Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-17
Northwestern Virginia Academy.

THE DESIGN OF THE INSTITUTION is to afford the
best possible opportunity for acquiring thor
ough English, Classical, Mathematical, apd Mer-
camille Education.
THE COURSE OF INsTRUcTIoN embraces every
branch taught either in the Common School or
College. Students will be furnished with every
facility to prepare themselves for any of the pro-
fessions or pursuits of life.
THE CONVENIENT THE ACADEMY is mild,
though irm-ayOiding severity as far as possible,
and yet requiring order, industry, and obedience,
essential to in study and to meeting the
just expectations of friends and patrons. Dill
gent and constant is used to induce and
strengthen habits of pure morality and virtue
No student viii be allowed to continue in the
school, whose conduct is found to be subversive
ofthese, or of good order and government.
THE YEAR Is DIVIDED INTO TWO SESSIONS of
twenty two weeks each-beginning with the last
Monday in April and October, respectively. Each
session is closed with public examination of the
various classes, at which all the students are re-
quired to be present, accompanied with such other
literary exercise usually pertain to the occasion
after which there is vacation of four weeks.
The RATES OF TUITION PER SESSION are as fol-
lows, viz:
photography, Reading, Writing. &c. So 90
Geography, Grammar, Arithmetic, &C., 90
History, Chemistry, Philosophy, and 9TH
er Studies in Mental Moral, or Natural
| Science, 90
Latin and Greek Languages, or the higher
Mathematics, 12 90
ALL THE TEXTBOOKS used in this institution can
DO had in town, on reasonable terms. Students
are received at any time, but it is exceedingly de-
srable that they should be present at the opening
of the session when the classes arc first formed.
Coon BOARDING can be had, in private families,
at about 81 so per week. Provision is made so
that those desiring it board themselves'at per-
haps one half of the above.
AN EXCELLENT SETT APPARATUS in the de-
partments of Electricity, Philosophy, Astronomy
Optics, Magnetism, &C., belongs to the Academy,
and affords great advantage to the student ofthOss
branches.
THERE Is LITERARY SOCIETY in connection
with the Institution, whose exercises of CompO-
sition, Defamation, Grafton, Criticism and De-
bate, are in many respects of great importance
and utility TO the student. 1t has respectable
and growing Library to which all tho members
have free access.
THE LAWS OF THE ACADEMY require each stu
dent to attend Public Worship on the Sabbath al
such place IN himself or parents may select. The
Scriptures arc daily read with prayer, at which al
the students are required to be present While
nothing of sectarian character is allowed in the
instructions of the school. Parents are assured
that earnest efforts will be made to inculcate from
the Bible those lessons of Duty and Moral Obligu.
ton which, no less than Mental culture, are es
sential to Individual and social happiness and pros
lperity.
The Undersigned would call attention TO tn,
claims of this Institution the patronage and ia
vor of the public. At almost every session since
its organization it has sent out greater or les,
number Of well instructed and disciplined young
men, some of whom are honorably ind usefully
employed in the various avOcations and pursuits
of life, others, with credit to themselves, have
graduated at higher institutions, while perhaps a
majority of the young men Immediately on lea
wing us become actively and Proftuby engaged In
Teaching. The low rates of tuition-the central
location of the Institution in a region emnently
healthy and easy of access from all points in CON
necton with its superior educational facilities, al
unite to commend il to the friends Of sound in
struction, and to young men especially who wish
to be prepared for the worthy and intelligent per
formance of their parts in life. We have the
pleasure of stating that the present attendance
and future prospects of the Institution are alto,
gether of the most encouraging character
ALEX. MARTIN, PRINCIPAL.
CHARLES LEWIS, Pres. ofthe Board of Trus
X. T. MOORE, Sec.