS il is the design Of the Principal to reMdcf
the instruction thorough, and lay the foundation
of subsf0ntiol education, no young lady per-
mitted to rank higher than her atiunmehts will
justly entitle her, nor to pass to another depart
ment in the course, without having made suitable
proficiency N the preceding studies. The plan Of
instruction is thorough and extensive, and young
ladies having completed the prescribed course are
entitled by the Act Of Incorporation TO receive a
Diploma, regarded as tine highest honor the lnsti-
tuition can confer
The Terms, payable quarterly in advance, are
as foows--Sossion 81 weeks;
Tuition in Alphabetical Department, SIS -
do in Academical do $50 %
Musc--Piano, Harp or Guitar, each, $50 o.
Latin. French, or Italian, each, @l2 90
Drawing and Painting, &i2 Uu
Boarding with its contingents Of
washing, &C., $50 90
Ii will be understood that the vesr il divided
into two Sessions, the ons Immediately Succeeding
| the other--commencing on the third Monday Of
september, aud closing the first week in July.
S. L. SLACK, A. M, Principal.
June ls. 1881. [24: