Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-04-16
APPARATUS.

APPARATUS.
These Institutions arc furnished with some valuable Chemi
Blackboars designed addao the Chemical and Phio-
soPhieal Apparatus as soon as practicable.
SESSIONS.
The frat session of 1853 will commence on Monday the 18th
The second session will commence on Monday the 18th of J
v and close on Friday the 23d of December.
EXAMINATIONS.
There will be public Examination the close Of each
winter occupying two DAYS We earnestly and respectfully in
vits the people and particularly the patrons of these Insiu
aOnS, TO attend the examinations
HEALTH.
Il should be recorded with heartfelt gratitude to the Solver Of
every good and perfect that there have occurred but three
deaths among the hundreds of students who have resoed
these Institutions of learning And perhaps there is not more
Aoalhu location in the southern country than Charlottesville
REGULARITY.
The opening and closing the schools and their
:sA day. are all regulated 6y pieces The doctrine Of
y the whole day devoted TO the interests of the schools
RATES OF TUITION,
PER SESSION OF FIVE MoNrus-For Photography, Read.
ing, Writing and Paey's Works either or all -. 10 90
For Geography Watts on the Mind and Arithmetic, 70 90
For English Grammar, Botany Chemistry, Philosophy,
Astronomy Geology, Physiology, Mineralogy, Rhet-
For the Latin Greek and French and Mab % "
va MIS-, on Tho P;ono 1870 . - ' ~ ~ w
For Music on the Violin, 90 GO
For Music on the Guitar, 90 CO
For Painting in Water Coors, 10 OO
For Painting in Oil Coors, ................. ID OO
TERMS:
Each student bound for the tuition from the time he or she
enters the Institution.
son. in the event OF sickness of than weeks
duration, at a tme.-C&
For fractions of terms, each week computed as one en
6eth, both for tuition and board
In the future these terms will be strictly enforced
BOARD.
The President will take into his family as boarders some
or thirty students eight dollars each per month
including washing lights &C. Board also be obtained il
good families In the village and its immediate vicinity
PERMANENCY.
The President has been engaged in teaching the young de,
low to shoot for the last five years, the place.
Charlottesville and having children to educate and being
gagged in making and cOv preparations for teaching
may be regarded as settled for life The Professors hav
also been engaged teaching Charlottesville and in its vi
Snlty, for the last several years.
The following extracted from letter written by the Rev
Dr. Manly President Of the University of Alabama after J.
f., student at Lowndes Academy during the wear l849 ha
Alabama.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, January 9, so
My Dear Brobser-Your young friend E is here He an
pears remarkably well under examinations and was not foun
deficient in anything phch he had studied This rarely hap
pens any who admitted here His admission without
feet in anything he had studied under your care reflects homo
on your school From all the circumstances anticipate
very solid reputation scholar for him. We shall be happ
Reeve sSsfs e1S1 R9P 0'n very sY M YaI
The undersigned have united for the purpose of superntend
Owndes Collegiate Female Institute both located at Craw
tOdsve Lowndes county, Mississippi They respectfully be
speak the favorable regards Of enlightened community
behalf of these Institutions of learning
Grateful for favos the subscribers only add that the
hope by faithful and conscientious discharge of the reatv
duties devovng upon hem the patronage of an en-
hghtened community. PETER CRAWFORD,
A. w RICHARDSON
January %, 1853 i;tf