Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-01-24
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las, Mirror has revived in my mind
prnicrt which have sometimes Cnlrt'
tainel IN relation 10 the FEMALE ACADEMY
in this village; and seeing what Wayne''
burg ka, done, gives me greater as'nranr"
At what MorsantOwn md itS vicinity can
do. il the proper efforts were made
The eye Of indifference TO Female cNn'
cation has, | trust, forever passed awOy'
Every rishrmindrd and Christian parent
az much desires tls intellectual culIuf" OF
his duugh ter, Os Of his son. Nor should
this desirs he confined to the bosom oil
parents only, It SHOULD intimate he m.
triolic statesman; for II is now admitted
TIM, the character Of the citizen, both
mental aud neral, depends, to large cx'
tent. upon maternal influence and tuition.
But il is moi my intention to inflirtu upon
your readers, IN essay oil female edura'
ton. | wish merely 10 solicit their al.
IcnIiou 10 the propriety Of charging the
means Of instruction in our midst
Some twenty years ego, when the por.
ulatiOn Of our village was small, build.
ing Of small dimensions was erected for
female Seminary. SINCE that time n
dw.IliRg.housc has been built, connected
with tho Seminary, for tho use Of the
Principal, Population has increased, SO
that neither in size, nor flness, or comfort
is the old building adapted to the present
wants Of The community. Ii Ough, to be
torn down, aud a new and InOr! commo.
dious uns erected in its stead. Can this
be done
understand that the Trustees Of the
" Morguntown Female Academy" have
funds invested amounting to IS, 100 Co.,
The proceeds Of this investment are q, pre-.
sent appropriated, as part Of the salary Of
the Principal Of the Acade my. This has
been necessary in oder TO procure teach.
er Of adequate qualifications. Perhaps with
u better building, and mos: sxten,ive &c.
cemmodalions for entertaining young Ia.
dies as bourder, the Priacipsl might de.
rive greater rerunisry advantage, than he
docs from the proceeds Of this investment.
Also a Fart, at least, Of this investment,
might u a?PIied TO the COn.truc'i,n of a
new bui.d ns-say sl2oo-Ieaviag invest.
ed as an interest.besriug fund sI1OO, equal
10 an annual interest Of SlOO, sill! 10 con.
stitute Part Of tho Principals salary.
Thus we procure sl200
Let four individuals each sub.
scribe $500 500
Let more each sub scribe 800 600
Let 6 more each subscribe $50 800
Let 10 moe each subscribe $40 200
Let 10 more each subscribe $40 100
Let 20 more each subscribe IS loo
Value Of the cd building, 200
$500
Thus we mako The sum Of three thousand
and lire hundred dollars; which suppose
would be sufficient 10 erect building,
containing ample AcademicOl apartments,
together with several dormitoies for
bOarGes.
Having thus shownhow the thing can
be done, PROFOUND the gaeslion-ouskti,
to be done! VIVA, would be the Sdvan.
tagesl
/. A fiOurishins Female Seminary would
exert refining anil SOLITARY influence Oh
the manners and mo'als Of our community.
2. It would enable our citizrns to rdu.
cate their daughters al home, instead Of
sending thrm abroad beyond the reac h Of
parental supervision aud control, aud this
is no small advantage.
3 1t would cna bls many to give 10
their daughter. good education n, home,
who have no. the means Of giving them
uny at all abroad.
4. Moreover, tie ednrStlono OF those who
do moi desire an extended course, would
be Of . better character. as far as it may
extend.
5. The comfort aud health OF our chill.
dren demand moro commodious and airy
apartments, than are contained in the pres.
ent building. A large school crowded in.
to two small rooms, as is al present. neces.
sarily the case, is abUminablc.
6. The pecuniary advantages to eur
community Of such an Institution, would
be considerbIc-esrccially TO parents who
haze daughters to educate, For instance:
Suppose OUT citizens were to send away 10
diSiun, oOarding.schOOls ten Of their dSuSh.
Iers. The expense Of each child would |
be II least $3.50 annually, Now, the sx.
psnse at home would not exceed 100 dol.
lars, each. Thus those rarnts BY having !
q good School al homo would save annu.
ally for each child i5o dollars, or $500
annually in all and our community at
large, instead Of sending away the sum Of
$500 dollars TO bsnsGt Other communities
would retain i, in their midst Besides q
furnishing school would bring young Ia.
dies from abroad. PrUf. Longhan says
there ale already some 50 students in his