Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-18

It consists of two edifces of stone each about 50
by 10 feet standing on ground, in Twentieth
street, between the Ninth and Tenth Avenues, /
presented by Clement~C. Moore, LII. D. The
number Of students is nearly fifty The library
contains over 600 volumes 1t is governed
by Board of Trustees consisting of the Bishops,
and cer'ain number of representatives, varying
according to circumstances, from each diocese.
The Union Theological Seminary was founded
JanANFy l8, 1886, and opened for instruction the
Same year. The building. commodious brick
sdiGcc, No. University Place, between Waiver
" Place and Eighth street, contains the chapel
library, lecture rooms, and apartments for stu
dents most valuable library, containing about
I8 0Go volumes, is connected with the institution.
The number of students is about seventy five
The seminary, though under the management of
the Presbyterian church, is open for the admis-
sion Of students from every denomination of Chris
tians.
The Free Academy, of the city, near 23d street,
in Lexington Avenue is butin the G.thic style, af-
ter the manner of the Town Halls of the Neither
lands. 1t consists of three spacious stories, ex-
elusive of the basement and great hall lis d.
mansions are 1875 by 80 feet, and it is thought to
be sufficiently large to accommodate one thousand
scholars with all necessary convencnces. The
cost of the building was about eco: of the
lot, goo feet by leg, 500, 600 and 10000 has
been appropriated for the fitting up and apparatus
The Academy is under the direction Of Prolcs-
sor Charles Webster
The Rutgers Female Institute is pleasantly To-
Gated in the eastern part of the city, the
sion of the late Col Rutgers, from whom it de-
rived its name. 1t was incorporated in 1888, and
placed under the care of the Regents Of the State
University in the following year. 1t is an insti.u
ton exclusively devoted to the education of young
ladies. The money required for the erection and
furnishing Of the buildings raised by subscrp-
ton; the land which they occupy, munfcent
donation, was given by VIM. B. Crosby, Esq
A large and expensive chemical and philosophical
apparatus, adequate to all the purposes of illus
tration has been purchased for the institution
Few of our colleges boast of greater facilities
for instruction in these departments of science
The library contains 1000 volumes of well select
ed works. The system of instruction, embracing
an extensive range of study in the bellies lettres,
history, mathematics and philosophy is thorough
and practical. The grand results aimed at, are
discipline ana preparation for the duties and re-
sponsibilties of life.
There are three classes of schools supported at
the public expense in the city of New York
L. Schools of the Public School Society, AN in
corporated body, founded in l8o5, which has, at
the present time, under its management, one hun
dred and fourteen schools.
E. Ward Schools, organized under an act of the
Legislature, passed May, 1912, and managed by
Trustees, Inspectors and Commissioners, elected
in the several wards The number OF these schools
IS seventy-two.
s. Corporate Schools, consisting principally Of
those of the orphan asylums and other charitable
institutions.