Washington telegraph., 1852-09-01
washington Female Seminary.


nal Improvements and Railroads, we must
net forget that most important Of all i'm
What service will we render the coming
generation by bequeathing them Railroads,
if coupled with ignorance and mental dark
ness IF the mind is to be left sterile, our
fruitful soil will yield it's harvests in vain,
and we viii need no stean,-cars to transmit
the knowledge Of our condition to the rest
of the world. It would then travel much
too fast even on dirt-road.
We wish, therefore, that the citizens
of the Southwest, will bear in mind that
the next session of the Washington
Female Seminary, under the superinten-
dence, as heretofore, Of Professor Slack,
will commence on Monday, the 18th of
September Mr.. Slack has been for some
time at the East for the purpose of procu-
ring suitable teachers, and in a letter to us,
received from him few days ago, he says
that after much perseverng examination
and inquiry, he has succeeded in procuring
| some Of the best teachers from one of the
most celebrated Of the Eastern Female In
stitutions, and that he viii be on with them
to commence his school at the time specified
il his advertisement.
Mr.. Slack deserves great credit for his
untiring exertions to establish and build up
this Institution. There are obstacles to ev-
cry such effort, which nothing bat the great
est perseverance and energy can overcome
Schools frequently spring up, are well sup
ported for a while, and then languish, and
fall as suddenly as they rose Their teach
ers have not possessed the necessary firm
ness and determination Of purpose. They
have shrunk from the first appearance of
opposition, and have been borne Gown by
the tide which they had not the courage to
resist. But with Prof Slack it is other
wise. He commenced his school here sew
eral years ago, and has never once wavered
in his original design of building up an In
stitution in our midst, which would be
credit, not only to our town and county,
but to the State, and whose benefits would
be widely felt throughout the entire South
west. He has toiled; he has pcrsevered; he
has built. at great cost, a spacious and COM
Portable house for boarders; and, from time
time, as the teachers employed have left
him, be has procured others-and these he
will have, of the best quality, regardless of
expense. We doubt not that every dollar
which NIr. Slack has hitherto realized from
the school, with considerable amount be-
sides, has been expended in advancing the
interests of the Institution His time, his
talents and his money have been expended
fer these interests, while bis only compensa-
ton as yet has been, the hope that his ef-
forts would be successful, ard, in time, anl-
ply rewarded
VIII not our citizens bear these things in
mind, when looking out for a proper place
to educate their daughters ? Prof Slack S
qualifications for the thorough discharge of
his important duties have been fully tested
and established; and the zeal which he has
always shown for the success of his school,
gives an assurance that nothing on his part
will ever be wanting, in order to effect this
object
Citizens Of the Southwest we earnestly
solicit your patronage for this institution
first, because you can find none superior to
it, in anording to young ladies complete
education-and, in the next place, because,
while berefitting yourselves and the commu-
nifty, you will properly encourage and re-
ward a teacher whose efforts in the cause of
Female education, and for the prosperity
of this Seminary in particular, have been
diligent and urceasing.
THE FIRST STEP-The arrest of Thom-
as Collyer and VIM Radford, owners or
part owners of the Henry Clay for 'miscon-
duct and negligence" in causing the death
of Julia Hay and others, is the first step
that has been officially taken to bring the
parties alleged to be responsible for the
recent catastrophe to punishment The
complaint which led to the arrest, we are
informed, followed an order from Washing
ton to have the parties accused promptly
proceeded, against, according to the Act Of
Congress "for the better protection of pas
sengers," etc. The bail Q000O) that has