The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-11-10
PENMANsHIP.
MIR. DOLBEAR, from his Academy in
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DAY next. 7th inst, at 9 O'Clock 4. N.
AS Mr.. D0lbeaf's other enganements will allow
him to remain only short time In Opelousas, all who
wish to join his class should do 30 without delay.
one sreek
Instead Of teaching Pcnmanship merely as an imi.
fatice art experience Of twenty years has enabled
him to reduce it to the certainty Of science so that
esng Ign. gSed BY n;o,sag n; instead Of andoo
short time learn to write with ease, elegance and
,apidity.
To persons acquainted with It's merits his system
needs no recommendation, but those unacuuainted
with 1t he refers to the following
TESTIMONIALS:
From the Rt. Rev. Bishop Otey, who witnessed my
teaching in the Columbia Female Institute and
COLUMBIA, TENN, Nov. 20, ls43.
Mr.. j. W. Dol6ear: Dear Sir-I have been much
Interested and pleased in examining your system
of Penmanshp, and SO far as am capable Of forming
an Intelligent Judgment upon the subject, give II
my hearty approval. Your method Of teaching seems
to me to be both skillhl and faithful, and the i'm.
provement Of your pupils is surprising and rapid be-
yond any thing have ever witnessed. ! shall feel
happy If this testimony to your merit shall lead 9th.
en- to avail themselves of your instruction in one Of
tine most beautiful and useful arts, and very res.
pectfully, etc. JAS. H. OTEY. .
From A. Hume, after had taught two classes in his
school, and above two hundred pupils under his
observation
NASHVILLE. SEpr, %. 143.
Messrs. DEMONSTRATING had fair opportunity
OF examining your system Of Penmanship, and hav-
ing seen the wonderful and rapid improvement Of
your pupils in my school consider it but just to say
that believe it to be not only the best system hut
the only deserving the name for by strict at.
tentlon to the rules given, any person may in very
short time acquire a free, rapid and elegant hand.
should be pleased to see it universally adopted.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
From Mr.. Pearl, Principal Of the Natchez Institute,
after witnessing the result Of course of lessons
gave to above three hundred pupils the Institute.
NATcnFz, Dec. %, 1s45.
To the Messrs. Dolbear Gentlcmen--I deem it
my duty to express my opinion of your Pcnmanship,
from what observed during your recent course Of
instruction. Ihave watched closely both your method
of mparting instruction and the advancement Of the
pupils. 1t is the only system which have seen sue
cessfuy adapted to public school instruction 1t has
only to be understood by Teachers superintendents
and trustees in general to he appreciated and adop
ted. Very respectfully, ]. PEARL, Principal.
From the Rev. P. Lindsey, President Of tho Nash.
vile University.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 81, ls43.
The system Of Pcnmanship taught by Messrs. Dol
bear and Brothers is decidedly the best with which
PHILIP L1NDsLEY. President
NAsnv11nk, Sept. 20, ls4s.
Having been invited by Messrs. Dolbear, teachers
of Penmanship in this city, we have carefully ex-
anined their SYSTEM and the specimens of improve
ment made by their pupils and feel entirely prepared
to say that the system is scientific and much superior
their pupils is very rapid, and VIC therefore take
pleasure in recommending them to the favorable at-
tention of the public.
MAJ: GEN: f. p. GAINES, U. s. Army.
His EXcellency JAMES G. JONES, Gov. Tcnn
RI. Rev. J. H. OTEY, Bishop Of Tennessee.
RI. Rev. r. p. MILES, Bishop of Nashville.
REV. PHILIP LlNDsLEY, D. D. Pres Of Nashville
University.
REv. JonN I. EDGAR, DID.
Hon. 2. II. F0sTHl.
Hon. JOHN BELL.
REV. j. 7. WHEAT.
Rev. d. r. CAMpBELl.
REV r. B. G. HowELL.
REV w. II. WHARTON.
DR.. JOHN S. YOUNG, Secretary Of State.
DIR. CHAs. X. WINSTON.
REV. +. G. SMITH, Rector Of Columbia Fe,nalo
Institute.
G. w. MARTIN.
JAMEs CAMPBELL.
GEN. ROBERT ARMSTRONG.
]. M. SMITH.
ALFRED HUME .
MILTON A. HAYNES. :
THOMAS CALLENDAB.
THOMAS HOGAN.
HENRY BALDWIN, in.
f. CORN.
JOHN NJ. BASS.
A. RUSSELL.
From General Andrew jackson.
Being requested by Mcssrs. Dolbear to state the
standing in society Of the gentlemen, sgner to the
within, I do with much pleasure, being acquainted
with most of them they highly respectable, and
gentlemen of education and high standing in society
aiiven at the Hermitage, this 23d day Of October,
l843. ANDREW JACKSON,
The following very just remarks Of the Hon. 7. H.
Benton, U. s. Senator, are worthy the attentive
gard of parents and all young persons who have
any hope Of SUCCESS in the business Of Life.