Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-22
IoWNpES MALE ACADEMY.
And LOwndes Collegiate Female Institute.

GVWNpeS MAl6 ACADEMY
And LOwndes Collegiate Female Institute.
FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION:
Rkv PETER CRAWFORD, NJ. A., President and Professor
Of lirai Philosophy and NatEraI Science
JOHN A FOSTER NJ A. Professor Of A"c'e" and Moder"
A. W. RICHARDSON, NJ A, Professor q MatlFnato' and
EMIL MENGER, Professor Of -Nasie.
MISS EMILY A WIIFFIN Preceptress aided by as MANY
competent teachers OF the Institution may require
AIRS MARIA c, CRAWFORD Superintendent Of The Board
i"g Department.
APPARATUS.
these Institutions furnished with valuable Chemi
Raek.boords dcigned to add 10 the Chemical and Pho
sophical Apparatus practicable.
SESSIONS.
The 6rs session Of 1853 will commence on Monday the eth
day Of February and close Thursday the 9TH day OF July
The second session will Monday the 25th OF Ju-
ly and close on Friday the 23d of December
EXAMINATIONS.
There will be public Examination the close of each
Si0 St line @ earnestly sS especially M
vte the people particularly the patrons OF these lnsu-
nons TO attend the examinations
HEALTH.
1t should be recorded with heartfelt gratitude the Cver
every good and perfect that there have occurred but three
deaths among the hundreds of students who have resored to
these Institutions of learning And perhaps there is not more
healtu location in the southern country than Charlottesville
REGULARITY.
The opening closing of the schools and their recesses
day. all regulated by me-pecos The doctrine OF
y the whole day devoted to the interests OF the schools
RATES OF TUITION,
PER SESSION OF FIVE MoNTus-For Orthography, Read
ing Writing and Parey's Works, either or all , 10 90
For Geography Watts the Mind and Arithmetic IL
For English Grammar, Botany Chemistry, Philosophy,
Astronomy, Geology, Physiology, MineralOgy, Rhet-
For the Latin Greek and French Languages, and Mah-
ematics, 20 90
For Music on the Piano. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. % 90
For of the Instrument, 90
For Music on the Violin, 20 90
For Painting in Water Coors, 10 90
For Painting in Oil Coors, II 90
TERMS:
Each student bound for the tuition from the he she
No deduction is made for absence either board or tu
oH except in the OF Sickness OF than weeks
duration, at a tme.-E9
For fractions of terms, each week computed
rieth both for tuition and board.
In the future these terms will be strictly enforced.
BOARD.
The President will take into his family AS boarers some
twenty-five thirty Students eight dollars EACH per month";
including washing lights &c Board also be obtained in
good families III the village and its immediate vicinity
PERMANENCY.
The President has been engaged in teaching the young idea
how shoot for the last five years the place
Charlottesville and having children educate and being
he may be regarded settled for life The Professors have
also been engaged in teaching Charlottesville and its vi
chilly 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 lS9 had
been examined and received into the institution University
Alabama.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, January 9, so.
Ny Dear Brother:Your young friend Z. is here He APP
pears remarkably well under examinations; and found
deficient anything Which he had studied This rarely hap
pens who admitted here. His admission without de-
feet in anything he had studied under your reflects honor
your school From all the circumstances, anticipate
very solid reputation, scholar for him. We shall be happy
to receive such pupils as E. often. Very truly yours
Rev. p. CRAWFORD b. MANLEY.
The undersigned have united for the purpose of supentend
ing and controlling the Lowndes Male Academy and the
Iowndes Collegiate Female Institute both located Craw
fordsvle Lowndes county Mississippi They respectfully be
speak the favorable regards of enlightened community
behalf of these Institutions of learning
Grateful for favO the subscribers only add that hev
hope faithful and conscientious discharge the relative
JOHN A. FOSTER,
A. w. RICHARDSON.
anuary %, 1853 LIFT