Washington telegraph., 1851-06-25
,.hturton Male and Female Seminary.

washington Male and Female Seminary.
The anaaat examination Of the stu
dents Of this Institution takes place next
week, aud we anticipate an attendance
corresponding with the importance OF
the OCCASION. This school has now been
for severa. years in successful operation,
and although, at its commencement, II
had difficulties to contend with, 1t has,
by the untiring energy and perseverance
of those controlling it, surmounted them
all, and now stands prominent for It's
educational advantages. Nothing OF fea,
utility was ever achieved without labor
and this, in the present instance, has been
sigaally bestowed. The Male Depsrt-
meat, under the superintendsnce OF the
Rev. III. c. Thweatt, hasbeen conducted
with much attention Esd ability. teachers
i'm every way qualided to discharge their
responsible duties having been procured,
who have a;aed their Principal with as
siduous a.d untiring attention.. Whether
studepss are learning much can usually
be estimated by the degree of interest
shey take in their studies, There can be
40 improvement, where there Is no
disposition to acquire. and one main AIT
of teaching consists in exciting this in
>f t,,Ao
has been accomplished to considerable
extaat. and instead of the frivolity and
careiessness usually manifested by young
scholars, we have observed disposition
to learn and spirit of inquiry which
Rugur well for the future, and reflect
much credit on themselves and teachers.
To the advertisement of Prof. Slack,
the Principal of the Female Department,
we would invite the attention OF our
readers. We can say that it contains
nothing but what we fully endorse, and
that no school can be found in the South
West where instruction is more thorough
ly impaired. or young ladies receive
more accomplished finish in the higher
and more ornamental branches.
Prof. Slack has been at much expense
In preparing for the accommodation of
boarders. and has erected large building.
ON an eminence at convenient distance
from the Seminary, and possessing ample
space for exercise. He has built also,
adjoining the Seminary, Laboratory.
and supplied it with chemical apparatus,
bv means of which study, otherwise
dry aud uninteresting, is made entertain
ing and instructive. Determined in his
purpose to build up an Institution in our
town which shall be excelled by none
in the West or South, and possessing the
qualifications necessary to carry out that
determination. he has steadily persevered,
until his purpose. if not already fulfilled,
has acquired security which renders its
accomplishment certain. His assistants
nave been selected with much care, and
with an eye to the moral and intellectual
advancement of his pupils, and his ac-
complished lady who presides over the
Music Department, has. we are told by
competent judges, but few if any superb
ors, in that line.
Under such able and judicious manage
ment. our schools, both Male and Female,
must certainly prosper. A healthier, more
moral or pleasant place than Washington
cannot be found; while its quiet, inland
position makes it peculiarly adapted to
the location of Seminary Of learning.
We wish to see our town flourish, it is
true, and thus far we may be considered
interested in our remarks; but we can
assure our readers that we seek not
temporary prosperity founded upon an
over estimate of our schools. Our state
ment is made in all candor-the only
means by which we could hope to aid,
editorially, in the accomplishment of any
thing truly valuable aud enduring.
DEATH OF GEN. M. ARBUCKLE-The
Fort Smith Herald announces the death
of this distinguished officer. He died at
the Garrison near that place on the 1lth
inst, after an illness of four days. tien.
A. was about rs years of age. and has
been in the u. S. Army for upwards of
SO years-26 or 80 of which has been
spent on this frontier, and for several
years past commander of the 7th Military
Department of the U. S. Army.