Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-18
30WNURS MAGE ACADEMY,
And LOwndeS Collegiate Female Institute,


G0WNDeS NAAG1 AcADGMV,
And LOwndes Collegiate Female Institute.
FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION:
REv PETER CRAWFoRD N. A., President, and Professor
ION, ,,c, Of Moral Philosophy AID NaGral Seicsce.
"OtiN A. FUSrER, NJ A. Professor Of A"c'eHt ard Modern
A. W. RICHARDSON, M. A, Professor q Aqetenascs and
EMIL MENGEa, Professor Of Nnsc
MISS EMILY A. WHlFFIN, Prectptress aided by as many
competent teachers the Institution may require
MRS MARIA c CRAWFORD, Superintendent Of the Board
iAg Department
APPARATUS.
These institutions furnished with valuable Chemi
Ss and Philosophical apparatus also with Globes Maps and
Black 1t designed to add TO the Chemical and Pho
sophlcal Apparatus as soon as practicable.
SESSIONS.
The first session of 1853 will commence on Monday the 7h
1ay FEBRUARY and close Thursday the 9Th day OF July
The second session will Monday the 18th OF Ju
ly and close on Friday the Odd of December.
EXAMINATIONS.
There will be public Examination the close Of each ses
son that in the summer occupying four days and that in the
vito the people, and particularly the patrons ct these lnstu
lions, to attend the examinations.
HEALTH,
1t should be recorded with heartfelt gratitude to the Giver OF
good and perfect gift that there have occurred but three
deaths among the hundreds of students who have resored
these Institutions OF learning And perhaps there
REGULARITY.
The opening and closing the schools and their
zach day are all regulated BY pieces The doctrine OF
y the whole day As devoted to the interests of the schools
RATES OF TUITION,
Per SESSION OF FIVE MoNrHs-For Orthography. Read.
ing, Writing and Paey's Works. either or all 10 90
For Geography Watts the Mind and Arithmetic II 90
For English Grammar, Botany Chemistry Philosophy,
Astronomy, Geology, Physiology, Mineralogy, Rhet
II
To- 7
emaics, 20 90
For Music the Piano. 20 90
For use OF the Instrument 90
For Music the Violin, 20 90
For Music on the Guitar 20 90
For Painting in Water COlors, 10 90
For Painting in Oil Colors, u 90
TERMS:
Each student bound for the tuition from the time he or she
enters the Institution.
On except in the event OF Sickness OF than weeks
duration, at tme.-lcG
For fractions of each week is computed one.twen
Geth, both for tuition and board
In the future these will be strictly enforced
BOARD.
The President will take into his family as boarders some
twenty-five or thirty students eight dollars EACH per month
including washing lights &c Board also be obtained in
good families i'll the village and its immediate vicinity.
PERMANENCY.
The President has been engaged teaching the young idea
how to shoot for the last five years, at the place,
Charlottesville and having children educate and being
gagged III making extended and costly preparations for teaching
ne may be regarded as settled for life The Professors have
also been engaged teaching Charlottesville and in
cinlty, for the last several years
The following extracted from letter written by the Rev
DR. Manly President of the University of Alabama after
e. student Lowndes Academy during the year lS49 ha
been examined and received into the institution University
Alabama.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, January 9, 80
My Dear Broher-Your young friend E. is here He ap
pears remarkably well under examination and foun
deficient in anything Which he had studied This rarely hap
pens who admitted here His admission without de
fec anything he had studied under your reflects homo
your school, From all the circumstances anticipate
very solid reputation a scholar for him. We shall be happ
receive such pupils E. often. Very truly yours,
Rev. P. CRAWFORD B. MANLEY
The undersigned have united for the purpose of superintend
ing and controlling the Lowndes Male Academy and tn
LOwndes Collegiate Female Institute, both located at Craw
ordsve Lowndes county, Mississippi They respectfully
speak the favorable regards OF community
behalf of these Institutions of learning
Grateful for past tavO the subscribers only add that the
hope by faithful and conscientious discharge of the reav
duties devOlvng them merit the patronage of
ighened community PETER CRAWFORD
JOHN A. FOSTER,
a. w. RICHARDSON
January 49, 1853 1;tf