Washington telegraph., 1851-11-12
WASHIN TON
NALE SCI VII ~ A lS 4 9

Iss lie Seventh Session Of the Washington Fe
4 male Seminary will commence on the 18th
September hext. During the past three years,
this Institution has been steadily rogre ssing, until
It may now be justly said to occupy position nj
the public confidence, which renders its perma-
nent prosperity no longer a subject Of doubt,
The Principal. determined 10 build up School
which shall offer every facility for the education
OF Young Ladies, and give to the instt ution the
Character of p-rmanence essential 10 the
iulness and prosperity Of School, has already
expended about S Quo Of his own means to secure
tins important end, and designs TO spare no adj
t'onai labor or expense, necessary to the comfort
or advancement Of the pupils entrusted TO his care.
This Inst tuition offers advantages for The edu-
cAiion OF young ladies', seldom found united in the
south west; among these are the following:
Ist. It's location in the pleasant village Of
washington, SO iavorabIy known throughout this
region for IFS undsputed heaIthfulness and char
at ter for morality aud intelligence.
I'd. Its spacious and commodi0us buildings,
afford the pupils private apartments for lodging
and study, for recitation, music and lecture rooms.
with all other convenences required for the per-
feet organization of Collegiate Institution
Sd. Ii is furnished with all necessary Mus,cc'
'NaStsuments, with a select Library--wilh roe
and interesting Cabinet IF Minerals and Fossils,
and valuable Chemical and Philosophical Ap.
pardtus
4th. Its pleasant and commanding situation or
one sIde-of the village, with sufficient ground ad
Je'n!ng, AFFORDS the pupil an opportunity for the
CULTIVATION OF fowers, and offers Inducements for
active exercise ana recreation in the pure, open air
9TH Its corps Of Teachers possessed OF lour
experience IN the direction oc literary institution
and IN the education of young ladies' secure to
the pupils an amount Of instruction and care sell
dom 10 be met with ia any institution of the k;nd
oth. The retirement and secusion Q, the Semi
nary, and the strict supervision cf i'll officers
should inspire parents and guardians with perfect
confidence IN respect TO the health and safety &C
.her daughters and wards. reference 10 tbs
many pupils who have attended can be made, as
10 the care exercised over their health and COM
fort.
As instruction is OF merely the object TO be
gained, but EDUCATION. every means will be use
To direct the minds and engage the energies of our
prpils upon this special object. For this purpose
ther time IS iully and systematically employed.
Every hour brings It's appropriate engagements,A
OF devotion, exercise, study, recreation, refresh
ment, rest, Sc.
The government Of the Institution both as TO
the family and school is TO be understood as that
oi Gufhority-enirey parental and mild bat ,c-
cided and hrn II is wished and sou rh, TO have
all act from sense Of duty, and TO consider their
own advancement, the approval Of their con
sciences, The esteem Of their teachers, the afiec-
ton of their parents and friends but above all, the
appreciation Of an All Seeing God, as the best re-
ment of time. Reports sent to the parents
quarterly,--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 :h- design Of the Principal TO render
tho instruction thorough, and lay the foundation
of a substantial education, no young lady rs per-
mi,ted to rank hi CHER than her atiainments will
justly entne 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 10 receive a
Diploma, regarded as the highest honor the lnsti-
tuition can confer.
The Terms, payable quarterly in advance, are
as inows--SesSion 81 weeks:
Tuition in Alphabetical Department, SI5 D
do in Academical do $50 %
Musc--Piano, Harp or Guitar. each, $50 o.
Latin. French, or Italian, each, SI2 90
Drawing aud Painting, Sl2 90
Boarding with its contingents OF
washing, &c, $50 90
1t will be understood that the wear is divided
into two Sessions the one immediately succeeding
the oiher--commencDg on The ;hrd Monday Of
September, and closing The first week in July.
:. l.. SLACK, A. NJ, PriacipaL
June ls, 1851. 2I