Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-09
The Gould Seminary,
An English and French, Boarding and Day
school for Young Ladies'.
LITCHFIELD, CONN.

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LITCHFIELD, CONN
G. Fl. HOLLISTER Esq, PREsInxsE
MISS S. HOGAN, PRlScIRAL-
ASSISTANT TEACHERS,
MISS III. J. STYLES MISS s. A. STYLES.
EnUPIIS will he received into this Institution de-
III signed for the efficient and thorough education
of young ladies' Mondaysthe It'll day of July next.
I. scholastic year is divided into two sessions,
commencing on the first Wednesdays of November
and May next each followed by vacation OF four
weeks
The number of boarding pupils win be limited !;
will be received for less than year, unless
some definite arrangement is made to the contrary
before entering.
Board and Tuition in English French, Latin, Draw
ing, and Needle-work. per annum, $3.50 90
Washing, if required.) per session, l. 90
Bedding per session, , co
Pew Rent per session, 100
EXTRA CHARGES.
Dancing, So 90
Painting-oil, twenty lessons, 500
water color, twenty lessons, 500
80 pastel, twenty lessons 500
~ monochromatic twenty lessons, 800
Ornamental leather twenty lessons. 90
Drawing-Cayon, twenty lessons, 500
- Peneiling, per session, 6 90
Music-Instrumental, per session, 20 90
Use of Piano for practicing, per session. 5 90
Stationery Senior Department. per session, 3 90
- Junior Department per session, , 90
The charge for Stationery includes pens, ink paper
pencils, and eopy-books Pupils are not permitted
to furnish their own stationery.
The School is divided into two departments. In
the Junior Department, the instruction is chiefly oral
The pupils taught in classes. and the lesson made
interesting possible; one advantage of this
tenn is that all benefited alike and the standing
in the class does not depend the instruction they
may, or may not, receive at home. The course of
study in the Junior Department comprises Town S
Spelling; Mitcheils Outline Maps Grammar; Child $
History of the United States; Study of Words
Scholars Companion; Parleys Common School
History; Morse's Geography Petersons Familiar
Science First Lessons in Composition Quackenbos
Outlines of English History; Arithmetic; Writing
Reading.
In the Senior Department a large portion of the
instruction given is in the form of familiar lectures,
and conversation The lessons fully explained,
and abstract prepared by the teacher is dictated
These dCtations written III blank book and
afterwards committed to memory thus the necessity
of each pupils possessing textbook is obviated
and each prepares abstract weekly it cannot
be objected that they will not learn to generlize for
themselves There is also weekly class for the ex-
tension of general information, and the discussion OF
the leading events of the day. Weekly Lectures
will he delivered on Physiology Philosophy, History,
Astronomy, Literature and the Fine Arts.
On the hrst Friday in every month the classes age
reviewed Parents are invited to visit the class
rooms on these days, that they may the manner
in which the school is conducted, and judge OF the
improvement made.
The pupils in the Senior Department have access to
u wclichosen library.
The course of study in the Senior Department COM
prises Scholars Companion Trench Words
Smele's Philosophy OF Natural History; Goodrich S
Geography and History, Ancient and Modern
Composition and Rhetoric, Quackenbos Wayland S
Moral Science; Markham's History of England
Lacotn'S Boa0y; Bullion 5 Grammar Mrs. Phelps'
Chemistry Shaw English Literature; Dagaes -iyebra
Burritts Geography of the Heavens
kames Elements OF Criticism Buffers Analogy
English Past and Present, Trench Mental Philoso-
ply Universal History Cousin, on the Good the
Beautiful, and the True Davies Geometry Book
keeting; Putt and Arnold's Medieval Geography
and History SisInondi's Literature Of the South of
Europe; Composition
Text Books FRENCH.
Jewetts 0llendorf; Roener's llioms De Fivas'
Reader; Chouquets Dialogues Historic de France
lie Grand-perc; Literature Franchise Noel ct Chap
sails Grammar: Piciola; Gengembrc's Method
Mabire Conversations.
The boarding pupils not permitted to go out
uuaecompanied by teacher They take daily exer-
ciso in .l.D i'c asa md SAcvtryi to restraints
other than those essential to well regulated family
Housekeeping is taught if desired.
Each pupil viii supply herself with dressing
case, work box toilet and table napkins and ring
silver fork and spoons, umbrella and over shoes.
Zach article OF Clothing is to be marked in full.
Every recitation is recorded, and quarterly report
sent home. A testimonial is awarded to excellence.
"Wednesday afternoons are devoted to plain and
ornamental Needle-work, and every pupil is taught
to sew neatly.
French is the language of the School, and of the
house, except at table, when English is spoken and
cheerful conversation encouraged.
Day pupils who bring erdaea excuses from their
parents for unprepared lessons, allowed time
during school hours for their preparation.
la the Senior Department, the pupils are required
to study one hour and half at home and those in
the Junior Department but one hour
The terms for day pupils are, tuition in English
French, Latin, and Drawing s25 per session. Junior
Department S12-payable in advance Extra branches
as above.
The Principal is permitted to refer to the following
gentlemen
The Hon VIM L. Marcy, Sec y of State. washington.
= :. jefferson. Davis, Sac'y of War, a.
's~- - Judge Wayne. Sup Court. U. S. Savannah
Z" q" 0. s. Seymour, Ltchhela.
81 a. s. F. Beers. -