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RICHMO NDVILLE UNION SEMINARY,
Female Collegiate Institute.


REV. j. L. G. McKOWN, A. NJ. President
UNIIIS Institution is located in the village Of Rich
i mondvillc, Schoharic Co., n. " 4j miles from
Albany. The buildings all new, and of sufficient
capacity to accommodate $50 bOardcrs. They are
furnished with seven large recitation rooms in all
of which are fine plaster black-boards. There are
also sir music roomv, and large, convenient, well
lighted room, for oil painting The Trustees have
also, at considerable pains and expense, fitted up
BATHROOM in connection with each department
Richmondvo is of those retired and de-
lightful villages for which New York is so justly
noted. Its situation is romantic and hcalthful.
The morals and intelligence of its inhabitants
pure and elevated. And to such may seek the
advantages of their institution the Trustees hope to
offer, not only saf, resort but pleasant hJhnc.
TnE COLLEGIATE lysrIrCrE.-Ihc Trustees of the
USIoJ SEMINARY, believing, from their knowledge
of what constitute the true clements of success in any
literary institution and from the grade of scholars
attending the Seminary, and from the scholarship
necessarily required by the times, that u tuH and
Orm1i course of study ought to be prescribed, par
ticularly for ladies resolved to establish, in
connection with the Seminary, and under the same
corporation and Faculty, Female Collegiate lnsti-
tutc.
They propose in this Institute to afford facilities
for complete and thorough u course Of study ~
most of the Colleges of our land.
They do not expect to make pro1igies of the
girls committed to their care, but they hope, by
thorough discipline and proper culture, to better
ACCEsS.--rhe village is connected with Albany
by plank road. The Albany and Susquchannal
Railroad will also pass through the place There
arc daily mails from Albany, Catskill and Onconta
FACuLrY.-rhc Trustees feel confident, that will
IA thorough and efficient Faculty oftweys Professor
and Teachers, they will be fully able to meet th
high expectations entertained of this School. Thu
Departments of French, Music and Oil Painting, u
the others offer advantages second to those Of n
similar Institution.
, A NORMAL LASS.-Arrangcmcnt will be mad
for teachers class, to commence with the term.
The course Of study pursued will be shat laid dow
, by the Regents of the University of the State q
. New York.
ExpESsEs.--Board, lodging room, furnished
washing and fuel, per week. 5 rs. Tuition in com
7 mon English branches, per quarter, 50. Board AN
Tuition in common English branches, per quarter
ST.. Tuition and board will be required quartcrl
in advance, and this rcquisiton will be strictly al
hcrcd to.
E TERMS AND VACATIoNS.-The Institution will r,
open ON the 10th of October. All students intendin
to enter should be present at that time. in order
# commence with the classes. They may enter, how
t cvcr at any time, but will be charged for the who
time, unless entering at or after the commencement
il of the last half quarter, in which charges wi
be made for the half quarter entered upon.
n B.-Stulcnts will be carrird At tnc comncnc
mcnt and close e each term, from and to Albany
CHnajohare free of expenses, bonrd eGcI!ed III
stag cs will start from the Mansion House in Broa
way and the hotel at Ctnajoharic, at o'clock, y
ON Wednesday, the 18th October.
Persons DESTROYS of further information may app
to the Rev. j l.. q. Mckown, or either Of the to
lowing gentleman
Augusta, W. smith, l.. L. D., President Wesley,
University, Middctown, Conn.
Ira Harris h. L. ID. & Exchange Building, Alban
Rev. stephen D. Brown, Troy, y. y.
Rev VIM. b. spraguc, b. d., u Washington
Albany. y. Y.
Rev. Henry l.. Starks, 4. NJ. Schenectady y.
Rev. l.. +. Btcchcr, d. D.i No. y. Pearl sire,