Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-24
Northwestern Virginia Academy.

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TIE DAsIeN OF THE INSTITUTION is to afford the
best possible opportunity for acquiring thor
ough English, Classical, Mathematical, and Mer-
! camille Education.
The CouRsE OF INsrRrcrloN 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 OF pursuits OF life.
TIKI GovBRNNENT OF THE ACADEMY is mild,
though frm--avoiding severity US far as possible,
and yet requiring order, industry, and obedience,
as essential to success in study and to meeting the
just expectations of friends and patrons. Dill
gent and constant caro- is used to induce and
strengthen habits of pure mora atty and virtue
No strdent will be allowed to continue in the
school, whose conduct is found to be subYersive
Oftheso, 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 oil the students are re-
quired to be present, accompanied with such other
literary exercise usually pertain to the occasion
after which there is a vacation of four weeks.
The RATS OF TUIIIoN PER SESSION arc as fol-
lows, viz
orthoersSiiIy, Reading, Writing, &c. IS %
: Geography, Grammar. Arithmetic, &C., OC
History, Chemistry, Philosophy, and 9TH
er Studies in Mental, Moral, or Natural
Latin and Greek Languages, or the higher
Mathematics, IL %
ALL TnE TEXT BOOKS used in this institution can
be 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 are first formed.
Coon BOARDING can be had, in privLt, families
at about 81 80 per week. Provision is made SC
that those desiring it board themselves at per-
haps one-half of the above.
An EXCELLENT SETT OF APPARATUS in the de-
partments of Electricity, Philosophy, Astronomy,
Optics, Magnetism &C., belongs to the Academy
and affords great advantage TO the student ofthose
branches.
THERE Is A LITERARY SOCIETY in connection
with the Institution, whose exercises Of Compo-
ition, Defamation, Grafton, Criticism and De-
bate are in many respects of great importance
and utility to the student. 1t has a respectable
and growing Library to which all the members
have free access.
THE LAWS OF the AcADENY require each stu
dent to attend Public Worship on the Sabbath al
such place az himself or parents may select The
Scriptures daily read with prayer, at which all
the students are required to be present. While
nothing of a sectnrian character is allowed in the
instructions of the school, parents are assured
that earnest efforts will be made TO incucate from
the Bible those lessons Of Duty and Moral Obliga-
ton which, no less than Mental culture, are es-
senta to individual and social happiness and pros
perity.
The undersigned would call attention to the
claims of this Institution on 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 end usefuIIy
employed in the various sVOcatiOns and pursuits
of life, others, with credit to themselves, have
graduated at higher institutions, while perhaps q
majority of the young men Immediately on lea
wing Us become actively and PrOftabIy engaged in
Teaching. The low rates Of tuition-the central
location of the Institution in a region eIninsnty
healthy and easy of access from all points in con-
necton with its superior educational facilities, al
unite to commend it to the friends Of sound in.
structiOn, and to young men especially who wisE
to be prepared for the worthy and intelligent per
formance of their parts in life We have III.
pleasure Of stating that the present attendance
and future prospects Of the Institution are alto
gether Of the most encouraging character
ALEX. MARTIN, PEEoIrAL-
SH1sILs s LEsi': Pres Pres ofthe Board Of Trus
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